Killer Mike and El-P

Dids · Post by **Dids** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:41 pm

HEY YOU,

WHY AREN'T YOU POSTING IN THIS THREAD ABOUT HOW GREAT THIS ALBUM IS.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

(you're a person not posting in this thread RIGHT NOW about how great this album is because it really can't be said enough)

Dolphins yo,

b.radio · Post by **b.radio** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:44 am

dids u are srsly the worst

Dids · Post by **Dids** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:39 am

That post is not about how great the album is dude. Do better.

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:25 pm

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:27 pm

Job Well Done

Myjah · Post by **Myjah** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:33 pm

Gregg Popabitch wrote:
Mindbender Futurama wrote:
Myjah wrote:
sleazy_j wrote:
Myjah wrote:El-P: Producing the music I listen to while I work out since 2002.
my homie's wife works out to fantastic damage.
Fantastic Damage has been like my #1 workout album since it came out. I remember being a freshman in college listening to it on the stair master. And I still enjoy it when not working out too. Wrapped all my Christmas presents to that shit last year.

Had some good runs to RAP Music. C4C hasn't been as good for working out. "Smithereens" just makes me want to do push ups. This new one is going to be good for running.

If El-P's beats could talk they'd sound like Killer Mike.
Fuck Life if anyone disses me for having a crush on you

Myjah's Favorite Post of the Year (TM)

Myjah · Post by **Myjah** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:39 pm

Still dunno which track is my favorite. Sea Legs, Banana Clipper, Run the Jewels...

The ILLatino · Post by **The ILLatino** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:57 pm

This might be my favorite album this year, so far.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:05 pm

i like how short it is. too many rappers throw every damn thing on the album with no sense of pacing.

there is good variety in the beats, a few sound similar but it's far from monotonous. more like this album has a sound to it

not feeling el-p's delivery all the time, some of his lines sound like they're delivered not quite properly. these bros have great chemistry though so it's all good.

This might be my favorite album this year, so far.

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:10 am

big boi's verse is actually gettin better and better with each listen, and i even look forward to it now

weird

Brougham33 · Post by **Brougham33** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:49 pm

The Afronaut · Post by **The Afronaut** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:21 pm

wuk wrote:I feel like El has come a long way as a rapper.

I agree. I listened to "Patriotism" the other day, and although I still love that joint, its impossible to not notice the flow improvement at the very least.

"Get It" is my favorite joint off the album at this point. Im a sucker for the way they used James on it and the verses kill.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:57 pm

his flow is still off. it's not horrible but it's slightly off.

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:16 am

The Afronaut wrote:
wuk wrote:I feel like El has come a long way as a rapper.
I agree. I listened to "Patriotism" the other day, and although I still love that joint, its impossible to not notice the flow improvement at the very least.

"Get It" is my favorite joint off the album at this point. Im a sucker for the way they used James on it and the verses kill.

I'm pretty sure that "thousand words a bar + tons of punch ins" style was a conscious decision, not a byproduct of the fact that he couldn't flow. that was just the style he was going for. same thing with aesop circa labor days/bazooka tooth.

Neuro · Post by **Neuro** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:32 am

yeah his flow isnt "off" ,that is his style, and it has both improved and sunk into his style better within each release

sleazy_j · Post by **sleazy_j** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:37 am

i sorta miss that whole "aesop rapping with himself" vibe labor days had.

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:38 am

sleazy_j wrote:i sorta miss that whole "aesop rapping with himself" vibe labor days had.

I really don't, I loved those albums back in the day now I really have a problem getting through them. just aged poorly for me.

but appleseed/float/none shall pass I can bump all day.

The Afronaut · Post by **The Afronaut** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:00 am

DLG wrote:I'm pretty sure that "thousand words a bar + tons of punch ins" style was a conscious decision, not a byproduct of the fact that he couldn't flow.

No doubt. I actually loved that style for the production and projects he was on at that time. I bet even he would admit that he's purposely worked on smoothing out his flow over the years though.

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:19 am

The Afronaut wrote:worked on smoothing out his flow

Dids · Post by **Dids** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:33 pm

WTF @ "smoothing out". Why over complicate the idea that El-P just got a lot fucking better at rapping. Yeah, there's a bit of an intentional style change, but I think that's more about just getting better at being on beat.

Somebody with actual raperist experience should tell me I'm if I'm wrong, but that cramalotottawords style seems a bit easier as you're trying to hit fewer parts of the actual beat.

Funcrusher Plus is a great record, and EL-P's style really works on that record, but it's not really what I'd call great rapping (great writing though). I think his work on this album is pretty much great rapping both in terms of writing and delivery.

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:45 pm

it was an obvious style choice, he's not cramming a million words into a bar here

AWAE · Post by **AWAE** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:04 pm

please delete this whole page

Dids · Post by **Dids** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:56 pm

Way too many people on this here hip-hop discussion board get annoyed when people discuss hip-hop. Fuck off and get over it.

DLG wrote:it was an obvious style choice, he's not cramming a million words into a bar here

Fair- I'd argue that that's a much different beat and one that's maybe easier to rap than most of Funcrusher. (but again, I have no clue about these things)

Either way, he's either rapping better or making better choices, but I really like him as an MC now.

The Afronaut · Post by **The Afronaut** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:24 pm

My point was that it was an intentional choice for El to rap the way he's rapping now. I would argue that even the Juvenile Technique days he was not as good of a rapper as he is today in terms of flow or otherwise, but particularly flow. As Dids pointed out, he's improved.

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:42 pm

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:22 am

i like this record. overall dope. i'll sleep when you're dead is my fave el-p raps tho & killer mike killed that's life more than most any other song imo

Y@k Bollocks · Post by **Y@k Bollocks** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:25 am

Dope album.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:10 pm

this page is like el-p's flow

COOLEHMAGAZINE · Post by **COOLEHMAGAZINE** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 3:37 am

Much better than I expected. Sea Legs is prolly my favorite.

wizeguy · Post by **wizeguy** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:50 pm

Couple of bros reviewed this shit. http://www.syffal.com/run-the-jewels-re ... aY.twitter 'seriously, if you told me a few years ago that these guys would be entertaining on the level of John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Step Brothers I would have punched you in the balls'

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