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[CuriousOyster]

Id agree those are the best two songs from Cherry Bomb from what I've heard. Hes touring next month, may go see him, seen OF couple times usually pretty good show.

Earl Sweatshirts new album is pretty good too id recommend that. Heard good things about Action Bronson - Mr Wonderful so may give that bash next.

I think I was expecting too much of a rap album with Kendrick, id agree with Outkast comparison, need to give it more listens.

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TPAB is really interesting... but the damning thing for me is i haven't felt like listening to it again. i can understand the hype but it's not dragging me back.

[CuriousOyster]

TPAB is really interesting... but the damning thing for me is i haven't felt like listening to it again. i can understand the hype but it's not dragging me back.

Again agree, partially reason I haven't went back to it.

Nas is playing Illmatic in full in Glasgow soon, and up and down England I presume, never seen him live never mind such a set. Cant go

[Rhubarb]

New ASAP album is really quite decent. I've listened to it a few times now and like pretty much all the tracks except "Better Things". Feels like it's just in there so he can have a bizarre go at Rita Ora of all people

Think L$D, Max B and Pharsyde are my favourite tracks - the video for L$D is great also:

[Luboluke]

Jesus, why do they all have to start singing? Good video though.

[Herdanos]

So I watched Kanye's full Glastonbury performance.

I'm a big fan of West's music, and I think a lot of people who are happy to slag him off do so simply because it's become fashionable to do so, without actually considering his output.
I was hoping this set would be a good chance for him to showcase what he's really about.

Instead he seemed to be intent on performing curious (and short) cover versions... of his own songs.
Rather than just play his hits as people know them, he mixed everything up, and it didn't really work.

He started off OK. When that moron invaded the stage (no matter who is performing or how you feel about that person, don't be an utter banana split and ruin it for the thousands of people watching, just for your own agenda) it seemed to throw everything off. Kanye asked that they start again... then carried on. But only for a little bit. I'm guessing he was hoping they'd restart the backing track at some point so as to be in sync with his delivery but they just couldn't. So they went again.

After performing loads of his songs in miniature, he then performed a messy, overly-long version of 'Lost in the World' and explained to the crowd he "wouldn't play a two-minute radio version" because this particular song "matters". What, so all the other hits you've just rushed through don't mean sweet FA to you anymore Kanye?

The stuff with he and Vernon just seemed like they were jamming, but not particularly well. I'd be amazed if they'd rehearsed that part.

There were occasions early on where the crowd sang the words for him. Then Kanye started leaving gaps in his own delivery for them to do it for him. And it worked well. And then he started doing it waay too much. And in some of the final songs, he just stopped rapping altogether and we had pretty much instrumental versions without any vocals.

It was super awkward when he thought the crowd were psyched up to sing along to the whole of Bound 2. Turns out they were expecting to sing along to the Sigma version instead. You could see his face fall when he realised they weren't even expecting it to be his song.

The less said about the attempt at Queen, the better.

I'm hopeful that his seventh album will be decent because on the back of that it's hard to defend Kanye as a great.

[Mafro]

Run the Jewels have a weekly show on Beats 1 on Apple Music. First show is here https://soundcloud.com/byalai/wrtj-070315

[Exxy]

They're hilarious, saw them at Glasto and they were one of the best acts I saw just for the showmanship. Hope the show is decent.

[Mafro]

It's on at 2am our time every Saturday morning and Apple don't archive their shows for some dumb reason so I'm hoping someone uploads them every week.

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[CuriousOyster]

Tune, everything Pusha does is awesome.

Just got tickets to G Unit at Glasgow Hyrdo

[Mafro]

I actually thought that album was pretty shite apart from the above song and Numbers on the Boards. Really disappointing. I prefer his stuff with Clipse to his solo work from what I've heard.

[CuriousOyster]

Aye the Clipse stuff is much better but really enjoyed that album. Does come across as a bit try hard at few points though.

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subject matter may not appeal but extremely impressive rapping by Freddie Gibbs - had to share

[Slimgrady]

subject matter may not appeal but extremely impressive rapping by Freddie Gibbs - had to share

That was impressive.

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speaking of Gibbs, his new album Shadow of a Doubt is out. im a fan so i need no convincing but im impressed so far.

lead single, with Wire quotes included

[Rocsteady]

Hadn't heard that Pusha T track up the page before, tune.

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speak of the devil

[Mafro]

twitter.com/factmag/status/681915407524036608

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