Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Ha! My bad. My intentions werent to offend, thats a beautiful part of the country youre from! As for DMX...I feel that he is in the same category as Ja Rule. A few radio anthems under his belt with a couple crappy movie appearances.
Post by shawnshawn on Sept 22, 2011 14:56:52 GMT -5
lets hope so. they could hold down a late night for sure. they did the Black Star songs and mixed in stuff from each of their solo catalogs. it was a great show.
Post by Mista Don't Play on Sept 29, 2011 15:03:59 GMT -5
I'm really enjoying the J. Cole album. Looks like its going to debut at number 1, which is borderline astonishing to me. Might be primed to be back on the farm next year in a higher profile spot.
I'm really enjoying the J. Cole album. Looks like its going to debut at number 1, which is borderline astonishing to me. Might be primed to be back on the farm next year in a higher profile spot.
Please God no. J.Cole's album is terrible. Dude needs to start rapping about something - every single song is the same. We get it man, you're sensitive and you aren't afraid to cry. WE GET IT. His mixtapes were light years ahead of this, I don't know why he's suddenly appealing to the Aubrey Graham teen girl demographic now.
So I take it, it's not nearly as good as Friday Night Lights. That sucks his debut studio album is going the Drake Route. It's unfortunate so many are doing that. That Eminem track with the chorus "All I Want to see are lighters in the air" is terrible. When I heard it at Bonnaroo, I felt like it was Eminem's "African Child".
Post by flanzonyc on Sept 29, 2011 15:23:12 GMT -5
I don't understand how artists can put out high-quality mixtapes, and then follow those up with the audio equivalent of a d|ck kick. Until people stop buying that garbage, it'll keep happening that way.
It's pretty irritating, to be honest.
Last Edit: Sept 29, 2011 15:24:00 GMT -5 by flanzonyc - Back to Top
Easy. Build up solid hip-hop buzz and a following with the mixtapes, you can claim some sort of credibility, then make a blatant grab at the cash with a sell-out, A&R'd to death piece of bullshit. See: Wale, B.o.B., Drake, Kid Cudi, etc.
I'm all for hip-hop that gets away from the norm, but Big Ghostface is right, this soft as baby thighs bullshit has got to stop. This is fucking music for baby kittens.
I mean, I knew that the reason for it is the same as the reason for anything shitty happening ($$$), but I just figured some artists would see the trend and decide to buck it.
That's part of the reason I like Odd Future so much. They decided the only way they'd be able to keep making their brand of music their own way was by continuing to do it themselves.
And thank whatever god there is for Ghostface's blog. His lists and reviews are incredible. The softest rappers list made me sh|t myself.
I blame it on the producer and label who decided to autotune vocals over a beat that sounds like a shitty European pop DJ. Whoever did that first created a tidalwave of sh*t. The music is so light and fluffy, no wonder the lyrics are so soft like baby's breath. It's ambrosia salad through your speakers. It literally creates estrogen. Lifetime has a music channel devoted to this crap. Buy and a Drake album and you get a coupon for Tampax. I can go on.
Post by shawnshawn on Sept 29, 2011 19:58:51 GMT -5
J. Cole's album isnt 'terrible', its def not as good as Friday Night Lights though. I think its better then a lot of what gets released right now, but it was not as good as i was hoping for.
I'm really enjoying the J. Cole album. Looks like its going to debut at number 1, which is borderline astonishing to me. Might be primed to be back on the farm next year in a higher profile spot.
Please God no. J.Cole's album is terrible. Dude needs to start rapping about something - every single song is the same. We get it man, you're sensitive and you aren't afraid to cry. WE GET IT. His mixtapes were light years ahead of this, I don't know why he's suddenly appealing to the Aubrey Graham teen girl demographic now.
That said, Phonte's new album is great, as is Evidence's, they'd both be great additions. Also still praying for Freddie Gibbs, Roc Marciano, the Cool Kids, Ghostface & Raekwon, maybe Pusha T if Clipse isn't together.
The album isn't watered down with a bunch of poppy, bubble gum shit at all. The few mainstream tracks aren't really Drake-esq either, not near as corny. There are no "Fancy-ha's," "Lollipops," or "How to Love's." The one exception would be "In the Morning," but that song isn't new so it shouldn't be a shocker. A decent portion of the songs are emotional, but he isn't autotuning and singing and whispering his verses. And sure, none of them are hard street anthems, but no J. Cole music has ever been like that. To be honest I respect an artist more who writes about what they know instead of making up a bunch of lame ghetto stories to build their street cred. You say he raps about the same stuff over and over, ITS HIS FIRST ALBUM, there is no way to predict where he goes from here. That's a weak critique. And in reality there is more diversity in his subject matter than most hip hop albums. I would have liked to see a little more diversity in the production, but I expected it to sound like this with him producing the majority of the album.
What it really boils down to is people over-hyped this album to unreal expectations that no debut could have lived up to and to them it seems bad, which is pathetic. I mean the guy gave you over 3 albums worth of original material for free leading up to this, so of course its not going to sound as fresh. Most artists' mixtapes are better than their albums, that's just the way it is.
Its also kind of lame to see that the Big Ghost website has become the Pitchfork for hip hop fans. Please. This poop was funny for a minute with the "Softest Rappers" lists and there are some funny quotables, but its a little played out and repetive and just comes off as an outlet for dude to dick-ride Drake over and over.
Honestly, it's less the fact that it's soft and more the fact that it's a boring and watered down album. Cole's mixtapes were all way, way better than this album. That's why I said it reminds me of dudes like Wale, B.o.B., etc., who can clearly flow and write good songs, but put out half-assed albums.
I won't try and argue that the album is better than his mixtapes, but that is really to be expected these days, especially for artists on major labels.
It's a double edged sword for artists, I would find it near impossible to say no to a deal from Jay-Z, Iovine, etc. but unless you want to be shelved and fall into irrelevancy, you have to make more accessible music than you would have if you released your music independently. Mostly because the record buying public is a very defined demographic, for the most part. Which is why I'll be surprised if we see a Jay Elec album released on Roc Nation.
But I honestly feel that Cole's album is well above average and a really solid debut that is commercially viable without really sacrificing his principles and subject matter.
New topic: What I've heard of 9th Wonder's album was really good, it'd be nice to see a spot on the lineup for "9th Wonder & Friends."
We will probably get J.cole, (the) Game, Lil B. We might get Das Racist and/or OFWGKTA. I wish we would get Random Axe, Death Grips, Shabazz Palaces, and Danny Brown.
I don't think we'll get J. Cole two years in a row. Definitely thinking we'll get Lil B, Das Racist and/or OF though. I'd be down for the latter two, I can't get into Lil B.
Post by Mista Don't Play on Oct 4, 2011 14:40:24 GMT -5
I could do without Das Racist. I highly doubt they would book Game, he would probably command a spot on the lineup that he doesn't deserve and wouldn't draw large enough for.
I highly doubt they would book Game, he would probably command a spot on the lineup that he doesn't deserve and wouldn't draw large enough for.
I think that now, there aren't too many mainstream guys that you can take off the table. Especially after last year. I think the Game would do well in Big Bio's spot from last year, or LN Which if it was somehow "the Game and Friends" though I highly doubt that. I really wouldn't be surprised to see somebody like him of even Rick Ross making the lineup.
Signed. And on another note. Anyone thinking about Black Star? They have been making the rounds on this reunion tour and have come out with new material...
And Juggs, What, you don't like Random Axe anymore? Or do you think they just aren't 'hot' enough anymore?
I say this every year, and there is a good chance I have already said this is in this very thread, but CunninLynguists need to be at Bonnaroo. They would put on a Thursday evening set for the ages.
Signed. And on another note. Anyone thinking about Black Star? They have been making the rounds on this reunion tour and have come out with new material...
saw them a couple weeks ago in detroit, and the show was amazing. def support them on the farm. did the black star material as well each of their own stuff. no backing tracks, just the DJ and the two of them on stage. would be a great show on the farm.
I highly doubt they would book Game, he would probably command a spot on the lineup that he doesn't deserve and wouldn't draw large enough for.
I think that now, there aren't too many mainstream guys that you can take off the table. Especially after last year. I think the Game would do well in Big Bio's spot from last year, or LN Which if it was somehow "the Game and Friends" though I highly doubt that. I really wouldn't be surprised to see somebody like him of even Rick Ross making the lineup.
Game just doesn't seem to fit the criteria for artists that Roo books. He doesn't have a buzz, seeing as he has been signed to a major label for almost a decade. He has lost most of his mainstream appeal, as far as I can tell. And he isn't known for his live show. I suppose he could end up on the lineup, but he definitely wouldn't be a LN Which Show. I don't really know who you would include in "Game & Friends" but Black Wall Street wouldn't do anything to increase his draw.
As far as Black Star, I think we would all love to see that. They just cancelled the last leg of the tour with no plans to reschedule, I don't know why, hopefully they still plan on performing together in the future.
i didnt hear they canceled the rest of the tour, when did that happen? i heard they rescheduled a show in atlanta.
im guessing it might have somethin to do with the promoters, apparently talib had somethin on twitter or facebook that he(they? im assuming mos was with him) were in atlanta ready to do the show and found out it was rescheduled.
i didnt hear they canceled the rest of the tour, when did that happen? i heard they rescheduled a show in atlanta.
im guessing it might have somethin to do with the promoters, apparently talib had somethin on twitter or facebook that he(they? im assuming mos was with him) were in atlanta ready to do the show and found out it was rescheduled.
According to the article they are planning to reschedule the NY and LA shows, but not the rest. I think the Charlotte show had already been rescheduled once, not sure about the others. Live Nation handles The Fillmore so I'd be surprised if their were any issues with that, not sure about the other venues.