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The state of the world makes more & more sense by the dayRap About Nothing: Hip Hop Chat Thread
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The state of the world makes more & more sense by the day
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Also using the nicknames somewhat gives it a more personal feel.
Using your nickname in your hometown and somewhat promoting that your local rap icons are on an album with the biggest artist in the world is a good look.
I won't front like all these dudes haven't already made it but it's still gives it a more personal touch.
Using your nickname in your hometown and somewhat promoting that your local rap icons are on an album with the biggest artist in the world is a good look.
I won't front like all these dudes haven't already made it but it's still gives it a more personal touch.
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Kanye rented TWO WHOLE STADIUMS!
That s*** was wayyyyy doper. Mans put up a replica of his moms house. In his hometown. In it’s most famous stadium.
I don’t even check for Ye’s music. But he the best at this marketing s***
What Kanye did has never been done. I don’t even check for Kanye’s music anymore. But I always check for his artistry.
Nothing tops what Kanye did. I just wish the music was good.
That s*** was wayyyyy doper. Mans put up a replica of his moms house. In his hometown. In it’s most famous stadium.
I don’t even check for Ye’s music. But he the best at this marketing s***
What Kanye did has never been done. I don’t even check for Kanye’s music anymore. But I always check for his artistry.
Nothing tops what Kanye did. I just wish the music was good.
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That would've worked for ATL but idk about other cities and other artist. Is there an emoji for Durk? Giveon? Dolla sign is easy but some of these other dudes just don't have that yet.Some body mentioned he should of kept the emoji theme for the billboards. That would of been hard , and had people somewhat guessing
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Atlanta🗡
this along with the cover is getting everybody talking though, making memes , reposting , etc. Nothing super spectacular but still dope
at the end of the day just hoping the music is good though
It will come with time tho.
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After going to the listening party last week and not having checked for Kanye music for a couple years now I gotta admit Ye a marketing genius.
The presentation etc definitely made me check for the album and it didn't disappoint. He needed to be a bit more over the top tho.
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what Kanye did was amazing. He dropped the ball by doing it 3 times and not dropping the album though .
if he just did the show with the house in Chicago then dropped the album at midnight that would of been amazing
but sidenote I hate how literally everything they do now is being compared and it’s ye Stans/fans VS drake stans/fans (not you) lol, both could be dope .
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People gone remember the imagery Kanye curated over them Drake billboards.
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I assumed the Drake cover with the baby emojis were for like love and baby making music or something but people just went all over the place with it.
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I think Kanye's was better, well if an album would have actually come out after the first one...
A last minute giant listening for a last minute album....with the album the next day
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I shouldn't be surprised though, dudes have been allowing someone who can't sing and sounds horrible to croon and simp for 10 years like he's Luther like it's dope 
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If you know his story.... his moms roots are from Atlanta. Then she migrated to Chicago.
.... DONDA
.... DONDA
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Now this is true. What ye did will be talked about, and likely imitated (in a smaller fashion, not everyone is billionaire) for years to come.
But Drake can't do that. He also doesn't really need to. Who isn't checking for a drake project?
Kanye was coming off of several projects that people literally trashed.
I get that he has a legion of Stans but for acceptance into the community at large he had to make a spectacle of the album dropping.
I like Donda as I've said before, but there's no way I'm checking for it without the shows etc. Ye has don't too much damage to his credibility, and everyone takes the words of a Stan with a grain of salt.
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Ain’t no s*** like that ever been done in music history. Let alone hip hop.
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This is facts. I keep telling people the only comparison I could make to the Donda shows is an opera.
I truly believe that is what shows will look like at some point in the future.
Ye a genius for sure, there is no denying that part.
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Drake got credibility? Kanye done did some backsliding but he still one of us. He’s spoke on the black plight from day one.
Drake don’t stand for anything. He ain’t never spoke on black issues (idc for that matter) but Drake ain’t credible and he equally as flawed as Kanye
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One of the greatest songs ever recorded in human history
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Kanye put on for his mama with this one. Imagine if she was alive to see that. That’s really unconditional love. Again, I been done with bruh music but he did his thing with this one.
Got moms name ringing off. And like I said, the images are what sets it apart.
Got moms name ringing off. And like I said, the images are what sets it apart.
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If you know his story.... his moms roots are from Atlanta. Then she migrated to Chicago.
.... DONDA
With a pit stop in Richmond to go to Virginia Union before my Union people realized he was a koon
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I’ll give it Ye rollout is always different. Being that I attended the Atlanta listening party (damn near blew your ear drums out) - it fell short - compared to Chicago.
However, I like simplicity - more so I’m a simple guy.
Hope Drake’s new album is good - didn’t care for the previous 3 albums. I am one of the few that enjoyed Ye’s newest album.
However, I like simplicity - more so I’m a simple guy.
Hope Drake’s new album is good - didn’t care for the previous 3 albums. I am one of the few that enjoyed Ye’s newest album.
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So this top that Ye vs 50 Cent album rollout?
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yup. Same comparison I made to the yeezus tour. **** was like an opera . His visuals and presentation are beyond anything in rap .
he just can’t really rap anymore to back it up … which sucks . Id still go to a live show though for the experience alone
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I think the idea of Kanye trying to draw in community at large ended with MDBTF (I can see someone arguing Pablo).
Dropping an 1 1/2 album, with heavy Gospel sounds & Edits probably isn't the way to go when doing that.
One is an Artist one is a Product, Both can be capable of making Great/trash music. but at this point in there careers it's clear as day that they have two completely different aims when releasing music.
Dropping an 1 1/2 album, with heavy Gospel sounds & Edits probably isn't the way to go when doing that.
One is an Artist one is a Product, Both can be capable of making Great/trash music. but at this point in there careers it's clear as day that they have two completely different aims when releasing music.
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NT extremes - it’s like a person can’t like something without being called a Stan.
“If you don’t agree with me, then you got issues.”
Can’t disagree due to different viewpoints.? Some of y’all, I swear.
“If you don’t agree with me, then you got issues.”
Can’t disagree due to different viewpoints.? Some of y’all, I swear.
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Depends on what you look at as credibility.
Some would say that Kanye's ability to articulate the plight of black people and creatives has been both a gift and a curse for him. We loved him for doing it early in his career but as he evolved and got richer/ further away from everyday people and his views/ message changed it's hurt his image.
The Slavery was a choice debacle doesn't happen for other artist cause we don't even expect them to speak on certain ****. When you hear that **** from the same guy who said Bush doesn't care about black people it hurts a lil more.
Drake pulled a Mike and maybe even a early Hov/ Beyonce by not taking those risks and publically speaking on such issues. Not saying that's right by any means, he has the biggest platform in the world so of course I wanna see him support BLM publically etc but who is to say that doesn't happen later.
I don't think the masses are even looking to drake for that tbh. He never aligned himself with that type of stuff so it's not like we expect it now.
Honestly Lil Baby surprised me with his Bigger Picture song. That's when I really started to think damn Baby might have this **** sewn up for this decade.
