The Swamp

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:38 am

Black Thought just killed it. Rap is over, long live rap!

https://youtu.be/prmQgSpV3fA

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:09 am

... but if there was a country singer named White Thought I bet everyone would ...

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:17 am

"I get the lobby painted fresh upon my request" is awesome.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:31 am

"and not another got more soul, 'less you Korean"

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:34 am

"I ain't one of y'all peers,
I'm the sum of all fears,
somebody stronger than me, who dat? I'm all ears,
like Obama, I wish he had another four years"

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:42 am

Jesus that was awesome.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:43 am

Didn't care for the 30 seconds where he just kept rhyming things with gooch

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:45 am

There is no superlative that is superlative enough.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:51 am

Ryan wrote:Didn't care for the 30 seconds where he just kept rhyming things with gooch

I started working on this but when the word "smooch" popped into my head I shut down.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:54 am

I lasted 30 seconds.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:57 am

A_B wrote:I lasted 30 seconds.

Title of your latest sex tape

#brooklny99

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:01 am

♫ Hey my name is AB
And I'm here to say
I love coal and booze
In a major way
Sometimes I unnnggghhhhhhh ...
...
[music cuts]
...

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:04 am

https://youtu.be/ZbbxA8a_M_s?t=153

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:05 am

Admins please delete.

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:48 am

Amazing that Black Thought fellow could just think up 10 minutes of continuous rap off the top of his head without any prior planning!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:38 am

He could be reading it from teleprompter glasses, it's still amazing.

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:44 am

If rap wasn't dead, that rap battle show on TBS would have killed it.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:58 am

Shirley wrote:Amazing that Black Thought fellow could just think up 10 minutes of continuous rap off the top of his head without any prior planning!

That's not the implication of freestyle, Shirley.

(Like one of the last things on the video is Flex talking about how sometimes its "50 takes" to get it right.)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:59 am

mister d wrote:
Shirley wrote:Amazing that Black Thought fellow could just think up 10 minutes of continuous rap off the top of his head without any prior planning!

That's not the implication of freestyle, Shirley.

Really? I thought it was, too.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:25 pm

Wait, you guys really think AB isn't live as hell in the studio?

https://youtu.be/U1hRoPYKCqc

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:30 pm

wizard-level stuff there

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:32 pm

CALL CHRISTMAS AB CUZ IT JUST CAME EARLY

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:35 pm

I'm glad someone started a thread with this title, because I was thinking of starting one to ask for recommendations for beginner/classic rap songs for a 52-year-old white guy.

I have basically never listened to any rap. But I like the beats, and I really like the wordplay and rhymes. I'd prefer not to listen to songs about bitches (daughter), but otherwise I'm not offended by anything offensive.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:39 pm

Had me waiting on the hidden track, AB.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:41 pm

JFC thats great.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:43 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:I'm glad someone started a thread with this title, because I was thinking of starting one to ask for recommendations for beginner/classic rap songs for a 52-year-old white guy.

I have basically never listened to any rap. But I like the beats, and I really like the wordplay and rhymes. I'd prefer not to listen to songs about bitches (daughter), but otherwise I'm not offended by anything offensive.

Yeah, that's going to be a big problem. Present day me would never start listening to what I grew up loving because its super slur-y.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:51 pm

Well. Shut er down boys. GPJ wins.

(Hey carwash...can I get a new entrance song?)

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:54 pm

A_B wrote:(Hey carwash...can I get a new entrance song?)

My exact thought. Yes, absolutely.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:09 pm

govmentchedda wrote:Had me waiting on the hidden track, AB.

Movie Maker has been f-ing up for awhile now.

In fact, it screwed up the audio as well. Actual version here:

https://soundcloud.com/swampcast-1/ab-d ... p-my-gooch

Post by **brian** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:26 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:I'm glad someone started a thread with this title, because I was thinking of starting one to ask for recommendations for beginner/classic rap songs for a 52-year-old white guy.

I have basically never listened to any rap. But I like the beats, and I really like the wordplay and rhymes. I'd prefer not to listen to songs about bitches (daughter), but otherwise I'm not offended by anything offensive.

It's also problematic because there's so much to choose from. I can't promise ZERO lyrics with the word bitch, but you could start with some of the great East Coast rap like Public Enemy and Wu-Tang Clan.

Maybe start with It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back (Public Enemy) and Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Wu-Tang, obvs). The immediate albums after those (Fear Of A Black Planet - PE) and a whole variety of all-time classic solo albums from Wu members (Method Man-Tical, GZA-Liquid Swords, Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Ol' Dirty Bastard-Return To The 36 Chambers) would also be consider must-listen canon for those artists.

Those groups were much less misogynistic than comparable West Coast rap from the time. (Still a little homophobic, but still probably less so than a lot of time period comps).

(Also, can we talk about how fucking insane it is that Wu-Tang rolled out like four solo albums in that mid-90s period that are basically all considered all-time classics to varying degrees).

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:27 pm

Get some RTJ, Steve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUfrXglib7s

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:50 pm

If you're coming in with a relatively blank slate, I'd go chronologically. You'll see the progression and eras and probably better understand why certain albums were considered groundbreaking. Like a lot of people did Nas after Nas which might chip away at how insane Illmatic was/is when it was released.

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:01 pm

GPJ, that was outstanding.

I throw my vote in for Run The Jewels as well. They're great. I liked that Black Thought guy's non-prepared, off the top of his head rapping as well though.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:13 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:I'm glad someone started a thread with this title, because I was thinking of starting one to ask for recommendations for beginner/classic rap songs for a 52-year-old white guy.

I have basically never listened to any rap. But I like the beats, and I really like the wordplay and rhymes. I'd prefer not to listen to songs about bitches (daughter), but otherwise I'm not offended by anything offensive.

I'd start with illadelphalflife

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:23 pm

Go get Shea Serrano's first book, The Rap Yearbook.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:46 pm

I can handle that poster through 1995.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:55 pm

This is good. Thanks.

FWIW, I can deal with some songs using the word bitch - I'd just prefer to avoid songs where that's the main event.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:26 pm

Then I’d avoid Death Row especially.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:35 pm

mister d wrote:I can handle that poster through 1995.

Generally agree but "Ether" is a top track of all time for me. Hate Nas the human being, love Nas the rapper.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:31 pm

I know people prefer their old school rappers and all but dropping Kendrick Lamar into 1988 would be like placing Khalil Mack on the 1958 Packers.