tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post4281201113050986340..comments2023-09-30T05:08:07.197-07:00Comments on trenton takes: All you hear is tick and pow.jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656920230609854499noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-39980512373323253372008-12-06T13:19:00.000-08:002008-12-06T13:19:00.000-08:00Ideally for me, they'd imitate 8ball and MJG much ...Ideally for me, they'd imitate 8ball and MJG much better. Like On Top Of The World is full of this space age futuristic production, (which ironically has dated a bit worse than some other shit) but the best songs are these high drama completely terrestrial tracks. If their writing was more direct and specific, if they could incorporate more details and drama and humor then the whole thing could really work. 'Cause the thing is, the moments that work best on this album are when they do get specifically emo.<BR/><BR/>But then in general I think it's kinda silly when people think the solution to mediocre rapping is changing the subject matter/theme.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808049949676364048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-38264390904768343582008-12-06T08:24:00.000-08:002008-12-06T08:24:00.000-08:00lol zeldar. well i'll take zeldar over whateve...lol zeldar. well i'll take zeldar over whatever lyrical approach these guys took on this album, but an album full of zeldars would be hard to pull off without sounding extra campy.<BR/><BR/>& Da Art of Story Telling Part 2 - thats a mean tease of a hypothesis, Shuttlesworth<BR/><BR/>My ideal, which is admittedly ridiculous, would be like taking the CanOx approach - where you blend in the spacey production with sci fi themed street talk. A lot of the Cold Vein (Iron Galazy most notably) seemed to associate New York with space - NY as this cold, barren waste land, and dealt with poverty & depression as this apocalyptic, end of days dread. That coupled with EL-P's production was a really cool combo for me. <BR/><BR/>But that might be a bit too much to ask from artists. Zeldar 9from the planet beldar) it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-573662603704853562008-12-04T19:14:00.000-08:002008-12-04T19:14:00.000-08:00would everyone be pleased if these guys took the s...would everyone be pleased if these guys took the same approach devin took on 'zeldar,' or do we need to hear 'da art of storytellin' pt. 2?'bding7https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968707799455497982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-58302228527659259292008-12-04T17:18:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:18:00.000-08:00I'm sorry Jesus, I want to make intelligent co...I'm sorry Jesus, I want to make intelligent comments about all the single reviews you gave, but I'm still reeling from that chopped & screwed Doug episode. woooow duuuude.<BR/><BR/>I liked the g side album too.k eep in mind, i came to it with no absolute expectations. i hadnt heard a single track from them prior to this. and i was expecting to hear some marginally intersting marginal rap act. <BR/><BR/>In a perfect world, I'd have to agree with tray - I'd hope the artists take the space age tracks they were blessed with and just take the lyrics to the next level. maybe even dive into space-coated street talk. ala cannibal ox. but i'll take this for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-30188261035223628742008-12-04T13:56:00.000-08:002008-12-04T13:56:00.000-08:00Alexander-i think i would like 'tronic' to be a so...Alexander-<BR/><BR/>i think i would like 'tronic' to be a sort of compilation album, where he gets rappers who like his stuff over the beats, and he sneaks in for a verse or so. though, i really like 'give the drummer sum.' giving detroit rappers some shine along with some of the other guys he's been working with would not be a bad look at all, and would help make the case of any sort of 'movement' taking place there.<BR/><BR/>tray-<BR/><BR/>yea, they are average rappers, but in terms of that song, i am fine with that. if i were traveling through space, what else would there be to think about besides the people that you left behind? i'm reaching, of course.<BR/><BR/>it's only fair that i link to you after leaving a sizable chunk of comments.bding7https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968707799455497982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-66365146415378842322008-12-04T12:46:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:46:00.000-08:00Whoa, weird, people linking to me and shit. Man I ...Whoa, weird, people linking to me and shit. Man I don't know, it's a lovely beat but they are such average rappers and they're rapping about their moms. Like at least some of these orgasmic squishy-soft techno beats Diplo gave them make sense given the content. Like the remix of Rollin, it works because the whole song is about taking "skittles."Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495408546806192092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-69161169752368950022008-12-04T03:09:00.000-08:002008-12-04T03:09:00.000-08:00I don't know what to think of this blog, but y'all...I don't know what to think of this blog, but y'all gotta peep the new Black Milk LP "Tronic". Not enough Detroit love here.Jamøn Serranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298377716246559729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-63382379384169670142008-12-02T20:41:00.000-08:002008-12-02T20:41:00.000-08:00yea, 'Doug' is probably one of the greatest cartoo...yea, 'Doug' is probably one of the greatest cartoons ever. the music alone was killer. mr. dink was great, too. i wanted to get the full episode where he mulls getting new shoes, linking it to going to Bodega, but that's the best i could do.<BR/><BR/>it's a shame 'WWIII' is ten years old and monch only has two solo albums since then. he made everyone he collaborated with look so bad.bding7https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968707799455497982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-61437138871823008122008-12-02T20:09:00.000-08:002008-12-02T20:09:00.000-08:00DOUG!! That show was great. Skeeter was clearly th...DOUG!! That show was great. Skeeter was clearly the man.<BR/><BR/>That WWIII track brings back memories, too! I remember I had the Rawkus 12", and the B-side was Eminem.BreadCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107319020362288829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-33640659415885980362008-12-01T19:53:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:53:00.000-08:00that reminds me:is M.O.P.ever going to put out ano...that reminds me:is M.O.P.ever going to put out another proper album again? given, signing to roc-a-fella is a terrible business decision for anyone not named memphis bleek, but the have to come back sometime, right?<BR/><BR/>i really hope these guys get a chance to put out a solid album, and t.i. has enough respect for them that i think it's possible.bding7https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968707799455497982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-21456672114909418432008-12-01T19:25:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:25:00.000-08:00Back when 8ball and MJG signed with Grand Hustle, ...Back when 8ball and MJG signed with Grand Hustle, Breihan did a post on how they were taking over or some shit like that and mentioned B.o.B, so it was at least since before Breihan quit the voice. A lot of these guys do put out albums with a couple labels under one corporate umbrella though, so that may be happening here.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808049949676364048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-89328988132483023592008-12-01T19:11:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:11:00.000-08:00that video was pretty great.i really enjoyed the m...that video was pretty great.<BR/><BR/>i really enjoyed the middle of the song where T.I. claims he is the hottest "on the universe." yea, the sample feels like it doesn't match the rest of the beat. if it were played at normal speed or a little slower, i wouldn't think of it as awkward.<BR/><BR/>and when did i miss that B.o.B. was signed to Grand Hustle? i was under the impression that he was with Jim Jonsin's Rebel Rock or whatever.bding7https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968707799455497982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384308070878583699.post-12970555418690865872008-12-01T18:09:00.000-08:002008-12-01T18:09:00.000-08:00For better video manipulation, check out baltimore...For better video manipulation, check out baltimore club remixes, like <BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYP_MgWF8hw<BR/><BR/>The shit talking at the end of that T.I./B.o.B. song entertained me way more than the verses. The pause before tip says "take a chuckle, ha ha ha ha" is probably ma favorite moment in the song. Also have we ever heard Curtis sped up before? He's sampled so much, but I feel it's almost always slowed down. It's kinda weird sounding, his falsetto is almost squeaky when only slightly sped up.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808049949676364048noreply@blogger.com