When will Ghostface beat Action Bronson's ass?
Gary
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I don't know why the internets rides so hard for this Ghostface sound-alike. And why hasn't Ghost stepped up and dissed this dude yet? Ghost used to diss people on records for biting his style.
What am I missing here?
What am I missing here?
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I've disliked the last few projects of his, and the whole Vice Magazine marketing really annoys me so I try and avoid it. I had basically written Action off but must admit I'm enjoying his new album. None of the singles have grabbed me on their own, but listening to the album, it works. Best thing he's done since the Rare Chandeliers project with Alchemist IMO.
He was a breath of fresh air in the beginning. Jazzy samples, witty lyricism.
But like so many rappers these days has suffered by putting out too much content. I don't have the time to go through all his mix tapes just to find the one or two songs that are great.
He's still more interesting than ghost in 2015
this.
Action's voice vaguely resembles Ghost. Nothing about his delivery/lyrics is even close. Yall probably the same dudes who thought Droog was Nas. Oh btw, Action's output in the last 5 years is infinitely better than Ghost, who keeps phoning it in release after release.
thats like beating someone in an internet argument, there is no real winner
his shit is just short of lowest common denominator dumbed down shit, I'm not surprised he hot on the street right now with the vice crowd.
TRIPPIN'. I fusking hate Vice but Bronson is one of the funniest, cleverest and most self deprecating lyricists on the scene right about now. Not digging his flow, subject or persona is one thing, but dumbed down shit ? nah man
I ride for this.
Fantastic Harry Fraud beat but being sonned by RiffRaff on his own track is pretty much where I hold the guy esteem wise.
That freestyle is horrible though.
Also dig this video (minus the singing...singing is eh'):
First off is that Simon Rex in that video?
Secondly, I actually like Riff Raff in this song... still think he looks like a transgender Cameron Diaz.
:icegrill:
Alchemist with the Posse On Broadway reimagining.
Bronson could be Ray Winstone's younger brother too.
He looks like someone who has eaten Tumblr.
That thought alone is, with a vice-like grip, preventing me from pressing play.
Suuuuch a dope beat, such a silly video :lol:
Sleep is the cousin of death mayne - Ghost has recently dropped a trilogy of albums all with different live instrumentation outifts and they are all off the goddamn chain
as for AB - heres another Harry Fraud production - if you liked Bird on a Wire - this had me appreciating wiz khalifa for the first time ever
and if you arent feeling any of the below - you are in the wrong genre with teh raps
Dr Lecter is the closest thing to an all the way bonafide classic NY rap album weve had in the last decade
I don't know why this tickles me so much.
ha ha. so, is dr lecter THAT good?
i don't think action bronson is a bad rapper... but it feels like he's always rapping about the same topics in the same way (that eau de ghost deini). he's almost a cartoon, whatever that even means.
like on that earl joint i posted in the rap thread, earl is way more immediate and interesting. i'm entertained by action but it's kinda throwaway.
EDIT: and i'm not even saying that his cadence sounds like ghost's is a bad thing. very few rappers have unique voices/flows.
i like these. i'm glad i'm in the right genre.
I wont pretend to be across his whole catalog, and after hearing the first couple of things I certainly haven't gone out of my way to check anything he has done, but this came on in the car on my way home this morning and I thought I'd give it a shot, I like the beat but I still cant hear what everyone else is hearing, maybe I'm just getting too old, but this sounds pretty generic/bottom of the barrel to me. Its possible its just not the sort of thing that appeals to me, I can pick up he has a sense of humor in his lyrics which I truly appreciate and I'd really like to have my opinion changed on him. I have heard his live shows are great, but thats from people that like his music so maybe I need to see him live to work it out?
Dr. Lecter over Rare Chandeliers?!
Ghostface gets the gasface in the 2010s from me. Action Bronson is making moves, making me laugh, and making me nod my my head.
12 Reasons to Die is somewhat of a masterpiece to me. It's not quite Supreme Clientele level as a full on RZA-produced, Wu Tang product. But the beats (and there are both the Adrian Younge and Apollo Brown version to choose from) are nice and the storytelling is impeccable.