17. "I'm wondering that too." In response to Reply # 6
When the project was first announced, this was gonna drop on Duck Down like the album w/Smif & Wesson did. IDK why Duck Down wouldn't release this as an album....cause it's way better than Monumental was imo.
51. "prolly free for two reasons: to build buzz & not have to clear samples" In response to Reply # 17
this album wouldn't sound the way it does if they had to use everything & giving it a 'release date' with free access to it all at once will expose both acts to younger fans online & remind old-heads they're still out there doing it.
The thought is that will lead to more financially fruitful opportunities down the line as it has for others.
We'll see how it works for them but hopefully it will, regardless this was a quality project.
11. "Q-Tip would have sounded amazing on "Clean Getaway" " In response to Reply # 0
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23. "I remember not being too impressed with part 1" In response to Reply # 0
or maybe it was one of their solo projects that turned me off. but i just downloaded and am hopeful, because they are amongst my favorite stylists in hip-hop.
33. "Dam Funk with Whatnauts drums? who but Pete would think of that?" In response to Reply # 0
this is the best produced Hip Hop album of the year, shit is pretty spotless top to bottom
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80. "I've heard that before" In response to Reply # 79
I'm talking about the execution moreso than the beat
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38. "They were in studio on w/Tony Touch last night & played the whole thing" In response to Reply # 0
which due to rush-hour traffic in route home & then to the Kendrick DJ Skee live show broadcast, was in the car for in its entirety.
I gotta say, Pete Rock brought some HEAT with him on this one.
Camp Lo sounds cool in spots as long as you can do what I've been doing since Uptown Saturday Night & not really concentrate too hard on what they're actually saying because it's usually pretty empty.
But vocally they sound good & complement each other while not messing up the superior production end too much.
I can't help but think that some better rap veterans or the right young-hungry MC's could have made this shit a true late-career home run for Soul Brother #1.
This is the best shit I've heard him do behind the boards since the Clinton Administration.
Sidenote: I find myself amazed that I ever actually liked Talib Kweli.
He's on that one joint here (managing to sound vastly inferior on a track compared to a mid-90's also-ran like Geechee Dan) with that typical weak-ass voice, corny-cadence, overstuffed bars except nowadays he ain't even saying anything at all.
Haven't listened to an album from dude since Eardrum (which The Lesson hyped as a return to form which was just 'eh' to me) but anytime I hear him on a record here or there with somebody I get that Common-playing-TI's-dad-in-American-Gangster cringe of embarrassment.
I can't take either of those two remotely serious anymore.
Thought & Mos still sound good to my ears, the other I can't fuck with even a little bit & haven't been able to for awhile.
41. "that's Geechi Seude, not Geechie Dan" In response to Reply # 38
and how is he an also-ran? he's one of the most talented rappers alive, whether or not you like him is irrevelent you sound really fucking ignorant right now (which should surprise no one here)
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56. "that much isn't in question, I hate that garbled flow he uses now" In response to Reply # 50
as much as love Liberation, I wonder how much better that album would've been if Kweli didn't sound like he was eating chitlins while rapping
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62. "yeah hes unlistenable and has been so for some time" In response to Reply # 38
that stupidass sing songy shit he always does
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43. "With samples in his arsenal, Pete can't be fucked with!" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Aug-01-13 08:10 AM by Nick Has a Problem..
that's what I learned from this project. Maybe he needs to do more free joints so he can just run wild on the sampling tip. Pete needs to stay off the mic though.
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53. "So mixtape = we ain't payin nobody to mix these" In response to Reply # 0
Shit still sound good don't get me wrong, but the vocal levels are all over the place and I feel like Pete's kicks could be punching even more throughout. Solid solid 'unmixed tape' though.
58. "I'm curious who told him that flow change was a good move" In response to Reply # 57
he sounded much more assured before, I understand the need to add new techniques and whatnot but it wasn't forward move
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66. "LOL is that a real thing?" In response to Reply # 59
I remember hearing about it but not the details
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60. "Okay, so this is really dope" In response to Reply # 0
Pete Rock's production is the star of this. As others have said, I haven't heard him provide consistent heat like this since like 1998. Glad to hear that he's able to clear upper echelon shit.
Camp Lo does their thing. Honestly, they might as well be rapping in French, cause I still don't understand what they're talKing about, but the flow, cadence, and mic presence is ill enough that It still sounds dope.
Minor quibble: that phony vocal disotorted "G-child" sounding shit that pops up on a few tracks get annoying. I wonder why they bothered with it. Serves no purpose.
63. "par for the course" In response to Reply # 61
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69. "Please withdraw the stick from your ass slowly so as not to occur" In response to Reply # 64
hemorrhaging. Thanks. _________________________________________ The Combat Jack Show is the best hip-hop related internet radio show http://thecombatjackshow.com/
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Am I the only one who finds it incredibly irritating? I didn't mean to sound elitist or whatever, but the concept of overstating the project name at every possible instance is just unnecessary.
71. "It's a free mixtape that outclasses quite a few retail albums." In response to Reply # 70
>Am I the only one who finds it incredibly irritating? I >didn't mean to sound elitist or whatever, but the concept of >overstating the project name at every possible instance is >just unnecessary.
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72. "it's a part of the whole tape culture" In response to Reply # 70
I know some people don't enjoy it that much, but I wouldn't say don't listen to mixtapes because of it
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73. "I suppose that they ARE free" In response to Reply # 72
If that's what comes with the territory, then so be it. I love listening to whole albums and maybe I'll learn to tune it out. This project is so good though that it doesn't really repel me from listening to it again and again.
74. "its irritating but produces alot of (most) artists' best material" In response to Reply # 70
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not everyone know what you are listening to, be it in your car, during a D.J. set, at someone's house, in a store, barbershop etc. they may only here one song but surely they will hear 80 Blocks from Tiffany's. Considering how many mixtapes are out there you may never find it if you don't know the artist or the name of the mix tape.
>not everyone know what you are listening to, be it in your >car, during a D.J. set, at someone's house, in a store, >barbershop etc. they may only here one song but surely they >will hear 80 Blocks from Tiffany's. Considering how many >mixtapes are out there you may never find it if you don't know >the artist or the name of the mix tape.
78. "Camp-Lo is great at saying nothing" In response to Reply # 0
and i mean that in a complimentary way. this is a quasi instrumental project
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83. "I don't want to be THAT guy but...." In response to Reply # 0 Mon Aug-05-13 12:58 PM by Kosa12
I'm about to be THAT guy. The guy who comes through a post where it is nothing but praise and disagrees
I'm about halfway through this and its rather.......ok? decent?
Its not really impressing me on any level.....beat wise or lyric wise, which is odd because PR and Camp Lo have been a part of some of my favorite shit of all time
88. "Absolute Banger....." In response to Reply # 0
I knew P.R.'s beats would be dope..but i didnt expect it to be THIS bangin'...i love that GQ Disco Nights flip he did...then i think track 20..forget the name..did he sample Shaft on that shit?
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