Tetsuo & Youth having the best solo rap song and posse cut of 2015 appreciation thread

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

fukkin masterpiece tracks, best rap album of 2015 and criminally slept on


It's crazy how people have no idea Lupe was active af last year. He had the best album and best ep .

Ive had to many people tell me Lupe fell off, so i ask them if theyve heard Tetsuo & Youth and Pharaoh Heights and they say no


Ive had 3 separate groups of people tell me Kendrick is better than Lupe with NONE of them having heard Lupes projects last year. I fukk with K.dot heavy, but fukk no

 

[Saiyajin]

The fact that back 2 back got the nomination for best rap performance and Mural didn't is retarded

Kendrick is a decent lyricist but Lupe is on another level

 

[Zero]

SLIDE

 

[Pifferry]

Chopper is by far my favorite song on the album and one of my favorites of all time, rap along to every verse.

 

[EA]

I still remember the first time I put T&Y on whilst in the gym and Mural had me like

 

[ALonelyDad]

The fact that back 2 back got the nomination for best rap performance and Mural didn't is retarded

Kendrick is a decent lyricist but Lupe is on another level

Grammy guys are old white men who see what's hot on the billboard, wish they would hire actual people

 

[A.V.]

Young nikka preach


I had all but written off Lupe as washed up nerd rap. Corny shyt that made me cringe through entire tracks, until I actually sat with this album, listened, researched Genius for insight into some of the tracks/overall album theme (very helpful and worth it, also makes the album like an Easter Egg hunt)...And now I'm a believer. Album is dope and has good replay value. Finally got some consistently good production throughout, and the album won't sound dated 5, maybe 10 years from now because the production is so diverse.


The live instrumentation on "Body of Work", the infectious hook & message on "Madonna", the WOW factor of "Adoration of the Magi" & "T.R.O.N.", the grown & sexy vibe of "Little Death", "Chopper"s production, grittiness and cohesion, (minus that wack ass "now life sweeter than a pudding pop" ass nikka, might be the wackest rap verse of all time) and all of the other tracks "Prisoner 1 & 2" being not only dope conceptually, but something that speaks to me, from experience...Nikki Jean LACING the hooks she's on...I just wasn't expecting all of this from a Lupe album. Got me getting ready to revisit it right now.


EDIT: Being an objective fan of both Kendrick & Lupe, I can say 100% that Kendrick can't hold water on his best day. He's lyrical, but I feel like his production, machine push & double time "more trendy/current" flows have fans overrating his technical ability. On his best day, I don't think he could see Lupe bar for bar, song for song, IN TERMS OF TECHNICAL ABILITY / SKILL. Not even close. Lupe is the equivalent to Hakeem Olajuwan of the rap game. Young spitters should be paying him during the offseason to study his game, practice and tighten up their craft.

 

[jilla82]

thanks for this thread.
ima play this album in the gym tomorrow.

Every time I hear a Lupe song I go
just never sit down w/ a album though.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Yeah, mural was straight fire. Had me in mode for 8 straight minutes.

 

[Chip Skylark]

Best hip hop cd of 2015.

Chopper is contender for best chorus also.

 

[TEH]

It was way too dense for my tatses. I don't like looking up every line in order to understand what I'm listening to - but that's just me.

 

[erker]

Mural is not just the best solo track of 2015

 

[FuckAllY'all77]

Yeah this was one of if not the best album last year

 

[AldavisAlbundyAllah!]

I am not alone.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

think sumn slick come an get me dog