Have people checked the new album?

https://elucid.bandcamp.com/album/save-yourself

I'm still unpacking it, but it is phenomenal. Dude is just on another level.



He also dropped an ep earlier in the year that is also fantastic. Usually I get a little irritated when tracks aren't separated, but it WORKS here.

https://elucid.bandcamp.com/album/osage


Who else has checked these out?

Will check it, appreciate the heads up…Peace!

Integrity is the Cornerstone of Artistry...

Pre-ordered it and finally got the CD on Friday. But with Prince's death, I put listening to other music on hold.

Finally bumped it yesterday and today. Yeah, lots to unpack, but dude definitely very much as it. He's still sharp as hell on the rhymes, and is dope on the beats too. Throwback to some of the "weirdo" shit that I used to bump in the late '90s/early '00s.

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>Throwback to some
>of the "weirdo" shit that I used to bump in the late
>'90s/early '00s.

can you provide a couple name/examples

i'm in a serious new (to me) music phase right now and that description sounds up my alley

>can you provide a couple name/examples
>
>i'm in a serious new (to me) music phase right now and that
>description sounds up my alley

Sure. In no order:

Kool Keith
Antipop Consortium
Beans
Anticon crew (Sole, Dose-1, Alias, JEL, Why?)
Rubberoom
Busdriver
Rob Sonic
Cryptic-One/Hangar-18 (Anyone Atoms Family affiliated)
Typical Cats crew (Qwel, Qwazarr, Denizen Kane)
Sage Francis
K-The-I????
Mr. Dibbs

Mid to late '00s, I'd include anything Super Chron Flights Bros./Billy Woods/Priviledge/Reavers/Bond affiliated.

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Just listened to the CD yesterday. Sometimes the beats sound like noise to me.

>Sometimes the beats sound
>like noise to me.
http://i46.tinypic.com/29cuh48.gif

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." � Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

You don't get why I would have that reaction?

MBTTS

sounded great, definitely going to check this one out

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Really glad he stepped into his own production lane too. So many of the verses are intense not just with his voice and delivery, but with the content, and it feels like with his own production he's really able to take it where he needs. Really happy about this one.

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Big PEMFin H & z's
"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." � Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Not sure what you are referring to, but hope all is okay with him now.

I'm over here scratching me head a little at the crickets.

I get Prince's passing has a lot of folks distracted, and I get that.


I hope that's all it is, though.

Because these two releases are his best work to date IMO. And this is coming from someone who straight stanned over Cult Favorite and Sub Bass Diet.

I mean, If You Say So? Blame the Devil? No Grand Agenda? Shii!t...I''l stop.


Not to be selfish but, I got the sense there were many releases in the works...like wasn't there a collab with Von Pea? That ever coming out or was it shelved?

Which is a great, great thing.

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I check for: Serengeti, Zeroh, Open Mike Eagle, Jeremiah Jae, Moka Only.

He growls his verses and sounds like he was made to be the perfect mixtape gun rapper. But his lyrics are thoughtful, non-sexist, generally non-violent, relationship-oriented, sensitive stuff. It just so happens its all delivered like he's in G-Unit.

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I check for: Serengeti, Zeroh, Open Mike Eagle, Jeremiah Jae, Moka Only.

I never got a G-Unit vibe but I can see(hear) your general point.

I could be wrong, but I think Elucid has cited Beanie Sigel as an influence, for what that is worth...

Album is starting to fire on all cylinders for me. I suppose 'Jealous God' is what prompted me to say the beats sound like noise earlier. Pretty much running this constantly now.

...some ambient/drone elements all over the place in the beats, so definitely not suprising that some would describe it as 'noise'

still my favorite rapper ever

You like him more than Woods?

>You like him more than Woods?

Woods is very good and all.
i get he's like a "rapper's rapper" or whatever
but the bars they spit? its not even close

I agree. Woods is much better. I can at least semi understand most of Billy's verses and they have evoked genuine emotion over the years. I don't know what Elucid is ever talmbout.

Unless you were just trying to be funny
Woods is NOT seeing E
I get that you could be attracted to his more straightforward flow to Elucids more abstract bars
But I would respectfully disagree

I was trying to be funny. We'll agree to disagree here. Woods is more my speed the way KA is as opposed to Elucid being more along the Aesop Rock side of things I tend to eschew.


But the more I play this album the more I get Elucid. Woods has the cooler voice though for sure.

Is that I am a HUGE Elucid fan and cannot get into Aseop Rock.

I somehow find Elucid's voice/delivery dope, even melodic at times.

But I can't get into Aseop Rock. (sometimes it seems like that dude forces his voice too though. Like he has to drink lemon water for a straight week after recording)

I'm also a huge Woods fan, but nah Elucid is better.

Hell even Woods says so. The biggest Elucid fan out there might be Billy Woods.

Elucid doesn't have something like a 'Rpms' that I've heard yet. Woods seems like someone who's a bit more experienced in sordid things street related to me. To me Woods is one the most prolific writers the last stretch of years. Elucid is his friend/groupmate that i'm checking for simply on the strength of Woods' co sign.



But like I said, It's starting to click heavily.

...even tho i will say that i didnt 'get' billy woods until armand hammer, and now i'll rush to my computer if i know he's got some new shit comin out

Man this is one of my favs. Props on that, the beat is perfect.

The entire album is incredible...demands repeat listens.

Can you speak on the other releases that are (were?) in the works? Wasn't there a collab with Von Pea? Did I dream that?

...but he arranged and actually produced that shit, he gets all the credit on that one. i love that joint, too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eFjE_FHe3Q

Beautiful album

Beautiful in a dark, eerie way though - some of this production is just incredible - the way the beat shifts throughout "Lest They Forget"...are you kidding me?

I had never heard an Elucid project before, but this is dope as hell, dude can really rhyme and the beats are great

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New split-video up on Noisey, so maybe folks are finally catching on http://noisey.vice.com/blog/elucid-premiere-interview

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this is really good

In-depth piece up on Mass Appeal

http://massappeal.com/between-saturday-night-and-sunday-morning-a-conversation-with-elucid/

I'm from the lost black tribe of Israel, the Yos

http://coolehmag.com/frontEnd/

Effortlessly different and forward without being "hey look at me"
type.

He kinda reminds me of an artist I work with rap style wise.

Refreshing.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2j51hj4.jpg

Son still on it

http://massappeal.com/premiere-willie-green-ft-elucid-and-open-mike-eagle-the-featured-octopus-video/

I'm from the lost black tribe of Israel, the Yos

http://coolehmag.com/frontEnd/

Freestyle/If You Say So video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU_G8aJQnxQ


Feathered Octopus with Mike Eagle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC2GytCgOE0

I'm from the lost black tribe of Israel, the Yos

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