Earl Sweatshirt - SOME RAP SONGS Final Review

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  • @coldtrainn
    @coldtrainn 6 років тому +1502

    Everyone is saying this album had to grow on them, But I’ve loved it since the first listen

  • @foursevnnn
    @foursevnnn 6 років тому +773

    I like these rap songs

    • @Officiallij
      @Officiallij 6 років тому +8

      4 7 underrated comment

    • @iamboomer.4673
      @iamboomer.4673 6 років тому

      You just copypasted,shut up

    • @foursevnnn
      @foursevnnn 6 років тому +1

      shoes lol I didn’t lol, why does that make you mad even if I were to?

    • @iamboomer.4673
      @iamboomer.4673 6 років тому

      @@foursevnnn I just hate that sentence,it is so over used.

    • @foursevnnn
      @foursevnnn 6 років тому +1

      shoes lol I understand, no need for hostility towards me though.

  • @bradywelch2173
    @bradywelch2173 6 років тому +430

    I do think the mixing makes the album better; if these tracks were cleanly mixed they wouldn’t have the same hazy, disoriented, confused and sometimes claustrophobic feel to counterpoint the lyrics. A cleaner mix would make it easier to listen to, but not necessarily better from an artistic standpoint.

    • @danielfogbawah7044
      @danielfogbawah7044 6 років тому +1

      Ebola Wizard I agree

    • @momkeyp
      @momkeyp 6 років тому

      Truth

    • @KingLulzington
      @KingLulzington 6 років тому

      FACTS

    • @shaansiton7884
      @shaansiton7884 5 років тому +26

      That very fact that it’s “harder” to listen to makes it more enjoyable for me. More of a challenge to your mind, you discover something new on each listen

    • @gflubber7769
      @gflubber7769 3 роки тому +2

      i like it better sonically

  • @kntbemad
    @kntbemad 6 років тому +611

    personally, a ten. one of my favorite hip-hop albums ever

  • @phumelelazekani9517
    @phumelelazekani9517 6 років тому +436

    RIOT SAMPLES HUGH MASEKELA A LEGENDARY TRUMPET PLAYER WHO WAS FRIENDS WETH EARL'S FATHER

    • @Paddon
      @Paddon 6 років тому +1

      THX man

    • @justinj.4356
      @justinj.4356 6 років тому +120

      He was Earl's uncle.

    • @Huumf
      @Huumf 6 років тому +3

      Samples rule

    • @sircartier4422
      @sircartier4422 6 років тому +17

      For my uncle hugh

    • @jacobhartwell8211
      @jacobhartwell8211 6 років тому +34

      It was his uncle. It’s literally the last lyric on the whole album. “my uncle Hugh”

  • @Andy-uf4gv
    @Andy-uf4gv 6 років тому +74

    There's a profound emotionality to this album that is really hard for me to put into words. It honestly makes me tear up every time I listen. I have been diagnosed with depression for a long time now and have felt a lot of the same hopelessness that Earl seems to have felt. I love music, but I have never really vibed with the idea of listening to sad music while depressed, because it often makes me feel worse. This album was instantly different. It was almost like an emotional cleansing. It took everything I was feeling, manifested it into music and sounds, and helped me to get it all out, and still leave on a positive, optimistic note (with Riot! At the end). No other album has EVER made me feel the way this album has, and so its impossible for me to objectively say it is anything other than a 10/10. I totally understand people having a different opinion, but this album was unlike anything I've ever experienced, and I'm so glad I was able to hear it. Thank you Earl.

    • @AirJacksonkicks
      @AirJacksonkicks 4 роки тому +3

      THIS

    • @67finn
      @67finn 11 місяців тому

      Hope you doing better by now bro ❤️

  • @Daiton45
    @Daiton45 6 років тому +150

    This album felt like an extension of Solace and for me that's a good thing as I think that short EP was some of Earl's most heartfelt and best work. The production, while being mixed poorly I know, I thought was perfect for Earl's rapping style and subject matter. I really feel like he found his pocket on this album and in my opinion this is his best work both in terms of the atmosphere it creates while you listen to it and in terms of his lyrics. Great release from one of my favourite rappers

    • @ryandwyer7619
      @ryandwyer7619 6 років тому +8

      honestly feels like your listening to old records that earls showing you while he talks about his dad and the last few years, definitely a similar vibe to solace

    • @unitedleagueofgamers3633
      @unitedleagueofgamers3633 6 років тому +13

      Yeah exactly. I’m pretty sure red water has a sample from solace too

    • @jacobhartwell8211
      @jacobhartwell8211 6 років тому +2

      weeb molestr It does. Glad some other people agree with me.

    • @N03xNemo
      @N03xNemo 6 років тому

      I was looking for a comment like this, I absolutely agree

    • @Daiton45
      @Daiton45 6 років тому +2

      @@unitedleagueofgamers3633 Oh wow I didn't know that. That's pretty cool since Red Water was one of the songs that immediately reminded me of Solace when I first listened to it now I know why lol

  • @DOGSHED
    @DOGSHED 6 років тому +497

    Am I the only one who actually likes Red Water?

    • @user-fu7be5ti1e
      @user-fu7be5ti1e 6 років тому +51

      my favorite track on the whole thing

    • @CANProductionZz
      @CANProductionZz 6 років тому +28

      The sample is so distracting, just can't enjoy that track at all

    • @TheKnicks2012
      @TheKnicks2012 6 років тому +35

      Naw. At first I didn’t like it but the song grew on me. It’s heat

    • @nkosikamal5015
      @nkosikamal5015 6 років тому +25

      It has one of the hardest beats of this year.

    • @pabloresnik9764
      @pabloresnik9764 6 років тому +7

      Thought the same thing, I loved it

  • @surfwayvv
    @surfwayvv 6 років тому +55

    I like to think of the album itself as like a live poetry show,it’s aesthetics,content,and sound makes each song sound like a live performance as if he’s spitting the verses from a mic in front of me.

  • @rickrossstagedive3490
    @rickrossstagedive3490 4 роки тому +29

    Some Rap Songs is a 10/10 and will be remembered as a classic

  • @SoHelpMeREACT
    @SoHelpMeREACT 6 років тому +498

    If the smell of weed was a sound, it would be this album and that’s a good thing

    • @UlyssesAtkinsonIV
      @UlyssesAtkinsonIV 6 років тому +35

      I've never seen a comment like this.....I agree

    • @itsgl00my88
      @itsgl00my88 6 років тому +2

      @Uncluded bro this album was good

    • @itsgl00my88
      @itsgl00my88 6 років тому +5

      @Uncluded damn the ashes of a burned spliff smell good? Damn lmao i guess I've never smelled the ashes 😂

    • @froidboy
      @froidboy 6 років тому +1

      what

    • @zayonit5221
      @zayonit5221 6 років тому +13

      WayTooLeetGaming he’s saying the ashes of a spliff smell depressing and somber which is the tone of the album. Doesn’t mean it can’t be good

  • @CoachAlex99
    @CoachAlex99 6 років тому +196

    This album isn’t unfinished or just an idea. It’s what abstract expressionism looks like in music. If you look at a Willem de Kooning or Jackson Pollock, it is easy to disregard it as lazy, but in reality these kinds of paintings focus more on conveying a feeling and provoking thought. There is no concern in following traditional artistic methods and styles. It is a more raw form of human expression.

    • @Bigdustyy
      @Bigdustyy 6 років тому +3

      But at the end of the day the music just doesn't sound good. The lyricism is masterful on the project but I just can't get down with it because of the mixing and how Earl never lets the instrumentals breathe, or just lets them swallow him.

    • @CoachAlex99
      @CoachAlex99 6 років тому +11

      Adam Shoshani I agree, there are only a few songs with little replay value, but I also wouldn’t make a shirt out of a Jackson pollock you get what I’m sayin? I don’t think earl made this album with the intention of it being played on the radio or even with your friends in a car. I think his intention was to teach and inspire through his own experience and introspection. And at the end of the day, that’s what a great artist should seek to do. And for me at least, that makes this his best project to date

    • @Bigdustyy
      @Bigdustyy 6 років тому +1

      @@CoachAlex99 As a piece of art I can appreciate it, but at the end of the day this is music and he released an album. As MUSIC, it has failed in that it is not sonically pleasing or even that interesting. The art aspect holds up, but it has failed me as an album. Look at Kendrick's TPAB, the messages and sequencing of that album are masterful, but the music is also gorgeous.

    • @Bigdustyy
      @Bigdustyy 6 років тому +2

      Pollock's paintings weren't created with the idea of being paraded around on a shirt. This album was created for people to listen to it.

    • @CoachAlex99
      @CoachAlex99 6 років тому +19

      Adam Shoshani Adam Shoshani you’re creating a limited definition of what music should be, I encourage more albums like this that challenge the mainstream. Music and art in general is created for an audience, you are right in that. But what you take away from it is dependent on the beholder. TPAB is a masterpiece, but just because it appeals to a wider audience doesn’t give it more credibility as art. I’m just trying to say that assigning definition to any art is a subjective task. 3:01 “If you don’t like the mix, you don’t like the mix, no amount of reasoning is gonna make you like it more”

  • @virkilkhaan
    @virkilkhaan 6 років тому +117

    "Earl is not my name, the world is my domain kid"

    • @markiebizzy5100
      @markiebizzy5100 6 років тому +9

      the earth is my turf but the hearse like a magnet

    • @lilzenkaiboost5700
      @lilzenkaiboost5700 6 років тому +9

      markiebizzy Might be outside in some handcuffs, might be outside in the dirt

    • @AHHHHHH03
      @AHHHHHH03 6 років тому +6

      Late nights thinkin' bout who lied to me first

    • @royceisthebestrapper7686
      @royceisthebestrapper7686 6 років тому +7

      “Air max 97 crates on the pavement”

    • @ExtraterrestralyHigh
      @ExtraterrestralyHigh 3 роки тому +3

      peace to evrey crease on your brain

  • @huddreems3495
    @huddreems3495 6 років тому +244

    Red water is fire to me! 🔥

  • @loxt2142
    @loxt2142 6 років тому +109

    'Peanut' made me cry.

    • @sailor3047
      @sailor3047 6 років тому +47

      playing possum, peanut, and riot. play all 3 in that order to cry instantly

    • @ChiyoChanMusic
      @ChiyoChanMusic 6 років тому +3

      Same bro

    • @sbkisstheslumpgod2730
      @sbkisstheslumpgod2730 6 років тому +1

      Wut

    • @mellowglocks
      @mellowglocks 6 років тому +6

      Bad Acid (December 24) made me cry cause of how nostalgic the production sounds

    • @MarkQuick0411
      @MarkQuick0411 6 років тому +5

      Most of this album felt like a 40 min standard album to me even though it was 24 mins which is weird to me

  • @notrueburial
    @notrueburial 6 років тому +132

    Azucar song of the year

    • @TCVB491
      @TCVB491 6 років тому +22

      Batu Kaan Dilaver “my cushion was a bosom for bad days, there’s not a black woman I can’t thank” came across as hope in the dark the first time I heard it. Love that instrumental too.

    • @xavierp7783
      @xavierp7783 6 років тому

      Good joke

    • @xavierp7783
      @xavierp7783 6 років тому

      Song of the year probably clout cobain denzel curry, praise the lord asap rocky, lucky you eminem, mona Lisa lil Wayne, off deez by j Cole and jid there all the ones I can think of off the top of my head

    • @shunk8278
      @shunk8278 6 років тому +2

      Xavier Pitter J’OUVERT BROCKHAMPTON

    • @aaabaaab4915
      @aaabaaab4915 6 років тому +19

      Xavier Pitter you couldnt be more wrong

  • @enricomezacuadra
    @enricomezacuadra 6 років тому +15

    A strong 9 for me
    And as someone who struggles with depression, for me, it was a beautiful experience. I felt connected to it, and immersed in the sound.

  • @tyrrell8077
    @tyrrell8077 6 років тому +18

    Cold Summer instrumental is BEAUTIFUL unlike anything I've heard for a few years

    • @bmp6076
      @bmp6076 6 років тому +1

      Laracal reminds me of between friends with earl as well soundcloud.com/captain-murphy-music_1461661671151/05-between-friends-ft-earl

  • @thugger661
    @thugger661 6 років тому +68

    earl did something crazy in dat album fr. even tho most of the songs are shorter than 2 and a half mins

    • @alexbelmont8329
      @alexbelmont8329 6 років тому +3

      Hey cute pic ;)

    • @prettyghetto2150
      @prettyghetto2150 6 років тому +2

      Yah it reminds me of madvilliany. The songs are short and sweet

    • @thugger661
      @thugger661 6 років тому +2

      @@alexbelmont8329 heeeyyy bröther!

  • @ziansaakaar924
    @ziansaakaar924 4 роки тому +6

    This is the album that made me start making music..... It's my favorite album

  • @VMxus
    @VMxus 6 років тому +106

    Stop asking about stokeley
    Its earl season

    • @MORTHVODs
      @MORTHVODs 6 років тому

      Stfu, you even listen to the ski album. Its not earl season its ski season

    • @Schmonty
      @Schmonty 6 років тому +6

      Lil Turf naw bro earl season only come around every 50 years when he drops his albums let him live

    • @drummin4gold
      @drummin4gold 6 років тому +2

      Lil Turf it was mid bro

    • @killapositionz2
      @killapositionz2 6 років тому +13

      Lil Turf ski has nothing on earl lyrically.

    • @crankdatbartman3497
      @crankdatbartman3497 6 років тому +1

      Eamon Moore yea but his flow way better

  • @malcolmhilariion2877
    @malcolmhilariion2877 6 років тому +3

    For those who dont know, Riot is a song made by his late uncle and is his tribute to him.

  • @carbs10000
    @carbs10000 6 років тому +2

    My first listen was just about getting adjusted to the sonic quality. I might not have been able to fully digest it, but I could tell there was something special about it. I've replayed it many times since and keep finding more about it that I like and I think it's an incredibly personal and raw album that does a great job of being expressive without forcing an idea or image in a tight 25 minute span. Playing it from start to finish without break seems critical because I think project needs to be experienced as a whole and I respect Earl for giving us something that isn't derivative of what is most popular.

  • @fxlkpunkrapper
    @fxlkpunkrapper 6 років тому +40

    good review
    but i don't like the wording of "poor mixing"
    we need to lose the mindset of correct/professional mixing. it's not a 1% to 100% road.
    the mixing is very particular and feels purposeful. it is very raw, for sure, but its very hard to do and takes a lot of skill and knowledge
    if the mixing was more "mainstream" or "professional" or "easy listening" , as people call it, it would lose a lot of emotion, color and personality
    the mixing on the album very much adds to the project

    • @ShawnCee
      @ShawnCee  6 років тому +10

      It may be a choice of words you're not fond of in reference to what album we're discussing but there is a standard (not saying music is bad if that standard is not met) that good mixing normally has.

  • @User-gf3rk
    @User-gf3rk 6 років тому +17

    This album is 100x better when smokin

  • @Justin-bt5kt
    @Justin-bt5kt 4 роки тому +2

    Riot is a peaceful place, in which I can keep going from bad moments and keep moving. Thank You, Earl and Shawn Cee for giving me this meaning.

  • @childnoirr
    @childnoirr 4 роки тому +9

    The mixing is very much an artistic choice rather than the thematic choice. It just started in srs but was just birthed in solace. This is what happens when an artist mixes and produces their own shit. In his mind, it prolly sounds perfect.

  • @justalyftdriver6831
    @justalyftdriver6831 6 років тому +42

    Took a few listens. It's growing on me. New Earlsweatshirt on big boyz neighborhood.

    • @h3ck774
      @h3ck774 5 років тому +1

      Just a LYFT Driver by my momma crib that’s a lotta crips I ain’t reported nothin nigga that’s just how it is

    • @yendorsaphura
      @yendorsaphura 3 роки тому

      You be on that tough shit, it ain't caught up with you yet, 16 with that bald fade, Sean John on my chest

  • @kr11y93
    @kr11y93 6 років тому +2

    This album taught me to listen carefully; understand what the sound, lyrics and aesthetic means. Thank you, Earl.
    Great review Shawn. We felt the same on the first listen then after more listens it clicked. This is not an album to please anyone, it's a catharsis for Earl, for what he's been through, his losses, his depression, fame... Them beats though!!! Earl rappin' on some off-kilter joint is just fuckin' amazing.

  • @bluegrasscreek5663
    @bluegrasscreek5663 5 років тому +7

    This was my personal favorite album since to pimp a butterfly by kendrick
    Different reasons obviously

  • @xxyxyxhabanamek0
    @xxyxyxhabanamek0 6 років тому +5

    I personally think that this project is a 7/10. Off a first listen it was a 4 due to the unorthodox mixing and mastering but going more in depth it definitely grew on me. Now I’m not asking for absolute perfect production but I understand that this is an experimental sound that he’s working with.

    • @gordful
      @gordful 5 років тому

      ıllıllı кєиωσятн ıllıllı ya dummy

  • @101pokemon101
    @101pokemon101 6 років тому +13

    Now where is the Melon's Review?

  • @Jono3k
    @Jono3k 6 років тому +2

    What a great review. Hit all the strong points and broke them down so effortlessly. Great job!

  • @Thee0therkingjames
    @Thee0therkingjames 6 років тому +14

    Still waiting on that mick Jenkins piece of man review

  • @yvngarmz5984
    @yvngarmz5984 6 років тому +1

    Shawn,you truly have hit the nail on the damn head. It’s amazing how at first u analysed the album musically,which makes sense. But then re listened and were able to see the holistic picture. Your analysis was totally on point. Great work, you are a genius who shows his understanding of Earl’s genius☯️🖤.

  • @franciscofalcao5184
    @franciscofalcao5184 6 років тому +25

    Still not over the irisdescence thumbnail

  • @killerzjug
    @killerzjug 6 років тому +1

    I agree with you mostly. I really enjoy how this album was put together because it really just shows that raw emotion. I understand why people don’t enjoy this album, but there is so much to this album that make it so much better. Like how on nowhere2go he’s quieter than he is on other songs representing how he feels like background noise. It’s the little things in the album that make it so good.

  • @SquishDaFish4ME
    @SquishDaFish4ME 6 років тому +2

    I feel like if an album that can be deciphered this much is automatically a good album. It’s deeper than the music

  • @erickkuri3943
    @erickkuri3943 6 років тому +4

    Peanut is what the shadow realm sound like

  • @samlat48
    @samlat48 6 років тому +2

    People had the gall to call TPAB trash when it first dropped. Not tripping. SRS was an automatic add to my list of elites. King Krule is in there too

  • @Thomzz95
    @Thomzz95 6 років тому +3

    My only issue about the album is that it’s too short. However I love everything else about it. I would give it a 10 if the album was longer.

  • @nickreed5007
    @nickreed5007 6 років тому +3

    I don’t even know the song names yet cause I just throw the album on when I’m at work and let it play🔥

  • @keenanmolden2655
    @keenanmolden2655 6 років тому +1

    it's a grower I'm glad you came back to it.

  • @pixussb7524
    @pixussb7524 6 років тому +2

    You either get this album or not. For me, it's a fucking 10/10, Album of the year and Earl's best project

  • @augustlongpre64
    @augustlongpre64 5 років тому +2

    “Peace to my dirty water drinkers” was def referring to Flint, MI

  • @itsjustdorian8927
    @itsjustdorian8927 6 років тому +1

    “How he doesn’t see a brighter future for himself but he’s going to see it through to the end regardless...”
    😞 mannnnn

  • @krabbotungoliantic1290
    @krabbotungoliantic1290 5 років тому +2

    If u listen to this on high volume headphones the mixing is no problemo :=)

  • @shoppy112
    @shoppy112 6 років тому +48

    you forgot to add +2 to the rating cuz of that cover

    • @MapleMilk
      @MapleMilk 6 років тому +3

      +1 Comment

    • @Scumbagius
      @Scumbagius 6 років тому +2

      +4 bacon on this burger yo

  • @robertleeson1614
    @robertleeson1614 6 років тому

    Thank you for revisiting this, it's not an album that's gonna blow you away instantly. There's a lot to unpack lyrically and i think the more you delve into the heavy wordplay the more you can appreciate how it sounds sonically.

  • @carloslabadie5302
    @carloslabadie5302 6 років тому +2

    Bro. Your the best music reviewer, keep up your good work. I always enjoy hearing your opinion/perspective on things

  • @bongwaterboy8179
    @bongwaterboy8179 6 років тому +1

    the reason the album isn’t mixed that great is earl produced most of it himself and wanted it that way

  • @Pk_method
    @Pk_method 6 років тому +77

    U gonna review Ski masks new album?

  • @ethanordorica2808
    @ethanordorica2808 6 років тому +3

    you right no way is an argument gonna change your mind about the mixing but you bugging the mixing perfect

    • @mayro9391
      @mayro9391 6 років тому +2

      ikr, imo the mixing compliments the themes perfectly.

  • @MissedObject548
    @MissedObject548 6 років тому

    I was sooooooooooo ready for the lyrics to Riot! but even tho it was only an instrumental, it’s somehow one of the best songs with so much he DOESNT SAY. Awesome guy, awesome song, awesome album.

  • @theonepunk
    @theonepunk 6 років тому +29

    Great album, but wtf with the album cover looking like a 2013 creepy pasta post

  • @LuZu_
    @LuZu_ 6 років тому

    It just became so relevant to me, Earl's motif of bleeding and blood really acts as a metaphor for mental pain and how much more disturbing it, shouldn't but, does sound. it's almost his only way of showing clarity of how people's concern only stimulates from his visual pain and for others to understand, they are disturbed. all so foggy

  • @kingjunior525
    @kingjunior525 6 років тому

    Glad you gave it another listen, Earl said it best himself. He only gets better with time.

  • @gamerreyes2
    @gamerreyes2 6 років тому +112

    What about ski mask’s album?):

    • @TeamDominicano
      @TeamDominicano 6 років тому +11

      Miguel Reyes bitch please.

    • @jasonjohnsonjr8870
      @jasonjohnsonjr8870 6 років тому +16

      SG Fernando ski mask was good bitch

    • @shunk8278
      @shunk8278 6 років тому +4

      Stokeley was Ski Mask’s worst overall project - CHANGE MY MIND

    • @itsgl00my88
      @itsgl00my88 6 років тому +16

      @@shunk8278 bro stokley was his best. Not only did he showcase his already known talent. He showed his growing versatility.

    • @shunk8278
      @shunk8278 6 років тому +5

      WayTooLeetGaming Well yes there are a few good songs on there, but overall ski mask Branches out in directions that yes we have never seen him go, but in many cases did not go well. Songs like so high are so unbelievably annoying, they almost turned me off the album.However it was songs like Nuketown That kept me coming back. But to be fair, there probably are a couple songs I should give another chance, like foot fungus.

  • @huddreems3495
    @huddreems3495 6 років тому +11

    Also plz react to black thoughts - streams of thought vol 2 you won’t regret it!

  • @jakek.2084
    @jakek.2084 6 років тому

    Big ups for sitting with this album. For me, it was dope from the jump but repeated listens have only made me like it more. I think you have to get your ears adjusted to this album’s totally wild instrumentals before you can appreciate its beauty and cohesiveness.

  • @monroeparks1028
    @monroeparks1028 6 років тому

    The way you analyze music is genius man a lot of the stuff I thought of but you took it farther

  • @thesalukie1066
    @thesalukie1066 6 років тому +1

    Where does this nigga get these fire ass album cover arts

  • @ratmeat3164
    @ratmeat3164 6 років тому

    I'm glad you like it more. This is probably one of my favorite albums of the year

  • @colheavn2721
    @colheavn2721 6 років тому +2

    avant-garde jazz + hip/hop = psycheledic experimental ass project.
    Releasing a project like this when commercial music prevails makes it aoty, thats why people hate it(its ok to), they are not used to, Its a progression of your likeness

  • @TomHutchcraft
    @TomHutchcraft 6 років тому

    I haven't even listened to it yet but thanks to this it makes me feel like I'll actually listen to it now

  • @kostacx
    @kostacx 6 років тому +2

    the positives on this album are in the content, not in the sound

  • @jordanprice9285
    @jordanprice9285 6 років тому +6

    No one ever be answering me, but I will try it again.. What is the name of the background beat in this video?

    • @ShawnCee
      @ShawnCee  6 років тому +7

      Perceptions Hip Hop beat

    • @jordanprice9285
      @jordanprice9285 6 років тому

      @@ShawnCee Thanks Shawn.. I appreciate it

  • @SPELLWRKS
    @SPELLWRKS 4 роки тому +1

    I guess you could say he learned to adapt way better than he could plan?

  • @stayawayfrommrrogers
    @stayawayfrommrrogers 6 років тому +1

    3:27
    What about the line “why aint nobody told me I was bleeding” or whatever that line is. Seems like hes putting some blame on others

    • @ShawnCee
      @ShawnCee  6 років тому +4

      He's asking if he's been in so much pain how no one else could see it. He follows up in the track saying "Peace to my dirty water drinkers, aint nobody tryna get clean" imo as a way to absolve those who may have seen him in a poor state, inferring they probably have addictions themselves.

    • @stayawayfrommrrogers
      @stayawayfrommrrogers 6 років тому

      @@ShawnCee nu uh
      Genius said that the dirty water line was about flint michigan
      nah im just kidding
      that makes sense how those lines might be related. I hadn't put those two together

  • @maxis2778
    @maxis2778 6 років тому +3

    Anybody think earl did the looping to signify the ouroboros (snake eating itself)

    • @jacobhartwell8211
      @jacobhartwell8211 6 років тому

      Give me some Assmilk Might be reaching a little bit I like that idea.

    • @jesse2496
      @jesse2496 6 років тому

      Jacob Hartwell he said so in an interview

    • @greenmean6414
      @greenmean6414 6 років тому

      jesse link?

  • @mrmans484
    @mrmans484 6 років тому

    fucking love that you have fleet foxes self titled lp on the wall!! how the hell have i not noticed this before??!

  • @hlokomani
    @hlokomani 6 років тому

    I love what you said about the mix. Somebody quote that!

  • @mikep777
    @mikep777 6 років тому

    NO “STOKELEY” reaction? Come on maaaan. U got me twitchin n shit. I NEED that. (Please?)

  • @owenwilliams2426
    @owenwilliams2426 6 років тому

    Glad u changed the score. I originally was disappointed you gave it only a 7. I think it’s a strong 8. I think it’s definitely his best work and my favourite album of his

  • @antonb6196
    @antonb6196 6 років тому +5

    Seems like it grew a little on Shawn too

  • @neonblackmarket
    @neonblackmarket 6 років тому +1

    this and Mick Jenkins' album are my favorite of the year. I think earl killed it.

    • @ThePokestopPapi
      @ThePokestopPapi 6 років тому

      black market magazine Mine as well I think! Still bumping pieces of a man absolutely incredible album

  • @MojitoMatt
    @MojitoMatt 6 років тому

    Thanks for pointing out some things I didn’t catch dude. Deep ass album.

  • @ALovelyLad
    @ALovelyLad 6 років тому

    I think Pitchfork published an interview with Earl saying how he tries to chop up tracks like Dilla did. He deliberately threw some ‘dirt’ onto the tracks and rubbed it in.

  • @mplays4144
    @mplays4144 6 років тому +5

    It was cool to hear him tho after like three years

    • @GolDAce-zb5ue
      @GolDAce-zb5ue 6 років тому +1

      duh im finna graduate highschool and this nigga dropped some shit when i was in middle school

    • @mplays4144
      @mplays4144 6 років тому

      Gol D. Ace fuck dude same

  • @traplover6357
    @traplover6357 6 років тому

    For me, most smoothest experimental hip hop album I consumed the 1st time compared to Year of the Snitch and Veteran.

  • @flyingisland7583
    @flyingisland7583 6 років тому

    Keep going Shawn 👍 I like the way you finally see the greatness behind the darkness

  • @jadenwaters3873
    @jadenwaters3873 6 років тому +1

    Album is so dirty and so gritty I freakin love it 🔥

  • @justinj.4356
    @justinj.4356 6 років тому +1

    This beautiful ass album is a 10/10, not even gassing.

  • @Q10gaming
    @Q10gaming 6 років тому +3

    That picture is the thing of my nightmares😂💀

  • @CoolChris16
    @CoolChris16 6 років тому

    That was a beautiful deep dive analysis on the album Shawn!

  • @forrestross7637
    @forrestross7637 5 років тому +2

    How is Red Water Your Least Favorite
    Its Literally A Mantra

  • @jashnasalvi493
    @jashnasalvi493 6 років тому +7

    Meek Mill championship reaction?

  • @Fabian6980
    @Fabian6980 6 років тому +1

    Yeah after a few days of listening to this im at a 8/10 too great project

  • @pallbearer1175
    @pallbearer1175 6 років тому +1

    This album was phenomenal

  • @hotdiggitydork
    @hotdiggitydork 6 років тому +1

    I’ve only listened once and I was kinda uncomfortable maybe a second or third listen will make it better for me

  • @ArmedPlaysMC
    @ArmedPlaysMC 6 років тому

    Lot of peace to make
    *give a fuck about a cheque*
    This album is pure catharsis for him. He doesn't care about making it commercially viable or listenable. There's a big discussion in the balance between artistic expression and making something an audience can appreciate. I think this album serves as a really good example of music that transcends commercial imperatives and should be read as an art peice like one you'd find in a museum.

  • @fxstfreddymusic
    @fxstfreddymusic 6 років тому

    That album cover is fucking godlike

  • @dexterwallace4060
    @dexterwallace4060 6 років тому +2

    Improper mixing?

  • @4r1777
    @4r1777 6 років тому

    i love the experimental mixing

  • @tk5795
    @tk5795 6 років тому

    The streets await your take on the Meek album

  • @tjreed4
    @tjreed4 6 років тому

    If the next video on this channel isn’t a Stokely reaction I will riot

  • @stonemoriarty
    @stonemoriarty 6 років тому

    Next video will be the STOKELEY reaction

  • @lipton4942
    @lipton4942 6 років тому +1

    Am I a weirdo if I liked it sonically

  • @jackmcmahon11
    @jackmcmahon11 6 років тому

    Shawn please react and review the entire championships album it would be much appreciated!

  • @dezzcarter5987
    @dezzcarter5987 6 років тому

    It wasn't mixed poor if that was a stylistic choice.
    BTW it's called riot because that's the name of the OG sample by his uncle that passed