This is how we do it here in Seattle. New Choklate Produced by Vitamin D. Town Bizness.....
Heat! Thanks for the heads up. I'm glad she's back with some new material. I still play 'The tea' all the time.
This is good. Makes me happy, makes me want to skate. Makes me want to listen to Skyy!
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
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Big_Chan said:
This is how we do it here in Seattle. New Choklate Produced by Vitamin D. Town Bizness.....
Heat! Thanks for the heads up. I'm glad she's back with some new material. I still play 'The tea' all the time.
This is good. Makes me happy, makes me want to skate. Makes me want to listen to Skyy!
Yeah, I like this too.
Heard a heartwarming story about that Joel Culpepper dude a little earlier. Seems his day job is as a key worker at a nursery school in South-East London (fyi, a "key worker" is a public sector employee considered to provide an essential service) which is attended by the eldest child of a music writer friend of mine. So Joel gives my boy his 5-song demo, and he listens to it, likes it, and plays it to a bunch of people. Amongst the people he plays it to are Ninja Tune, who call Joel in yesterday and, without any further discussion, offer him a four-album deal.
agree, but homeboy driving around in a semi modified Mini isn't RnB. Appears this was filmed in the UK, where more sexier cars are available.
Ill disagree that R&B's car steez is relegated to slick SUV, classic Ameicana, Ninja bikes, Rented sight-seeing helicoptors, Hovercraft stockfootage, Yachts in marinas, candy painted pimpmobiles, or Italian sportscars.
Also didnt u know there was a "stylistic shift" in R&B?
Taking cues from Prince, dudes arent stuck on customizing motorbikes but Minis are fair game now.
ha.
Well the Mini is not the image dudes are mobbing down my blvd, not even in the hood. Yes suburbia, but my mind garden doesn't want the Cooper in a video, give me the Caprice Classic, Electra 225, 90's Blazer or Legend to up the ante. Once again, its filmed in the UK, schitt and culture is different.
If girl was driving, he was shotgun, I could understand the mini.
ha.
Well the Mini is not the image dudes are mobbing down my blvd, not even in the hood. Yes suburbia, but my mind garden doesn't want the Cooper in a video, give me the Caprice Classic, Electra 225, 90's Blazer or Legend to up the ante. Once again, its filmed in the UK, schitt and culture is different.
If girl was driving, he was shotgun, I could understand the mini.
Black people only drive certain cars and only wear their baseball caps w/ the stiff brim!!!!
ha.
Well the Mini is not the image dudes are mobbing down my blvd, not even in the hood. Yes suburbia, but my mind garden doesn't want the Cooper in a video, give me the Caprice Classic, Electra 225, 90's Blazer or Legend to up the ante. Once again, its filmed in the UK, schitt and culture is different.
If girl was driving, he was shotgun, I could understand the mini.
I don't know--I like the (relative) realism. Dude's in his tiny ride, his girl looks cranky, they stop at the gas station, he steps out in the horrible little Toms shoes with the socks, crankier still, they get to the beach and it's overcast and she's still not sold, etc. Shit ain't always gotta be a Montell Jordan video, you know?
At 00:12, dude's fingers are all the same length, though. That's kinda bugged.
In any case, the tune is niiiiiice. I kept waiting for it to get worse, but it actually gets better. Rare, bro.
Anyone else still checking for this in 2013? Been a constant trickle of decent stuff coming out, some at the hazy end of the scale and others, not so much.
A few I have been known to be feeling:
Nice and sleazy:
Throwback rhythm over blues
Washed out with bonus fleetwood action:
Epic pop with a touch of Taylor (right up there for my album of the year so far):
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
This has been one of my favourite singles of the year. The rest of the tape's good, too. It's interesting how Cassie has gone from being the punchline to a gag about Bad Boy's a&r policy to something of a post-Aaliyah cult figure, although "I make music to numb your brain" is a bit risky as a mission statement, even if I know exactly what she's alluding to.
Also, I know this is a yellow card offence on here, but I like Wiz. He's not, nor is he ever likely to be, the greatest of rappers (Taylor Allderdice is, I feel, kind of underrated, tho), but for me it's obvious why he's such a big star.
Birthday Sex (the song) never did it for me, I am really liking what he's doing these days. I mean I still have Late Nights on rotation!
I can look at Cassie read a phone book all day long, but I don't think I could listen to her read it for a whole tape. I like her as a featured guest, she adds a nice breathy element, but I am not convinced of her in a starring role.
edit - Despite what Amber Rose's two year pregnancy says - and skills and wider appeal aside - Wiz is not remotely believably in this song/context.
I'm happy this thread has been revived. Thanks for all the videos posted. I've been liking my RnB a little more hipsterish lately, but can't get enough.
Feel So Real - No One's Looking Out
It's not out yet, so I can't find any videos, but I'm really loving the new Thundercat album. Fantastic RnB / Disco throwback.
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
The sleazier Jeremih gets, the more I like him. Late Nights is so so good. I was surprised by how decent that Cassie mixtape is but I still find her strangely forgettable. I got to the end of the mixtape and it all dropped straight out of my head. I do need to revisit though,.
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agree, but homeboy driving around in a semi modified Mini isn't RnB. Appears this was filmed in the UK, where more sexier cars are available.
This is good. Makes me happy, makes me want to skate. Makes me want to listen to Skyy!
Yeah, I like this too.
Heard a heartwarming story about that Joel Culpepper dude a little earlier. Seems his day job is as a key worker at a nursery school in South-East London (fyi, a "key worker" is a public sector employee considered to provide an essential service) which is attended by the eldest child of a music writer friend of mine. So Joel gives my boy his 5-song demo, and he listens to it, likes it, and plays it to a bunch of people. Amongst the people he plays it to are Ninja Tune, who call Joel in yesterday and, without any further discussion, offer him a four-album deal.
Ill disagree that R&B's car steez is relegated to slick SUV, classic Ameicana, Ninja bikes, Rented sight-seeing helicoptors, Hovercraft stockfootage, Yachts in marinas, candy painted pimpmobiles, or Italian sportscars.
Also didnt u know there was a "stylistic shift" in R&B?
Taking cues from Prince, dudes arent stuck on customizing motorbikes but Minis are fair game now.
ha.
Well the Mini is not the image dudes are mobbing down my blvd, not even in the hood. Yes suburbia, but my mind garden doesn't want the Cooper in a video, give me the Caprice Classic, Electra 225, 90's Blazer or Legend to up the ante. Once again, its filmed in the UK, schitt and culture is different.
If girl was driving, he was shotgun, I could understand the mini.
Black people only drive certain cars and only wear their baseball caps w/ the stiff brim!!!!
At 00:12, dude's fingers are all the same length, though. That's kinda bugged.
In any case, the tune is niiiiiice. I kept waiting for it to get worse, but it actually gets better. Rare, bro.
yes, love how it strips down bit by bit at the end.
A few I have been known to be feeling:
Nice and sleazy:
Throwback rhythm over blues
Washed out with bonus fleetwood action:
Epic pop with a touch of Taylor (right up there for my album of the year so far):
Also, I know this is a yellow card offence on here, but I like Wiz. He's not, nor is he ever likely to be, the greatest of rappers (Taylor Allderdice is, I feel, kind of underrated, tho), but for me it's obvious why he's such a big star.
Finally, sexist value judgement alert;
No elbows-related uncertainty here, nosirree.
Real Nice
Yes.
Birthday Sex (the song) never did it for me, I am really liking what he's doing these days. I mean I still have Late Nights on rotation!
I can look at Cassie read a phone book all day long, but I don't think I could listen to her read it for a whole tape. I like her as a featured guest, she adds a nice breathy element, but I am not convinced of her in a starring role.
edit - Despite what Amber Rose's two year pregnancy says - and skills and wider appeal aside - Wiz is not remotely believably in this song/context.
really like that jeremih song. need a album of this style.
outstanding.
weeknd c. first tape.
Lovely. Soft Cell sample. Shlomo also sampled Art Of Noise for that Rained The Whole Time (or was that just the Jaar remix?).
Wiz kinda has an Andre Nickatina vibe on this one after a couple bars. Works for him and this track.
And the Cassie mixtape is a banger (except the Too Short joint).
Feel So Real - No One's Looking Out
It's not out yet, so I can't find any videos, but I'm really loving the new Thundercat album. Fantastic RnB / Disco throwback.