By the way... Don't you dare fucking miss Feature Magnetic, Kool Keith's new album on MellowMusicGroup, dropping THIS FRIDAY.

Obviously Keith's still around, and I know he's still on fire —fact, last year's Time? Astonishing! was one of his best albums in ages — but he's almost completely retreated back to the underground, which is really saying something in 2016 when "the underground" barely even exists. His albums drop, get some acclaim, and fade from public memory to make room for 900th Thugger mixtape of the year.

I think we need Kool Keith, or someone like him, to step up and be present during this current era of hip-hop. He was always a watchdog for the genre, keeping his sights on the stupidest elements of rap, and never being afraid to call people out for making silly shit. Maybe that's what modern rap is missing? A mouthy motherfucker with a bullshit detector and the ability to balance a fucking ridiculous sense of humor with heavy and thrilling production.

Thanks for posting that SFAD. I'm gonna go listen to First Come First Served and get ready for the new alb.

(were you not aware that this was an album that was made exclusively for a radio station in the PC release of Grand Theft Auto V and build around samples from the console version of the game's score? I mean, Los Santos is where GTAV takes place...)

I once read that it was aimed at Nas, oddly enough.

fuck Los Antos the orignal GTA III soundtrack is on hit yo

"untouchable.. son even Sean Connery got killed yall niggaz chill till yo mama gets killed.."

Didn't know Game had a new "soundtrack" out. I haven't even heard Streets of Compton yet.

so Game is putting out three albums in a year, four if we count the calendar year of Oct2015-Oct2016.. FIVE if we consider The Documentary as really being two separate albums??

this dude is being surprisingly prolific

you missing out Streetz Of Compton is straight banging totally fun record..

"i grew up off of Wilmington and Rosecrans were niggaz pour four oh canz and we support Compton.. nigga support Compton.."

New Common single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8EOlLb_4ho

Actually love it. Think the new album is gonna be more mellow and subtle than the last one, which is a good thing when it comes to Common of course.

if Common gets any more mellow and subtle he will evaporate into nothingness

LOL

His last album was pretty grimey in terms of production though and I wasn't a big fan of the sound, I like Common best when he's soulful.

nah son he will always have those NBA playoff commercials to make

Hah.

snap Block Wars is actually REALLY GOOD

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L1i7eBpwlT8 (full album link)

Earl's "Solace" is one of the best tracks/EPs/whatever of 2015, easily. It did a better job at capturing the feeling of depression than I Don't Like Shit as a whole. A sludge rap masterpiece.

I believe you but I almost don't care. No offense. I just can't really afford to buy every album I hear is good anymore, and I'm sure this would end up on the bench after a few listens.

I'm interested in 1992 though.

But yo, did you catch that Kool Keith has a new album dropping in THREE DAYS? From what I've heard it's goddamn excellent, perhaps even better than Time? Astonishing!

I bought that album, listened for a couple days, and it went on the shelf. Haven't returned to it once since then.

Honestly, I like Kanye produced Common. I like Common on Kanye tracks. But I kinda don't like Common that much on his own.

buy what it exactly? you didn't see that i posted a full album link from youtube? download that bitch and trust me it doesn't in any way sound like a "video game sound track" indeed it just sounds like a typically good Game record with some bad ass beatz

i have had Streets of Compton on constant repeat over recent weeks so iook forward to adding Block Wars to my rotation

um... Resurrection? Seriously? Resurrection was a friggin' landmark album of my youth.