i guess i am old and out of touch

i don't get this

An cole?

I echo this^^^

But yeah. All the albums listed hv been really gd albums.

He put an live sounding version of "I" on the album. It's real funk music & 90s influenced. But not as 90s as Joey. The production of the album is fuckin awesome.
But this all depends on what you're looking for.

Excuse me. Idk how I forgot about Cole.

I guess because that son of a bitch isn't coming to his home state in his next tour. Where's the love for Carolina J Cole

i was gonna go see him in Columbus turns out its 110$

nope, sorry

I got to see Kendrick in Greensboro two years back he absolutely rocked it. Actually started free styling during backseat freestyle

i'm starting to get a bit tired of this mentality where the closer something sounds to "90's" rap it deserves more praise.

i know we're all weepy-eyed for the golden age but i have so many friends who refuse to listen to anything or anybody new coming out because of this closed-minded retrospective approach to music.

this becomes the norm for "da real hip-hop heads". hence, when artists try their damndest to replicate the sound of music made 19 years ago, it gets placed on a pedestal. looking at you joey.

idk. i'm torn because i obviously love that era's music as much as anybody, but it seems as though this over-the-shoulder attitude towards rap could potentially just serve to stagnate the genre.

I like Joey because of his production.

I think the thing about Joey is he imitates the era well. That being said his next album needs to stray away from that. I stand to argue that we are on the cusp of a new golden age. With artists like Lamar, Cole, and Bronson coming into their own, legends like Raekwon and Ghostface still dropping new material and a bevy of up and coming artists releasing their debuts this year. 2015 is shaping up to be the best year in hip hop in a while I think. I am so stoked to hear Mr Wonderful now.

Also let's not forget the illness dropped in the last quarter of 2014.

I mean, I guess anything is free if you steal it.

Because the Cole album came out last November.

Don't listen to Bags, he's a FUCKING ASSHOLE :(:(:(

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I torrent most of my music, but I can afford to drop 15 bucks from time to time. I like this album a lot.
@dead man I agree - I don't want an imitation of 90s rap, but I do like a throwback to it so long as it's original. 90s production (at least the jazzy boom bap style) itself was a throwback. All cyclical, time and place and a way to do it all IMO

Institutionalized is dope as fuck

My favorite track was How Much Does A Dollar Cost. But really I think "I" was the weakest track on the tape.

having now listened to it several times over, I pronounce it a great album. no complaints tbh.

Do you think it's better than GKMC or not to be compared?

Okay, I apologize.

But don't not listen to the song on account of my rudeness.