Leaving Wolf off this list is criminal IMO. Seriously one of the most underrated albums of the year, maybe because so much great stuff came out after it.
The lack of No Poison No Paradise is disappointing as well. Feel the same about Watching Movies With the Sound Off and BetterOffDEAD.
Pretty solid list all around though.
Would've liked to see because the internet here, even if you guys didn't like it, I think, AT LEAST, it's a far more interesting album than Black Panties.
I fully support anything that R. Kelly wants to do though and I think it's great that a guy as wacky and weird as him is getting attention again. R. Kelly making music is never a bad thing.
So basically people aren't allowed to like because the internet because you don't? Plenty of people (myself included) love Acid Rap, in fact, I think it's the best album, mixtape, EP, project, whatever of the entire year. But I also have really enjoyed because the internet. I would also love to hear what you think makes Gambino a "bad rapper", maybe my ears are off, but I'm not hearing it on BtI.
lol you realize Donald Glover and Chance are friends right? It's not like he just paid Chance a shit ton of money to put his name on the song.
I still don't understand why he's being criticized for not having Chance get a verse. because the internet is a concept album largely about Gambino's emotions and feelings. There's isn't a guest verse on the entire album. It's his album, he should be able to do what he wants with it, not be forced to give Chance a verse because that's what the internet wants. Keep in mind that there's quite a few people that were put on to Chance because of his guest spot on Gambino's mixtape Royalty. Not that Chance wouldn't have blown up without Gambino, but putting him on that tape and taking on him tour with him was a big deal.
I think he displays many of qualities "good rappers" have on because the internet. His rapping ability has undoubtedly improved since Camp. The puns are pretty few and far between here.
Which is actually a relatively valid argument. A lot of rappers get absolutely no coverage from Pitchfork but are pretty well known and popular rappers. Dom Kennedy is one that comes to mind off the top of my head.
But Pitchfork loves to give high scores to "hood" rappers (not saying they aren't justified) and obviously they love any musician who seems a bit crazy.
Tom's brain has apparently been replaced by that of a sixth grade girl.
Because the internet is a great album, but I don't expect it to get any attention here and I expect it to get an awful score from Pitchfork. Don't know what the huge issue with him is but the bias is kind of pathetic honestly.
Or he's going to see if he enjoys it and he feels like he wants to continue on that path.
I don't see what the big problem vegans have (not saying you fall into this group at all, kilgore, just generalizing here) with people who do things like this. I guess it's because they don't have the same instant reaction like they did or maybe because they actually think about returning to eating meat but every time someone does something like it seems like vegans' fangs come out hardcore.
I think he's just generalizing here. It's still wrong, but I don't think Kanye is actively trying to make a statement about how Jews run everything or something.
I don't think the author was commenting on being surprised by their discipline because they were black. I think he made that comment because when you think of any popular rapper, white or black, or really any popular musician, white, black, Latino, Asian, whatever,you think that it's gonna be a rowdy environment, especially when you're dealing with a lot of young guys.
But I see where they're coming from at the same time.
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