1. Gyros 2. RST (feat. DOOM and Mach-Hommy) 3. Tried By 13 (Vaclav Havel) 4. Bubble Hill 5. World’s About To End 6. Babushka 7. Funeral March (The Dirge) (feat. Mach-Hommy) 8. Devil Springs 9. Smores (feat. Lil Ugly Mane and Wiki) 10. Ugly Truth (HOMMO Mix) 11. Chasing Ghosts (feat. Roc Marciano) 12. Haunted House Beat (Not a House Beat) 13. 90 From The Line
14. "flows and styles been stolen since the beginning..." In response to Reply # 11
..what about the sleepy wu tang sounding beats? we let those slide ...i mean, theres some record execs who didnt sign Nas because they thought he sounded too much like Rakim ..silly right?
That said, Dude would sound better on some more up tempo shit..
He was the opener @ the PRhyme show I saw in Boston a few years back and his Nas biting floored me. He also just seemed super corny in general, beyond the Nas thing - like he was trying too hard to act swaggy or whatever. Everything about him and his entire act comes off as forced and unnatural. So even if he can rhyme I just can't/don't enjoy his music.
18. "Dude is dope. Y'all caught up in personality " In response to Reply # 7
The music this dude is making is tight. Even if you wanted to say his voice sounds like Nas, (it doesn't IMO since his last few releases) his music sounds NOTHING like Nas. Beats, subject matter, the artists he works with, structurally, I could go on.
This dude has been judged on everything other than the music that he makes since his intro (I also think it was sort of corny and that he wanted people to think he was Nas for a while). Let's move on.
If you genuinely don't like his raps (lol cuz everyone will give some detailed critique now like they haven't been screamin "he sound like nas!!!" exclusively for years) don't listen, but people are startin' to sound like strait haters- no reason for disliking other than personal crap, about a dude you don't know. "he's corny!", "That's not his real voice!", "He's a vulture!".
All I want to hear about is the beats or the rhymes. This is music people, not a popularity contest.
22. "Thing is....I gotta CARE" In response to Reply # 18
to me he’s the kid who seemingly tried to make people think he was Nas. So why would I care about “him”?
There’s too much music out there and I don’t got time for technically solid rappers who I don’t give a fuck about. I’m too old for that.
So that’s why I asked. Is he still a Nas biter? That’s all I know and remember him for. As wack as that is, I’m willing to move on if he is(because I trust that he may be legit talented if he could almost pull that Nas biter shit off). He’s gotta be able to move on beyond that and make people care about HIM though, IMO.
23. "VERY well said. My GOODNESS, how on point. " In response to Reply # 22
>to me he’s the kid who seemingly tried to make people think >he was Nas. So why would I care about “him”? > >There’s too much music out there and I don’t got time for >technically solid rappers who I don’t give a fuck about. >I’m too old for that. > >So that’s why I asked. Is he still a Nas biter? That’s >all I know and remember him for. As wack as that is, I’m >willing to move on if he is(because I trust that he may be >legit talented if he could almost pull that Nas biter shit >off). He’s gotta be able to move on beyond that and make >people care about HIM though, IMO.
13. "are you still asking?" In response to Reply # 5
if you're curious, take some of your precious time (that you seem to have, since you took the time to write in this post) and give it a listen. if you don't you don't. doesnt matter really. peace
sweeneykovar Member since Oct 26th 2004 10122 posts
Fri May-03-19 02:21 PM
28. "everyone like what they like; but the Nas thing is super played & ol..." In response to Reply # 5 Fri May-03-19 02:22 PM by sweeneykovar
especially throughout the years since his eponymous debut, it's harder and harder to make that comparison IMO. his style, his topics, his references, all have more in common with someone like Sean P or DOOM than Nas. again, not arguing what you should like, but the comparison has little basis in 2019.
20. "dude might be a history-maker" In response to Reply # 0
Just for name-checking Kris Kristofferson & VACLAV HAVEL
WITHIN 3 LINES OF EACH OTHER:
Lack of fuck to give, still try to be to productive Droog ain't a loud-mouth or a gossiper (no) Just lay low and you'll prosper Existential dread ain't nothing But a Rasta philosopher, listen (what?) Got more hits than Kris Kristofferson So lames better have em offers out when they Hoffa-ing Get those checks out like Vaclav Havel Same punks to front a gun and come back groveling
-To break that line down you had watched the cosby show on the regular...
You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Fri May-03-19 10:33 AM
26. "yeah this is dope asf." In response to Reply # 0
definitely will end up on my year-end list. dude's strung together a couple really strong projects in a row now.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
High Society Member since Oct 13th 2003 7375 posts
Wed May-22-19 05:46 PM
39. "I don’t think he’s biting." In response to Reply # 34
He’s got influences. Shit - he’s one of the emcees in today’s climate making good music for us heads that still want stuff that respects, builds off of, and tips cap to the 90s and the music we and he grew up loving.
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