Roc Marciano & Alchemist - The Elephant Man’s Bones (Discussion Thread)

[EA]

Dracula bit me and I didn’t bleed

Roc’s killing me with the one liners on this album. Had to put Quantum Leap on repeat for about 20 minutes whilst I was doing my morning cardio.

 

[Danie84]

Ask my Top 5 bet I rePly me 5 times like Dylan

...ALC's Italian Giallo/Blaxploitation production is even more equisite with headphones

This is my AOTY thus far, until KD3 Napalm drops

 

[Danie84]

Alc has a GOAT argument

Literally a 20 plus year run:

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

Copped the merch cuz fukk it

 

[choc_cardigan]

That deja vu song grew on me because of the bars

 

[Supa]

That deja vu song grew on me because of the bars

I'm way too player to not womanize

I know people thought it was a weird choice as a single but it's one of my favorites on the album.

 

[Newark88]

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

 

[Jx2]

That deja vu song grew on me because of the bars

You haven’t experienced and thus truly appreciated this song until you’ve done it while dusting your rare floral vases and sculptures

 

[CHAIN]

Roc is the last decade's most special MC but what the fukk are these beats?

This is elevator music. The production isn't even weird (I can do weird) this is just straight up boring music.

There are 2 or 3 good joints on the album.
That's a fail!

 

[Morose Polymath]

That deja vu song grew on me because of the bars

Plus the Barry White sample in the beginning

Speaking of which, who was that talking at the end?

 

[mobbinfms]

Plus the Barry White sample in the beginning

Speaking of which, who was that talking at the end?

Sounds like Rakim.

 

[mobbinfms]

Roc is the last decade's most special MC but what the fukk are these beats?

This is elevator music. The production isn't even weird (I can do weird) this is just straight up boring music.

There are 2 or 3 good joints on the album.
That's a fail!

This is all I’ve listened to since it dropped.
This was a breath of fresh air in a really weak year.
It boggles my mind that anyone could shyt on the production on this album to the extent you did here but hey, to each his own.

 

[CHAIN]

This is all I’ve listened to since it dropped.
This was a breath of fresh air in a really weak year.
It boggles my mind that anyone could shyt on the production on this album to the extent you did here but hey, to each his own.

Nah.

Remember 'Silent Partner' ?
Of course you do.
That was a decent/good batch Alchemist blessed Havoc with and even that album was kind of mid in hindsight.

Let's compare that batch with what he gave Roc on this one. These sound like a bunch of leftovers from his more experimental instrumental albums.

 

[Figaro]

The production on Bubble Bath might be my favorite, just straight up filth....

Alan is different with the keys, man