Best Ever Albums

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

LedZep — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:09:32 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 04/12/2022 10:09

Point And Kill wins 12-7

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

Fischman — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:53:52 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 04/12/2022 00:53

Liked LIttle Simz a little more than I expected, but Mdou Moctar is one of those glorious, golden discoveries that keeps me coming back to these games. Fantastic!

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

an-outlaw — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:13:43 GMT

Author: an-outlaw

Posted: 04/10/2022 09:13

Ya Habibti for me

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

kokkinos — Sat, 9 Apr 2022 16:53:29 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 04/09/2022 20:53

After some more thought, I also voted for Point And Kill. Ya Habibti is undeniably great, it offers us a breath of fresh and uplifting air that anyone should be able to enjoy no matter their preferences, but I can't look beyond Little Simz. She released what is arguably the album of the year and any song would have been hard to beat.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

Repo — Sat, 9 Apr 2022 16:07:39 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 04/09/2022 20:07

Repo wrote:

This is a downright EVIL first round matchup!!! Two of my recent faves. Life is not fair!!! [-(

Went Little Simz in da end. Absolutely LOVE both.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

kokkinos — Fri, 8 Apr 2022 18:04:05 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 04/08/2022 22:04

Tough, tough matchup, I'll take my time with this one.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

DommeDamian — Fri, 8 Apr 2022 05:42:40 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 04/08/2022 09:42

For me Mdou was average, Little Simz was very good. She gets my vote now.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

mickilennial — Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:16:07 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 04/06/2022 18:16

Not my favorite Simz, but... it's still Simz at the top of her game. I liked both songs, but one edges out over the other.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

Purplepash — Wed, 6 Apr 2022 06:20:27 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 04/06/2022 10:20

Another great match up. Mdou Moctar for me. TBH I would have probably voted for any track from Afrique Victime even though Point and Kill is a great song. It's just that good! Shame to see either of these go really.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

travelful — Tue, 5 Apr 2022 17:51:46 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 04/05/2022 21:51

Repo wrote:

This is a downright EVIL first round matchup!!!

Agreed. Both of these songs are dope as fuck! I gotta go Little Simz though...'Point And Kill' may be my favorite track off that INCREDIBLE album.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

dihansse — Tue, 5 Apr 2022 16:16:54 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 04/05/2022 20:16

Afrique Victime is also on my list of favorite albums of 2021 so I go for Ya Habibti.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

LedZep — Tue, 5 Apr 2022 03:29:55 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 04/05/2022 07:29

Yeah neither of the 2 songs nominated from Sometimes I Might Be Introvert are my faves, but both are still good, obviously. Mdou Moctar is cool, I've never been blown away by his music though, and the same goes for Ya Habibti. Simz gets the vote in the end.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

Mercury — Tue, 5 Apr 2022 03:01:59 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 04/05/2022 07:01

Point and Kill was certainly not one of my fave on Little Simz latest LP. And actually I don’t like it much. Which is a shame because almost half the songs on that album I quite like or think are great.

However, on the flip side Mdou Moctar is a band I like in small doses and Ya Habibti is one of the best of those small doses. One of the less obviously electric blues sounding of the tracks on that LP if I recall correctly. Overall this track just has a good vibe to it that I love.

Mdou Moctar gets my vote!

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Apr 2022 11:10:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/03/2022 15:10

I only recently saw the Point and Kill video for the first time. Really fun. Presumably in the spirit of Nigerian cinema? Which I seem to recall is a massive industry.

Anyway, both great infectious rhythms and a strong match up, though I stuck with my nom. I’m not biased or anything 🤥

Edit: in fairness, maybe we should credit Obongjayar as a featured artist on the Simz track? My bad that I forgot to mention this when I nominated.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

EyeKanFly — Sun, 3 Apr 2022 10:22:22 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 04/03/2022 14:22

These are some nuts first round matches, though ultimately this was an easier decision for me since I nominated one of them...

I was torn between "Ya Habibti" and "Afrique Victime", I wonder if that would've made a difference. I was also strongly considering nominating something by Little Simz, but "Point and Kill" wouldn't have been my pick. That said, I clearly overlooked "Point and Kill", it's a great track.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

Hayden — Sun, 3 Apr 2022 09:49:31 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/03/2022 13:49

Brutal 🙁

But Little Simz wins out.

Re: [Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

Repo — Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:40:05 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 04/03/2022 11:40

This is a downright EVIL first round matchup!!! Two of my recent faves. Life is not fair!!! 🤐

[Round 1 - Match 15] Ya Habibti vs Point and Kill

LedZep — Sun, 3 Apr 2022 07:37:17 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 04/03/2022 11:37

Mdou Moctar - Ya Habibti
Nominated by: EyeKanFly

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Little Simz - Point and Kill
Nominated by: theblueboy

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