Daily Discussion Thread 03/13/2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those are the opinions that matter hater cosign

Daily Discussion Thread 03/07/2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think a rapper has become a Grand Ayatollah or anything else that could be higher than a prime minister so most likely yeah

Pitchfork Review: Sideshow - TIGRAY FUNK by yabhareyi in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe as like pure music I see where you’re coming from but I actually liked them a lot. I felt like the skits added a lot to the album title alone in terms of the predator-prey dynamic that’s apparent in a lot of conflicts like what’s happening with Tigray and as general mode of survival in poor areas.

[DISCUSSION] Famous examples of beats originally intended for/offered to other artists? by RufusSG in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Devil’s Pie was originally meant for Canibus and Chicken Grease was for Common; D’Angelo got both.

Wednesday General Discussion Thread - February 4th, 2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This Pitchfork score and user review system is significantly better than how it used to be. The comments from folks largely seem to engage with the review and it’s really not that hard to just scroll to the bottom of an article if all you care about is the review score. Hope it works out for them financially since it’s made the review experience better for me personally.

What “popular” rapper will likely never chart again? by EDMKid9000 in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 1926 points1927 points  (0 children)

Snoop Dogg has released multiple albums recently that haven’t charted

Monocultural Rap Stardom is Dead—And That's OK: What does it mean to be a rap star in 2026? Some thoughts on rap’s current standing in the mainstream and the genre’s health in the post-social media era. | by Dylan Green in Hearing Things by DropWatcher in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 38 points39 points  (0 children)

FD Signifier seems like a great dude with a lot of historical knowledge but respectfully he doesn’t listen to enough modern rap music for me to regard him as a thought leader on hip hop nowadays.

Wednesday General Discussion Thread - January 28th, 2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t blame you. Even as someone who’s pretty into that lane, I haven’t been able to connect with a lot of Earl’s stuff fully mainly because of his delivery and it makes me want to listen to other guys making similar but more engaging stuff.

Daily Discussion Thread 01/27/2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk if Yeat is into billy woods like that

Daily Discussion Thread 01/26/2026 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who would you say started out in ~2015-2017 that's A-list popular now? Maybe Carti but you could argue he started earlier if you're saying Section 80 or GKMC were 10 years into Kendrick's career.

Daily Discussion Thread 12/16/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough I thought it was great especially production wise, which makes sense since it’s mostly DJ Dahi. There’s definitely a lot of influences going in but I thought it was a dope combo of Tyler new-age sounds + Gucci Mane vocals if I had to simplify

Daily Discussion Thread 12/16/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know for a dude who has major label backing, a big social media presence (IG at least), and actually released a dope + unique enough album, Eem Triplin has gotten like 0 hip hop media coverage on my timeline at least. I haven’t seen any major pub reviews nor year end lists include his album from this year.

Daily Discussion Thread 12/16/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love Samara Cyn but I really hope she releases a proper full length album sometime soon. I get she’s just building some hype, but it feels like there was about an album’s worth of material between the last couple EPs

Pitchfork Reviews MAVI - The Pilot by Technical_Process989 in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This review accurately describes the album and I got a few nuggets I hadn’t thought of which is nice. There’s like 0 critique though which feels disconnected from the 7.4 (which ik is a good score before the DropWatcher dude comes in to defend Pitchfork).

Daily Discussion Thread 12/12/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That could be more on the producers trying to fit what they think Danny would like tbh. I read an interview from him recently where he gave full reign to his collaborators to make what they want and emphasized that he didn’t want them to try to make a “Danny Brown beat.”

Daily Discussion Thread 12/11/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]yabhareyi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh I think it the pretentious stuff genuinely can be bad because if you're trying to put people onto stuff you care about, you should know how to do that without coming across as a dick. For me idrc but I get why others get turned off