Spark Master Tape

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to me, the appeal of smt is very much in the 'sum total', not just in him as a rapper. he's good, no question, but it's the combination of him AND Paper Platoon's production and the weird arrangements of the songs and how it all adds up on #SS is what really makes the final product as good as it is. i'm not sure taking him out of that contained environment would work to his advantage; he doesn't seem like the type of dude that can just rap on anything and make it sound dope, especially considering how processed and warped his music is. he wouldn't necessarily sound bad on another producer's beat, but they would need to create a really strong dynamic to match what he's doing now.
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agreed about the sum total. i dig the music, but i also dig the persona they've built up, as well as the whole mystery surrounding the cew. that in addition to the dope visuals as well and its a cool full package.

i just asked about SMT and LUM working together as a means to help bridge the LUM connection in the thread to something concrete, so we weren't all just going back and forth on who likes what more

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I prefer Ugly Mane's rapping. He's funnier. SMT is not pulling off anything like "Slick Rick".

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neither is ugly mane, anymore, though.

i still think "polo right" and "serious shit" are his best.

a few weeks after hearing SMT, i figured "this sounds like a journey in production techniques, like a class project for a music school, almost."

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sleazy, you really think LUM's whole last album is going to be like "on doing an evil deed blues?"

I'm sure there's going to be a bunch of different types of joints on it.

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that 'on doing an evil deed blues' song is sick. i like it better than a lot of older stuff even

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guy who have lil ugly manr twitter lol - codeine cowboy ep coming soon - funny how many thinks that its ugly mane twitter

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ackbar wrote:that 'on doing an evil deed blues' song is sick. i like it better than a lot of older stuff even
it's dope without a doubt. I just don't think he's going to be ditching the persona entirely for his last release.

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DLG wrote:
Piff Tannen wrote:would you all fuck with SMT over LUM production?
absolutely not.








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So, Kai is SMT, huh? I'm fine with that.

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^^ this idea has been said over and over and denied at every turn but that might actually make it even more credible

smt is generally a much better rapper than kai tho
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damn, it took them long enough to release that. some anonymous source sent me a BTS video shoot back in August.
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my homeboy made the video

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oh yea well I AM spark master tape

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drizzle wrote:^^ this idea has been said over and over and denied at every turn but that might actually make it even more credible

smt is generally a much better rapper than kai tho

agreed...but his race being half something non-white and white made me think :killacam: Shot in the dark really.

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plus the fact that stylistically, they both sounded exactly the same on that joint.

maybe the whole shit is a conspiracy and the whole point of the song/video is to kill off the kai skywalker dude so he can go full-speed as smt :sherlock:

regardless, i thought it was dope. props to both dudes

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Cargo shorts with visible ankle socks? Fantasy ruined.


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sample in "Been Laydin". not sure how he got the tune without the talking over it, though.

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sleazy_j wrote:
sample in "Been Laydin". not sure how he got the tune without the talking over it, though.
probably used the original rather than sampling directly from the commercial. sounds like he sampled a different version of that song though to me.

found this a while back, it's on the end of Mutual Fund:




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Re: Spark Master Tape

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first disappointing track in a while.

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sleazy_j wrote:first disappointing track in a while.
i like it....

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oh shit,
gasinmylungs and propecia are fucking nice.
Pretty much going to check for everything SMT or Paper Platoon related now.


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Re: Spark Master Tape

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hah, i forgot about that lazeevil dude. he's one of kai's friends. good looking.

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What happened to this dude? Been over half a year since anything has been updated.
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