i must say i love the current subject matter in hip-hop. first Kendrick made an album about dealing with his insecurities and loving yourself, and now we got Earl who came up with this title "I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside".. i expect some shit like this on the Kanye album too. this is exactly where i'd like hip-hop to be in 2015.

Kanye is gonna drop something serious. he wouldn't get the album cover tatted on his arm if it wasn't a classic.

dudes, the first quarter of the year is not over yet. And we've got Joey Bada$$, Drake, Ghostface, Kendrick already out; we got Earl next week; we got a pretty quality Weezy mixtape already out; we got that CanOx record... This is already a pretty impressive year for hip hop and we're not a full 3 months in.

I'm expecting that A$AP Mob will do like Drake/Kendrick/Yeezy and just drop something as a surprise this year.

I also predict we will see another YG album by the end of the year. If anything "2015 Flow" was an indication that the dude was not slowing down recording any time soon.

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...terfly/387949/

Kendrick's new LP is discussed at The Atlantic

I hate how rappers don' rhyme anymore.

behind him/vagina
okay/plates
beast/king?

I hate sloppy "make it sound as if it rhymes" rhymes.

if this were poetry, they'd be called 'slant rhymes,' but in hip hop they're apparently 'sloppy'?

Kendrick's speech at the end of "i".. JESUS.

Anyway, don't mean to step on your toes, but don't assume that Louder doesn't know his shit.
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Why? Because of reasoning. Not because of the embarrassingly stupid shit I said before.

I was thinking Captain Murphy while reading Thundercat and watching BroJack Horseman.

Not my best moment.

huh? Thundercat isn't FlyLo's alter ego though.. i'm confused at the moment.

https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/stat...29338946719744

https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/stat...39315685986304

https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/stat...41868372946944

https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/stat...47091179012097

D'Angelo would sound so great over some of those beats. "These Walls" comes to mind in particular.

that's Kendrick dude. he uses so many different voices, such a versatile rapper.

I don't think "Beast/King" qualifies as a slant rhyme, but good point.

Actually ... Yeah that's a slant rhyme. I'm a stupidfuck.

No, I am sorry. I was wrong.

I don't really know what the original comment was all about.
But whatever.

Oh shit...

Is that confirmed as the album cover? What about tracklist and release dates? Any confirmation on any of this stuff yet?

nope.. i think he's still working on the album, "Wolves" sounded unfinished. hate to say i'm expecting a summer release.

Only One won't be on the album unless it gets heavily reworked.

i'm looking forward to hear his more experimental stuff with Paul.

Aye. I thought 2013 was insane, but all those people who brought albums out then are bringing the new ones out. Then on top of that there's all the new guys too. Pretty insane really.

Why do you say that about “Only One?” Because of that extended wordless vocal "riffing" segment that points to a one-take recording session? Or the fact that McCartney's little keyboard jam was cut out of the video? Are you just going with your gut or did you hear this somewhere?

I kinda hope "Only One" does serve as a standalone. Or maybe a bonus track of there's a deluxe edition of the final album (seems like an insane thing to expect considering the barebones packaging of Yeezus)... I really love the song, but it feels like the kind of song that means more on its own. I can't imagine where it would fit on a "traditional" Kanye album (not that I know what that would look or sound like in the first place). So I'm in favor of it remaining a non-album track.