Perfect Songs

[Nilsi]

This is a masterpiece of contemporary art, embodying what I would call "post-rap."

In contrast to rappers in the 90s who were unconsciously acting out their sociocultural reality, Westside Gunn in this song wears his historical awareness on his sleeve. He refines gangster rap to its core elements, amplifying them to the extreme, while also demonstrating keen avant-garde sensibilities.

[MarkKol]

 

 

[Dodo]

 Meditating to this is something else 

[Sigrun]

 

[Dodo]

 

[Nilsi]

One of the greatest and most profound rap tracks of all time. From the Ryuichi Sakamoto sample to the title referencing the classic Trine work in American New Thought, to the Wizard of Oz and Elijah Muhammad preludes - and of course, Jay Electronica’s confessional lyrics on God and his spiritual conviction, with his heartfelt delivery reaching transcendent heights in lines such as:

"To the lawyers, to the sheriffs, to the judges,
To the debt holders and the law makers,
Fuck you, sue me, bill me,
That name on that birth certificate, that ain't the real me,
The lies can't conceal me,
The sunrise and the moon tides and the sky's gon' reveal me,
My brain pours water out my tear ducts to heal me."

- this is some real shit man.

For some reason, though, this track has been removed from all streaming platforms (except Tidal, which I happen to use - insert shameless plug) and only exists as some weird reupload on YouTube.

Edited May 11 by Nilsi

[Cireeric]

 

[Nilsi]

Jane Remover >>>

Edited May 20 by Nilsi

[chisel]

Fleet Foxes

[ZhenZhenZhen]

 

Edited May 20 by ZhenZhenZhen

[Nilsi]

 

[Agrande]

 

[Nilsi]

 

[Yimpa]

 

[MarkKol]

 

 

[Nilsi]

 

[Nilsi]

i don't get how this band isn't more popular in the wake of the recent deftones—or more broadly, y2k—revival. this band isn't from the 2000s, i get it, but it fits very neatly into this aesthetic profile. such a beautiful song, and, dare i say, i'm hard-pressed to name a deftones song that is more emotionally gripping than this.

Edited May 31 by Nilsi

[Nilsi]

 

the rollout and singles of charli’s upcoming album have been excellent so far. i can already tell it’s gonna be a strong contender for album of the year for me.

[Schizophonia]

 

I am a normie

Edited June 1 by Schizophonia

[Schizophonia]

25 minutes ago, Nilsi said:

 

the rollout and singles of charli’s upcoming album have been excellent so far. i can already tell it’s gonna be a strong contender for album of the year for me.

 

only a guy who takes too much racetams would listen that 

 

Edited June 1 by Schizophonia