Phonte - No News Is Good News (DIscussion Thread)
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Hopefully this is an appetizer to an LB album L.Album is phenomenal. I miss the days when this type of music was commonplace.
Album is way too fukking short
Deoji
All Star
yeah
Hell of an album.
Every track on here got me thinking about possibilities.
Dude is a hell of a- HELL of a lyricist. I wonder if he claim Drake and Joe Budden on his tax returns every year.
That one-two combination of Expensive Genes and Cry No More.... that's straight soul music for grown ups. Even if you can't relate (I only know "of" my dad) you gonna be thinking.
Sweet You is the shyt I'd rather see folks dancing to after weddings instead of the electric slide or whatever the fukk
this is a 4.5/5 album
Every track on here got me thinking about possibilities.
Dude is a hell of a- HELL of a lyricist. I wonder if he claim Drake and Joe Budden on his tax returns every year.
That one-two combination of Expensive Genes and Cry No More.... that's straight soul music for grown ups. Even if you can't relate (I only know "of" my dad) you gonna be thinking.
Sweet You is the shyt I'd rather see folks dancing to after weddings instead of the electric slide or whatever the fukk
this is a 4.5/5 album
Is he going on tour? I caught Phonte when he was touring Charity starts at home. One of the best shows I ever been to.
Bishop_BP_Jakes
Prophesying on your CD's and tapes
steadyrighteous
Veteran
And Al-Wasta
Catching Vibes
You’re right. I forgot the EP.
And I’ll also add that his lack of cursing in unnoticeable. I actually didn’t notice until he said it on Juan Epstein.
TheDarceKnight
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Yeah, knowing Phonte I honestly don't think he was heavily inspired by 4:44 at all on this album. He's so original, I think a lot of his inspiration is more often from seeing his friends and peers release good music (Evidence, Elzhi, Royce, etc.) than getting sonic inspiration. He doesn't really do what anyone else does in terms of picking beats and producing songs.
The themes are "grown" but his themes have always been pretty much about whatever goes on in the age range of the time he recorded it. It's been that way since Speed when he was rapping about freestyling in the shower wearing slip flops in the dorm, to having a dead-end job as an early 20-something, etc etc, all the way to rapping now about being on his 2nd marriage and enjoying life.
TheDarceKnight
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If you ever get the chance, please do.
Little Brother was a top 3 hip-hop act live of all time IMO.
Phonte holds it down. He's an emcee in the classical definition of the word. He owns the stage. He'll do standup comedy. He'll sing,. Dance. Rap. He'll entertain the shyt out of you, and he has a ton of energy, really good breath control on the mic, and the list goes on.
Even if it's a Foreign Exchange show, I'd still advise going to check it out.
knickscrusaderm
lead by example
This is so essential .
Bumping to start my morning everyday...
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On Twitter someone asked and he said probably not because he hates touring.
TheDarceKnight
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Great podcast. He says he recorded the first half of the album in 2016, and the last half of the album in early 2018.That explains some of the difference in sounds on the halves of the album.This is so essential
Bumping to start my morning everyday...
thatrapsfan
Superstar
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