The Rap Thread: News, Reviews, Rants & Opinions: Volume 9 - Yes, we know "Hip Hop"

Having seen Janelle Monae perform live more than once, all I can say is…damn. There’s a huge talent gap between her and a lot of these other chicks. The energy she gives is incredible. As far as range goes she’s supposed to be Eb3 to C7. Range doesn’t equal talent though, as Sade always seems to prove, but in terms of versatility Janelle is a top talent. It’s interesting to hear her unreleased album before she went full Metropolis ;She basically does all the same generic R&B stuff that the other girls do, except better. My top 3 are def Jill Scott, Jen Hudson and Janelle Monae.

In terms of other chicks…I think Les Nubians, Sy Smith, Me’Shell N, Carmen Rodgers, and Teedra Moses are underrated. But the full underrated list would be pretty long so I’ll keep it simple.

He seem mad. Uncalled for imo
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Yeah even her older joints like “Letting Go” have a certain vibrancy that other contemporary R&B songs don’t have… because I don’t really like the R&B genre save fopr a very select few artists (Musiq and Liquid Spirits to name a few).

Janelle is a lot more than R&B, she experiments with multiple genres flawlessly.

Once I finally get to see her live, it will be one of the best days of my life.

Spaceghostpurrp and his crew produce for ASAP Rocky… if ASAP blows up then Spaceghost technically blowup…

I love that Spaceghostpurrp production… there hasn’t been any old school memphis sound that went mainstream in a minute…

Holy shit this mixtape goes hard… here’s a sample
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Here’s a download link- http://www.shinetravis.com/blog/?p=1740

Vince Staples is that nigga… alot of the beats up here are hella exclusive… unknown talent gettin’ they shine on…

check out that joint she did with beiber for his xmas album, she’s hitting some pretty high notes.

…i only heard it in the make-up store with my gf, i swear!

…the make-up store was next to the umm…ummm
runs from the thread

Lol @Thurst

I think Mariah Carey is getting their too as far as that vocal range. I lol at Bin Ladens level of simping he was willing to go to too meet Whitney Houston nigga wanted to murk bobby for tainting her.That nigga wanted to make Marvin’s IED

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Facepalm Why Too Short, why??? SMH
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I never heard this song in its entirety but man I wish we kinda took heed to this song.Hip Hop is a powerful tool of uplifting if used properly.

i laughed when i saw that pic of ashanti in highschool. i thought she was indian/etheopian or sumtin…like she was hella dark.

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she did that…damn…chills…

lol thats my boys god sister…he’s chris breezy’s cousin(he dances for him). i saw status update while the grammys are goin on and i was like nigga aignt you dancin in like 10 min haha.

she can sing man, no fuck that, she can SANG!!

okay good for you! thanks for sharing champ. high five

da fuck?! we gettin trolled or sumtin?

Vince staples is one of those OF dudes right?

wtf?!?!?!?!Im starting to beleive Too Short’s a pedophile,remember he got arrested last year for trying to bring underage girls backstage

TyBeats made that beat tho. SGP only made Pretty Flacko (nigga had a fucking COUNTERSTRIKE 1.6 sample) and Keep it G. And Dope Sample for Twelvy (Mel said he forced SGP to give it to him). SGP’s best production so far was on the NASA Tape. But he posted some new songs on his YouTube. They’re flames now. Allegedly some Rvidxer Clvn niggas are beefing with ASAP. Rocky dissed them in that David Banner song. SGP doesn’t live in NY anymore and moved back to Miami. But then Pretty Flacko came out so I guess they still on good terms. CLVN Keynyata said he had something spicy for 12y lol.

I been tryin to put y’all niggas on to Vince from 2010 :bluu:. StaplesxSweatshirt>>>>>>EarlWolf. Tbh tho that tape was disappointing. Kinda sloppy and didn’t even have his best verses

Nah. He not in OF. But he’s lyrically up there with Earl though

joint is piff, that jeezy verse is terribad tho.
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