Hip Hop Album of the Day Thread - Pt 3

[bob_the_damaja]

http://soundcloud.com/linearlabs/soulsofmischiefsnoop

Souls of Mischief and Adrian Younge are gearing up for the release of their collaborative album There Is Only Now. Today, they debut the title track from the project featuring Snoop Dogg, which any serious hip-hop head will appreciate, as it brings together old school production with some serious bars from Snoop and company that will have you feeling like you're back in 1994.

The album is slated for an August 26 release. Along with Snoop, There Is Only Now will feature Busta Rhymes and Ali Shaheed Muhammed.

The hype is real.

[Bleachway]

How old school and hardcore are we talking? Got an era or artists with similar sounds that you're looking for?

Edit:
You ever listen to Spice 1's album, "187 He Wrote?" Dope classic gangsta album that's way under-appreciated imo. Bay area ish.



DL link:
http://d01.megashares.com/index.php?d01=ZhqV7x1&r=ft

Some in the 90's, I would say. Something along the lines of 50, Big L, Snoop, Dre.

Never heard that album, will looked into it.

[bob_the_damaja]

Some in the 90's, I would say. Something along the lines of 50, Big L, Snoop, Dre.

Never heard that album, will looked into it.

Some more that are under appreciated that you may not have heard yet:

Peep Bumpy Knuckles albums Industry Shakedown (released 2000, but with a mid-90s sound)...


... and Crazy Like a Foxxx (recorded in 1994 but not released till 2008).


Das EFX's 1995 album Hold It Down (Top 10 all time imo, maybe top 5). Some of the more hardcore tracks:


GP Wu's 1997 album, "Don't Go Against the Grain"

[namechange2]

bumping ATCQ's Low End Theory a lot lately....awesome album, minimal obscenity (besides The Infamous Date Rape hahaha) so it's family friendly for whatever. dope posse ****.

[ZioBot]

woah

[FS2]

How is Riff Raff's - Neon Icon?

I've listened to Soulo more today and it just feels like a filler tape, I don't get the message what so ever, feels very disjointed as a project, some of the vocals are hard to hear, feels like it wasn't mastered and finished properly. The only song I do like is Trees.

[PjzBoozer]

How is Riff Raff's - Neon Icon?

It's a banger.

[bob_the_damaja]

That new Amerigo Gazaway mash-up ish....

Amerigo Gazaway - The Big Payback Vol. 3: J​.​B. & The Soul Mates

This time around, Amerigo takes on James Brown in The Big Payback Vol lll. In the third and latest offering from "The Big Payback" summer mix series, the producer follows the exceptionally awesome first and second volumes from the legendary DJ Scratch and master craftsman, J. Period.

Bringing together a fantasy league of all-stars for his "J.B. and The Soul Mates" tribute concept, the producer's latest offers an alternative to the sometimes uninspired, profit-driven, posthumously released albums.

With guest appearances from Bob Marley, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Fela Kuti, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and more, Amerigo pays tribute to the God Father of Soul with a re-imagined set of co-conspirators.

"I'm not sure any other artist has left their imprint on popular music, especially across so many genres, as much as James Brown has. With as many of today's hit songs that were built around some sort of James Brown flip, it's almost like he had a say in what the music of future generations would sound like without even knowing it."

1.Bob Brown - Who is Mr. Brown? (Popcorn Dub Mix) 02:36
2.Busta Brown - I Feel Good (Soul Mates Remix) 04:19
3.The Notorious J.B.'s - Sex Machine Gun Funk (Soul Mates Remix) 04:09
4.Mobb Brown - The G.O.D. Father of Soul Pt. III (Soul Mates Remix) 05:13
5.Fela Brown feat. Jeru the Damaja - Funky Black President (Soul Mates Remix) 03:09
6.Jackson Brown - Good Rockin' Robin (Soul Mates Remix) 03:06
7.The Illmatics feat. James Brown - Get Up And Get Down (Soul Mates Remix) 05:43

http://amerigo.bandcamp.com/releases

EDIT:

Oh lawd I fuçks with this:

[CareerCriminal]

GP Wu's 1997 album, "Don't Go Against the Grain"

damnnnn, i forgot all about this track.

[Spanks0]

Can someone please help me with finding a link for Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Wake Up Everybody

[bob_the_damaja]

Can someone please help me with finding a link for Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Wake Up Everybody

Easily one of the GOATs in the soul genre. Dat Teddy Pendergrass, dem horns, dem strings, dem harmonies... got damn.





http://www62.zippyshare.com/v/50379647/file.html

[CHARL1E85]

Hey guys,
I'm looking for some 2Mex albums (from The Visionaries), pref in 320 or 256.. The guy is prolific and has a discography a mile long.
In particular a CDr EP he released called Gloria Was a KROQer. Got some sweet Weezer mash ups on there. Also any other of his albums you stumble across.
Cheers

[KillaSkills]

Some in the 90's, I would say. Something along the lines of 50, Big L, Snoop, Dre.

Never heard that album, will looked into it.

[DahStoryTella]

[ZioBot]

i pull this out every now and then. can't believe its like 12 years old now. if you slept, you can wake up now lol



[1] Kick-Off
[2] The Declaration
[3] Vibin’
[4] Got ‘Em Sayin’ (Featuring Invincible)
[5] Living Life
[6] Trouble
[7] F.E.V.E.R. (Featuring Majestik Legend And One B Lo)
[8] The Loveliest
[9] Sweats & Kicks
[10] Don’t It?
[11] I Ain’t Worried
[12] Trust & Believe
[13] Unconscious
[14] Automatic
[15] Legendary Athletes

http://www.mediafire.com/download/oo...%5B2002%5D.zip

[jamilsipes]

Anyone have Buckshot & P-Money - BackPack Travels

[flexnation]

Can I get a link to Jay Rock- Follow Me Home


Please and Thank You

Edit: Nevermind. Found one.

http://www.sharebeast.com/ftana6ed1gqv

[CHARL1E85]

Anyone have Buckshot & P-Money - BackPack Travels

320 - http://www56.zippyshare.com/v/87148427/file.html

[AshyBlackLips]

You left off the backslash on your embed code so I fixed it for you.

This is approaching one of those "art is subjective, so enjoy what you enjoy how you enjoy it" discussions that usually gets out of hand here. Despite the fact that I should know better by now, I'm gonna throw in my $.02 anyway.

I agree with you that some art -- dare I say nearly all art that is capable of providing longterm enjoyment -- requires some time to digest and let its concepts marinade in the mind a bit. This is not to say that certain works can't elicit immediate enjoyment, but that full enjoyment of art is often found only in mature experiences.

On the other hand, sometimes it is readily apparent when a certain piece simply does not mesh with one's predilections. Time, unfortunately, is a finite resource, and nobody should feel compelled to slog through repeated listens of an album they are not enjoying in the hope that they experience some sort of great epiphany that unveils to them an artist's intended vision and, in doing so, increases their appreciation of the album. It seems to me that, for FS2, Ab-Soul's new record falls into that category. This doesn't mean that the album has no redeeming qualities, just that it isn't at all inline with FS2's musical taste and probably never will be.

As for people dismissing your music: do not be disheartened. As I said before, good music often takes time to digest, and will often be dismissed by those unwilling to devote the time towards digestion. Don't seek validation from others of your musical talent and you'll never be disappointed by their responses to it. Make music that you find interesting and enjoyable, and I guarantee you there will be at least one person out there that connects with it on the same or a deeper level than you do.

My modus operandi is, generally, to not delete/discard an album that I am not enjoying upon the first or second listen. I will discard an album however, on the very rare occasion that the music is truly terrible and there is no remote chance of myself ever finding redeeming qualities in it. More often then not, however, I will leave the album in my library, to be rediscovered at a different time, in a different state of mind, by the good fortunes of Apple's shuffle algorithm. Usually, my opinion of the piece will not have changed. Skip. But every once in a while something that I initially passed over clicks in my mind in a way that it didn't initially, and I rediscover albums and joyful experiences that would have been discarded along with those albums had I not chosen to keep them for a later date. I've found the cost in used data storage is easily outweighed by the pleasure of rediscovery.

The example of this philosophy paying off which stands foremost in my memory is with Chance the Rapper's Acid Rap mixtape. As I talked about in my Top Hip-Hop Albums of 2013 post, I was initially really off-put by Chance's voice, but after putting the album down for several months and revisiting it, the voice no longer bothered me, and I've come to really, really enjoy the album. A sample for those that may have passed on it before.



Sorry for the long-winded, highfalutin nature of this post. Was bored in Bar prep class and needed something to distract me. Talking about this stuff is more interesting than Civil Procedure, so I figured I'd take my time. Sorry I haven't been posting as much, I should have more free time after the exam at the end of July.

Nice post. My only issue is that people are too quick to judge. Music is one of those things that you have to let simmer or grow on you. Some stuff you're going to like right away. Some stuff is going to take more time and in the end you still may not like it but at least you gave it a proper chance.

[SpAcEmAn Spliff]

looking for eric biddines - planetcoffeebean 2. anyone got?

[namechange2]

Hey guys, can you guys recommend me some old school, hardcore gangsta rap albums. Just looking for some tracks to bang in the whip, feel like I have majority of them. Will rep.

I'm bumping GZA - Liquid Swords now and I can't help but think it would knock in the whip (barring the movie samples lol)



mega.co.nz/#!d0EEkTxY!pL2tyedsGbTY2UIJ6q_xiT1ruWDOP2_pvmyFG2E nKLw

(link looks broken but just copy and paste and it'll work)

[JustMikeY]

I'm bumping GZA - Liquid Swords now and I can't help but think it would knock in the whip (barring the movie samples lol)



mega.co.nz/#!d0EEkTxY!pL2tyedsGbTY2UIJ6q_xiT1ruWDOP2_pvmyFG2E nKLw

(link looks broken but just copy and paste and it'll work)

And if you like that, listen to Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx.

[Kalph]

Das EFX's 1995 album Hold It Down

GP Wu's 1997 album, "Don't Go Against the Grain"

Got links for these?

[dynastyy]

Any cunninlynguists fans about? such a sick band.

[Bleachway]

Cam'ron - First Of The Month Vol. 1 (EP)

Tracklist:
01. Other Side (Ft. Sen City)
02. Talk About It
03. Funeral
04. Put It In The Sky (Ft. UN KASA)
05. Homicide // Download

http://www.sharebeast.com/da4nkd4yt097

Got links for these?

Das EFX - http://www.mediafire.com/download/nn...%5B1995%5D.rar

GP Wu - Don't Go Against the Grain - http://www.mediafire.com/download/0n...%281998%29.rar

[Kalph]

Anybody recommend some Big L albums?

Cheers.

[Bleachway]

Anybody recommend some Big L albums?

Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
The Big Picture

[iginlafire]

http://www.soundcloud.com/bladerunne...j-7l-searching

"The “Searchin” mix is a near hour long playlist of original songs sampled in rap classics and currents favorites. Frank The Butcher & DJ7L dug in the crates to unearth compositions that could be found in songs by The Throne, ASAP Rocky, G.O.O.D. Music, Nas, Schoolboy Q, Ghostface, Mobb Deep, Rick Ross, Wu Tang, J Dilla and more."

This is a great breaks mix, was just listening to it and thought I'd put it up here in case anybody missed it and digs these tapes.

[sp303]

new astronote?

[satoshii]

I've just removed all my iPhone's music and planning to replace it with new ones. Any suggestions?