Best Ever Albums

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

cestuneblague — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:57:02 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/26/2020 02:57

Freddie beats the competition... LIKE A PINATA

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Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

dihansse — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:33:50 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/25/2020 17:33

indeed another shoe gaze album to check out: I liked Spotlight Kid

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

Skinny — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 03:43:17 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/23/2020 07:43

Gowi wrote:

Peart didn't only write about sci-fi pulp schlock tbf

Fair point.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

mickilennial — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:23:02 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/23/2020 05:23

Peart didn't only write about sci-fi pulp schlock tbf

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

Skinny — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:42:20 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/23/2020 04:42

Fischman wrote:

Yet another "song" proclaiming allegiance to a shit life and rationalizing selling poison and playing a part in the death trade.

Yeah, really great stuff there. Something to be really proud of.

There's a clear and obvious difference between observation and glorification, but it does always make me laugh when a specific brand of middle class, middle aged, white males - who, coincidentally or otherwise, often enjoy the music of Rush - fail to grasp this, scoffing at the concept of nuance whilst secretly wishing those black folks would simply accept their lot, work in factories or fast food joints, pledge allegiance to the American dream, and stop getting so darn uppity (in before "but I like jazz so I can't be racist"). Freddie Gibbs grew up in Gary, Indiana in the 1980s and 1990s, when it was famously known as the murder capital of the United States, and it would be disingenous of him to tell anything but his truth. He is clearly aware of the perils of the drug trade, as evidenced in just about every lyric of the song, whilst still being proud that he was able to make something of himself in spite of the significant obstacles, walking a tightrope between tragedy and triumph at all times. That said, I do understand that somebody who is otherwise used to listening to Neil Peart's 6th grade, objectivist, cliché-ridden, sci-fi babble might struggle to acknowledge (or even notice) the genuine humanity and subtlety in Gibbs' work, given that he lives and writes in the grey areas where good people do questionable things, and vice versa, and there isn't a malevolent "baddie" to rail against. Maybe - just maybe - if the American government had actually offered people in poor, often black communities better opportunities, instead of secretly encouraging the drug trade in those areas in order to feed its privatised, profit-driven prison system, then we wouldn't need songs like 'Thuggin'' to point out the nature of the game and what it does to individuals, families, and communities on a day-to-day basis. It amazes me that seemingly educated people still fail to grasp this, and instead blame the oppressed for their own plight.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

cestuneblague — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 23:37:28 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/23/2020 03:37

*COUGH*

Anyways bump so this doesn't get lost in the shuffle, new matchups are up as well

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

Hayden — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:20:56 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/22/2020 20:20

Fischman wrote:

Yet another "song" proclaiming allegiance to a shit life and rationalizing selling poison and playing a part in the death trade.

Yeah, really great stuff there. Something to be really proud of.

That's a little insensitive towards those who make a living selling drugs :/

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

Fischman — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:16:50 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/22/2020 20:16

Yet another "song" proclaiming allegiance to a shit life and rationalizing selling poison and playing a part in the death trade.

Yeah, really great stuff there. Something to be really proud of.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

junodog4 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:06:06 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 03/22/2020 20:06

Thuggin' could win this whole tournament.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

babyBlueSedan — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 13:07:18 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 03/22/2020 17:07

We probably all have a different favorite song from Pinata (Broken is mine), but it's still going to be pretty difficult to get me to vote against Thuggin in this tournament.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

LedZep — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:23:04 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 03/22/2020 16:23

Thuggin. Pinata is my favourite song, would've nominated it if not for those last 3 minutes of album outro. It cannot stand as a single song because of that. Still, Thuggin is top 3 on one of the best hip hop albums from 2010s.
Spotlight Kid is fine.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

travelful — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 11:42:36 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 03/22/2020 15:42

Both tracks are really excellent, but hip-hop is my favorite genre and I have to go with MadGibbs here

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

Repo — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:12:09 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 03/22/2020 14:12

Both are fantastic! Psyched to have a new shoegaze album to check out.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 09:55:02 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/22/2020 13:55

I didn't know Spotlight Kid. The song is good. But I vote for Thuggin ', which stands out more.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

Skinny — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:12:26 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/22/2020 09:12

'Thuggin'' is the single greatest rap song since Mobb Deep got you stuck off the realness.

"My uncle last bitch put him on the glass dick, tried to rob a man to feed his habit, he got blasted, I live on borrowed time, my expiration date? I passed it, so lock me up forever but this shit is everlasting."

"Phonies ain't gon' throw me in this minstrel show, these labels see how far up in they mouth my dick could go, so go 'head, choke on this meat, throw my song on repeat, might move away one day but I'm always gon' belong to the streets."

"I done been to jail and did my best not to repeat that, tryin' to feed my family, give a fuck about your feedback, critically acclaimed but that shit don't mean a thing when you're rocking mics and stealing microwaves, cookin' 'caine."

"Why the feds worried 'bout me clockin' on this corner, when there's politicians out here getting popped in Arizona?"

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

cestuneblague — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 23:15:00 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/22/2020 03:15

Know some may have trouble with Topic videos, only other album version I could find on Youtube

Link

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

cestuneblague — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 23:01:33 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/22/2020 03:01

The SK track is a nice shoegaze number, but "Thuggin'" is Thuggin'. Gibbs and Mad all the way.

Re: CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

LittleM1971 — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 22:42:10 GMT

Author: LittleM1971

Posted: 03/22/2020 02:42

https://youtu.be/AXD5HqChaoo

Video for Spotlight Kid

CLOEarly 2010s Tourney: Freddie Gibbs/Madlib v Spotlight Kid

cestuneblague — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 22:22:20 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/22/2020 02:22

FREDDIE GIBBS/MADLIB- THUGGIN'

Link

Repping: Gary, IN

Captain: Skinny

Repping: Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

VS

SPOTLIGHT KID- ALL IS REAL

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Repping: Nottingham

Captain: LittleM1971

Repping: Sherwood Forest