So is that tecnically his debut album? Cause I noticed on iTunes they called this his second album.
this album is his major label debut album, but section.80 is technically his first album. he released it independently to online retailers only i believe and it was a real low-profile buzz-building kinda thing. like a paid mixtape.
so ya, i guess this is technically his second album, but they're selling it as his major label debut. i definitely recommend you get section.80 if you're liking this album cos it's so good, easily one of the best albums of last year
....Unless I'm wrong Sing about me was CLEARLY coming from the perspective of a female prostitute and not someone's brother who'd died lmao. She was passing away from an STD which is why she faded away "and did I tell you that I physically feel great...I'll live longer than you anyway...I'll never fade away...(listen closely as it fades) You can't help me with your story...you can help me if you sell this ***** for me" He's even talking about how she's with a man who's having an affair! (the reviewer was way off on that song lol)
Verse 1 is the brother of the guy that dies at the end of Drank
Verse 2 is Keisha's (the prostitute) sister that's also a prostitute
Verse 3 is Kendrick
I personally thought that Nas' album was the best rap album this year. So much for that.
After listening to this about 239749830434 times in the last week or so I can say that just about every new artist in the last 5-7 years have been put to shame. This is how a debut should sound, all around cohesive and tells a great story. So much to explore in this album. The skits are cool and funny as hell. Even Drake was great. Flat put proud to be a rap fan right now.
But lets talk about these throwaway tracks tho
The Heart part 3.
"Truthfully, I just started rappin' to get away
I never thought that your favorite rapper would want a verse
My ***** got hit 25 times with a K
Make the decision, ride the beat or ride in a hearse"
..."And we never asked for no hand out
I'll take you back to that pack of Black & Milds in my hand now
In the midst of it all was cooking with pots and pans out
Looking forward as four of us are forced to form a new clan now
Fast forward as I wait in line for this passport
The homies was still poor, was working at Jansport"
NME know NOTHING about hip hop. I don't know if I'm even gonna bother reading tbh. The only rapper they frequently cover is Tyler the Creator, and that's just because he's not signed to a major record label...
EDIT: I read the article, and they made a lot of changed to the review, to correct it, which is good. They're usually so snobbish towards hip hop music, it's disgusting. As a general rule, if it's not guitars, NME doesn't like it.
At least the people in the comments section are giving them a what-for. I agree, NME should just give up with hip hop, R&B, soul, pop and dance music. They just don't have a clue. Maybe they're good with rock music, but they know ****-all about any other styles of music.
I just listened to this album for the 1st Time
What a good surprise!
Swimming pool,money trees,maad city,good kid,collect calls
The whole album is excellent!
I listened to this yesterday on Spotify and I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't familiar with his music so I didn't know what to expect. "Backstreet Freestyle" is my favorite track so far.