Book (Album) Club Week 18: Restless by Xzibit
Welcome to Week 18 of our Book (Album) Club! Restless by Xzibit
Doesn’t matter if this is your 100th time listening to the album or you listen to the album the first time right before posting!
This was the best of the remix's that Montana did imo, but he was on fire for a little while there. Wish he could have converted it in to a good album or two, but he only ever seemed to be really good on other people's beats.
How come nobody seems to do remix's like this anymore? It used to be a whole thing but I feel like I don't see it any more. Maybe I'm just out of touch.
Same actually. I was surprised to see he had an album out as recently as 2018 and a single in 2022. Glad he is still making music, was for sure something I enjoyed when I was younger. And now, but P.O.S. was a big part of my listening in ~2007 haha
Book (Album) Club Week 17: Ipecac Neat by P.O.S.
Welcome to Week 17 of our Book (Album) Club! Ipecac Neat by P.O.S.!
Since last week was something everybody has heard, I went in a very different direction this week. Doesn’t matter if this is your 100th time listening to the album or you listen to the album the first time right before posting!
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Next week: Restless by Xzibit
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Why would you admit this? haha
New Music Friday - January 5th, 2024
LPs
- Ñengo Flow (🇵🇷) - RealG4Life, Vol. 4 (w Bad Bunny, Wisin & Yandel, Myke Towers, Anuel AA, Jon Z, J.I the Prince of N.Y. + more) [Reggaetón]
- Ufo361 (🇩🇪) - SONY (w Ken Carson, Lancey Foux, Destroy Lonely & lucidbeatz) [German Trap, Epic]
- Simba La Rue (🇮🇹) - Tunnel [Italian Drill]
- OG Keemo (🇩🇪) - Fieber [German Hip Hop]
- Steelz - Steel My Turn (w WESTSIDE BOOGIE, G Perico, RJmrLA, AzChike, Rucci + more) [L.A. Gangsta Rap]
- ITSOKTOCRY - HESH [Rap]
- Thelonious Martin - Season 1. Episode 12. [Beats]
- J. Stone - Maybach Season* (w Boosie Badazz, Trae tha Truth, G Perico, RJmrLA & Lyrivelli) [West Coast Rap]
- Dylvinci - Ideas From My Hard Drive [Beats]
- YUNGMORPHEUS - Out the Vault Vol.1* [Underground Rap]
- Bodikhuu (🇲🇳) - Ascension [Beats]
- Leaf Dog (🇬🇧) - Photosynthesis* (w Big Pun & Sean Price) [Boom Bap]
- DJ PHAT - DIRTY SPRITE, VOL.1* (w Bear1Boss + more) [SoundCloud Rap]
- The Musalini - Uptown Bandits 2 [Boom Bap, Jamla]
- Johnny Cinco - North 2 [Rap]
- The Last Emperor & DJ Madsol Desar – Programme* [Rap]
- wildkarduno - Still Healing [SoundCloud Rap]
- FULLY - H.T.C (Hyperbolic Time Chamber) (w Bla$ta, Mistah F.A.B., Philthy Rich + more) [North California Trap]
- Mercury Funk - WHEN THE PLUG ARRIVES
Deluxe
- Sdot Go & SweepersENT - Free Sdot: Till It's Backwards (w Jay Hound, Sha Gz & Jay 5ive) [NY Drill]
- Davus (🇦🇷) - No Cap 2.5 [Argentine Trap]
- ItsManMan - Rookie of the Year [West Coast Trap, Stinc]
- LORDY - IN HIM WE TRUST: SIDE B* (w WifiGawd) [Rap]
EPs
- DJ Booker & NLE Choppa - The Chosen Ones [Trap]
- The Game & Big Hit - Paisley Dreams (w Hit-Boy & DOM KENENDY) [West Coast Rap]
- Xavier Wulf - °Celsius EP* [SoundCloud Rap]
- 03 Greedo - FUCC EVERYBODY* [Melodic West Coast Rap]
- Da Flyy Hooligan & Wun Two - Nocturnal Hooli Vol. 1 [Hip Hop]
- Brad Stank & Lord Apex (🇬🇧) - Cry Baby [Rap]
- Clyde Carson - A New Year [West Coast Rap]
- Joeyy - Just Tired 2 (w Yhapojj, Dee Aura + more) [SoundCloud Rap]
- Scando the Darklord & Capolow - High Heelz and Blue Pillz [Bay Area Trap]
- Benjamin A.D (🇬🇧) - ULTRA RARE: [UK R&B]
- ShredGang Mone - They Forgot About Me (w BabyTron, BandGang Lonnie Bands, KrispyLife Kidd, OnFully, Glockboyz Teejae, The Godfather + more) [Michigan Trap]
- Old Orleans - Magnolia Symphony [Rap]
- O Dawg - Shit Getting Expensive [Rap]
- 2 Dolla Will & jdmasters - The Gruesome Twosome 4
Songs
- PLAYBOI CARTI - BACKR00MS (feat. TRAVIS SCOTT, SEXISDEATH & INDIANA420BITCH)*
- JID - 30 (Freestyle)
- Lil Tecca & jk8 - Down With Me
- ScarLip - Blick (Remix) [feat. NLE Choppa]
- FTP - FUCK THE WORLD (Ft. Sematary, Hackle & Chief Keef)
- 24kGoldn - Good Intentions
- Stunna Girl & YG - Stand Up
- TREBLE - Nobody (Remix) [feat. Lah Pat]
- The Colleagues - Everything Is You (feat. Paul Wall & Freddie Gibbs)
- DON HUNCHO - Controller (feat. BlocBoy JB)
- Rah B - Popping (feat. Mozzy)
- Killa Ben - Lead Spitters (feat. Mozzy)
- Cam'ron - It Is What It Is Freestyle*
- LUH TYLER & TONY SHHNOW - POP OUT
- Veeze - WORST* / Painting Pictures*
- FreshDuzIt - Simon Says (feat. SHAWN FERRARI & Veeze) / Wavy Navy (feat. Lulboobie & Babyface Ray)
- Rah B - Spin Yo City (feat. Bobby Shmurda)
- Trill T - Stackin' (feat. Curren$y)
- Smallgod - Fallen Angel (feat. Black Sharif) / Kusuu (feat. Kweku Flick & Young Lunya)
- Rio Da Yung OG - 2023 Rio*
- GRiFF! - Fashion Tips (feat. Boldy James)
- Finesse2Tymes - Gangstafied (feat. B.G.)*
- Fredo Bang - Come Thru
- Tha Musalini & 9th Wonder - Big Biz (feat. Estee Nack)
- BLP KOSHER - Dreidel Bop
- Erick the Architect - Ezekiel's Wheel (feat. George Clinton)
- SwuM, GRiMM DOZA & YL - Blink of an Eye
- Meekz - Tempting
- Potter Payper - Trench P (London City)
- Khary - Pizza Guy
- CEO Trayle - 4 And a Quarter
- Yakiyn & Kal Banx - It's Chrimma Time
- Juice the Mac - BLICK BLICK (feat. Young Scooter)
- Sha EK - My Life
- Avelino - 2024 Freestyle
- XV & MIKE SUMMERS - For Anybody (feat. TOBi)
- Lil Migo - Rumor 4
- Emilio Rojas & Jarren Benton - New Stanley Kubrick
- 870glizzy - YOU'RE NOT GOD*
- Duwap Kaine - christmas carol*
- Blu, Cashus King, Jeff Johnson III, Def Mass, Donel Smokes, Scotty Sterling, M. Waisome & CinemaTaGraffiti - 23 'Til Infinity
- Casey Veggies - Put the City On
- RXKNephew - Trap House 3*
- LaRussell - Free the World (Vallejo, CA)
- Uncle Murda - Rap Up 2023
- LoLife Blacc & PeeWee Longway - Run My Money
- IAMDDB - Bet
- Kyle Dion - Hang Me Out To Dry
- Kash Doll & MDG - Power
- Forest Claudette - Can't Stop
- Swayvo - McNair (feat. Michael Da Vinci & YGTUT)
- Nyck Caution - PRESURE!
- Cypress Moreno & Big Sad 1900 - Been a Joint
- June the Legend - Lord Please (feat. Big Sad 1900 & Yung Dangerous)
- Jonwayne - No Joke (New Rap)*
- Bob Vylan - Hunger Games
- One Eight Seven - Moneygram (feat. EBK BCKDOE)
- Lighter Shade of Brown – Living Life
- Is Our Children Learning, Big Soda, Pandaraps & Open Mike Eagle - Quit
- Whoppa Wit Da Choppa - Trojan
- Pasto Flocco - Gassin' Em Up
- Louivshino - Aidos ! (feat. Lunchbox)
- Ghais Guevara - Stop Wearing Logo Tees / Flowers
- Vae Vanilla - Lawsuit
- Airospace - 5 piece chicken w/ mumbo sauce
- Kent Loon - Wok Wineglass (feat. Lil Scumbag & LowEyes)
- Bruiser Wolf - Dope Boy
- aroomfullofmirrors - CHECKMATE
- IAMGAWD, Clypto & J. Arrr - Wrong Side of the Gun
- Valid, Fat Ray & Big Herk - Prayer For The Players
- Butcher Brown - Down With the King
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\* means not on Apple Music or Spotify
Sorted by Spotify Monthly Listeners
Jay Yerba - Peace Be With You
It is just beats, this is a beat record
I get that. I can't sit and just listen to him on a loop like I can some artists, but in moderate doses he is dope. Still has room to grow as an artist too I think.
I feel like I've been hearing about that collab for a year now. I'd be psyched if it came out but I feel like it might have ended up in a vault somewhere.
This is a point I wish more people understood. People say rap glorifies this street stuff (and it does) and that is why there is so much street violence in some places. But art doesn't create reality, it reflects it. People make art about what they know and what they see, so of course they rap about it.
There are exceptions, dudes who didn't grow up in that life rapping about it, but that is again a reflection of their life. These are guys who were big in to Hip Hop who created art mirroring what they grew up with, which is rap about a violent life style. They are also the exception, not the rule I feel.
Pulled this dude up on Spotify because I liked this song. Song titles are on point.
EDIT: Went through his top 5 on Spotify. Dude can actually spit. Didn't like SJW with the weird high pitch whiny voice, but overall solid stuff. Not just a gimmick. Kill Your Local Racist was my favorite.
That piano on the beat sounds so fucking good. Great find
Probably my second favorite track after listening through the whole thing. Top spot goes to Bitch Please II, because Nate Dogg on the hook was always amazing.
Excellent choices. I miss album covers. I listen to pretty much everything on Spotify now and my phone is usually in my pocket or on a side-table so I never actually see the artwork anymore. I should make an effort to actually take a look.
This album was an embarrassingly large part of me getting in to Hip Hop. It wasn't my first album, that was The Eminem Show. But I was a little moody for about a year there and the edgy teen I was really identified with a lot of the depression and anger on the album. I still like Eminem now, but I mostly listen to his goofier songs (Real Slim Shady, Without Me, Lock it Up) or anything featuring Swifty McVay. Giving it a re-listen yesterday night I still really liked it, but it is weird to listen to it and not identify with it at all. And some of the lyrics made me kind of uncomfortable knowing I used to rap along with this.
Favorite songs back in the day would have been Kill You, The Way I Am and Kim. Because I was a vaguely poor teenager and I was mad about it. Looking back at it now though, I found myself really getting in to pretty much the whole album, just not identifying with any of it.
The only songs I really didn't enjoy now are Amityville and Kim. Amityville has Bizarre so we all know what went wrong there. Kim is just...too mad. I don't know why I loved that song so much as a kid, because I had a decent childhood, but looking at it now it is weird. It kind of gives me some insight on my kids I think, seeing the sort of stuff I felt "reflected me" at that age. Hormones man.
Book (Album) Club Week 16: The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
Welcome to Week 16 of our Book (Album) Club! The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem!
I'm sure everybody here has heard this before, but sometimes an old classic needs to be listened back to. Doesn’t matter if this is your 100th time listening to the album or you listen to the album the first time right before posting!
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January 9th: Ipecac Neat by P.O.S.
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Khary - Americana
Work has finally calmed down and I wanted to share some of what I've listened to over the past couple weeks!
Book (Album) Club Week 15: The Falling Season by Masta Ace
Welcome to Week 15 of our Book (Album) Club! The Falling Season by Masta Ace!
Back with something I think everybody will be able to enjoy so give it a listen! Doesn’t matter if this is your 100th time listening to the album or you listen to the album the first time right before posting!
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January 2nd: The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
January 9th: Ipecac Neat by P.O.S.
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New Music Friday - December 22th, 2023
LPs
- Peanuts (Logic) - Super Microphonus [Beats]
- Conway the Machine (🇺🇸) & Wun Two (🇩🇪) - PALERMO [NY Street Rap]
- Jay Hound & SweepersENT - Nightmare in Douglass [NY Drill]
- Bun B & Statik Selektah - Trillstatik 3 (w Method Man, Smif-N-Wessun, Talib Kweli, Paul Wall, Benny The Butcher, Boldy James, Smoke DZA + more) [Rap]
- Cookin Soul (🇪🇸) - XMAS MASSACRE [Beat Tape]
- Louie Ray - Lead By Example (w Sauce Walka, YN Jay + more) [Michigan Trap]
- Lil B - Winged Wheelchair Squad* [Meme Rap]
- LIL UGLY MANE - beat tape 2013
- LE$ & DJ Mr. Rogers - Settle 4 LE$ 3 (w Killa Kyleon, Slim Thug + more) [TX Rap]
- Horseshoe G.A.N.G. - Shady Past [Rap]
- Big Hit - The Truth Is In My Eyes (w RJmrLA, Jay Worthy, Baby Stone Gorillas, Mozzy, Hit-Boy, Snoop Dogg, The Alchemist, Musiq Soulchild, DOM KENNEDY, Benny the Butcher + more) [West Coast Rap]
- Ohbliv - LewseJoints 13: Side A & B [Beat Tape]
- Jansport J - My Mind Deserves To Shine [Boom Bap]
- Spanish Ran - Genesis Shit Vol. 1
- Darko the Super - Now! [Nerdcore]
- Snotty - Boy George Dreams [Rap]
Deluxe
- Tainy (🇵🇷) - DATA Instrumentals [Latin Rap]
- Thelonious Martin - Polo Sporting Goods Instrumentals
- Connie Diiamond - Ghetto & Rachet Remixes (w Remy Ma, Dave East, Don Q + more) [NY Drill, Def Jam]
- KP SKYWALKA - Rhythm & Bip (w Los) [SoundCloud Rap]
- Trdee - Early Mornings, Late Nights [Michigan Trap, The Hip Hop Lab]
- Khrysis - Destined 4 Greatness Instrumentals [Beats]
EPs
- Saiko (🇪🇸) - Saliendo del Planeta (w Yandel + more) [Latin Rap]
- Wizkid (🇳🇬) - S2 (w Wande Coal & Zlatan) [Afrobeats, RCA]
- DRAM - Black Santa [R&B, Holiday]
- Chino Rana$ & Pacman da Gunman - Blue Flag [West Coast Trap]
- YhapoJJ - M0DE*
- Flower In Bloom - Crisis Adverted [R&B]
- Slime Dollaz - KTO BOPPIN'*
- G's Us (R.A.P. Ferreira & AJ Suede) - What Them Dogs Don’t Know They Know (w Blu + more) [Art Rap, Ruby Yacht]
- AyooLii - Mindstate of Luxury [Midwest Trap]
Songs (Unsorted)
- Juice WRLD, Eminem & benny blanco - Lace It
- Playboi Carti - H00DBYAIR
- Lil Tjay & Fivio Foreign - Last Christmas
- Anuel AA - Glock, Glock, Glock / Luces Tenues / Arcángel Es Chota
- Central Cee - Entrapreneur
- AJ TRACEY - WIFEY RIDDIM 4
- Kid Frankie & Cookin Soul - La Verdad
- Mak Sauce, Trippie Redd & Tre Loaded - Other Side
- Lil Yee & EBK Jaaybo - Cemetery Type of Vibes
- Ñengo Flow & Myke Towers - Fast Money
- Non Phixon, ILL BILL & DJ Premier - Rock Stars
- Certified Trapper - Chemone (Come On Yeah) Pt. 2
- tobi lou & WIND MIRAGE - Food
- SpaceCoupe, RichGains & Boldy James - Back Home
- Megan Thee Stallion - Pussy Don't Lie (from Big Mouth)
- Marco Plus - Run!
- Paid $haq - Mafia Proverbs (feat. Babyface Ray)
- Kenny Muney - Sad Christmas
- EBK Trey B - Dead Bitch
- DEKKO - En Las Buenas y En Las Malas
- Los and Nutty - The Reason
- La Féve & Knucks - QUI?
- LIT killah - Facetime
- Cico P - Top
- Bucky Malone & WifiGawd - STREET SHARKS
- 1100 Himself - Bite the Hand
- SleazyWorld Go - Major Leagues
- 03 Greedo - Recess
- DD Osama - Baby Wait (feat. Sugarhill Ddot)
- Hurricane Wisdom & Wizz Havin - Havinn' It
- femdot. - freedom demo
- Stoner Simpson - Nextel
- Arcángel - Narcan
- Whopa Wit Da Choppa - Bang Bang
- Kenzo Balla - Trust Issues
- Jackboy - Keep It Goin'
- Elaquent - Toucan Soul
- TyFontaine & Hardrock - Giving Everything
- Kirk Knight - Mary Poppins
- Subiibabii - Fashion God
- Drakeo the Ruler & RONRONTHEPRODUCER - LMK Something
- Grindhard E, ATM ALee & ShredGang Mone - Drag Racing
- Kota the Friend - Oregon
- Fivio Foreign & Lil Mabu - TEACH ME HOW TO DRILL
- Rosco P. Coldchain - Devils Advocate (feat. OT the Real)
- Sauce Walka & Freeway - Switches & AR's
- Ghetts - Twin Sisters (feat. Skrapz)
- Rx Papi - 4 Hour Drive To Elmira
- Robb Bank$ - My Bleed
- Jin Dogg - OMG
- RealYungPhil & 1600J - Spilled My Cup
- Lou From Paradise - Ugly
- bbymutha - gun kontrol
- Denzel Curry & KeyNyata- Mr Popular
- Russ - Said It Freestyle
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\* means not on Apple Music or Spotify
Sorted by Spotify Monthly Listeners
I always love Freddie. Never heard this mixtape, gonna have to check it out
I was hesitant to post this album when I was trying to find something seasonal, as I usually think of Christian Rap as pretty lame. That said, I wanted to do these threads to try new stuff (and get other people to do the same) so I figured why not.
That said, this is very much Christian Rap. With the first song sporting a hook of
It's Christmas time, relax your mind and unwind, yeah
Full of peace, full of joy, I'll tell you why, yeah (2X)
It's Jesus Christ, yeah
I was pretty sure I had made a mistake. That said, it honestly kind of grew on me. Came Down is good with something a little soulful on the hook. Then I got to the middle of the album and hit Wisemen. This song goes hard as fuck and I do not care that it is basically a religious story.This is some solid, upper tier, story telling and the beat sounds amazing in my car. Kings Speech was another highlight to me, though the beat was a little overdone? Or maybe the mix was weird, I don't know exactly what it is but something is slightly off that stops it from being on the level of *Came Down *and Wisemen
Overall, I will probably never listen to this again, but I didn't hate it. Except Wisemen, which I've actually added to my favorites list on Spotify, until Christmas is over.
Book (Album) Club Week 14: Gift Rap by The Cross Movement
Welcome to Week 14 of our Book (Album) Club! Gift Rap by The Cross Movement!
I went seasonal for this week. I know Christmas is almost a week out, but doing a Christmas album on the 26th seemed lame so what the hell.
Doesn’t matter if this is your 100th time listening to the album or you listen to the album the first time right before posting!
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December 26th: The Falling Season by Masta Ace
January 2nd: The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
January 9th: Ipecac Neat by P.O.S.
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Links for Gift Wrap
Continuing the trend of last week, this is something I assume most people haven't heard. Truthfully, I wasn't sure about using it. It is a little bit R&B sometimes, a little Pop-y, a healthy bit of Rap and a little bit something else. Overall it averages out to Hip-Hop for me. Plus, I started doing this as a way to expand what I listen to and discuss some stuff we maybe haven't heard.
Personally, my favorite tracks were Dust and Bones, Down and King of the Mountain. Specifically the guitar loop used in the beat on King of the Mountain absolutely sucks me in and the horns on Dust and Bones are so fun and energetic it makes me want to dance.
Weird moment I don't know if anybody else noticed or cared about. What is up on Forever when Big Samir just like...mumbles out for a second of the song? It almost sounds like he forgot the lyrics for one or two words but you could just redo the recording right? It happens at 1:51 (link goes to a few seconds before). I don't know, I just thought it was funny.
Shaq is back with his 6th track of 2023! This is probably the weakest track he has been on since he started rapping again unfortunately.
One thing I don't know is how he keeps ending up with these rappers I've never heard of, with the exception of the Shaq and Kobe remix of course.
If you hover on the tracklists in bandcamp you’ll see that all songs have the lyrics.
Oh shit, I never knew that! and I'll have to check those other albums out, much appreciated
I've only heard a little bit of this guy but holy shit his Discography is huge. This is his 8th fucking album this year.
That said, this was good. I'm surprised he can put out something of this solid quality with the volume he is putting out. Probably helps he very clearly focuses on the lyrics side of things, though Crazy DJ Bazarro did a good job on the beats. They are solid, but they never take the focus off of the rapping. Lemons might be the only exception to that, I fucking loved that beat. So simple but fun. Favorite tracks besides that were probably Instagram Love and Truth Pill. Nejma went hard.
Dude should consider putting his own lyrics on to Genius. As of now, only 3 songs have lyrics on there currently. When I'm listening to something lyrical I really like being able to read the lyrics along with the song and not being able to do that is a bummer. That said, it just came out today so maybe he does, since every other album of his I checked on Genius, every song had the lyrics on there.
NGL, I actually like some of 6ix9ine's stuff from this time period. Day69 and Dummy Boy both had some absolute bangers. This, KEKE, STOOPID and Kooda all make me want to fight somebody. I know it isn't good music and I know he is a snitch and was talking about shit he wasn't doing, but I listen to Rick Ross too so fuck it.
His track Hellsing Station with ZillaKami from before he blew up actually gets regular listens from me, despite it not being on Spotify. I like most stuff Zilla does though.