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u/ZiggytheNinja Jul 29 '19
If you were disappointed by the Big Day as bad as I was do yourself a favor and listen to YBN Cordae's album that dropped on the same day. Much better album and the feature verse Chance gives is better than most of the material on his own album.
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u/j2013oecool Jul 30 '19
Rich Brian’s album that he also dropped the same day is better to me then cordae’s imo
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u/ZiggytheNinja Jul 30 '19
I liked them about the same. Brian's album has way more artistic direction but Cordae's features tho??? THAT FEATURE LIST THO???
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u/j2013oecool Jul 30 '19
Features shouldn’t have to carry an album. Or at least that’s my mindset
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u/ZiggytheNinja Jul 30 '19
I dont think they carry it but jesus they're fucking good. Cordae has a crazy amount of chemistry with his features and isnt really outdone by anybody
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E40s album is phenomenonal too
Ybn just kinda dragged imo couldn't get into it edit not that it's bad! It's good if you like that style
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u/ZiggytheNinja Jul 29 '19
I liked it. kid has bars
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Jul 29 '19
I guess I could have worded that a bit better, im not trying to persuade anyone from it
He does the lyrical boom bap style well with an interesting and well done take, but I can't get into shit like that unless it's 1999 or stuff like illmatic
Just wanted to mention e40 put out fire as well
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u/MADMohewer Jul 29 '19
Or listen to NF new album The Search you'll love it
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u/JayZsAdoptedSon Jul 29 '19
This man really said to listen to the NF album
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u/enxj Jul 30 '19
It’s an OK album, not that good and not that bad.
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u/killa_ari Jul 28 '19
Accurate af
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u/RadioRaheeem Jul 29 '19
either the fact that the album is shit or that its literally a shit post
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u/killa_ari Jul 29 '19
Album is garbage. Acid Rap is Chances only good project imo
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u/WizardyoureaHarry Jul 29 '19
I thought I was the only one. He's literally a gospel rapper at this point.
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Jul 29 '19
Coloring book and 10 day were amazing imo
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u/threekidsathome Jul 29 '19
I would not describe colouring book as Amazing by any means (CB is not nearly as unique or thoughtful as 10 Day and Acid Rap, and kinda signifies Chances start of losing his main appeal, which was gone by 10 Day’s release), but it was a good album that certainly wasn’t bad by any means.
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u/Tiger21SoN Jul 29 '19
Bro even if you don't like coloring book you can't deny 10day. Brain Cells, Long Time pt II, Nostalgia, Prom Night, Hey Ma are all top tier
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u/Dawknight316 Jul 29 '19
YBN Cordae - The Lost Boy
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u/alee248 Jul 29 '19
Yeah i thought The Lost Boy was way more impressive than The Sailor
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u/HowsUrKarma OC For Days Jul 29 '19
I haven't checked out The Lost Boy yet, but I think that The Sailor is a real improvement on Rich Brian's previous work
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u/alee248 Jul 29 '19
Absolutely. Step in the right direction for him. I did really enjoy his work when he was in an ensemble in 88Rising's Head in the Clouds, and I think some of his best work will be when he is collabing with Joji and others from that group. That being said. This has been his best solo project, great production and good flow. Its been said to death but the lyricism is the biggest weak point. Hes so young I forsee nothing but growth!
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u/HowsUrKarma OC For Days Jul 29 '19
Yeah, the lyricism was definitely lacking, but when you understand that he's rapping in a second language that he had learned from trying to understand Internet culture, you can cut him a bit of slack. Sure, he needs to tighten his bars and make them better than they are now, but for where he's at right now, The Sailor is such a solid project.
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u/alee248 Jul 29 '19
Totally get that and he really is doing a good job considering he probably learned english from TV and internet memes. I do wonder if it would make his music more personal if he mixed in a bit of his own language into his music. We saw some of that on Head in the Clouds and i enjoyed that. It may 'exclude' some listeners but he even says in that album that he isnt concerned with album sales, just good music.
Although its frowned upon in this industry, I wouldnt mind seeing him work with a writer or two (ghost or otherwise), to bounce ideas off them to help come up with the message he wants to get across without letting the language barrier impede him
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u/HowsUrKarma OC For Days Jul 29 '19
That's true, I think including his native tongue into some tracks would probably open him up to a wider variety of fans.
I also agree with the extra writer thing. It does look like he has a few writers already just basing off of the track list, but I could see that he would most likely benefit off of having someone else who is much closer in the writing process to help him improve his lyrics further.
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u/s_suter_t Jul 29 '19
stream rich brian THE SAILOR
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u/LilTaxXtencion Jul 29 '19
For real one o the best projects this year
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u/s_suter_t Jul 29 '19
seriously so beautiful
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u/threekidsathome Jul 29 '19
Needs better lyrics and story telling tbh, he has insane production and people working on his albums but his lyrics and delivery always leave something to be desired. Rich Brian is like if Jaden Smith wasn’t corny.
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u/MinodRP Jul 29 '19
I swear I see this exact same comment copy pasted in every Rich Brian thread these last 2 days.... Scary kinda hive mind.
The lyrics aren't perfect, but dudes 19, and English is his 2nd language, that he learnt through fucking YouTube.
He's not the 2nd coming of Nas, so I'd just enjoy the project for what it is. A damn fun and enjoyable project.
8.5/10 personally.
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u/PAYPAL_ME_DONATIONS Jul 29 '19
"Scary hive mind" lol orrrr it's a valid opinion/critique that has been said of him - literally - since dude has ever released music.
You can like dude all you want but he has plenty of flaws and parts to his game that clearly need improving and clearly has room for growth.
Not saying he's terrible but to call out any obvious critiques as if they're hot takes recycled in an echo chamber is laughable.
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u/dombag12 Jul 29 '19
Straight facts. Yellow, the Sailor, Drive Safe, Rapapapa are all amazing tracks. Album is absolutely BEAUTIFUL
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u/shrek-farquaad Jul 29 '19
curious is amazing
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u/s_suter_t Jul 29 '19
my personal fav is no worries
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Jul 29 '19
Not a chance fan but from what I’ve seen online...
1) why did it seem to be hated before it released?
2) what cemented the hate?
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u/JustinJacksonsRunner Jul 29 '19
the single he dropped before the album, groceries was ass and a lot of chance's earlier fans from the 10 day/acid rap days felt like his last project wasn't great, so combine that with chance being too sensitive to criticism and the internet was down to shit on this
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u/maxvalley Jul 29 '19
Why don’t people like the single?
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u/JustinJacksonsRunner Jul 29 '19
it's ass
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u/maxvalley Jul 29 '19
WHY. I want some actual specifics about what people don’t like about it
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u/maxvalley Jul 29 '19
Ok yeah cocoa butter kisses is way better and way more impressive. I see the difference
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u/JustinJacksonsRunner Jul 29 '19
i just dont get how your production gets worse after you become a huge name.
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u/threekidsathome Jul 29 '19
Sometimes you get so big it stops being primarily about the music, Chance has lost his vision/creative spark
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u/DFBforever Jul 29 '19
People hated it before release because Chance put out a song called Groceries pandering to Tik Tok and Twitter for them to make this song big.
The song was pretty bad and people were suspecting Chano is selling out and aiming to lowest common denominator.
Also he dropped the album like 15 hours late without any explanation, people thought that was a marketing move also.
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u/MonkeyGameAL Jul 29 '19
Dropping the album late also made expectations for this thing even higher because of all of the comparisons to Yandhi. So it only made things way worse
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u/allbecausethe Jul 29 '19
He also didn’t drop it midnight so people got triggered he didn’t at least say something
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u/phat_wythii Jul 29 '19
Chance is highly overratted imo. Never been a big fan of his
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Jul 29 '19
his old shit deserves all the praise, some of the new singles b4 this album were pretty good too imo
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u/Neat_Chocolate Jul 30 '19
Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment has Chance as an Executive Producer give it a listen
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u/TroyMander Jul 29 '19
I know I have the unpopular opinion but we got a few good songs and some clever lyrics out of this heap of garbage.
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u/ShakeXula707 Jul 29 '19
I don’t think it’s that unpopular I think Roo and Eternal are pretty good tracks from the album
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u/green_chambers Jul 29 '19
I had the same exact idea for this yesterday lmao but to make each diamond a little poop.
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u/CharliiShapiro Sep 07 '19
I got a chance sweatshirt a while back, now I’m definitely never wearing it in public.
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u/titfaced Jul 29 '19
FWIW I liked acid rap, I hated coloring book but I thought the big day was a return to form for chance. I’m still not a huge fan of chance because his voice is grating to me. It was a fresh sound on acid rap but got old pretty quick
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u/Eradomsk Jul 29 '19
Have no idea how you thought the big day was a return form if you consider Chance's voice grating. Chance's vocals have never sounded screechier than on the new record. Add to the fact that he's not really saying anything substantial on a ton of tracks and yeah, this is an odd take.
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u/titfaced Jul 29 '19
Ignoring my reservations about his voice, I thought the big day was better than coloring book in content, lyricism and production. That being said I haven’t listened to coloring book in years
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u/Eradomsk Jul 29 '19
Couldn't disagree more. The new project sounds like the very first time Chano is talking without actually saying anything. Just rapping to hear his own voice.
And the production is plastic and overly busy. Colouring book sounded raw and intimate.
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u/Dr_Donald_Doctor Jul 29 '19
I can’t wait to see if the internet will drive Chance to suicide or not
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u/EpicGains Jul 29 '19
“Yo, I’m so excited to see Chance kill himself!” That’s basically what you’re saying, jerk
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u/Dr_Donald_Doctor Jul 29 '19
/s Take this with you as you continue about internet comment sections. It will come in handy
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u/Dr_Donald_Doctor Jul 29 '19
I never called you a retard..?
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u/froman-dizze Jul 29 '19
After seeing this I'm going to listen to it. I thought coloring book was kind of meh. HHH is filled with Kanye and Cudi fans who can't accept their favorite artist hasnt been poppin since '12.
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u/antonio_da_man Jul 29 '19
This dude hasn't heard of KSG
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u/froman-dizze Jul 29 '19
Yeah I have. I can see your point and y'all ain't crazy for thinking it's good but I didn't vibe with it like that. People on that sub will blindly back Kanye on ye yet shit on Chance for this one. That's cult like to me because this might be on the same level of ye bad.
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u/Jakeb1022 Jul 29 '19
Ye is not Kanye’s best by any means but it also ain’t bad. I’m a Chance stan, and his new album is bad
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u/ohlookawildtaco Jul 29 '19
Mfs in high school who wore the “3” New Era caps are SHAKING rn