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Originally Posted by Plan Beats
Originally Posted by dland24
I dont get why whenever a legendary rapper drops a new joint (Jay, Nas, Common, etc) it ALWAYS has to be compared to older music. If you listen to new music with an open mind, and not compare it to past work, you will end up liking a whole lot more new stuff.
It's called having standards.
If you don't have standards, you'll be impressed by anything.
I couldn't agree more. Its laughable to me when people do this...as I said earlier in the thread they have no concept of music appreciationbecause they lack the ability to look at each track/album independently. There is nothing wrong with comparing work however when you use that solely as yourbasis to judge an artist there is no way you can truly appreciate the music.Originally Posted by dland24
Originally Posted by Plan Beats
Originally Posted by dland24
I dont get why whenever a legendary rapper drops a new joint (Jay, Nas, Common, etc) it ALWAYS has to be compared to older music. If you listen to new music with an open mind, and not compare it to past work, you will end up liking a whole lot more new stuff.
It's called having standards.
If you don't have standards, you'll be impressed by anything.
Im just saying if you are going to compare every new Jay song to his BEST material, OBVIOUSLY you are going to be disappointed. Was American Gangster a great record? Absolutely. Is it as good as Reasonable Doubt? Of course not. If you constantly compare new music to that artists best work, you will end up disliking it a lot more than if you dont compare.
And if you are going to tell me that when listening to a new track/album your "standards" are set at a level of top hip hop tracks/albums of all time, then EVERYTHING (99.99%) will be not good enough.
QFTOriginally Posted by GULLYDAGREAT
wasnt all that...
Bingo...which is why (with Jay) I don't understand why people don't like BP2 or KC especially BP2. IF he had came out with a bunch ofRD's people would be complaining because everything sounds the same.Originally Posted by FlatbushFiyah23
I couldn't agree more. Its laughable to me when people do this...as I said earlier in the thread they have no concept of music appreciation because they lack the ability to look at each track/album independently. There is nothing wrong with comparing work however when you use that solely as your basis to judge an artist there is no way you can truly appreciate the music.Originally Posted by dland24
Originally Posted by Plan Beats
Originally Posted by dland24
I dont get why whenever a legendary rapper drops a new joint (Jay, Nas, Common, etc) it ALWAYS has to be compared to older music. If you listen to new music with an open mind, and not compare it to past work, you will end up liking a whole lot more new stuff.
It's called having standards.
If you don't have standards, you'll be impressed by anything.
Im just saying if you are going to compare every new Jay song to his BEST material, OBVIOUSLY you are going to be disappointed. Was American Gangster a great record? Absolutely. Is it as good as Reasonable Doubt? Of course not. If you constantly compare new music to that artists best work, you will end up disliking it a lot more than if you dont compare.
And if you are going to tell me that when listening to a new track/album your "standards" are set at a level of top hip hop tracks/albums of all time, then EVERYTHING (99.99%) will be not good enough.
I have standards but it has nothing to do with comparing an artist to their past work; sometimes artists evolve for the good (as is the case with Jay). However some people are so stuck in the past that they miss that.
I still also do not get those who claim they "expected more from" this track. How did you even have expectations for something that you had no idea was coming out?!
QFT. No one is ever satisfied are they?Originally Posted by JsindaA
Bingo...which is why (with Jay) I don't understand why people don't like BP2 or KC especially BP2. IF he had came out with a bunch of RD's people would be complaining because everything sounds the same.Originally Posted by FlatbushFiyah23
I couldn't agree more. Its laughable to me when people do this...as I said earlier in the thread they have no concept of music appreciation because they lack the ability to look at each track/album independently. There is nothing wrong with comparing work however when you use that solely as your basis to judge an artist there is no way you can truly appreciate the music.Originally Posted by dland24
Originally Posted by Plan Beats
Originally Posted by dland24
I dont get why whenever a legendary rapper drops a new joint (Jay, Nas, Common, etc) it ALWAYS has to be compared to older music. If you listen to new music with an open mind, and not compare it to past work, you will end up liking a whole lot more new stuff.
It's called having standards.
If you don't have standards, you'll be impressed by anything.
Im just saying if you are going to compare every new Jay song to his BEST material, OBVIOUSLY you are going to be disappointed. Was American Gangster a great record? Absolutely. Is it as good as Reasonable Doubt? Of course not. If you constantly compare new music to that artists best work, you will end up disliking it a lot more than if you dont compare.
And if you are going to tell me that when listening to a new track/album your "standards" are set at a level of top hip hop tracks/albums of all time, then EVERYTHING (99.99%) will be not good enough.
I have standards but it has nothing to do with comparing an artist to their past work; sometimes artists evolve for the good (as is the case with Jay). However some people are so stuck in the past that they miss that.
I still also do not get those who claim they "expected more from" this track. How did you even have expectations for something that you had no idea was coming out?!
Originally Posted by JsindaA
FlatbushFiyah23 wrote:
dland24 wrote:
Plan Beats wrote:
dland24 wrote:
I dont get why whenever a legendary rapper drops a new joint (Jay, Nas, Common, etc) it ALWAYS has to be compared to older music. If you listen to new
music with an open mind, and not compare it to past work, you will end up liking a whole lot more new stuff.
Originally Posted by XxHonchoxX
QFTOriginally Posted by GULLYDAGREAT
wasnt all that...