G-Side Calls It Quits

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:58 pm

Sucks... easily one of the top 2-3 rap groups that were still making music at a high level. The world needs more rap groups like them. I like them both, but I don't think I'll be as interested in either of them as solo artists honestly, but I will check the material nonetheless.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:15 pm

ST is good solo, but they were at their best together, with Block Beattaz production. Clova is pretty hopeless solo I think, the majority of these new Lambo Music Group (lol/smh/fail) tracks are atrocious.

I doubt they'll get anywhere near as far by themselves as they could've gotten as a group. With that said, they undermined themselves in a lot of ways too. The singing shit and forced attempts at crossover songs on the last 2 albums did them no favors. They also somehow managed to turn themselves from a mythical entity to something fans took for granted within a very short period of time.

The real follow up to HSV International should've sounded like combined best from Island and Cohesive, with no fucking Chris Lee or bland garbage like Luv 2 Hustle.

sleazy_j · Post by **sleazy_j** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:06 pm

up until last month, i didn't know that Block Beattaz consists of about 10 producers.

Sucks that they quit, but hopefully ST will keep on rapping.

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:09 pm

Plus the trademark everyday 9-5er earnestness gradually turning from charming to irritating and the incessant meta blog references/internets talk in general-"im gonna click 'x' on your tab". I had already lost a lot of faith in them tbh.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:13 pm

I pretty much agree on ST 2 Lettaz and Clova breakdown. 2 Lettaz has some promise as a solo artist, but to be honest to me G-Side was always a whole being greater than the sum of it's parts thing to me. I feel like he needs someone to play off of, and I can see him carrying individual songs, but I'm not sure about a whole album. That said, I remember feeling that way about Big Boi and obviously I was serious wrong there.

I love a lot of the free music that comes out in today's no money in music world, but the death of the rap group is something that I just can't really deal with in the same way. I mean I get it, a little money split two ways (after Block Beataz get their cut) probably isn't sustaining them, but the reality is that they are probably the most successful rap group of the modern era, right? I've been trying all day to think of anybody else in that category and can't think of anything (I'm probably overlooking somebody obvious, but I can't think of anybody honestly). For them to say they couldn't cut it financially despite the fact that they've turned down major label deals (which I'm sure were shitty) is just sad to me.

I don't necessarily hate "Luv 2 Hustle" and stuff like that, but I hear you on some of the poor decisions - neither of their albums last year hit with the same force as some of their earlier work, but they were still pretty damn good albums in my opinion. And I can't knock them for trying to make some crossover attempts. Whether staying independent or going major I think they probably felt they had to have some "hits" to drive their sales, shows, etc. They're not as good at making music like that, and that's probably ultimately a big part of their downfall, but I can't knock them for trying. As far as the point about people taking them for granted pretty quickly I think that's true. I think it comes from the more frequent release of projects over the last year and the slightly declining quality and vision of the products. At the same time, it's hard to fault a group for trying to put out two albums at opposite ends of one year in today's climate where you have rappers dropping 3 mixtapes and an EP and an album on a yearly basis.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:14 pm

Larry2times wrote:Plus the trademark everyday 9-5er earnestness gradually turning from charming to irritating and the incessant meta blog references/internets talk in general-"im gonna click 'x' on your tab". I had already lost a lot of faith in them tbh.

I do hear this. Probably moreso than the crossover attempts.

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:16 pm

sleazy_j wrote:up until last month, i didn't know that Block Beattaz consists of about 10 producers.

What? I'd no clue.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:29 pm

BWare, by modern era you mean groups that only made their debut in the last 5-6 years right? Cause otherwise Roots and Cunninglinguists and all that...

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:45 pm

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:I love a lot of the free music that comes out in today's no money in music world, but the death of the rap group is something that I just can't really deal with in the same way. I mean I get it, a little money split two ways (after Block Beataz get their cut) probably isn't sustaining them, but the reality is that they are probably the most successful rap group of the modern era, right? I've been trying all day to think of anybody else in that category and can't think of anything (I'm probably overlooking somebody obvious, but I can't think of anybody honestly).

Travis Porter. A handful of hits, a Youtube account with millions of views and a major label album this year.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:46 pm

that's a group? i thoguht it was one dude

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:49 pm

They're a trio : Ali, Quez & Strap.

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:51 pm

I feel the need to add that Ballin' still needs to be a single and that Wobble is the only good rap song Diplo has ever produced.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:56 pm

[quote="Balkongen Loungin']"Wobble is the only good rap song Diplo has ever produced.[/quote]

i'd go with this one

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:08 pm

drizzle wrote:BWare, by modern era you mean groups that only made their debut in the last 5-6 years right? Cause otherwise Roots and Cunninglinguists and all that...

yes. Groups who came up in the last few years, not groups who are still making music that came out a 10 years ago or more

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:10 pm

drizzle wrote:that's a group? i thoguht it was one dude

me too. lol.

Pretty sad from both of us.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:12 pm

drizzle wrote:[quote="Balkongen Loungin']"Wobble is the only good rap song Diplo has ever produced.

i'd go with this one

[/quote][/quote]

I liked this too:

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:18 pm

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
drizzle wrote:that's a group? i thoguht it was one dude
me too. lol.

Pretty sad from both of us.

i'm not sad at all. i clicked on all 3 songs lexus posted and i feel absolutely no regret about not knowing anything about travis porter

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:21 pm

Are Travis Porter part of the New Underground?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:22 pm

let me just consult that handy Spin diagram and i'll get back to you on that. i think i might've seen them under the 'art-damaged weirdos' section

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:23 pm

drizzle wrote:
B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
drizzle wrote:that's a group? i thoguht it was one dude
me too. lol.

Pretty sad from both of us.
i'm not sad at all. i clicked on all 3 songs lexus posted and i feel absolutely no regret about not knowing anything about travis porter

check the stats Driz

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:26 pm

New song off Differenter 3 Mixtape!

gayerer

Larry2times · Post by **Larry2times** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:42 pm

drizzle wrote:let me just consult that handy Spin diagram and i'll get back to you on that. i think i might've seen them under the 'art-damaged weirdos' section

music urban types enjoy>[forces females to degrade themselves for teh patriarchy,
iirc

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:34 pm

Get familiar with Travis Porter via illustrations of Caramanica the God

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/t-mag ... .html?_r=0

PEACE

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:39 pm

Do they have any strictly beat tapes floating around?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:42 pm

unfortunately no. but there is supposed to be a block beattaz instrumental album out sometime very soon.

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:45 pm

^Word.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:06 pm

travis porter are pretty massive. no idea how u could not have heard them before
then again i dunno that i've ever heard a roc marciano song

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:35 pm

ackbar wrote: then again i dunno that i've ever heard a roc marciano song

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myself · Post by **myself** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:13 am

ackbar wrote:travis porter are pretty massive. no idea how u could not have heard them before
then again i dunno that i've ever heard a roc marciano song

In 2012 being a massive rap group on a major label doesn't mean much. I can't say I've heard anything by them. I am vaguely aware of them by seeing some news items and their chart ranks- which, FWIW, in 2012 means this massive group has moved 36,000 units in 14 weeks and currently doing about 600/week and dropping.

I guess they could have millions of youtube views and apparently they have a few r&b singles, but I don't listen to that shit.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:19 am

Block Beattaz kinda fell off anyway. They got way too regular.

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