Man oh man, I can't stand Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire. Here he makes "jokes" about his supposed pals Kassa, Le1f, and Mike Finito, goes on for too long, and puts on that sneering, indignant tone that makes him sound like a bully who just stole your ice cream but decided he doesn't like the flavor.
Again, not trying to knock Earl, even with the "monotone" comment. I'm a big fan of his. And I agree with you that Earl's stuff on Hive was more rhythmically diverse than Vince's, but I still think Vince's flow was the most memorable on the song and that he put in a fresher vocal performance. Maybe I'm just more a sucker for intonation than for rhythmic dexterity, but I thought all of Vince's drawn-out bent notes ("the way I cuuueee shiiit") were really striking. To each his own, my dude.
Vince's verse stood out because of how unique and original it was in terms of flow and vocal styling. No disrespect to Earl, who is great, but I'd say that Vince is an even more exciting vocal talent. The "monotone" Tom mentions makes sense to me with Earl but much less so with Vince.
On this tape Vince brings us more tried-and-true rap talking points, delivered with so much surprising phrasing and cadence that they sound brand new. There's nothing innovative beat-wise, but the strength of the rapping is enough to make this a multiple-repeat listen. And "Nate" is just a gem.
I liked I'm In the Forest, but I was glad that this one featured a bit less silliness and a bit more straight rapping.
These mixtape reviews are great, by the way. I wish they generated more regular comments. There aren't enough places online to read this kind of high-level rap criticism.
Gabe, I love your comedy and your social criticism and I'll miss getting to read your work every day. Very few people over the last couple of years have influenced how I think and speak as much as you have. Thank you for everything.
Has anyone noticed how the group of characters on Go On is pretty much exactly the same as the one on Community? Like, you can make a one-to-one comparison for every single character.
He also had no one to really share his victory with. His wife, his children, and his protege had all distanced themselves from him. I think that Walt also felt some genuine remorse over killing Mike.
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