>Count Bass D - CBD

Did not see this dropped - immediate listen for sure.

>Pleasantly surprised with Wayne's album. Big fan but the last
>decade was a rough one for him. This is probably his best full
>length rap effort since Carter 3 or No Ceilings and miles
>ahead of Carter 4 and 5.

Not a Wayne stan by any means but I could tell it was his best in a while. Still wasn't quite clicking for me - a lot of lackluster beats (imo) that I couldn't quite get over. But will probably return to this a bit more this year.

>Sada Baby, Kamiyah, Uzi & Pop Smoke for the car and the gym.
>Corona shut that down so it will be interesting to see what
>music resonates with people during this time. The utility for
>stuff like this is definitely hindered by not being able to go
>outside.

Yeah - or it can even affect access. I just moved to a bit more rural spot and internet is more of a commodity. Not going into work so I can't mooch off their wifi to download stuff from Spotify or wherever. It's made the last few weeks of music listening a bit more difficult but in some ways a bit more interesting - I have to listen multiple times to things rather than just stream/download whatever is new right then and there.

>Soccer Mommy made an artistic leap between this and her last
>album and now she *really* sounds like mid-90's female-fronted
>alt. rock. If that sounds good to you, check her out.

I have no idea why but this is exactly the sound I am on right now. Haven't listened yet - you sold me.

>Smoke DZA, like Curren$y, is a meat-and-potatoes emcee that is
>pretty prolific with the releases but also rather consistent.
>This album isn't quite as special as the DZA and Pete Rock
>album from a few years back but there's a good variety of
>stuff on here and dare I say some stuff that wouldn't sound
>out of place on contemporary rap radio despite DZA never
>really chasing any trends on here.

I hadn't heard (of) Smoke until that Pete Rock album. I liked it a lot and he came off exactly as you described: a top tier "meat-and-potatoes" rapper that is very good at what he does but not much else. Still liked that enough to give this a listen soon.

Thanks for the recs and descriptions

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~