I gotta be honest, Nipsey's raps ain't where they used to be. Almost Dom Kennedy status

[serial]

Nah he was sharp on tmc

Actually I liked it better than the marathon

In parts but to me this where autotune nip came in and the rhymin declined for most part - before this he did it in parts on the original marathon but Tmc to me was more melody driven. He can still go hard when he makes the effort but you can tell on some tracks they were punched in.

I hope like I said he steps it up on victory lap.

 

[NSSVO]

I think he dropped his best shyt recently

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

 

[Marlo Barksdale]

The voice and flow ruin many songs on Victory Lap. Especially when you hear songs like "Real Big" where you can immediately tell by the crisp flow and clear voice that it was recorded during the Marathon era.

 

[Black Ball]

The voice and flow ruin many songs on Victory Lap. Especially when you hear songs like "Real Big" where you can immediately tell by the crisp flow and clear voice that it was recorded during the Marathon era.

"Ruin" is a bit extreme, but I know what you saying. I miss the smooth Nipsey voice & flow that could really bring out the emotion & sincerity in a track. There's alot raspy voice & choppy flows on this.

I need to run it back several times to get a good feel on this album. Off 1st listen, this shyt is quality production wise and Nip did his thing lyrically for the most part also. It's just missing that classic emotion he usually brings on his albums.

One Take 3
Outro (TMC)
A Miracle
Blessings
Respect ya passion
Face The World
Status Symbol

So many more I could name. This album sounds very grandiose though. I could be wrong, I need to listen a bit more.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

I think he dropped his best shyt recently

I just came in here and it’s like I’m in The twilight zone.

He delivered on this album and lived up to 10 years of expectations I didn’t think he coild

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Yo I almost had a fukking heart attack but then realized this thread was before the album dropped.

I agree though, rap nikkas is trash. But victory lap whole was a home Run.