Swimming Pool sounds like an A$AP song, doesn't it?
Missed this earlier:
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Originally Posted by A$AP Sparky
See but other releases-jay electronica, shabazz, etc, weren't just good because of the state of the genre, they were just really, really good.
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yeah, but Shabazz didn't blow over nearly as well as some other albums- as we've discussed, it was below Drake's Take Care on Pitchfork's Year's Best list, and was entirely ignored by Rolling Stone, and hit the bottom half of the MOJO list (who'd i call a little more credible than the other two sources). But that's very little good press for how great an album Black Up was. Electronica i haven't heard so much, but i did dig him on Curren$y's "the Day." Maybe i'm being more cynical than i deserve, but as far as major press goes, Hip Hop never looks too great. Ever since A$AP slightly disappointed (he's coming back for me since i saw how good "Acid Drip" was), i've been a little weary of new rap to be honest. Oh, and KRIT- I listened to him, and he was straight too, but mainly for the beats, personally. It was only one listen, so maybe i should try again, but anyway.
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Kenderick isn't at all new or stands out based on his own range as a rapper, he just does it better than the state of the genre, meaning, he does it better than rick ross, school boy q or the other quasi pop/gangster rappers. He encompasses the persona of being intelligent, affluent and conscious (even though he in no way is) more so than the others in his same class.
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Sure, sure. I'm just lazy, i'll listen soon. But i've been diggin on more allegorical rap, like Shabazz with it's afrofuturistic ****, or even, to my analysis at least, OF. I'll listen though.