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

[REAL6]

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Listened again couple of days ago, the way he ends it

This was one of the couple records on the album that needed time to grow on me. This and the Ice-T joint. I like both of them now. This one reminds me of Grey October mixed with Belvedere.

 

[Danie84]

AOTY contender, mad replayability.

And, it's the perfect soundtrack for Fall/Halloween:

 

[Figaro]

Baby girl get busy as well
They ain't got shyt on me, hell, I may as well be strippin' in Chippendales
Naked with nothing but just a Richard Mill' (Woo)
bytch, I'm rich for real, you just pigeon shyt on the windshield

 

[Piff Perkins]

This was one of the couple records on the album that needed time to grow on me. This and the Ice-T joint. I like both of them now. This one reminds me of Grey October mixed with Belvedere.

Also reminds me of 3rd Person off Bo Jackson, Guilt from Super Tecmo Bo, Final Board off Continuance etc. All those tracks are towards the very end of those albums. They're like these cathartic sounding beats that almost feel like the emotional climax of the albums. To me it shows there's a deliberate way in which Alch is crafting these albums to have a beginning, middle, and end.

 

[Izanami]

Somehow this album got lost in the shuffle with so many releases. Been giving it heavy spin lately and I’m starting to love it.

 

[Izanami]

Is that Nas and Jungle talking shyt on “I want to talk to you” sampled on “Bubble Bath”? Al a fool for that one.

 

[Jx2]

Listened again couple of days ago, the way he ends it

Breh, this albums been on my running playlist since it came out. Sometimes this track kicks in when I’m out on the docks in the harbor with all of the gulls flying around, bobbing and weaving through older folks out on a peaceful stroll, and holding back one tear because I’m thinking about how beautiful my life is

 

[spliz]

I got mad video of this. Even chatting it up wit him I should post some.

 

[Alvin]

Breh, this albums been on my running playlist since it came out. Sometimes this track kicks in when I’m out on the docks in the harbor with all of the gulls flying around, bobbing and weaving through older folks out on a peaceful stroll, and holding back one tear because I’m thinking about how beautiful my life is

Marci

 

[Alvin]

I listen to this album a lot @TheDarceKnight

 

[Alvin]

Also reminds me of 3rd Person off Bo Jackson, Guilt from Super Tecmo Bo, Final Board off Continuance etc. All those tracks are towards the very end of those albums. They're like these cathartic sounding beats that almost feel like the emotional climax of the albums. To me it shows there's a deliberate way in which Alch is crafting these albums to have a beginning, middle, and end.

the god used to do this in his prime (talking RZA)

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I listen to this album a lot @TheDarceKnight

Me too. Roc has so many quotables. I didn't even realized how many bars I'd memorized until I caught myself rapping along to a lot of this album. I listened to this and Bo Jackson together on a road trip recently. Straight ear candy all the way through.

 

[Mortal1]

first time listening to a Roc project been bumping this for the past few weeks and this tape is fire af

 

[TheDarceKnight]

first time listening to a Roc project been bumping this for the past few weeks and this tape is fire af

Definitely go and peep Reloaded if you get a chance. One of the most influential albums of the 2010's. So fire.