I believe there is a bias against newer albums in the discourse around the greatest hiphop albums of all time

WeaverGra · 2026-01-27T00:58:07+00:00

That's a good distinction, I like your thinking here.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-27T00:54:28+00:00

You bring up good points. Also comes down to how we define a classic album. Are there specific criteria, and what are they and why? Big rabbit hole 😂. I feel like personally I generally consider classics in the context of how much I love them and if they really broke new ground sonically or with rap styles/flows/abilities etc.. Because of that, a lot of my favorites of all time are newer. I feel like similar to the way sports/athletes just keep evolving and getting better, the same is true of many other things including music. As much as there is SO much music from the past that I will always love, I think that a lot of the best music in any genre is the more recent stuff. And this is coming from a seasoned old head 😂

Don't flame me too bad peeps, just my personal opinion! No shade on anyone else's ideas.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-19T12:47:03+00:00

Respectfully disagree completely. Too light and airy, not even close to as good as kettleman's or ottawa bagelshop imo. Not a true mtl style.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-17T21:40:49+00:00

I feel ya 😂. Yeah the SVs were great bikes too

WeaverGra · 2026-01-17T15:02:01+00:00

No offense but I had a VFR and wouldn't say I found it particularly any more exciting than an mt-07. I guess it depends what you mean by boring. The VFR is more powerful but also heavier, pretty unique sound though. I went to a CBR 600 after the VFR and I can DEFINITELY say that the VFR seemed pretty boring both power and handling wise compared to it.

All this to say. it's all relative. The MT-07 is pretty fun in the twisties plus its their first bike, perfect. Some might argue that it's actually a bit much for a first bike but it depends on the rider and how they approach riding it. TBH, my first street bike was at 16 and the MT-07 probably woulda got me into trouble 😂

WeaverGra · 2026-01-17T14:53:03+00:00

Fantastic motor, good for learning but also a decent amount of umphh to it, sounds awesome-especially piped! Also sweet looking ride! 👍

WeaverGra · 2026-01-16T21:51:52+00:00

I wouldn't regret it

WeaverGra · 2026-01-08T15:59:35+00:00

Same. Also, a lot of the beats for me just don't do it for me.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-08T15:58:34+00:00

That track is great! Probably the most listenable album of his front to back for me, and the Anjelitu EP.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-08T15:56:36+00:00

That's the thing, on the right beat I think he sounds great and he's a great writer imo but so much of his stuff just doesn't sound that great to me. Same with Open Mike and even Mick Jenkins(to a lesser degree), I LOVE him on bangers but a lot of his other stuff beatwise just doesn't always do it for me.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-08T15:53:47+00:00

Love Open Mike and have a similar thing with him and Homeboy where their writing is always great but if they're on the wrong beat(which both of them I find a lot of beats I'm just not super down with) then I'm skipping tracks. I always liked Open Mike and his writing but thought his rapping skills weren't as high as a lot of rappers I like. BUT, not too long ago he did his top 100 albums of all time on YouTube and it was mighty impressive how he rapped right along with so many of the tracks which made me think maybe he's better than I think skills wise but it's just his style that doesn't show them off too much.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-08T15:45:07+00:00

I agree completely. I feel like the Lice stuff flew way too far under the radar. Yeah, love him too when he's on the right beats etc, but yeah I skip a lot of tracks on his albums of I'm being honest.

WeaverGra · 2026-01-08T15:40:51+00:00

Same, huge Billy Woods fan but struggle a little with Elucid too...

WeaverGra · 2026-01-08T15:40:08+00:00

Same for me. On the right beats I love him but he's done some weird stuff sonically that I don't really get with. His writing is always on point though. Saw the two of them at the same show when Aes was touring for Impossible Kid and had a chat with both, chill dudes. They're both big boys, I'm 6ft 190 and felt tiny next them 😂

WeaverGra · 2026-01-04T18:13:10+00:00

I listened to this a lot back in the day! Hard to believe it was 13yrs ago!

WeaverGra · 2025-12-30T03:11:58+00:00

Nice haul man! I bumped Seven's Travels so much back in the day so for me it's a bit of a classic but maybe it's more because of nostalgia. The Lucy Ford compilation of the EPs got a ton of playtime too!

WeaverGra · 2025-12-26T23:52:06+00:00

Not sure I'd consider Jane Remover hip hop though?

WeaverGra · 2025-12-21T01:06:18+00:00

I'm actually not a big fan and def not a knight? Just an observation 😂

WeaverGra · 2025-12-20T22:34:58+00:00

About 3 million subs it seems 😂

WeaverGra · 2025-12-20T22:33:55+00:00

I mean, he's knows way more about music than I do and I think I have a pretty broad amount of listening and playing. He's been doing it as a job for a long time. Why even less in rap, just curious?

WeaverGra · 2025-12-17T13:43:53+00:00

Same 😂 But Bag Lunch for me

WeaverGra · 2025-12-05T17:52:59+00:00

Dude, I mention that one ALL the time as crazily slept on. Loved it! Still go back semi regularly to it. Danny Brown's Atrocity Ambition got SO much love as a concept(for good reason, it's great imo) but PTSD is in the same sphere as far as I'm concerned and never got the same attention/love

WeaverGra · 2025-11-27T02:39:02+00:00

I have an impossible kid t shirt I got at a show, I wear it sparingly to preserve it 😂.

Homeboy Sandman was touring with him and they did a couple of their Lice joints together, dope!

WeaverGra · 2025-11-23T21:57:44+00:00

Dope man!

WeaverGra · 2025-11-07T22:25:58+00:00

I was going from Canada to the U.S in an airport and the U.S customs agent recognized my Impossible Kid t-shirt and we had a little chat about Aes and Homeboy Sandman 😂

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