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linqsikks

2 years

I've come a long ways lyrically in the past few months, and really started setting the bar higher for myself. My last few songs have a unique word count over 70%, and some of my favorite rhyme structures yet. I'm having a lot of fun playing with patterns and telling stories.

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4 months

@yandhiisntreal I hate that he's Canadian. He's such an embarrassment for us.

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4 months

@teddy_blackmon @ArtOfDialogue_ When somebody says something negative that's truthful, it's not hating. Yasiin is an OG in Hip-Hop. If your stance differs from his, you should be taking your own views into question.

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5 months

@TeamDreamville Don't pretend Drake is even in the runnings for best verse, lyrically. He can stick to the chorus and let rappers rap.

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4 months

@bdotTM My list, in no particular order, is: Aesop Rock Conway The Machine Benny The Butcher Black Thought Nas Talib Kweli Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Buck 65 Kool Keith Sayzee deserves mentioning as well.

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4 months

@sirluciusfox @ComplexMusic Nobody asked for the opinion of a non Hip-Hop fan. Fans respect the craft and their OG's. You do not. You're a fraud.

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4 months

@NicholasCraven_ Always loved it whenever Rick The Ruler or Nasty Nas did that... it's so real and raw. None of that autotune BS.

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@linqsikks

1 year

@Royceda59 The Mighty Mos Def. ✊

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@linqsikks

2 years

@_dovesflyhigh @VCakessss @Yvette8872 @YoungDevyn1 @iamcardib @NICKIMINAJ She's not a bully at all, she's just a very strong woman that doesn't back down from a fight that's brought to her. Nicki has never gone after anyone in an uncalled for manner.

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@linqsikks

2 months

@REDSEASHAWTY It's funny as hell, though, as a non racist. 😂 Unfortunately, that is totally how someone who grew up with that background thinks.

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@linqsikks

3 months

@Don2nd3 A lossless wired connection will always be superior to a lossy wireless connection in terms of detail and latency. The connection type, however, will have little to no effect on the accuracy of the device's audio reproduction. That's something that only the design of the drivers…

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@linqsikks

2 years

@Eminem Don't give this clown attention. You can whoop his ass. You know it, we know it, he knows it. It's not worth giving him the attention with his new album out. He's using the same tactics of those that've tried and failed before. #Eminem #Killshot #TheGame #BlackSlimShady

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@linqsikks

2 years

@YoungStonerLife The song he sung in court before getting locked up. Even if he isn't a criminal by the definition of US law (the court says he is), his crimes against rap in general deserve their own sentence. Just terrible sounds that I won't even dignify by calling music. Mumble rap nonsense🗑️

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@linqsikks

2 months

@THEG0DMUTHA 'Undying Love' by Nas is one of my favorites. I don't know about best, though.

Nas - Undying Love

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@linqsikks

2 years

@wwliradio Truer words are rarely ever spoken. I don't get why everyone has to divide themsleves like they're rooting for a favorite sports team. These two are part of the same game, and doing their own thing. Both MC's have massive respect for one another, this is purely Twitters creation.

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4 months

@fashaw_34 That dude looks like Joe Budden, for real. 🤣💯

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@linqsikks

3 months

@raptalksk You can't really consider yourself a "Hip-Hop enthusiast" and rather an autotune/mumble rap album win over Killer Mike of Run The Jewels AND The Dungeon Family. That was a battle between Killer Mike and Nas. Not Travis Scott, 21 Savage, nor Drake deserved a shot at that award…

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@linqsikks

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@itsavibe It never hit. Cole came and went like a change of seasons. It's the undergrounds time to shine.

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@linqsikks

2 years

@LAxFLAME All autotune does is artificially modulate vocals. It's an imperfect system, and the pitch-shift artifacts that autotune causes are its claim to fame. You can't perfect imperfection, nor should you praise such braisen use of a low-effort production process.

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@linqsikks

4 months

@CrookedIntriago If they don't respect the people who came before them, what they've taught us, and the art of lyricism.

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@linqsikks

4 months

@iAM_GAVINB @ardellwrightnow Drake is biracial. He's not black. That's just the side he's chosen to emphasize because it benefits him given his choice of career. Half-jews really shouldn't be going around saying the N-word and talking like "my people" but he does.

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4 months

@Chuck_Strangers God's balls 😂

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@linqsikks

3 months

@Slakonbothsides Love this album. This song absolutely slams on any big sound system, btw. Studio setup or in a car with a sub.

Raekwon - This Is What It Comes Too

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4 months

@RTCProfit

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@linqsikks

1 year

"🎶 Borderline schizo, sort of fine tits though, pour the wine, whore to grind, quarter to nine, let's go 🎶" 🫡 Rest in peace MF Doom.

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4 months

@YaBoy669 @yandhiisntreal SODA!! 🥤

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@linqsikks

5 months

@Senskomusic More indie artists use KRKs than actual industry professionals. My vote is for Yamahas if we're going by brand for the most iconic speakers in the music industry. Both have very dated designs, though. I wouldn't recommend either to someone looking to build a new studio setup.

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@linqsikks

4 months

@WRelapse2 The drug talk gets old pretty quickly. Raw lyricism does not. Em does great on both tracks, but I prefer 'Realest' because there's less drug talk.

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@linqsikks

4 months

@kabongodan99 @teddy_blackmon @ArtOfDialogue_ I've been listening to Drake for 15 years. He has no respect for the craft. Lyrically, he can barely maintain a 2-syllable rhyme structure. Most of it is pop music, and what isn't these days is him trying to sound hard or gang-affiliated. He was a child model and actor. He's…

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@linqsikks

3 months

@theknoxhill Part of me is for it, if he does, because I think we need more of that competitive energy in Hip-Hop right now. On the other hand, though, Benzino really isn't worth the time, effort, or attention. If he does drop, it'll only be for the sport of it. We should all know by now that…

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@linqsikks

5 months

@urproducer Pen the most respectful yet lyrically competitive response they've ever seen or heard because you never disrespect an OG. The only way any of my favorite rappers could come to diss me would have to be over a misunderstanding, so I'd be working to resolve that conflict as friendly…

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@linqsikks

4 months

@EminemBreakdown We're always here. Cocked and loaded, ready to go. Waiting for someone to say something bad about Em so we can go in, ruin their day, and make them self-conscious about their own taste in music. 😂

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@linqsikks

4 months

@_UGGGY If it isn't clever, then what is it? 🤔 To me, anything else is just noise. I call these the three-c's of lyricism in Hip-Hop: Consciousness Complexity Cleverness

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@linqsikks

4 months

@OIIie_X Side A and Side B are one album, so MTBMB has twice as much content-wise. 36 tracks vs 17-19 (standard, deluxe edition). As a result, I personally have more favorites on MTBMB. Recovery is a classic, though.

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@linqsikks

3 months

@NicholasCraven_ Hell on Earth has some of my favorite production of all time on there. Havoc really nailed it with that release, not that he ever didn't.

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@linqsikks

2 years

@The_Radyo He doesn't write. Just shows a lack of knowledge as to his creative process.

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@linqsikks

5 months

@ComplexMusic Always loved this old video of Yasiin nerding out over Doom lyrics. It's so wholesome. If anyone's going to do covers, he's the perfect fit as a real fan.

MOS DEF - a fan of DOOM

The Culture Capture Champs catch Mos Def during a break in the studio while recording "The Ecstatic" . Hear how he dissects some of his favorite MF DOOM lyr...

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@linqsikks

4 months

@knowlijmusic Bigtime. New-age Hip-Hop has gotten very tiresome to listen to because it's so repetitive and low-effort. People are becoming increasingly more nostalgic for that oldschool sound, and so it's being brought back.

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@goatedcris7 Em and Wayne were the only two lyricists on this track. Kanye is a producer, and Drake is a pop-rapper. Obviously, Em and Wayne had the better verses. It's kinda funny we're discussing this after Em called us out for these goofy debates on Doomsday Pt. 2, specifically regarding…

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@teddy_blackmon @ArtOfDialogue_ I especially take issue with you saying "shame on him". Shame on you for not having any respect for the craft or for your OG's, you fake Hip-Hop fan. You're not one of us.

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@linqsikks

2 years

@donnelleidk @mtvsthewrld_ Cole gets talked about a lot, I don't know what you're on about. He's roughly #12 for me, #9 for rappers that are still alive. I may be missing a few though. Black Thought Eminem JAY-Z Nas 2pac The Notorious B.I.G. MF Doom Mos Def Talib Kweli Andre 3000 Kendrick Lamar J. Cole

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@linqsikks

2 years

@WayneButane97 @AllHHSessions You listen to Rick Ross, thereby your opinion is automatically invalidated. You don't get to speak on Em.

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@linqsikks

4 months

@typatheo If you put out a song a week, that signifies you're 1 of 5 types of people. 1) Someone who has a very low standard of quality. 2) Someone who offloads a majority of their work onto other people. This could be in the form of having ghost writers and/or outsourced production,…

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4 months

@knowlijmusic You're not an artist, and neither are any of your followers. Writing assistance is frowned upon in Hip-Hop, and you're disrespecting the craft of lyricism by getting any outside help that isn't purely educational and self-expanding. Reading a dictionary or thesaurus to expand…

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5 months

@mattox__ @OnTheRadarRadio When you give the autistic kid too much Monster Energy...

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@linqsikks

4 months

@DymeADuzin What they're really trying to say is, "I like easy-listening pop-rap that I can shut my brain off to, but I also want it to be very lyrically technical". You can't have both because us lyrical artists don't want to stoop down to that pop level just for a wider appeal. We're out…

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5 months

@JMoneyBag_ @motrobooman X was probably one of the worst things to happen to music in the last 5 years. Fathered a lot of wackness in the form of talentless wannabe soundalikes.

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1 year

@marshrapgod "🎶Another day in the life. Used to have to scrape to get by. Now my community's gated, and I made it, and my neighbors say 'hi'.🎶"

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@linqsikks

4 months

@EminemSupporte1 I want him to be happy and to enjoy life as much as possible after the hardships he's been through. Y'all need to stop worrying about the next album or the next tour and let the man live.

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@linqsikks

4 months

@HipHopImm0rtal Who cares? The Game lost our communities' respect. We all know he needs one of two things to sell records these days: 1) controversy, or 2) lots of big-name features. I, for one, am not falling for that sh-t. I've taken him out of rotation permanently.

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@linqsikks

2 years

@Wayno119 Cause it sells, unfortunately. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" mindset. Few people can actually be bothered to create anymore.

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@linqsikks

5 months

@splashgvng I learned that the hard way. There aren't many honest people on the internet. I've had unreleased demos leaked because our convo turned sour. Don't trust anyone fully that you don't know irl.

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@urproducer I'd be perfectly content with 1000 listeners for the rest of my life. I have no desire for money/popularity. Recognition from a tight-knit community is all I need.

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@linqsikks

6 months

Fresh out of the deli, slow-cooked to perfection over 25 years. ♨️🍖 Released today!

North American Adonis, by Buck 65, doseone, Jel

15 track album

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“North American Adonis” @Buck65 @doseone @jelanticon OUT 11/24/23 25 YEARS IN THE MAKING…

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4 months

@RTCProfit Restore a respect for the craft and the OG's in Hip-Hop. Without that, all is lost, except to us few who know better. The genre has become increasingly diluted over time because we don't have enough father-figures and educators. Bad influences only give birth to more bad music.

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@linqsikks

2 months

@317carbatteries @urhra_ Snowflake ❄️

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@linqsikks

4 months

@RealOlaudah I'm pretty sure only the Jay and Busta part is true. That story has been told by Busta himself, I believe.

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4 months

@checktherhyme1_ Buck 65. He deserves way more recognition for his talents. Dropped two solo albums written, recorded, and produced by himself this year.

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4 months

@AyoAdxm @teddy_blackmon @ArtOfDialogue_ If y'all aren't ready for that conversation yet, it only goes to show badly we need more father-figures and educators in Hip-Hop. Bad influences only birth more bad music. We're multiple generations deep at this point with people who are only surface-level fans of the genre and…

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1 year

@DJPooh I'd love for Nasty Nas to blast back. Man is a legend. Could end that "relevancy" talk real quick. 21 might be too small of an individual to justify a response though.

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1 year

@Evidence @Alchemist Eminem worked that line into '3am'.

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2 years

@HipHopHistoryGy Can't beat Pac. This song is still one of the most aggressive tracks I've heard.

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1 year

@yashsayings Back when the Grammy's used to mean something...

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@linqsikks

2 years

@dailytrvis It all sounds the same. Can barely tell what he's saying.

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@linqsikks

4 months

@SparkdaPhilly @knowlijmusic I don't take cash from broke folk, Wrote without a mistake and blasted with a scope, crushed your hopes and dreams, all that gives me is some dopamine, vocally, you ain't got it, but my flow is clean, smokin green, choking hopeless emcees, that's how it's supposed to be, easy as…

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@linqsikks

4 months

@TexasSBF @CrookedIntriago The more complex you are lyrically the more difficult it is to freestyle off the dome. Most of us would have to compromise lyrical integrity in a big way just to be fast off the dome like you'd want. That's only one facet of Hip-Hop.

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@linqsikks

2 years

@BrotherMarr @Hugs4Thugss @BenjaminEnfield The Game isn't even in the Top 10 of his gangster-rap sub genre, let alone rap in general. Eminem even made Jay-Z's Top 5 by comparison. It's disrespectful to go against the OG's that made rap what it is today. Black Slim Shady was weak, and had poor structure. Elementary-level.

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@linqsikks

2 years

@ByDobson Seriously hard to say... nearly half of my favorite artists put out an album between 2007 and 2009. I think it's between Em and DOOM for me though, either or.

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@linqsikks

2 years

@GraveYardPapi_ It's hard to believe we almost have as many YFRWN entries as we do Star Wars or Fast & Furious films now. We've come a long ways. 🗓️🕓🤯

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3 months

@itsMickyLee To those just starting out in Hip-Hop: Learn the history, respect the OG's, and perfect your craft before deciding to dilute the genre with your mediocrity. That's my advice.

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1 year

@BeatRhymeLists @Cheamane The genre doesn't change as popularity increases. It remains Hip-Hop.

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2 months

@_UGGGY Folks who seem famished been smoking through green planets, the esteemed cabbage, high as the outer reaches we've managed

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@motrobooman Dr. Dre Alchemist EL-P

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@linqsikks

3 months

@Xabbitch @Rewindz_Burner @upblissed Nobody that rhymes "Snoop" with "poop" is scary. This dude's as sweet as a cookie... or should I say biscuit? 🇬🇧

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@linqsikks

4 months

@Yemihazan They did exist in the same era, and Pac was never the quick-witted syllable-monster with punchlines that Em was and is. This was Eminem in 1995. Learn your Hip-Hop history.

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5 months

@urproducer I've thought about this before. It's a good idea. Even just with studio sessions. Lets people know what you're really about and proves it's you doing it... not the editing software.

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4 months

@mosthiphop Anyone who's been in Hip-Hop for less than 20+ years is fair game. Drake isn't an OG from the golden era. He made his debut in 2009/2010. That wasn't very long ago. When you technically break down his lyrics, there's nothing of any real substance. Drake's vocabulary is miniscule,…

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4 months

@EmeLatina My favorite flows from Em are the ones from the Soul Intent days or some of the weird stuff on Relapse, or more recently, MTBMB. You don't really hear that kind of stuff anywhere else. It's all over the place.

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@THROWEDTOBIN You really shouldn't ever let yourself fall that far. If you can't keep yourself afloat AND pursue music, you need to give up on music. Life isn't a Disney movie, and most people who become homeless don't ever recover from that.

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@Senskomusic 11 years of writing. Since I was 9 years old. Started with hearing OutKast, Beastie Boys, Nas, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, etc. on car rides with my dad as a kid. I was writing raps and passing them around the class by Grade 4. Wrote for 10 years before I thought any of it…

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@defjam Or Push, Roc Marciano, Black Thought, Black Star, etc... it was a good year.

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2 months

@Shadyind Both are in my top 5 overall for all-time. In no particular order: Black Thought Eminem Nas Jay-Z MF DOOM

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@linqsikks

3 months

@senyaxs @Don2nd3 Data loss. Particularly with regards to high-frequency information. That's the difference between a "lossy" codec and a "lossless" codec. Lossy files are typically smaller because there's a lot of missing detail.

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@Buck65 Just made it through the first track. I'm floored by what I've heard so far. 🫡 The technical capability between the two of you lyrically is palpable.

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@NICKIMINAJ I don't pay attention to Future because I know he'll never say anything of value. He's an elementary-level writer who uses autotune as a crutch to carry his vocals and mumbles half of the time. I haven't an ounce of respect for that man, anything in his discography, or anything…

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5 months

@rapsody Wish we had more people that lived by that.

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5 months

@Loagz_Beatz That's nuts! 😯

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1 year

@allanjprice @ElliottWilson @abdashsoul Open a support ticket. They normally fix that kind of stuff pretty quick when you let them know.

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5 months

@Evidence This whole album has some of the most criminal production I've ever heard... I feel like a criminal just listening to it. 😂

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@linqsikks

3 months

@HipHopTakesX You asked a question regarding Atlanta natives. The word 'native' in this context means native to that land, as in born there. 21 Savage was born in London England, not Atlanta. Educate yourself on the English language and Hip-Hop before choosing to speak on it.

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5 months

@HipHopAllDayy With regards to every mumble rap album in there, they are bad. Wayne, Nicki, and Cole put out the best of the bunch, and Schoolboy Q gets a pass for being part of Black Hippy. I personally really liked 'Funeral'. That track 'Mahogany' on there in particular. Wayne's still got it…

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@knowlijmusic Yeah, it is cheating. Anyone who disagrees just isn't into real Hip-Hop. None of the OG's will respect you if that's what you're bringing to the table as a so-called "artist". The use of ghost writers is not respected, and using software instead is no different. It's frowned…

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@OfficialVoyage They're necessary if you're making a proper album. In order to stick to one cohesive theme, if you're telling a story, you need skits. It separates all of the songs into chapters, almost, and lets the album play through more like a movie. I'd like at least 3 skits on every album.

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@HipHopAndMovies @AyoAdxm @teddy_blackmon @ArtOfDialogue_ If you were a real fan, you wouldn't be talking like that about an OG... that invalidates anything you have to say. Sorry, but we don't do that.

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3 months

@SparkdaPhilly @AttaboyPaulo @taoofpu Atta boy, Phil! Right on. 💪 Nice verse.

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4 months

@_UGGGY Eatin stale pizza with jailed preachers, doin some snail research. 🐌😂

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@linqsikks

4 months

@melman1987 @teddy_blackmon @ArtOfDialogue_ We all grew up doing something. That doesn't make opinion valuable over fact. While Yasiin was asked for his opinion, what it really was is the truth. All of the real emcees and Hip-Hop heads feel that way. DMX didn't like Drake, either.

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@Southpawer Honestly, it doesn't surprise me that a real Hip-Hop artists music isn't palatable to a pop-rap fan like Nadeska. Nor should it surprise anyone else. This has always been the battle. The general unwashed masses vs. the real Hip-Hop heads.

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4 months

@MadamMoneySays We're not overlooking hard work. We're acknowledging a lack of hard work. Mainstream Hip-Hop is easier to write and produce because general audiences have lower standards than Hip-Hop heads. There are fewer technicalities you need to be proficient at. There's a whole craft that's…

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2 years

@xclaudius Michael said exactly what he was thinking with zero hesitation. 😂

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@linqsikks

2 years

@AllHHSessions It was a one-off feature for a movie soundtrack that ended up on the backside of Relapse. There are many eras of Eminem, and this is not the current one. This was Relapse/Recovery era, which pre-dates TMMLP2 and all recent releases. Very different sound compared to now.

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linqsikks

@linqsikks

2 months

@RakeemShabazz Why is it necessary for this distinction to be made, though? 🤷‍♂️ The day we can ignore our differences in complexion alone is the day that racism will die. It's just how our bodies adapt to different UV zones. A lot of us have been ready to give up on race as a subject for a…

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