The Official Rap/Hip Hop Thread

[Big Trees]

 

[Big Trees]

 

[Mr.Head]

I really really really wish they would leave dead peoples music alone. This didn't live up to Sean's standards when he was alive, so now his dudes are gonna release it for some money and sulley dudes name.

That was not a quality Sean song.

 

[darkzero]

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[Psyphish]

Love everyone in this track, R.I.P. Eyedea.

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[torontoke]

 

[Illuminati85]

Kevin Gates new album coming September 21st. Gonna be Fire...

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[heckler73]

That Kevin Gates piece has an interesting hook to the chorus.

 

[heckler73]

I think I figured out why the Gates piece is interesting to my ear.
The bass line is written in Cmin and hangs on the Supertonic before resolving to the Tonic, while the vocal line plays around a I-vii-V figure.
I doubt that much thought was put into it when made, but there is a (musical) lesson to learn from it.

But there is one thing that bugs me, and that's meaning (purpose?). What the hell does "I'm gonna die a real nigga" mean? It doesn't sound like a worthwhile goal to have in life.

 

[Illuminati85]

I think I figured out why the Gates piece is interesting to my ear.
The bass line is written in Cmin and hangs on the Supertonic before resolving to the Tonic, while the vocal line plays around a I-vii-V figure.
I doubt that much thought was put into it when made, but there is a (musical) lesson to learn from it.

But there is one thing that bugs me, and that's meaning (purpose?). What the hell does "I'm gonna die a real nigga" mean? It doesn't sound like a worthwhile goal to have in life.

That means staying true to yourself....seems legit too me. The instrumental to that track is sick. Anything that is dark and sinister like that is always attractive to me. Kevin Gates is probably one of the best lyricists out to date. If you listen to his music and other rap then you can see why. He has very long verses, talented writer for sure. Who ever produced the beat should get a medal.

 

[Illuminati85]

And most of these high end producers have been to music college, producer school, so they know what they are doing. There is certain melody's that the human brain is automatically attracted to. I forget what they call it, like the Lucifer melody's or some shit like that.

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[Illuminati85]

 

[cannetix Inc]

Not sure about the "Best", but Greydon Square is certainly one of the most underrated rap/hip-hop artists out there right now in my personal opinion. He's a brilliant, very intelligent lyricist with a theme that primarily revolves around atheism, science, religion, and politics. Whoever produces high music has talent too (and high-quality equipment probably doesn't hurt). Sadly most of his songs/albums only have a couple of thousand views on youtube.

One of my favorite of his tracks is called "Flower Girl" which is one I think the RIU community would enjoy. It strays from his regular theme but it's a good fit here.