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Skinny
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Spyglass wrote:

It's like the first half was written for a rich person's magazine and the other half was written for a street gang. It's like a teetering scale...

As I said, alcohol was - and still is - involved.
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Hayden

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New Gibbs/Alchemist is pretty solid. Hoping to give it a few more listens this week.

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Skinny if I could get some clarification on how this style originated I would be grateful. Is it just that Earl is already that massively influential in the underground or was this style around before him becoming more mainstream that I just dont know about?

Dante Alighieri

I'd take a (confident) guess at pointing the finger at Doom, particularly with Madvillainy, but there's even a chance the influence could go all the way back to Kool Keith (as Dr. Octagon). This 'new wave' has really only popped up since Madvillainy, but it's unquestionably pre-Earl.

Either way, hope it continues.

The new Ka needs a lot more love than it's getting (and I'm not just talking about BEA). It's a seriously great record, and I'm surprised at the amount of publications shrugging it off as kinda average (or ignoring it completely).

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baystateoftheart
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Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts

Hayden wrote:

New Gibbs/Alchemist is pretty solid. Hoping to give it a few more listens this week.

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Skinny if I could get some clarification on how this style originated I would be grateful. Is it just that Earl is already that massively influential in the underground or was this style around before him becoming more mainstream that I just dont know about?

Dante Alighieri

I'd take a (confident) guess at pointing the finger at Doom, particularly with Madvillainy, but there's even a chance the influence could go all the way back to Kool Keith (as Dr. Octagon). This 'new wave' has really only popped up since Madvillainy, but it's unquestionably pre-Earl.

Either way, hope it continues.

The new Ka needs a lot more love than it's getting (and I'm not just talking about BEA). It's a seriously great record, and I'm surprised at the amount of publications shrugging it off as kinda average.

It depends on how broadly the style is being defined. If it's being defined narrowly as music that sounds very similar to Some Rap Songs, the beginning of Earl's career precedes the style.
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Hayden

Location: CDMX

baystateoftheart wrote:

Hayden wrote:

New Gibbs/Alchemist is pretty solid. Hoping to give it a few more listens this week.

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Skinny if I could get some clarification on how this style originated I would be grateful. Is it just that Earl is already that massively influential in the underground or was this style around before him becoming more mainstream that I just dont know about?

Dante Alighieri

I'd take a (confident) guess at pointing the finger at Doom, particularly with Madvillainy, but there's even a chance the influence could go all the way back to Kool Keith (as Dr. Octagon). This 'new wave' has really only popped up since Madvillainy, but it's unquestionably pre-Earl.

Either way, hope it continues.

The new Ka needs a lot more love than it's getting (and I'm not just talking about BEA). It's a seriously great record, and I'm surprised at the amount of publications shrugging it off as kinda average.

It depends on how broadly the style is being defined. If it's being defined narrowly as music that sounds very similar to Some Rap Songs, the beginning of Earl's career precedes the style.

If we're going narrow narrow, like slightly wonky/noisy instrumentals with dense lyrics... I suppose Skinny's probably right with Clouddead. Danny Brown's XXX might've pushed it a little in 2011 (ish). I'd give a lot of credit to Odd Future as a collective too.

(I also think the new Medhane is very good).

Skinny
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That new Ka album is ridiculously good. Dude went from being a feature artist for GZA and Marci to being the perfect amalgamation of the two who is pretty much surpassing both. One is not necessarily better than the other, but I get the feeling Ka could write like Marci if he really wanted, whereas the vice versa isn't true. That's the highest praise I can possibly offer, as can be backed up by those who know me. It doesn't mean I prefer him, but I think he's a super singular talent, and his new one is easily the year's best.
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Skinny wrote:

As I said, alcohol was - and still is - involved.

You realize that explaining yourself kinda kills it, right?
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travelful
BEA's Official Florida Man

Age: 27
Location: Davenport, Florida

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Forever, Ya Girl by KeiyaA

Since we're discussing this slums scene that has taken over a significant portion of the underground, it is awesome to hear it extend into Soul music. KeiyaA's album is my favorite in the style so far this year, even above Medhane and Pink Siifu
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travelful
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Run The Jewels 4 by Run The Jewels

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Spyglass
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Run The Jewels 4 by Run The Jewels

out now

It just boomed at the beginning. This is the SHIT.
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Hayden

Location: CDMX

Bold of them to do the free download. In the queue, will post thoughts later.

EDIT: They kept that 2 Chainz verse?????

Final track's something special. Good on them.

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