Jun 13, 2016

52 you stupid f---.

 

Jan 1, 2021

I’m happy his fam had time to mourn without media attention, that’s nearly impossible to do as a celebrity these days

 

Apr 29, 2017

People are so rude and judgy in this thread, too afraid to post mine

 

Sep 7, 2018

This just guts me man. He's one year younger than me.

 

Oct 20, 2016

kanye is the greatest, like this post if ur team kanye

 

Apr 23, 2016

@Enigma @Loyalty @Pato v2 @YDB @Iceman @Narsh @Rodamon @Groovy Tony @Jerome @Maad City @Flacko @Koolo @Mow @Daniel Shaw @art @Jehovah @Soldier

Spoiler: #9

9. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014)

LOL just kidding I've had sex before.

9. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty (2010)


I’m one of the seemingly few people who would put Big Boi above Andre, and that’s nothing against 3K. I’d never argue that putting him above Big Boi is a bad choice, but for me, Big’s post-Stankonia solo output (that includes Speakerboxxx, as I view Stankonia as the last true Outkast album) seals the deal. Though Big Grams and Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors don’t have nearly as high of a success rate as Chico Dusty (or even Speakerboxxx), they’re decent albums in their own right. I’m not so much of a fan of The Love Below, but to be fair, the last time I heard it was in 2014 when I was gearing up to see them at Sasquatch, so I should probably give it another chance.

As for the album itself: I don’t listen to it nearly as much as I used to, but there was a point in time where I honestly preferred it over and listened to it more than MBDTF…I think that’s partially because the girl I was dating at the time hated Kanye and this was one of the few rap albums she liked as much as me (not liking Kanye was an easy sign we should have broken up earlier, but I was 19 and dumb. Side note: sometimes when she would ask me questions I would answer “cuz I’m just a Chi-town cracker with a nice flow” to piss her off).

There are a lot of guests on Chico Dusty, but what I love is that he utilizes them to build an aesthetic rather than going the Game route and phoning them in to take up space and boost sales. Sleepy Brown and Big Rube are on here of course. George Clinton is on here. T.I. is on here. Too $hort stops by for four bars just because he can a la Rick Ross on “Monster.” “Shine Blockas" is one of the most fun songs ever. I love the Gucci verse (“They put Gucci in a cell then Madea went to jail/I make music, I make movies, I need Tyler Perry sales”) and I love even more that he’s not in the music video because he was in jail so they just spliced in translucent images of him during his verse. Even Yelawolf and B.o.B. hold their own (the latter of whom seemed really promising at the time, despite somewhat of a lackluster debut). For the most part, the guests seem like natural and necessary pieces of the song, and it really proves Big Boi’s ability to craft a consistent and holistic album. He’s not working with people just to work with them, he’s working with them for the greater good of the sound.

Bonus: it spawned this wonderful Black Keys mashup:

 

May 21, 2016

Moved to music cuz YG is too big of an artist to be pooled into the Drake SXN.

Anyway I'll listen when the CDQ is out. Might just wait til the album proper...

 

May 11, 2015

see you tomorrow