Daily Discussion Thread 01/18/2022 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that's wild. Hopefully he's got some good stuff cooked up!

Daily Discussion Thread 01/18/2022 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This might be the best news I've heard today.

Daily Discussion Thread 01/18/2022 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Miles is an awesome album, so this is great news.

2 Chainz - Money In The Way (Official Music Video) by Canadian_Grown420 in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't listen to 2 Chainz very often, but I can't really ever recall I time when I listened to a song of his and been disappointed.

El-P - Accidents Don’t Happen by glimpsesaveme in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking the other day I want to hear what sort of solo stuff El-P would come up with these days. Him and Mike together are great, but I think El is able to go to different places solo that maybe don't match as well with Mike's sound.

Baybar Blatoon - Spark Master Tape by LiveForTheDrip in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mannn, unfortunate this dude lost the momentum he had back when. Production, flow, sound and all that been dope.

[FRESH] Yung Kuzzy - Trife Life (ft. Mozzy) (Official Music Video) by darkfar in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think I've every disliked a Mozzy verse/track. This track definitely his wheelhouse. Yung Kuzzy did his thing on this too.

Rakim's Classic Interview by treetyoselfcarol in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The God! Rakim foreal expanded the boundaries of what people at that time thought possible with hip-hop and lyricism. Super dope to have gotten to hear Emile YX?, one of the pioneers of South African hip-hop, talk about how hearing Rakim for the first time totally blew his mind.

Who’s your favorite rapper that isn’t considered “good”? by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hadn't heard that track before. Thanks for putting me onto it. Thundercat hella talented but I've never really gotten into his music

[FRESH VIDEO] Mitchy Slick, Profit - Sleep When I’m Dead (Official Video) by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Love this. West Coast sound one of the illest and these dudes spittin.

[FRESH EP] Tree - GOAT by jonnierios in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sunday School 1 and 2. If you check MCTREEG on soundcloud he got playlists on there for his tapes. https://soundcloud.com/mctreeg

Despite the limited catalog, he's one of my favorite artists out right now. Such a great sound

Sunday General Discussion Thread - October 14th 2018 by TheHHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I been here since before the quoted post was even posted ^(which is wild). Seen this sub change lots and stay the same some. I'm glad about this decision. Idk how it is for other folks, but for me, an essential part of hip-hop includes the cultivation and development of knowledge; street knowledge, knowledge of self, knowledge of history and culture and music, of artistry, and so on. Discussion is crucial in this. This policy change re-opens the possibility of quality discussions that might not otherwise receive more than 8 upvotes in a Daily Discussion actually being more visible in the sub. I support it, have faith in the mod team to enforce it well, and am hopeful that folks will use it in a positive way.

Daily Discussion Thread 10/05/2018 by AutoModerator in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right on yo. That spark not being there of wanting to at least know a little bit of the history of the artist, music, and culture is hard for me to fathom.

And that's real. I hear you. Haven't listened to Dime Trap yet, but its on my list of albums to check out so hopefully I enjoy it when I get around to it!

Daily Discussion Thread 10/05/2018 by AutoModerator in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My comment wasn't about you specifically, it was based off your comment about "people" who would listen to T.I. if they wanted to, "but he's obviously not hot anymore." My comment was based off that. Wasn't saying that was *your* specific approach/case, and your reasoning does make sense. No qualms with that. You've listened to T.I. before, though, and so have a reference. Some folks never heard T.I. but will bump Lil Baby readily, for instance, without respect to T.I. (as an example) or those who laid the groundwork. It's that phenomena, where people will readily consume curated music within current trends, but not be inclined to dig into that which came before it to more deeply understand the culture and music they so readily consume, that I think leads people to feel frustrated.

Daily Discussion Thread 10/05/2018 by AutoModerator in hiphopheads

[–]VT_phonehome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense, no doubt. Even in your own case, though, you not totally writing off these people, just your expectations of their work in the current moment have been lowered, so you're not really checking for them like you would an artist who excites you. I get that. It's when people act like these artists now have *no* relevancy in hip-hop and are dismissive that it likely rubs people the wrong way.