Re: The Offical Rap Thread Part 3

by RealGunner Sat 16 Jan - 18:59:46

Hapless_Hans wrote:nice

been listening to Ocean Wisdom last few days, what's your opinion on him

Surprise you know him. He is incredibly talented but still not as popular as he should be.

This is my fav by him

by Hapless_Hans Sat 16 Jan - 20:12:36

Just really was pointed towards him by a mate last week, hadn't heard of him before, been listening to it a lot last days.

We are old, so our British rappers are people like Roots Manuva, Dizzee Rascal (don't think his stuff is great these days, I also just happened to listen to his last year album the other day), Flowdan and Wiley.

In fact, I'm a huge fan of Wiley, even though that's become a bit difficult to voice lately lol.

Anyway, I loved the first Ocean Wisdom album, it's a great listen, and it's got very obvious, but very well-made 90s retro vibes, the production sounds very 90s homage like (it's also called Chaos '93).
As someone who grew up with 90s hip hop, that's hitting close to home, and while I am generally pretty suspicious and wary of obvious musical retro acts, I thought he did it very convincingly and organically. And his rapping is awesome.

And 'Jungle' is a huge hit.

Also liked the mixtape though it sounds much more like all the usual current rap, which I think is also the point of it.
Obviously, I'm not sure what exactly he's talking about all the time as he talks far too fast for me to follow.

But that's also part of the allure of listening to English language rap for me, I don't have to actually fluently understand ALL of the rubbish they are talking, German hip hop is horrible for me, unbearable to actually hear all this BS said out loud lmao, and the meaning directly in my brain.

Haven't listend so much to the Whizville album yet, though it sounded great too on first hearing.
A fantastic track featuring Method Man on it, so I'm convinced right there.

by El Gunner Sat 16 Jan - 22:40:28

Hans and RG... check out Skepta and Loyle Carner!
currently my favourite UK rappers

Check out Jorja Smith (RnB) and Tom Misch (electro-pop) too!

by Warrior Sat 23 Jan - 14:18:19

Guru one of the best ever

by Warrior Sat 23 Jan - 14:25:01

For Wu Tang fans

by El Gunner Thu 25 Feb - 13:49:47

@LeVersacci

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_oks8eX5zg

by LeVersacci Thu 25 Feb - 16:18:57

That's dope af. Didn't expect those 2 albums to mesh so well.

by M99 Sun 28 Feb - 17:45:23

Bobby Shmurda is free...the hype for his first single out is gonna be unreal.

by Hapless_Hans Fri 5 Mar - 3:08:50

by LeVersacci Fri 5 Mar - 12:15:13

M99 wrote:Bobby Shmurda is free...the hype for his first single out is gonna be unreal.

Yeah it's gonna be crazy.

by LeVersacci Fri 5 Mar - 12:38:23

Listened to Drakes new EP, Scary Hours 2.

mid af (3 songs lol)

by El Gunner Fri 5 Mar - 12:39:46

Drake's last amusing and bumpable project was More Life.. been on a downward spiral since

by RealGunner Sat 6 Mar - 1:18:28

Yea nothing special.

He hasn't released anything good since money in the grave

by RealGunner Fri 9 Apr - 18:48:10

RIP DMX

by LeVersacci Fri 9 Apr - 18:59:36

Been following the situation for a few days hoping he made it.

RIP to a legend

by Warrior Fri 9 Apr - 21:34:37

RIP to DMX the scariest of them all

It's dark and hell is hot will play on repeat tonight

by El Gunner Fri 9 Apr - 22:05:05

his music was there in the background when i grew up

his energy was one of true representations of what real Hip Hop means... his rough, tough, raggedy voice was the icing on the cake

by Hapless_Hans Fri 9 Apr - 22:08:22

Whoa what happened?!

by Myesyats Fri 9 Apr - 22:15:47

Where the hood where the hood AT

RIP

by M99 Sat 10 Apr - 0:36:30

Devastated.

For a lot of us, at one point we couldn't go outside without hearing STOP DROP SHUT EM DOWN OPEN UP SHOP.

RIP legend.

by Warrior Sat 10 Apr - 0:55:12

Ain't no sunshine when the dark man comes out

by Hapless_Hans Sat 10 Apr - 10:44:57

Sad. RIP.

by Warrior Sat 10 Apr - 12:31:09

My favorite song of his

He also gave us some of the biggest bangers ever. To me it's a big loss similar to when P died few years ago. Hip-hop is a passion and a big part is gone.

by M99 Sun 11 Apr - 14:39:51

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXQZw9WM84k

by El Gunner Mon 12 Apr - 14:10:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FcDXL5Aw0o

by Hapless_Hans Mon 12 Apr - 16:04:36

absolutely love Earl Sweatshirt

and as I said before

Hapless_Hans wrote:I want an Earl Sweatshirt sweatshirt

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