Albums Raekwon - The Emperor's New Clothes (July 18th)

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Got through my first listen…. So far Pomegranate, 600 School, The Omertà, and Mac & Lobster are my favorites…

I like to give it a couple more listens until I start forming an opinion (I’m still going through the Clips album so my favorites from that one are starting to stand out to me)

I don’t mind the skits but I wish the beat from Officer Full Beard would’ve been used for a record :stopitslime:


For the first listen it sounds solid to me so far but I can’t wait to listen to it again on my commute home….. overall though it’s got me excited for what Ghost is going to drop next month too
 

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Who has true power? The Torah or synagogue leaders?
Quran readers or palm readers?
Witch-crafters or Christian pastors?
Rich rappers, Marx said "Religion's the opiate of the masses"
When Nas says, I got thoughts as if a therapist said
What time you want to learn what's in my head
 

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Hip- Hop media ignoring the album.. Dudes like Rob Markman ain't Wu fans anymore or something lol Smh
 

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Album is striaght. The tracks with ghostface and method man are the standouts. The westside gunn/benny the butcher/Conway track is good too

outside of those, it's not much there tbh :manny:
 

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Finished this.


Get Outta Here
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Mac & Lobster

The only 2 that I really like production wise.


Lyrically I like it but production wise I don't.
Yeah man, Rae's problem a lot of times on his albums is definitely production.... His ear for Beats is not that great a lot of times on his later albums (Cuban Linx 2 obviously the exception there and a great follow up to the original). I will listen to this tonight but the posts in here make me not expect too much from this album sides a few songs, especially on the production tip.
 
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