this album drops June 24th. excited!!

"Stigmata" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXDxeSXk2Qg

so. Um. I don't know how to say this.

I'm feeling Iggy's album a lot.

i haven't heard her enough to develop an opinion yet, i really like the new Ariana Grande song though.

new Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) song, produced by Mannie Fresh.. apparently they have a collab album on the way: http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/yasiin-b...g.1906900.html

awesome.

Top 5 so far

1. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
2. YG - My Krazy Life
3. Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
4. Lil Herb - Welcome to Fazoland
5. Migos - No Label II

are Young Fathers any good?

i don't really like MKL and Oxy. replace them with Clivia and Honest then you'll have my list.

No Label 2 is a bit too long and samey, but otherwise it's so good. looking forward to YRN 2.

everything that concerns Young Thug at this point excites me, his features and random song releases are so amazing. i need him to drop his first cohesive project.

this thread is back to "out of my envelope" range

I actually like the YG album more than I expected.

The Rick Ross has grown on me a lot too.

Oxy and Pinata I'm still on the fence w/...

R.I.P. OTF Nunu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRwsn30TmDE

^ that story, wow. terrible. :(

R.I.P.

that song is dope. and to think the video just came out a few days ago..

dude didn't even get the chance to drop his debut tape.

http://www.datpiff.com/OTF-NuNu-Nusk...pe.591575.html

i'm glad Keef moved out as soon as he blew up. the violence in Chicago keeps taking away some of the city's best hip-hop talents. L'A Capone had so much potential.

That's terrible. Makes me worry about the 4-5 million people in the city who aren't rappers. Homeless people for instance. Kids.

It's a little weird for us to be so concerned about the rappers, innit?

Oh well. RIP.

I um, really love this "Young OG" track by Fabolous from Soul Tape 3. Samples Yeezus (or, re-samples the Choral Choir sample from "On Sight")

I never thought I would be playing Fabolous tracks on repeat. Always thought he was kind of a nothing, but damned if he didn't choose the right artist to piggy back for anyone looking to catch my attention.

http://www.complex.com/music/2014/03...young-og-video

you serious? Fabolous is legit.

yeah he can spit. his verse on "You Ain't Got Nuthin" from Tha Carter 3 got my attention.

i've only skimmed through Soul Tape 3 so far, but "Thim Slick" is one of my fav tracks from last year, good lord what a song.

OMG yeah his verse on "You Ain't Got Nuthin" is insane.

He's dropped some excellent singles too - "Breathe," "She's A Killer," etc. Dude's solid.

The Soul Tapes are great for sure. That track sev posted is good stuff.

Fabolous is legit now, but when he started out he was as generic as they come.

I have liked him for a while now, but I never thought I'd be digging a tune this hard.

is chief keef a joke? I heard this song where he was just slurring his words (totally unintelligible no joke) over this totally fucking ridiculous track with all these twinkly synths, sounded so overproduced and ludicrous but in a really bad way...

better question: as someone who doesn't really appreciate that side of rap much if at all, how significantly does the innate absurdity of someone like chief keef and his music play into your appreciation of it??