[Game On!] CDC Rap Mixtape Exchange 3.0.

Sean Monahan · November 14, 2015

^^^ blame it on Horvat.

otherwise · November 16, 2015

I'm assuming this thread is pretty much dead by now, but what the hell.. made it like 10 days ago, so may as well post it as Horvat is officially mia.

ras kass- soul on ice. 8.5/10 great lyricals, beats and production good. good flow.

omid- when the sun took a day off. 7/10 weird story, but good.

genelec & memphis Reigns - Ground zero. 7.5/10 nice rhymes. great lyricals. like the beat don't like the high pitch noise through out.

atmosphere- scapegoates. 6.5/10 long list of scapegoates. don't like the piano note in the beat.

outkast-elevator (me & you). 7/10 like the bass and good lyricals.

7L & Esoteric- learn from the druid. 6.5/10 the sound effects in the beat/production are really distracting become annoying by the end of the song.

Xzibit- what u see is what u get. 8/10 I really like his voice. nice beat and lyricals.

aesop rock- the tugboat complex. 7/10 more like spoken word over a beat...too much words- I don't think I could zone out to this, it makes me feel like I'm in class missing key parts of a lecture.

Qwel- Host. 7/10 at the start sounds like spoken word but then it kinda reminds me of eminem in like early 2000's.

company flow- population control. 6.5/10 the beat gets tiresome, it really dragged to rating down.

Goodie Mob- soul food. 6/10 okay song. nothing really stood out to make me feel like it deserved a higher rating.

mobb deep- survival of the fittest. 7/10 good beat and lyricals.

***when I say lyricals I'm talking about the rhyming, word play etc.

overall 7/10 lots of lyrical rapping. I I'd listen to most of these songs again. I know I'm not on in this officially but this mix deserved a review.

VIC_CITY · November 16, 2015

1st time in...probably a couple years that I've gone to the off topic forum (EDIT: This is white noise, never actually been here). But what a thread!

I've been listening to hip hop forever. I've been through so many phases in the last 20 years, from west coast to east coast to underground to mainstream and back. I even used to rock No Limit Records pretty hard about 15-16 years ago lol (not too proud of that phase).

I'd love to put a mix together but I don't even know where I would start? I probably wouldn't even touch the 90s or 2000s because I'd be so mind-fk'd from all the content. My brain would likely explode! I download almost every rap album released and could make a BANGER out of this year's releases. Even then it would be hard narrowing the tracks down to 10 or 15.

For those that did pick old school - love everything from illmatic. Probably my favorite album of all time. I saw a Big L track too. No Gangstarr yet but I feel like they're worth a mention when talking about that era. Loved NY rap back then! Oh and Talib Kweli. His 1st album reflections eternal was so dope! Unfortunately, for me, nothing he has put out has even came close to replicating that album. He's a dope lyricist, smart guy - conscious rap. But his taste in production just isn't for me. I feel like I need to mention Common too. Like Water for Chocolate - FIIIIIRE!! I also saw a Pete Rock track. He had so many classics with CL Smooth! Someone posted Outkast B.O.B. I have so much respect for Outkast. How many artists have managed to stay so relevant over so many years? They've managed to change their sound with the times and keep pumping out massive hits...insane longevity.

And rap in 2015...Kendrick is clearly killing it. But J Cole, Wale, Logic, Big KRIT, School Boy Q...tons of dope artists out right now. Even lil Dicky. He's a little unconventional but I think Dicky has the best album out this year (Professional Rapper), It's a lot of fun and most albums aren't like that anymore. So I encourage everyone go out and get it if you haven't already!

Ok I'm literally losing my mind right now...But I love hip hop and I love this thread. So thanks everyone for the walk down memory lane!

KFBR392 · November 17, 2015

7L & Esoteric- learn from the druid. 6.5/10 the sound effects in the beat/production are really distracting become annoying by the end of the song.

aesop rock- the tugboat complex. 7/10 more like spoken word over a beat...too much words- I don't think I could zone out to this, it makes me feel like I'm in class missing key parts of a lecture.

I went back and forth on that 7L and esoteric track. Doing things over, I probably wouldnt add it again. Going through a bunch of old music (ras kass,xzibit,omid etc) got me all nostalgic which led me to that esoteric track. Reminds me of some of the favorite years of my life, which I think I like more than the actual song haha.

I actually like your description of the aesoprock track.. even just applying that classroom lecture comment to aesoprock in general. Sometimes I find myself picking out one line that he said, analyzing it in my head, then realizing I missed the entire rest of the song. The guy is just on another level in my opinion. I can't honestly say I know what he's talking about most of the time, but it's fun as hell (for me) to try and figure it out.

Thanks for reviewing.

KFBR392 · November 17, 2015

1st time in...probably a couple years that I've gone to the off topic forum (EDIT: This is white noise, never actually been here). But what a thread!
I've been listening to hip hop forever. I've been through so many phases in the last 20 years, from west coast to east coast to underground to mainstream and back. I even used to rock No Limit Records pretty hard about 15-16 years ago lol (not too proud of that phase).
I'd love to put a mix together but I don't even know where I would start? I probably wouldn't even touch the 90s or 2000s because I'd be so mind-fk'd from all the content. My brain would likely explode! I download almost every rap album released and could make a BANGER out of this year's releases. Even then it would be hard narrowing the tracks down to 10 or 15.
For those that did pick old school - love everything from illmatic. Probably my favorite album of all time. I saw a Big L track too. No Gangstarr yet but I feel like they're worth a mention when talking about that era. Loved NY rap back then! Oh and Talib Kweli. His 1st album reflections eternal was so dope! Unfortunately, for me, nothing he has put out has even came close to replicating that album. He's a dope lyricist, smart guy - conscious rap. But his taste in production just isn't for me. I feel like I need to mention Common too. Like Water for Chocolate - FIIIIIRE!! I also saw a Pete Rock track. He had so many classics with CL Smooth! Someone posted Outkast B.O.B. I have so much respect for Outkast. How many artists have managed to stay so relevant over so many years? They've managed to change their sound with the times and keep pumping out massive hits...insane longevity.
And rap in 2015...Kendrick is clearly killing it. But J Cole, Wale, Logic, Big KRIT, School Boy Q...tons of dope artists out right now. Even lil Dicky. He's a little unconventional but I think Dicky has the best album out this year (Professional Rapper), It's a lot of fun and most albums aren't like that anymore. So I encourage everyone go out and get it if you haven't already!
Ok I'm literally losing my mind right now...But I love hip hop and I love this thread. So thanks everyone for the walk down memory lane!

Yeah the shear volume of content to choose from really is overwhelming. I could make a new playlist every week relatively easily. It's hard to narrow it all down to just one though. Depending on my mood, and which rabbit hold I found myself in, my day to day selections would be incredibly different.

I just stumbled upon lil dicky like 2 weeks ago. He's an interesting guy with a bunch of talent. Seems like he'd be a fun guy to hang around with. I think he's capable of a lot more than what he's doing now (see his lion king track - ridiculous rhymes and equally ridiculous topic), so I'm interested to see where he's at in a few years.

Post up a playlist and keep this thread alive.

Zfetch · November 17, 2015

I don't know how many people will get around to this, or whether or not a new playlist will get some activity going once again, but here is my playlist. (Not in playlist form, each song is posted individually)

Title: Z's Zesty Tracks