Rapsody - Eve (Discussion Thread)

[EndDomination]

Album is flames, I'll be replaying a few times for sure.

 

[mr x]

Sojourner

 

[bigdaddy88]

am kinda surprise some of the weaker tracks came from Eric G

 

[Youseenmywork]

Bump

 

[Tigron]

Rapsody not fukkin around on that intro


Other than a couple skippable tracks this is a great album. I thought she had plateaued with her last project but this one is special. Even the songs I don’t care for, I can appreciate that she experimented with different sounds.

 

[Sad Bunny]

This deserves more shine


She snapped

 

[TheDarceKnight]

9th is just extremely dope at chopping and arranging samples and patterns off them. No matter what the song is known or unknown. And he formulates his ideas so quick. I probably watch his rhythm roulette at least a few times a month. That's just such a dope look into his process. And that other joint where he was in the studio chopping one on his laptop. Big fan of him minus his come on Nas gimmick lol

That remains my favorite R.R. episode. There are other amazing ones but the fact he does 4 beats, so quickly, has fun in the process, and they're actually creative flips that are made with a rapper in mind? That last part is important. 9th doesn't really make beats for beat battles. he makes beats that are ready to go for a rapper, and that's one of the cool things I like about his episode. Yes...he's been doing the same soul samples with a lot of the same drums for almost 20 years now, but I will always enjoy his beats.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Gonna give this a run tomorrow in the gym

 

[Supa]

I've always liked his chop game because he definitely will re-arrange things and keep a lot of the musicality intact. But I've never heard anyone compliment it that much. Everyone rags on his drums but rarely do his chop skills get praised.

Khrysis as a counter example will do the same thing but it sounds less melodic (most of the time) and there are more interruptions and stutters. Like it sounds...choppier, to state the obvious. But that's a stylistic choice that Khrysis prefers. 9th has mentioned before that he likes to make chops that sound like loops.

Are there any other examples of 9th beats like this that stick out in your mind? I'm not trying to bug you, but I'm curious now what some of your favorite beats are of his. I thought his 3rd beat (out of 4) on his Rhythm Roulete episode did a great job of doing what you said. He takes 2 totally different parts of the song and combined them.

Time-coded for 6:17 and then at 8:48 he does another flip of the same song for a 2nd beat.

Sample at 2:46

 

[Black Miller]

That remains my favorite R.R. episode. There are other amazing ones but the fact he does 4 beats, so quickly, has fun in the process, and they're actually creative flips that are made with a rapper in mind? That last part is important. 9th doesn't really make beats for beat battles. he makes beats that are ready to go for a rapper, and that's one of the cool things I like about his episode. Yes...he's been doing the same soul samples with a lot of the same drums for almost 20 years now, but I will always enjoy his beats.

Hands down my favorite episode. Dude will 2-3 different parts of song and flip them effortlessly. Like on that episode, he flipped that Jermaine Jackson joint which was sick and dude basically like discarded it like on to the next. I'm like no! Stay letting that play lol I would love phonte to rap on that or some elite rhymer down with them. Even elzhi.

He don't make battle ready beats but they can be used in that setting. Like that threats beat that could knock in a beat battle. I like that fact cause I try to make beats in that same vein basically for someone to rap on. I can go on and on about 9th but I'm gonna chill and let the thread breathe

I like that he's true to himself usually when he switch up I don't like it as much but the chops and arrangements stay dope and even that snare be knocking. He can switch that a bit more though

 

[newworldafro]

Nina is fire but that metal gate line was trash.

That's the line I said at...
lol.

North Carolina Hip Hop serving the globe in 2019...

J Cole
Da Baby
Little Brother
Rapsody
9th Wonder

 

[Sad Bunny]

Nina, Cleo, Aaliyah



I ain't crazy about Whoopi

 

[Loose]

She can rap but her hook bridge and cadence game is very lackluster to me. It makes the whole project sound like one big song

 

[Deoji]

the production is not really that strong IMO. And Rap is not being produced it seems. They just letting her snap over beats and you can kinda tell. But that's enough for her fans. I really like MAYA and IBTIHAJ.

 

[ManBearPig]

Maya