Albums Dave East - Paranoia: A True Story (Discussion Thread)

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I like East, I think he needs to tighten his bars, and leave some of the late 90's, 2000's tropes in the past, where he is clearly influenced by Nas, Jay, he's picked up a lot of baggage, with too many bars about getting head in the bentley, that just no one is interested in anymore. Where he shines are tracks about the grit and grime of East Harlem, and how he ran in the streets, and what his life is like now, tracks like "Paranoia", "They Hate" and "Have You Ever", are the ones I connect with the most.

Production is solid throughout, though some needed more polish, more dramatic, a little light. The "My Dirty Little Secret" is well produced, but a tired, tired, subject that should be left behind, if no originality is going to be brought. The Chris Brown track is total miss, and again, 2000's baggage. This project works for what it was intended, I think he'll be fine. If he really wanted to separate himself, I would have darkened this up, and done 7 tracks of straight paranoid, angry, street tracks, instead of a few generic singles thrown in, and a lot of skits, (again the 90's baggage), let them die.

"6 in the morning with baggies on em, was a way of life"

That is where East shines.

Bad outdated moments:

Lighter flicking and exhale in "Have You Ever" (which is the dopest track on there)

Minor, minor complaint on a really strong track.
 
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Soooo all the snippets that he released isn't on the album?? Where the fukk is get you shot and crazy?? Smh

Ima give it a spin but I'm already disappointed man...
 

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this shyt nice

EDIT: relistened it was kinda lackluster compared to his previous project but some of the oddball songs i like example my dirty little secret
 
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Lol okay man. You clearly have some mental deficiencies. Carry on
you're the one that made threads asking for help with your anxiety and depression so you should know a lot about that :ld:

that's nothing to joke about tho...imma just assume you didnt take your meds when you called me out my name and let it slide
 

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you're the one that made threads asking for help with your anxiety and depression so you should know a lot about that :ld:

that's nothing to joke about tho...imma just assume you didnt take your meds when you called me out my name and let it slide

I've been off meds for 3 days:hamster:
 

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I say it once and I'll say it again.. this nikka is maad average man.

Best songs are

Paranoi
Phone jumping
Maneuver

I'm done listening to this dude. Skits were damn near 5 minutes, had featuring Nas when dude was talking and didn't add on to the story. His music is bland man.

Like someone said earlier Don Q deserves this nikkas shine Frfr
 

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I say it once and I'll say it again.. this nikka is maad average man.

Best songs are

Paranoi
Phone jumping
Maneuver

I'm done listening to this dude. Skits were damn near 5 minutes, had featuring Nas when dude was talking and didn't add on to the story. His music is bland man.

Like someone said earlier Don Q deserves this nikkas shine Frfr

This should be your last post in here, or any Dave East threads since you feel that way.

If Don can't get his own shine than that's on him. I see Dons name in more Dave East threads than his own. It's like his stans are trying to jump start his buzz off Daves.
 
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I say it once and I'll say it again.. this nikka is maad average man.

Best songs are

Paranoi
Phone jumping
Maneuver

I'm done listening to this dude. Skits were damn near 5 minutes, had featuring Nas when dude was talking and didn't add on to the story. His music is bland man.

Like someone said earlier Don Q deserves this nikkas shine Frfr
Y'all doing too much. The longest skit is 3 minutes and 52 seconds and it's a great skit. The other skits are a minute and less. How hard is it to skip a skit?

Nikkas crying over a Nas feature dude bodied the song on his own he don't need Nas holding his hand.

Have You Ever is wack? Found a Way is wack? :comeon:
 
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