Dec 13, 2016

 

Nov 8, 2016

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Oct 29, 2016

depressed cudi fans in shambles

 

Sep 13, 2016

https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/danny-brown-has-no-competition

@WPGHive

 

Sep 11, 2016

the man is a f---in legend, been in this s--- since 97 and still relevant. Drops 10/10 features on wayne + thug songs, countless iconic songs.



and he lowkey outshined wayne on this tape

 

Aug 15, 2016

 

Jun 25, 2016

Today is the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt's release. (I wrote about it http://blog.vinylmeplease.com/jay-z...hy-its-the-best-album-in-a-masterful-catalog/)

Jay is not only one of the greatest rappers to ever live, but also--obviously--one of the most famous. People have strong opinions about his music, not because it's divisive, but because he occupies such an important space in rap and in pop culture writ large.

I've been having a lot of conversations about Jay lately (maybe because I'm writing a book about one of his records) and it's becoming increasingly clear to me that most listeners, at least those born in the late 80s or later, are only actually familiar with a portion of his discography.

We focus on his album-oriented periods (including, sadly, his post-retirement career) much more than we focus on the period when he was actually rapping the best.

So with that in mind, I think it might be fun and productive to go through his albums one-by-one and have mini listening sessions. I know @Koolo's are always great and I think this would be too.

Could obviously do Reasonable Doubt today, seeing as it's the anniversary. Who's in?

@WPGHive

 

Jun 20, 2016

That evening, as we listen to songs from Staples’s forthcoming Prima Donna EP, the sturdy insulated walls at Hollywood’s Record Plant Studios shake so hard that you envision the platinum plaques falling to the ground. The eyes of the ultra-professional engineers give the “great googly moogly” bulge. Even though this isn’t their first time hearing the EP, they tell Staples they haven’t heard anything like this before. It’s the truth, not idle flattery. With production from James Blake and DJ Dahi, the six-song set starts with a rap star killing himself and concludes with him first coming to fame. You’re meant to be able to play it front-to-back or back-to-front. Either way, it’s a chaotic fusion of warped soul, distorted hooks, and extraterrestrial demonic spirituals. The tentative release date is sometime this summer.

From the Fader cover

EDIT: Album cover



Classic coming soon :KendalLaugh::KendalLaugh:

 

Jun 6, 2016

I guess you can call me a family man
Cause I care for b------s' babies every chance that I can
I don't give 'em clothes, or diapers and s---
But I like to feed they babies with my big black d-ck
Cause I'ma tell you if you didn't know
You ain't did s--- 'til you f----- a pregnant ho
The p---- is hotter, it's got a extra kick
It feel like hot potato pie around your d-ck
Sometimes I swing high, sometimes I swing low
Sometimes I like to f--- a pregnant b---- on my floor
Hit it kinda hard, and speed it up fast
f--- her 'til she get the cherry blisters on her a---
Cause if she expecting, I can satisfy
And at the same time, give her kid a pacifier
And I love it when I bust that old nut
Cause I know that her baby's just gon' lick it all up



What were they thinking

>You see, f---ing pregnant p---- is simple
All you gotta do is hope the baby think your dickhead is a nipple

 

Apr 19, 2016

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You made the lists and we compiled it. The list goes in order of which rapper had the most mentions in everyone's list.

Not a very surprising list as it should not be.

SectionEighty's Top 10 Rappers

1. Nas (48)
2. Jay Z (42)
3. Biggie (41)
4. Tupac (40)
5. Kanye (32)
6. Andre 3000 (29)
7. Lil Wayne (28)
8. Kendrick Lamar (23)
9. Ghostface (15)
10. MF Doom (12)



Honorable Mentions

11. Rakim (11)
12. Ice Cube (10)
13-14. Slug & 50 Cent (9)
15. Pun (8)
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There it is everyone. What do you think about the list? Who do you think was snubbed? What would you change about it? Come discuss with us now.

Stay tuned for the next list, we have some things in the works. Also, shoutout @Michael Myers for helping me with this.

 

Mar 25, 2016

MOTM III IN STORES DECEMBER 2016

 

Dec 31, 2015

 

Dec 28, 2015

Three Six has two entirely different sounds:

A: Their early stuff with dark production and fast flows. (eg. Da Summa, In Da Game, Smoked out loced out.)

B: Their later stuff that has the Crunk/Early Trap sound, this is the sound they are most known for. (eg. a--- N ti--ies, Stay Fly, Bin Laden Weed, Sippin on sizzurp.)

Their two most essential albums are Mystic Styles (which epitomizes the A sound) and Most Known Unknown. (which epitomizes the B sound)

If you like Most Known Unknown (A.) here’s a list of the projects you should check out in order:

1. Da Unbreakbles
2. Hypnotize Camp Posse (just heard it already a favourite)
3. When The Smoke Clears
4. Kings of Memphis Underground Vol.3
5. Choices II Soundtrack
6. Last 2 Walk (mediocre)

If you like Mystic Styles (B.) here’s a list of the projects you should check out in order:

1. Underground Vol.1
2. Chapter 1: The End
3. Chapter 2: World Domination
4. Club Memphis Underground vol 2.
5. Smoked out Locced out (really dated)

I haven’t heard their entire discography (its f---ing massive) so im sure I missed a few essentials, correct whatever I messed up.

 

Dec 25, 2015

so beautiful

 

Nov 28, 2015

So as I woke up this morning it was feeling like a classic hip hop day...scouring through my itunes I happen to cross by Capital Punishment, one of the illest records of all time. And I thought, it's a shame how many people on this site probably have not experienced such a great record....

And I got the brilliant idea for a series of threads to educate the masses


Lots of people on this website, primarily stans and the EmSXN are rather uncultured in hip hop (and rap outside of Shady Records) and thus my objective here is to maybe perk some interest in some classic albums that peeps should give a try...this the foundation of what you listen to to this very day.

I also plan on doing current reviews of the records I'm bumping in the whip lately as well for those hoping to listen to any new music that isn't ShadyXV or Southpaw soundtrack

mhm without further adeu



This definitive Pun album from '98, the only project of his to be released during his lifetime (RIP Pun)

Some things to know about Pun...he was a master of the relentless, breathless flow. If there is one person in the world that I would say may have challenged Biggie for smoothest flow OAT, it was Pun. A haunting voice and unbelievable presence. One of the most proficient lyricists of all time. The majority of these turn of the century syllable crunching flows (not the bad kind like modern-Em cringe) actually take a ton of influence from Pun. People were shocked he had such great breath control and presence, considering he was actually very, very overweight (which would eventually lead to his death sadly). His legacy and deafening flows live on today,and forever. Famous DJ and Radio personality Peter Rosenberg considers him the greatest rapper of all time.

This album was a debut of his and the first Latino hip hop release to go platinum. Good job Pun.

Some things about Pun, he was one of the artists that you could tell where legit in their hardcore gritty songs, and then he can flip over on the next track and have a nice club song or song you can play for your lady friend. He just had that ability.

Example.

Still Not a Player (track 5) has this laid back, delicate instrumental over a nice melodic hook while Pun interjects some sweet womanizing in between the verses...it's incredibly smooth and sexy.

Then on the next track he unleashes the demon....over one of the driest and dirtiest beats you'll ever hear, The Dream Shatterer features Pun laying mind bending flows over some violent lyrics threatening to carve his initials into your forehead.
"You know the Pun will diss you if your whole steez is unofficial
I'll come and get you and let the Desert Eez tongue-kiss you
With one pistol and two clips, I'll make your crew do flips
Like acrobatics, I'm charismatic, my gat is magic"



Listen to this track and try to keep up.. I guarantee by the end you'll be dizzy.

Again...this leads straight into a beautiful song, one of Pun's calling card tracks, Punish Me. A laid back back flow over a peaceful instrumental, Punisher once again details his experiences with women, this one about a departed love with a former chick of his...very emotional, Pun keeps it real on this track as he talks about the woman not letting him raise his own son...but in the end he comes out the bigger person in the story.
"Girl don't even start again, I beg your pardon
And get your hands off my six-button Cardigan"

Again I don't even have to say it at this point, nonetheless Pun jumps back into a barrage of darkness in You Ain't a Killer, where it's not where your from--it's where's your gat.

Later on we catch Pun hopping on the beat to Dre's Deep Cover 187 where he duets with fat Joe. These fat boys bounce off eachother with some dizzying thug bars, a true classic oldie

"I rub your face off the Earth andcurse your family children
Like AmityvilleI drill the nerves in your cavity filling
Insanity's building a pavilion in my civilian
The cannon be the anarchy that humanity's dealing"
How does he do it


At this point we get a nice three way collab as Pun teams up with Inspectah Deck from WuTang and Prodigy from Mobb Deep, and all three NY emcees go in over a great cut in the back provided by the clan's own RZA. Even Inspectah, who is usually a standout feature verse gets outshined by Pun here as he bends his words and pronunciation to create this nice little bit toward the end of the song that always stands out to me
"Ain't no tellin when the bullet's behind the trigger
I do it to live n----s and Pulitzer Prize winners
You wouldn't survive n-----"

This track is new york through and through, I recommend you check this out and study it if you are into the NY scene or interested in NY emcees.


On the closing track Pun rounds out the album with a track featuring Busta Rhymes. Oddly enough he doesn't feature as a verse but on the hook only, with the most 90s chorus I've ever heard in my life.

"Yo, parental discretion advised, please cover your eyes
Little kids -- GET OUT OF HERE!!! This s----s is homicide!
Drugs and money, this ain't no Bugs Bunny!
Little girls too; this ain't for you it's for the thugs honey!"

Final review CLASSIC/10

Wish I could've went through more but this is one of the most solid projects corner to corner OAT. Also as I was relistening to this I realized that the first half of this album (Beware, Super Lyrical, Still Not a Player, The Dream Shatterer, Punish Me, You Ain't a Killer, Caribbean Connection) is a 7-track stretch that probably beats out Jay's on TBA and might be the greatest of all time imo...you be the judge

shouts out to the thread https://forum.sectioneighty.com/m-s...n-eminem-album-than-this.t46996/#post-1279769