Albums MIKE, Wiki, & the Alchemist - Faith Is a Rock (Discussion Thread)

[savoutch]

This is the first Alc project in a while where the beats have kinda missed for me. Loved Bo Jackson, Tana Talk 4, Elephant Man's Bones, Great Escape...but the production on here feels a little bit phoned in to me. The Earl album was mostly little loops, but I think that was a very purposeful decision and with the kind of production Earl's been gravitating towards, it sounded appropriate.

But half the beats on here aren't moving me a ton. Be Realistic is fire. Reminds me of some Sean Price shyt. Mayor's a Cop and Thug Anthem I fukk with those beats. Odd Ways is dope. Stargate and One More are cool.

I don't know. I'd be curious how much time they spent working on this.

Great Escape had these crazy luscious soundscapes. Bo Jackson was like Bandana with all the different styles and vibes on there. Tana Talk 4 was hard as fukk. Continuance was on the Yacht Rock vibe. Haram had a lot of different and unique sounds. The beats here just sound flatter to me for some reason.

I feel you on this, I do prefer all these projects you named compare to this. It remind me of "Haram"...

 

[Piff Perkins]

Odd Ways

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

I wish Al came with the off-kilter loop style that MIKE be fukking with...some of these beats are drab as hell


On a positive note I'm fukking with WIKI more off these project, I miss when you New York rappers actually rapped about New York

 

[Solomon Lurke]

Shxt is a snoozefest

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

Y'all make me wanna hurl, give that man back his sweatshirt

 

[areohbee824]

Liked this more then I thought but not too crazy about it. That Wiki verse on the first song is real dope

 

[choc_cardigan]

I like the horn in Memory Loss

 

[LevelUp]

I'm in my thoughts
You could applaud for them centuries full of long face
I need a charm, I need a strong break
I'm still involved with nikkas who with me long way
You nikkas soft
nikkas know what I'm on, Gang
I'm taking off, switching guard in the wrong lane
We feel the losses, kisses in every song made

 

[Zero]

How yall felt about Haram, I feel about this.

Beats are nice but I'm on the rappers

 

[Tetris v2.0]

I enjoyed this. The rapping is decent but it has a NY underground aesthetic to it that I appreciate. Decent batch of Al beats. Solid

 

[KFBF]

It's cool. Solid 3/5 project.

 

[KingsOfKings]

I like the horn in Memory Loss

Same

 

[Piff Perkins]

How yall felt about Haram, I feel about this.

Beats are nice but I'm on the rappers

Wiki has been one of the best out for quite some time IMO. Def want to hear more of him in this era. Mike...eh. Sometimes he hits me, sometimes he doesn't.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

This album is kinda dope after revisiting it a few times. Don't know much about Wiki and Mike but their styles bored me a bit at first but I like post-gentrification NYC perspective and this is a nice batch of ALC beats. That Earl album was terrible IMO lol

 

[THE 101]

Album was dope...maybe my fav Al project of 2023.

I know ya'll love the Larry June album but for whatever reason that never clicked with me.