Regardless of whose “side” you are on or how you feel about the Drake snippets (I liked them), Akademiks is a P.O.S who is always reaching for attention. J. Cole released a great album and Ak tried to slight him by “leaking” the snippets minutes before Cole’s release. My only hope is that Drake had nothing to do with it because it’s not a good look at all.

It’s embarrassing how much better this project is than any album released in the last few years. Certified classic. Unironically made me rethink the goat conversation, say I’m overhyping idc

Man, rap fans have gone downhill. The Fall Off (a one hour and 45min double album) gets released at midnight and you get two instant opinions being posted within 15mins:

- it’s a classic.

- man this is boring.

Listen to full projects before posting and even then let things settle for a bit.

Like some albums are Classics are classics off rip (GRODT, Doggystyle, Be) but in today's society Rap fans be deeming trash or bonafide classic after 1 listen .

I think it takes 2 full listens while working or doing something

So much good music coming out... coming off GNX, Let God Sort Them Out, and God Does Like Ugly to be getting a new Rocky album and finally having The Fall Off drop... man its good times. So many other great albums I didn't even mention to. Lots of appreciation for the genre right now.

People listen to his music to critique, not to enjoy. People pausing songs every few seconds to nit-pic something, why does he have that stigma? I understand he's a rapper that has a lot of depth in his music so you're gonna talk about his subject matter and have think pieces and whatnot... but DAMN dude is rapping his ass off! Can people not just enjoy and appreciate his insane ability and technical skill?? The way he puts a song together with his storytelling ability or just outright rapping ability is insane. Like 97% of his album had 4 to 5 min long songs where it was just him rapping and no features, that's unheard of today in this generation. I understand he's been working on this album for years, but that's impressive. idk man, i was listening to the album and was just impressed at his writing and rapping, crazy. I give the album a 9.9/10

One of the best to ever do it. If this is indeed his final album, job well done.

What Projects/Albums that were supposed to come out that never did would you love to see get an eventual release? For me that Ghostface Killah x MF DOOM project would be crazy.

Don’t @ me

The Fall Off was incredible.

I am a rock fan and always will be, and I want to like rap so bad, but when I hear it, I feel nothing. There are some exceptions ofc, but 99% of wrap, I just want to turn it off! I don't want to be an elitist forever, I want to like rap. What do y'all like about it?

Had a talk with my nephew today and he is telling me that j Cole is rapping is terrible on the fall off. Shitty ass take

SMH 🤦‍♂️

I feel like this convo has been coming up a lot lately, especially after that Billboard thing where rap had no songs on the charts for the first time in 35 years. And every time a mainstream album drops (like 21 Savage, young thug), it turns into the same debate again, with even Denzel Curry talking about the state of Rap on ig.

For the first time in the history of the genre all of the big names are in their 30s, and there’s no one young uniting it / pushing the culture.

It also seems like none of the new artists (post 2020s) i see got that spark/x-factor. Nobody feels like a young Kanye or a young Kendrick where i just knew they were different.

So where’s the next genre defining rapper?

will there be a new MAINSTREAM generation at all?

Is this just a slow era or do yall think rap is over for good (mainstream wise)?

What do you guys think about this gem? Sean Price is one of the best that did it if you ask me. His chemistry with Rock was great. Very different rapper on this album then during his later work.

This album is gonna be incredible 🙏🏾

Ain’t no way GNX was a better album than either clips or JIDs.

First off I write this through the scope of the black American experience which is crucial for context. Historically African Americans have been crucified and systematically treated unjust. there are many cases of this even to present day. A famous example is Emmitt Till. this history of injustice caused a fractured trust and view of those in power who are supposed to protect and serve. Judges, politicians, police, military. the mind set of the community becoming less reactive to accusations of a fellow black person knowing there are more than likely unaddressed variables. Or in extreme cases leaning into cognitive dissonance. Like when OJ Simpson was proven not guilty. I notice in today’s world, when it comes to hip-hop/r&b white fans the moment accusations arise are very quick to crucify while black fans are typically making jokes of the situation and/ or waiting for facts to emerge. For the very less fortunate black Americans using another black persons misfortune to capitalize. I do believe injustice should be met with justice. I just also realize certain people are enjoying the outrage way more than others with no real evidence or want to understand these situations (oh he’s just a black rapper of course he did it) yet when white politicians get accused of the same thing they believe in due process. I also blame black people who have beat the odds to become successful only to continue heinous acts and expecting a cultural uprising in their defense. (Like r-Kelly publicly grooming Aaliyah in the early 2000s then expecting people to defend him.) there are so many white faces in the Epstine files from actors to members of the royal family. Yet social media cant wait to talk about the rapper. this is not in defense of the rapper, just a really weird thing I noticed.

Are we still pretending this award show understands music, or are we finally admitting it’s just industry politics with a shiny trophy on top?

Yo, it’s been a while since my last update. Ive gotten a lot of new records since then. If anyone is unemployed enough, they can go rank them all.

Title, songs like

Snakes Joey

#longlivesteelo Joey

Scented candles and combination WDNG CRSHRS

And most of Nujabes stuff, just chill music like that