#radio rap

[infiniterichesinalittleroom]

People seem to make music simply because they can, and all of the techno hip-hop kids do exactly the same thing with no variation, and they think it's great. The mystery and intrigue in hip-hop is zero, and the people who make that kind of sound usually can't even speak, know what ah mean, know what ah mean, know what ah mean? Do THEY know what they mean?!

MORRISSEY

[oopsl]

Blacc Hollywood by Wiz Khalifa, 2014

[ironbabyblues]

Ouch, actually...

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A$AP Ferg-Always Strive and Prosper album review

A$AP Ferg is a mainstream rapper who is a part of the A$AP mob.  This group has managed to create massive buzz in the rap game, and I think they will be around for quite a long time.  Now with this new album here, Ferg brings 18 tracks, 4 of which are rather brief skits, totaling 47 minutes.  This is a decent sized album, so I expected to see variation in the production and lyrical content. With that being said, this album is just decent.

The beats on this album are incredibly diverse, and it seems like Ferg had a massive production budget with this album.  The song “Hungry Ham” has a very catchy boom-bap beat with this high pitched whipping noise, and this song is an absolute banger.  Songs like “Beautiful People” and “Psycho” have ethereal production that features strings and horns, and these instrumentals set the mood for the deeper songs on this album.  Of course there are other bangers, such as the songs “Let It Bang,” “New Level,” and “Swipe Life.”  These tracks all have trap flavored instrumentals but are still very unique in their own ways.

However, the song “Strive” has an absolutely misplaced instrumental.  It is a nice beat, but it sounds out of place in the context of this album.  It sounds like the producer went on Spotify, and searched “Pop Bangers.”  That producer then sampled the first song that popped up, and gave the beat to Ferg and Missy Elliot.  Missy’s verse on this song was terrible as well.  I enjoy seeing Ferg switch up his beats, but this beat sounded very overused and generic.  Honestly, it sounded like he took Kevin Gates’ desperate attempt in making pop rap on his album “Islah” to a new level… no pun intended.

I also do not like the song “Rebirth.” Both Ferg’s flow and the beat on this track are horrendous.   It sounded very choppy, and is not fun to listen to “Uzi Gang” features well… Lil Uzi, and this is nothing special at all. This song just sounds plain and rather boring.  I got what I expected from an Uzi song, bland, boring trap rap.  To go along with these tracks, there were other tracks and other portions of tracks that I felt were lackluster.

As far as lyrics go, most of the songs on this album lack in this department. However, songs such as “Psycho,” “Beautiful People,” and “Let You Go” supply content that is more personal and they become more interesting because of it.  I am not very impressed with Ferg’s flow, delivery, or any other technical skill, but these personal topics help make what he’s saying interesting, even if he sounds rather plain saying it.

Overall I think this album is okay, and has some really good songs on it.  Most of the beats on this album are excellent. However, some of the songs feel almost like filler, and others are simply terrible. Beats and guest vocals seemed to carry or drop this album for me on certain songs.  This is definitely not a bad album, and if you listen to pop rap or radio rap you should check this one out.

-Diego

59/100

Favorite songs: Psycho, Hungry Ham, Beautiful People

If you want to listen:

https://youtu.be/bv3t5EeEyAQ?list=PLwA7xuWVp1irXEos0H19_xXqKk4zgsSsZ

[50shadesofidfwu]

Tribute to Pitbull

Hello loyal followers, 

If you’re disloyal, just get up out my trap house right now. For those of you who can prove your dedication to the cause, pay us 6 mil pesos and you can continue to read. We are hyper-aware of Internet safety, so we will be using pseudonyms on this blog. We are Hallie and Annie, a reference to the groundbreaking performance of Lindsay Lohan in the 1998 remake of the family classic, The Parent Trap. Technically, Lindsay is just one person, but if you’re reading this blog you’re well aware of her ability to super-humanly portray two entirely different women. 

Enough about us, we’ll be moving onto today’s post, which also centers around ourselves and our opinions, which are facts. We’re here today to tell you that the song of the century is “The Time of Our Lives” by Pitbull, ft. Ne-Yo. There are several reasons why, and we’ve taken it upon ourselves to enlighten those who have been in the dark.

Reason 1: Pitbull’s head shape.

Reason 2: The soulful quality of Ne-Yo’s voice.

Reason 3: We reach perfect vocal harmony often, much like the dynamic duo in the song. 

Reason 4: We like the way Pitbull elongates repeated vowels (see: “loooooooseee”, “droooop”).

Reason 5: We frequently have trouble paying our rent on time, despite requests for Siri to remind us. 

We’ve realized how strong these last points are, so we’ll leave you with that. If you like the services we offer, feel free to follow us (we won’t follow back if you want your blog kept private, but if you’d like us to we can work that out). Check back in for frequent updates, lest you get lost in this CRAZY world alone. 

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[onepennyshort]

Dawg…Damien Lillard had BARS!!!!!!!!!!

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[jordanxcain]

Today my teacher told me it was impressive that I listened to something that wasn't rap, like all the other kids at school. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you all fucking suck.