TheDarceKnight
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He had some sharp and live sounding drums on Lulu last year too. Different than most of his drumsAlc got a band tucked away or something because some of these kicks and snares on here sound super clean![]()
He had some sharp and live sounding drums on Lulu last year too. Different than most of his drumsAlc got a band tucked away or something because some of these kicks and snares on here sound super clean![]()
Lowkey, that's the album that made me notice itHe had some sharp and live sounding drums on Lulu last year too. Different than most of his drums
I hated on that phase at the time but in hindsight it was dopeIntro beat reminds me of Alch's Russian sample phase
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Reminds me of the sound in this beat. Especially when it rides out around 2:05Really dig that screeching sound, which I'm guessing is a sample of a violin or whatever on "Stonefruit." Digging the psych rock influence on that one
You made me look up Lulu to see if I could find something out about those drums, and apparently today is the anniversary.Lowkey, that's the album that made me notice it
Y’all will call trap wack and listen to incoherent ramblings and say it’s dope because Alc laced it .
shyt is buns
Yep.I don't get Earl, man. The verse isn't bad but like...you can only go left so many times before you fall off the boat. "Underground" production as it stands today - from Navy Blue to DJ Muggs to Alch to Griselda to Roc Mari shyt - is all on Earl's wave. Moody shyt, dark shyt, etc. Yet instead of rapping over that shyt and taking the easy W, he's out here rapping over Albanian wedding music and sounding like he's ODing on zannies. Breh is passing up major bags. An Alch/Earl album, with him rapping on that I Don't Like shyt, I Don't Go Outside tip? Classic alert.
Yep.
I definitely miss more conventional Earl. He’s still craxy talented, but I don’t love the xanax bar flow he’s been doing recently. I wish he’d go back to the old energy.
I mean you're clearly not gonna like anything I post from him and that's cool. But I think he's been consistent and I've never seen him a poser. He was always a huge DOOM fan and did the monotone flow thing combined non-sequitur bars. I think Xanax or being really stoned is a better explanation than him having "big lips"People say this and I've yet to hear or see the basis of it. He objectively spits terrible verses. He seems to have created a lane for himself by being a fan of dope artists and casting some of his odd future fame their way. Does he even do xanax? He seems like a big lipped, suburban poser doofus who grew out of Eminem and found KA and is OD'ing on standom.
verse on Quelle x Chris Keys = Trash
verse on Mach's Hard Lemonade = Trash
Feet of Clay = Trash
The Alc Craft Single = Trash
Some Rap Songs = Trash
I Don't Like shyt... = Trash
'East' may be the only song funnier than 'Jarreau of Rap' from last year though.
I mean you're clearly not gonna like anything I post from him and that's cool. But I think he's been consistent and I've never seen him a poser. He was always a huge DOOM fan and did the monotone flow thing combined non-sequitur bars. I think Xanax or being really stoned is a better explanation than him having "big lips". What does big lips have to do with anything?
I don't know if he does Xanax or not. I'm guessing he doesn't, but he's dealt with a lot of hardships in recent years, so who knows. The point is that he slurs his words a lot more now than he used to. @Zero might have better examples than me. He always sounded monotone but he didn't always slush his speech together.
There's no denying his style has changed in recent years. That's the main thing we're saying. Just because you don't like him doesn't mean he's not talented.
Quick first impression without getting into any specifics. This is my first listen to Armand Hammer, and this is so different from the type of rappers Alchemist is famous for producing. No matter what, this doesn’t sound like any of Al’s 2020 projects. It’s definitely refreshing, and I’m glad that he’s got an album like this in his catalogue. Sounds like he stepped out of his comfort zone a little bit, but without getting too weird.
I can’t imagine anyone that likes Armand Hammer not liking this. It’s my intro to then, so I’m just not used to their style yet.
Edit: @Tetris v2.0 there’s only 4 out of 15 beats on here without drums. And one has a heavy baseline and some compressed kick drums. You’ll be happy with it.