Your Old Droog (Y.O.D.) - Nutty Bars

step one · Post by **step one** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:48 pm

First I've heard of this dude from Brooklyn. Voice sounds like Nas.

https://soundcloud.com/your-old-droog/nutty-bars

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:25 am

yea this dude is cool

seems odd that there is absolutely no trace or mention of him anywhere prior to today

step one · Post by **step one** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:56 am

I have a feeling he might be part of Nah Right's label project. They were the first to post the link when the souncloud had barely any plays which is a bit unusual. I could be wrong though.

thatkidnero · Post by **thatkidnero** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:35 am

His voice definitely sounds a lot like nas. Also, it's not really that good. I think they explained themselves how it got on though, cosigns from Sacha Jenkins and some dude on twitter called @timmhotep. Whoever that is.

step one · Post by **step one** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:45 am

I played it twice last night and liked it. Time will tell if it stands up to repeated plays I guess.

Rabbi Jihadovich · Post by **Rabbi Jihadovich** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:46 pm

i like his rap name.

sleazy_j · Post by **sleazy_j** » Sun May 11, 2014 7:13 pm

searching twitter, it seems that R'Thentic (now known as RTNC) is working with him, he even claims him part of his "new group" with some guy named DJ Skizz.
checking DJ Skizz Facebook and I run across this track from 2013

one step further and we get this
http://vimeo.com/groups/8432/videos/58607175

apparently, Mass Appeal did a write-up on IG, but since removed it
https://twitter.com/tedbawno/status/301359596101066753

https://twitter.com/GONZOSUPREME/status ... 7843348480
it seems he was once called "Grandma On Drums"
https://www.facebook.com/thepalmersquar ... 7234049371
yup
http://twitter.com/ELIJAHBANKSY/status/ ... 7907086336

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Mon May 12, 2014 12:42 pm

yeah i see the Nas comparison.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon May 19, 2014 11:14 am

https://soundcloud.com/your-old-droog/you-know-what-time-it-is

new song, less Nas-y as the last one

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:03 pm

Well, that's pretty dope.

sleazy_j · Post by **sleazy_j** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:01 pm

http://www.egotripland.com/your-old-droog-ep-download/

ogie · Post by **ogie** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:25 pm

ep's pretty cool.

Rabbi Jihadovich · Post by **Rabbi Jihadovich** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:42 pm

Droog in his name is friend in Russian or the Nadsat language Alex speaks in ClockWork Orange right?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:46 pm

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:55 pm

This Ep has some really dope joints.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:59 pm

who we liking more, this dude or Rast?

i'm going with Rast i think. dude's on some 'ka x leonard cohen' thing

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:20 pm

drizzle wrote:who we liking more, this dude or Rast?

i'm going with Rast i think. dude's on some 'ka x leonard cohen' thing

Hmm...i think i like this more. Aside from it being waaaaaay more polished, I feel YOD is a better rapper. Rast got that natural talent shit that I'd like to hear in a more refined way but he also sings a little too much and his beats sounds a little too dated at times.
They both have a similar knack for finding creative/interesting ways to say things that have been said a million times.
Also, the whole "Rast robbed me in high school" thing still stings a little bit.

Rabbi Jihadovich · Post by **Rabbi Jihadovich** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:22 pm

who's rast?
ka x leonard cohen sounds like it might be my shit.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:24 pm

Rabbi Jihadovich wrote:who's rast?
ka x leonard cohen sounds like it might be my shit.

http://www.audiomack.com/album/nahright ... 3rd-street
This write up is pretty informative too:
http://massappeal.com/rast-rfc-running- ... p-odyssey/

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:26 pm

listen to the first 8 tracks here http://www.audiomack.com/album/nahright ... 3rd-street

Block, agreed about the dated beats, not crazy about him rhyming over 80s sounding stuff - he doesn't have the energy of delivery to match a fast beat. but on the more melodic stuff, where he croon-raps, the lack of polish lends itself to a folkish aspect and I dig it.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:27 pm

^Oh I agree about the lo-fi giving the whole thing some charm.
I honestly didn't think it was possible to record something that badly in 2014.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:34 pm

the 'official' has slightly better sound quality than his youtube stuff, for what it's worth

but yea shit is on some rap game mississipi records/sublime frequencies/'soundaway comp of music from an algerian ghetto in 1933' level of grassroots field recording

Rabbi Jihadovich · Post by **Rabbi Jihadovich** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:05 pm

thanks block!
loved this ep just now and the write up was very cool.
did you say rast robbed you back in the day?

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:51 pm

Rabbi Jihadovich wrote:thanks block!
loved this ep just now and the write up was very cool.
did you say rast robbed you back in the day?

Well...kinda. a friend of mine (who put me on to his album) reminded me of a time he came to my house to sell me and my friends weed and then stole a whole bunch of coins i had rolled up. Maybe like 60 bucks worth. I don't recall it though but my boy swears it happened. i do vaguely recall a short kid with dreads and buck 50 coming through a few times to sell me weed. That woulda definitely been him.
That said, his crew RFC was around my neighborhood heavily in the early/mid 90's and pretty much every time I got mugged in the village (which was two times) I'm fairly certain the guys who did it were RFC members or lackies. Funny cause, years later, i'm friends with a handful of those same dudes. In fact, that "back in the dayz" song of his is like a who's who of low life downtown kids from my youth. Many of whom I still see every now and then to this day.

Small Pro · Post by **Small Pro** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:37 pm

Liked "Nutty Barz". LOVE this EP. The Nas thing is unfortunate, even worse than Ghost/Bronson, but those who are not stupid will recognize that this dude can rhyme his butt off.

sleazy_j · Post by **sleazy_j** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:34 am

That shit changes over time if theyre good rappers. Bronson's whole persona stands apart now, and Ghost has been boring lately. I remember when I first heard Chamillionaire around 2003, I thought his voice sounded like Andre 3000 for a while.

Rabbi Jihadovich · Post by **Rabbi Jihadovich** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:41 am

Blockhead wrote:
Rabbi Jihadovich wrote:thanks block!
loved this ep just now and the write up was very cool.
did you say rast robbed you back in the day?
Well...kinda. a friend of mine (who put me on to his album) reminded me of a time he came to my house to sell me and my friends weed and then stole a whole bunch of coins i had rolled up. Maybe like 60 bucks worth. I don't recall it though but my boy swears it happened. i do vaguely recall a short kid with dreads and buck 50 coming through a few times to sell me weed. That woulda definitely been him.
That said, his crew RFC was around my neighborhood heavily in the early/mid 90's and pretty much every time I got mugged in the village (which was two times) I'm fairly certain the guys who did it were RFC members or lackies. Funny cause, years later, i'm friends with a handful of those same dudes. In fact, that "back in the dayz" song of his is like a who's who of low life downtown kids from my youth. Many of whom I still see every now and then to this day.

Damn, somebody would die for 60 dollars of rolled up coins! I'd rather lose 120 of paper cash than 60 dollars of rolled up coins. It used to take hours to put the coins into those paper rolls.
Its funny, I hear a lot of where i grew up in Your Old Droogs music.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:45 am

Are you a downtown guy too?

Rabbi Jihadovich · Post by **Rabbi Jihadovich** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:02 am

nah, i grew up in brooklyn.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:58 am

Rabbi Jihadovich wrote:nah, i grew up in brooklyn.

I'm a retard. I read that as "Rast" and not Y.O.D. my bad.
That makes a lot of sense. Isn't Y.O.D mad young? Like early 20's? He doesn't rap like a young dude and his references are very much what I'd expect from a dude over 30.

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