A clutch of new hip-hop albums to soundtrack your month. Includes titles from REKS, Big Shug, Prodigy (Mobb Deep), and Rick Ross. Pop the lid for July Top 10 Rap Albums.
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A clutch of new hip-hop albums to soundtrack your month. Includes titles from REKS, Big Shug, Prodigy (Mobb Deep), and Rick Ross. Pop the lid for July Top 10 Rap Albums.
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Hey Henry, I’d appreciate it if you’d let me know how I purchase one of those Murs albums along with the comic, because I found the Kickstarter.com page, however I’m not sure if they’re still taking money for that. Do I have to wait until July 24? Or can I still contribute money via there and receive the package?
I get the feeling it’s just me, but I don’t have much hope for the Nas album. I haven’t been as impressed with the songs released as everyone else has it seems. I’d have to go back and listen to them, but I think Nasty was the one I liked the most.
Sam – No clue yet. Will let you know as soon as I find out.
Kris – It’s just you.
Ok awesome, thanks. I’m really interested in getting it being a bit of a comic book fan myself, and obviously a big fan of hip-hop (and concept albums) in general.
Kris – I agree with you and I didn’t particularly enjoy what I heard from the full leak either. There are better songs than have come out so far but about half of the album seems like filler. The beats are really good but Nas seems a little too hungry at points and his flow becomes a little overbearing to me
None of the 6 of the 14 songs on the album that i’ve heard have been filler tracks so there’s no that were gonna have problems with consistancy of the album. Although the title is suggestive of a Phonte Charity Starts at Home type project, based on the songs that have come out you should already know this isn’t a concept album. To me this album is going to do the same thing for Nas that the black album did for Jay Z. About the same calibur albums with life is good having better lyrics and the black album with better production & mainstream appeal.
Yea, I don’t wanna be the negative one… but I don’t like it. The production is just okay. The way he rides the beat (my definition of flow) is again okay but nothing special and definitely not enough to compensate for the boring subject matter of these songs. I guess some might find it poignant, but it either comes off as preachy or cliche to me. As far as releases this year goes, I’d take any of the following over Life is Good:
Action Bronson – Blue Chips
Schoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions
Ab-Soul – Control System
Joey Bada$$ – 1999
Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
El-P – Cancer for Cure
Death Grips – The Money Store
Azealia Banks – 1991 EP
At least.
Blue Chips is the least enjoyable thing I’ve heard for a long while honestly. I don’t understand the appeal to Bronson at all.
There’s a lot of good albums their. I will agree that the songs like nasty and the don are cliche but that’s what the populace has been begging for so we cant blame him. But tracks like daughters, bye baby, cherry wine etc.. are on a different level lyrically than any rapper out right now with the exception of lamar. Nas has a great voice but it is true that he doesnt have the best flow, certainly sufficient tho. The beats haven’t been the best, but they do match their songs very well. Let’s just hope for the best.
@Sam
I think his flow really great and his rhyme schemes are interesting. His sense of humor is great IMO, and the food talk gives him just enough of a unique angle. Also, Party Supplies came with the fire on Blue Chips. For what amount to pretty standard boom bap beats, they’re awesome. Some really great samples (I love 9-24-11).
@smike55
Fair enough.
Yeah, I’d say Party Supplies is a big reason why I like Blue Chips. I listened to Dr. Lector and I wasn’t nearly as satisfied. Action Bronson is good, though. I know he doesn’t like people saying it (a la “Ron Simmons”), but he sounds so much like Ghostface. He’s pretty original, so its all cool. Love 9-24-11 too.