So, I know the title of this post is gonna rub a lot of folks the wrong way, and may turn ya'll off to what I'm about to present... But I had to get you in the door. Now that you're here though, why are ya'll sleeping on EarthGang?! Their album, MirrorLand is slated to drop next month and it's one of my most anticipated releases of 2019. Don't know who they are? Cool. I gotchu. Tell me this shit ain't fire.

Up (if you only watch one, watch this one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgNVvtOp8mU

Stuck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAt2opBKt9M

Robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5YW8tJsx8

Meditate feat. JID (who you should also be up on at this point)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skw3kUycvpo

Now to be clear, EarthGang is not better than Kast. Not as good as Kast. But in 2019, they're the closest we've got (and the similarities are uncanny).
And as a bonus they previewed a couple more tracks from MirrorLand on IG the other day (Up and Stuck should be there too), and here's that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91TD_whjyc

for their album.

the name is gonna stick and when the album drops i will probably check it out though.

unless im really itching to hear something new from someone i try to wait until the album comes out.

cant always avoid hearing some singles though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skw3kUycvpo

They're weird, they're from Atlanta, and that one dude definitely tries to emulate 3k. But nah. "Next OutKast" as the first commenter on that first video terms them, is kind of insulting haha.

Every single person I know who has listened to then has come to the same conclusion. Every single person without any prompting says "Dang they remind me of OutKast" Or "I get OutKast vibes from these dudes" People just don't like be told that upfront, it turns them off. But they are in a lot of ways, a lot like OutKast. A duo from Atlanta, who makes "weird" music compared to what the rest of the region is doing. Johnny Venus is a lot like Andre stylistically and WowGr8 (formerly Doctur Dot) is a lot like Big in that he's the "regular" Atlanta nigga of the two (but a different generation of "regular").
Don't get me wrong, OutKast is my favorite group of all time and Andre my favorite rapper of all time. And if you'd read my entire post -- I don't think EarthGang is better, or even as good as Kast. But if you think the comparison isn't apt, you're lying to yourself.

Didn't mean to come off so dismissive but re-reading what I wrote it def *does* come off that way so my bad.

You did add the qualifiers so we're on the same page for the most part. I guess my gripe would just be that putting them on that pedestal right off the bat results in unfair expectations for THIS group, even if most people would naturally come to the conclusion that there are clear similarities on their own, as you rightfully said.

I mean I definitely see it and hear it. So again we're on the same page there. I guess it's just my natural inclination to get fired up anytime anyone tries to compare another group to OutKast lol.

I was gonna make this post a few days ago, but I couldn't think of a different title that would make anyone care

Meditate from the Rags EP was cool, but I think JID was the deciding factor.

Do you dislike Kendrick's voice?

But even on songs where I don’t like his voice, the beats are usually super hoard, which makes up the deficit.

What did you dislike about the songs?

since last spring.

how it would go haha.

Obviously they aren't close to Kast. Which you clearly said in the OP, but okayplayers gotta okayplayer


They are dope. You missed House...Mick Jenkins rips it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5NsePxTZd0

and lol yeah, I knew how it would start. But I was hoping that after a few tokprs we could move on.

reckoned with. Dude flows with them so well and takes them to the next level.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

They work really well together. But I get the feeling their different approaches to making music wouldn't lend well to them actually being in a group together on a personal level.

I like what I hear so far

It's been a while.

I am liking a lot of their stuff. My only diss is their are a few tracks where dude seems to go too hard at doing an Andre3000 impression.

But other than that. Digging alot.

This joint house is repeat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5NsePxTZd0&list=PLum5axBjNqZ4m368Rsx6kKY7fSmhg15BG

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

OutKast was rappin' their asses off...I didn't hear any bars in that first link

PASS.

The studio version of UP came out last week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MmLJa37zAs

and the Ready To Die just dropped tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_J1VBssh1I

They have another joint called "Voodoo" that I like.

Someone else recommended "Up" to me, and it does very little for me... to the point that I never even bothered to check out anymore of their music until now. Apparently the Colors version is different from the original, and it also provides a visual. Neither version is noteworthy to me tho.

Overall they're an ok duo. I think they'll make better music once they calm down and hone their styles a bit more. Right now they just sound like two young niggas trying to be unique... which is nothing to hate on but doesn't necessarily make good music in and of itself. I appreciate their thoughtfulness tho.

they are nothing like Outkast to me

not bad at rapping really, but the sound of the music isn't aesthetically what Im into

Kinda about EG and JID but kinda not...

We need a new Tyler the Creator or something... been too many years...

So many young artists are REALLY good at being in the genre of another artist but can't take it the next step to break free and innovate...

Outkast was biting Pharcyde & Souls Of Mischief but was soo innovative in the way they executed it that even if you were kinda familiar with the flows it was groundbreaking.

All these projects are extremely pleasant to listen to. I am SUPER glad they exist...

but we currently end up with a lot of sounds-kinda-like and is GREAT for the playlist but doesn't definitely stand on its own.

ATLiens or Aquemini was in them simply from

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik which was really good, but just really good standard southern album.

Most great artist start off as genre copycats then find their own groove and innovate like you describe.

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

I think the fight for a lot of young artists is going to be to find the silence and space to craft some wholly different ideas not connected to all this shit going on...

I love that Cole and Kendrick simply go away after every project promo run. I think its why Solange gave us such a dope album AFTER she left Brooklyn.

without any outside influences.. aka no distractions (cut off social media too)


@silentintellect

ATLiens? Aquemini? Stankonia? Other?

When I read or hear they remind folks of 'Kast I automatically think ATLiens era.

Im at work and the internet on my phone is hella slow but I will check out when I get home.

And no I haven’t listened to anything

BOTH members have the same Chance the Rapper vibe though and I have trouble telling them apart. Maybe they'll stick out a bit more as I listen more, but Clipse dropped over 15 years ago and I still have trouble differentiating Pusha and Malice on those albums haha

The flows, choruses, production are all airtight. Gotta dive into the lyrics more, but definitely one of the best hip hop albums of the year.

had to put some EG in there:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3cGWBfNaM8KNPO86tCXRVl?si=HwDJOpOWQJa94RLcLkXeWw

Both MCS can spit too. I'm on board.

First dude to rhyme on Mirrorland kept using the B word so much, I cut it off about ten lines in. I don’t like hearing ordinary words get repeated, let alone misogynist ones. There is so much rap content out there that if somebody can’t make it through a verse without leaning on any given word every few lines, I’d rather listen to someone who spends more time crafting their verses.

And they aren’t OutKast. Maybe a miscellaneous Big Boi album track LOL

I stumbled on a random Spillage Village song that was pretty good but already forgot the title. They have some potential so I wish them luck. Maybe I’ll check back in a few years from now.

>So, I know the title of this post is gonna rub a lot of folks
>the wrong way, and may turn ya'll off to what I'm about to
>present... But I had to get you in the door. Now that you're
>here though, why are ya'll sleeping on EarthGang?! Their
>album, MirrorLand is slated to drop next month and it's one of
>my most anticipated releases of 2019. Don't know who they are?
>Cool. I gotchu. Tell me this shit ain't fire.
>
>Up (if you only watch one, watch this one)
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgNVvtOp8mU
>
>Stuck
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAt2opBKt9M
>
>Robots
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5YW8tJsx8
>
>Meditate feat. JID (who you should also be up on at this
>point)
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skw3kUycvpo
>
>Now to be clear, EarthGang is not better than Kast. Not as
>good as Kast. But in 2019, they're the closest we've got (and
>the similarities are uncanny).
>And as a bonus they previewed a couple more tracks from
>MirrorLand on IG the other day (Up and Stuck should be there
>too), and here's that:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91TD_whjyc


Peace,

Spirit (Alan)
http://wutangbook.com

The word bitch appears 4 times in that song. 3 times from Olu and Doc. 1 time from the woman in the interlude. I'm not mad at being averse to misogynistic content, but you're gonna hafta be honest about what was actually in the track lol