Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips (Discussion Thread)

[kwazzy100]

The first half of the album is alright, but seems kinda slow to me
The 2nd half though? Its like you shift into Nitro

Major kickback from Crash Talk, he really did deliver.

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

I thought "First car my daughter drove was a bach" was just a dope flex

But damn time flies

All love right here

 

[Sauce Dab]

What’s the time signature on that beat to “smile”? Is that regular 4/4 with some kind of weird syncopation or is that 3/4?

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

What’s the time signature on that beat to “smile”? Is that regular 4/4 with some kind of weird syncopation or is that 3/4?

It's actually 6/8
edit: @Sauce Dab

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Usually when I finish spinning the album "smile" gets multiple plays. Great closer.

This might be Qs biggest strength - Unique and diverse flows/deliveries but this time the beats are arguably more unique and varied


But even going back to Break the Bank (A pretty standard beat) You give that beat to most rappers and they're not approaching it like that.

 

[Sauce Dab]

It's actually 6/8

Spoiler: An example

Usually when I finish spinning the album "smile" gets multiple plays. Great closer.

This might be Qs biggest strength - Unique and diverse flows/deliveries but this time the beats are arguably more unique and varied


But even going back to Break the Bank (A pretty standard beat) You give that beat to most rappers and they're not approaching it like that.

Oh okay we on the same page then because you can write it out as the same thing. 3/4 or 6/8

 

[maxamusa]

damn how I miss this


bout 2 get right and throw this on

 

[maxamusa]

I made it to Foux or whatever......


I appreciate experimental music.....I appreciate vybe music....


but this just aint it.


he don't rap anymore?

 

[FlyRy]

He's always been a try hard to me

 

[maxamusa]

He's always been a try hard to me

man he's really showing that here......idk if the $ dried up or what and he just needed a bag....but the lack of effort on his part is that bad. this shyt coulda been next level. cause the production is fire......what a let down.

 

[Sauce Dab]

man he's really showing that here......idk if the $ dried up or what and he just needed a bag....but the lack of effort on his part is that bad. this shyt coulda been next level. cause the production is fire......what a let down.

If he was chasing a bag then he wouldnt have made this type of album. You don’t make experimental stuff if you trying to make money

 

[maxamusa]

If he was chasing a bag then he wouldnt have made this type of album. You don’t make experimental stuff if you trying to make money

A$ap rocky would disagree. there is a market for it. and its untapped TBH. that hipster bread n fan based is serious.


I don't wanna de-rail the thread tho and come across as a hater; I spoke my PEACE. album wasn't 4 for me.

 

[Cᵣₐₛₕ&ₜₕₑCₒᵤₚ]

I will say Back n Love is fire sounds like something straight from the Oxymoron era.​

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

Smile my favorite song on here

 

[Piff Perkins]

A$ap rocky would disagree. there is a market for it. and its untapped TBH. that hipster bread n fan based is serious.


I don't wanna de-rail the thread tho and come across as a hater; I spoke my PEACE. album wasn't 4 for me.

But Rocky always has radio singles on top of that to sell it too. Last album had a single with a Moby sample lol. Q said fukk that and just did what he wanted to do. There is no bag chasing here. Whatever success he has over the next 1-2 years will be tour based, not album sales based.

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

Now I'm thinking the "are we listening to the same album? " posts are serious

You got the resident Nas super stan saying:

On track 4 now and this nikka is rappin his ass off

And the resident French Montana stan asking where the bars at

ha.