Slum Village - Evolution - 2013
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gonna check this out, I'm in the minority but I always preferred Young RJ's beats over Black Milk's. On the one album where you could tell who did what and they weren't under the BR Gunna name, RJ's beats on "05" hit harder imo.
Really? A name with thát much resemblance to J Dilla?
It's his brother
erker
All Star
Okay, my bad. Didn't know that. That's kinda nice.
Grand Conde
Superstar
We all know why Fant. Vol 1/2 are so great...and it has nothing to do with the MCs.
Big Mel
@bigboss
it actually kinda does. i know what you're saying though.
Yeh the mic presence on both Fantastics is fukking awesome
they had flows and great breath control, as well as a dope ad lib game. Phonte said he sat down and was just studying how they delivered their rhymes on those albums before all the LB stuff started to come together.
darealvelle
Real Talk
which album are you talking about? The Self titled album just had br gunna on the tracklist.
darealvelle
Real Talk
You can say what you want about the lyrics on those albums. But the flows fit perfect imo with the beats and how the songs were structured.
Big Mel
@bigboss
bingo. the verses were instruments. plus, it was hilarious how utterly vulgar the content was given the "backpacker" status of the group.
i'm the type of person that doesn't buy into beats can make a classic. even Group Home, as simple as the bars were, added to that cake.
Black Milk (primarily) produced Set It, Can I, Call Me, Multiply, Hear This, Hell Naw, and Ez Up.
IMO the 05 album is the third best SV release after both Fantastics. T3 and Elzhi killed it and production and guest features were on point. This is disgustingly good:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YFymjKsij4"]Slum Village - Hear This - YouTube[/ame]
darealvelle
Real Talk
All those beats were dope as fukk
Don't get me wrong Young RJ has his moments, that Lovely track he produced for Phat Kat is fukking flames, that one De La Soul track he produced is wooooooo:
Some of his stuff gets repetitive though. Nice drum break over some melodic filtered piano/synth, rinse and repeat ad infinitum.
Some of his stuff gets repetitive though. Nice drum break over some melodic filtered piano/synth, rinse and repeat ad infinitum.
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Big Mel
@bigboss
you sure Black Milk primarily produced 'Ez Up'? that's my favorite song on that album and it has RJ's stank on it IMO. Sounds like he had his pops bring in some session players from the old days and beef up the funk. Black's beats tend to be colder and stripped.
He's credited here:
http://www.discogs.com/Black-Milk-Pressure-The-Official-Mix-CD/release/1730749
and in his official discography for it.