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

[TGainz]

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


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

 

[IronFist]

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

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Finished this.


Get Outta Here
&
Mac & Lobster

The only 2 that I really like production wise.


Lyrically I like it but production wise I don't.

 

[perfectblack999]

Rae still got it, but some of these beats just sound flat.

This is my initial take too. Production feels like a generic NY album.

 

[Why-Fi]

the only beats i dont like are the guy that plans it and debra night wine. the rest of this shyt knock

 

[CHERUB]

Top 5 NaS verse of all time

 

[L $ C]

Top 5 NaS verse of all time

of the last 5 years? MAYBE still prolly not lol

 

[waynep]

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

 

[L $ C]

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

partially his fault....no media run no nothing.

 

[Don Homer]

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

 

[waynep]

partially his fault....no media run no nothing.

I mean he's been tweeting about the Clipse all week. Even today he got like 3 tweets about them. He can't let his followers know new Rae out?

 

[Ironman]

 

[Ziggiy]

 

[Sean7]

Finished this.


Get Outta Here
&
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.

 

[areohbee824]

I like it better then The Wild and definitely F.I.L.A.