Killer Mike - R.A.P Music
i cant stop listening to this, absolutely tremendous. sounds like a young Ice Cube\angry Big Boi. EL-P's production is spot on as per, super smashing great
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Nearly started a thread on this myself
Quite possibly my favorite album of 2012 so far, although there is some really strong competition this year. Good to see it getting a lot of love across the board though, and I'm glad Killer Mike's finally made a record that everyone can agree is brilliant.
Pretty great all the way through, but I can't stop jamming 'Untitled' for the moment. "You are witnessing elegance, in the form of a black elephant, smoking white rhino on terraces"
Def a standout track
has that all-time bass line, you know the one, the ITS BIGGER THAN HIP HOP one.
Willie Burke Sherwood <3
It's a proven formula isn't it?
One great producer and a capable/great rapper working together for a full project, discussing ideas, playing to their strengths, talking it out, inspiring each other... all while keeping the record concise and skit/nonsense free.
Southern Fried
really shows they have special chemistry if you ask me. I wasn't thinking El would be coming with anything like that, but it's a perfect blending of the pairs styles. Some crazy futuristic-UGK shit.
I mentioned in the C4C that they've been hyping up a full collabo album. I'd be very interested - loving Tougher Colder Killer off El-Ps album too.
Its those little touches of organ (lol touching organs etc)
that give it that southern fried lip. Love how el chops it up during the verses.
also that second verse with the womens names thing is totally nutty
love it
I like el as a rapper too.
His presence anyway.
I'm a grinch with a grin I will shit on your kids
hell of an entrance
One of the album highlights for me
One of those tracks where it feels like you could make your head fall off through nodding
This is lovely stuff.
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Album is excellent. Like everyone is saying, it does sound like Bomb Squad era Ice Cube. I love El-P. He's one of my favourite producers ever.
And like theShipment says - why can't more rappers do this? Last album that really grabbed me and had me playing it on repeat was Roc Marciano's Marcberg. One producer (him), one rapper, and a couple of well picked guest spots.
I love the Cannibal Ox album too, but this is something... different.
I think the thing about El
is that he's really good at turning his production hand to what the individual project needs, but he never really sounds like anyone but himself. It's the mark of a real talent imo.
Yeah very hard to do this ^
Prince Paul was a master of it, Dilla and Quik too... its pretty much a staple of my favorite producers. Varaiation within a certain sound and the ability to plug that sound into different rappers styles and even different genres.
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Yeah, totally. But this is the first time he's really worked with an artist like Killer Mike. The rappers he works with have always been from within that sub-genre - Aesop. Same with the non hip hop artists to an extent - Mars Volta, TV On The Radio - they're all of a certain ilk, if you know what I mean?
You think of Killer Mike's audience and compare it to El-P's, you have people listening who might not have been exposed to one of them and I think thats pretty cool.
This interview with them is really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4666AaZCwE
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* Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox, etc
Agree to some extent about the artist's El's worked with being from the same sub-genre
But it's not like, say, Cage and Mr Lif are similar rappers. 'Underground' yeah, Def Jukies yup, similar rappers... nah. But El makes it work.
And I think Mike deserves props too, he's obviously more adaptable than people gave him credit for, he sounds great over dirty south bangers, Organized-Noize space-funk, that FlyLo track he did...
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I meant more the circles they roll in. There has literally been nobody outside that scene.
I'm quite interested in the crossover of audiences, and the fact that someone like Killer Mike thought "hang on, why don't I reach out to El-P to make an album with me".
Yeah no doubt
A lot of those guys had some kind of a history/connection to Rawkus, and for similar reasons if you heard El was working with Pharoahe Monch or Mos Def on some tracks it might not seem like too much of a stretch.
But your right, these guys are from different worlds, and it's was a bit of a surprise to see them come together.
MARCBERG
great record. only listened to it once, but loved it straight off the bat. why I haven't listened since, I honestly couldn't tell you.
Get AG - Everythings Berri
if you like marcberg, from the same year, one producer (ray west) short simple jams, very new york.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX34JouDIlA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8lF9Mpeb6c
this has been on my listen list for a while
along with pretty much everything you recommend.
I gave that Blu & Exile record a first listen the other day...Blu is a charming rapper, but Exile is the star. wonderous beats.
AOTY so far for me
It's fucking massive.
That fat, black mutha fucking guy's got a way with the words, I'll tell you he can rap boy.
He has some really good albums,
nothing as consistent as this but thats due to production (although its been good, just not always great), not his rapping. So if you like KMs raps, then dig back and check out I pledge Allegiance to The Grind 2 and his most recent Pl3dge.
grandmas house http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1imy8Q5ZsUc
can u buy that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLRNLtnwk78
god in the building http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8UvabgYT0A
ric flair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzgejIcFauM < one of my choice jams from last year
Cheers man!
I'll delve a bit deeper.
I remember absolutely loving his verse on Flip Flop Rock from Speakerboxx back in the day but for whatever reason never explored any of his solo stuff up until this point.
It's weird how often that happens with rappers who are constantly collaborating with the massive names in the genre. Manage to get huge exposure but sail under-the-radar at the same time.
Just re-listening to that now as well
Jay-Z absolutely kills it.
He's lived outside of that audience
for his career though, a few guys jumped on board with him after the Outkast spot (me) but getting El-p together for this was really smart for both sides. Like CLMAO said upthread, major exposure for both sides. And also hopefully another step towards *underground* hip hop fans (I'm talking the can ox, def jux, anticon types) coming around to other avenues of the hip hop landscape.
has everyone just downloaded this or is it streaming anywhere?
The one on Spin's been taken down :(
Downloaded after the stream was taken down
This just reminded me to order it right this very minute though
cool, just downloaded it now myself
will report back later
It's on Spotify
Also still here if you're without spotify where you are:
http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/5
I'M A PUBLIC ENEMY BECAUSE I'M COLD LAMPIN'
AND I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT A PARTY IN THE HAMPTONS
<333333333333
this record is AMAZING
This is my approval of this thread.
And this record.
Yes.
It is mega.
BTW
Does Ghetto Gospel sample De la Soul (so slightly... you'll know the bits I mean) or does that sound pre-date De la's use?
Sounds the same to me
from looking at whosampled.com the one on Say No Go comes from The Emotions Version of Best Of My Love, a few seconds after I've marked
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Tb80rmPt4#t=02m25s
Love those early Prince Paul records. Sampling genius.
Thanks!
NME gave this a lower mark than the new Enemy album
Doh!
Which means we can consider the NME
truly defunct.
I haven't read any reviews yet, haven't had time,
what is the general critical consensus so far?
Metacritics score of 84.
http://www.metacritic.com/music/rap-music/critic-reviews
Got Pitchfork Best New Music too. In fact it looks like the NME are the only publication to give it a bad review so far.
Cool, no wonder its getting attention on here!
Luckily it backs up the praise so I don't have to get all sour about it.
While checking reviews, I discovered that Mike rates Bubba's Deliverance
as one of the most important Southern Rap albums of all time.
Which endears me to him even more, as that record is criminally underrated.
Love Deliverance.
Front to back classic.
Dark Days Bright Nights is pretty good too.
I've never really had a religious experience...
WHAT MY PEOPLE NEED AND THE OPPOSITE OF BULLSHIT
Reagan gives me the shivers every time.
We should be indicted, for bullshit we incited.
its class, such righteous verse
really really really
really excited to hear this. might buy it today. is it out here yet?
maybe someone has mentioned this upthread, IDK.
I dont think it's available in stores yet
but it's on Spotify
Available on import I think
I ordered from Amazon earlier
import, how nostalgic
<3 all the records I own on the US labels rather than the UK labels.
just wanna co-sign all the positive sentiments itt
cracking album
^this
I'm just thissing the entire thread.
incredible album.
definitely has a hint of Anti Pop Consortium with the electronic stuff going on throughout.
I'm no expert on rap by a long shot but have a feeling this will be soundtracking my next few weeks in a way that Liquid Swords by Genius did for a period in the 90's.
THAT'S WHERE BIG DOG SHIT
Anyone know when this is, like,
actually getting released?
On CD?
Shut up granddad.
Import it
Mine has been dispatched according to the good people at Amazon
Cheers, but: £19.30???
I'm not spending that on a CD.
Blimey! Just checked.
I paid £8.99
Of the 7 tracks I've heard on youtube, I bloody love this,
especially Ghetto Gospel and Go.
With you guys on this
definitely up there
reviewed
http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17037/reviews/4145019
POW MOTHERFUCKER
POW
YOUR BODYGUARD AIN'T SHIT
WE STRIP 'EM LIKE A STRIPPER BITCH
I DON'T MAKE DANCE MUSIC, THIS IS R.A.P.
THE OPPOSITE OF THAT SUCKER SHIT THEY PLAY ON T.V.
I'M A PUBLIC ENEMY COS I'M COLD LAMPIN'
AND I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT A PARTY IN THE HAMPTONS
Listened to this again earlier.
That little guitar lick that comes in on Jojo's Chillin about 0:55. LUH DAT SHIT.
When I finally properly listened to the 'story' in Jojo's Chillin it was like a huge revelation
I grin the whole way through every time I listen to it now.
It's how the story GO.
That title track at the end = pure hipster bait
Great record.
listening to this for about the the 35th time
still absolutely thrilling
i'm always hyped up when i listen to this
for the first four or so tracks. Then interest and enjoyment comes down quite significantly
Tracks 5 is Jojo's Chillin' and 6 is Reagan
You crazy if you're sleeping through those.
I'm with him actually
That's the dip for me. But unlike douchebag, interest and enjoyment return quite significantly for me with Don't Die, and remains all the way to the penultimate track.