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The lead singer of the Roots. That statement is so outrageous I vote for immediate IP ban.
Yeah, that Danny Brown can BRING IT. Don't bother going to see the Roots or Black Star, listen to this guy rap about f*cking a corpse!
(for the record, I like Danny Brown quite a bit, but still....wtf)
Im not talking bout content im talking about energy, stage presence and crowd control.
i went to all three sets last year and danny brown had the best live rap show ...he has a lot more charisma than blackstar and black thought therefore keeping your interest.
i know he talks about crazy shiz but never heard him talking about quacking a dead corpse
They do not have enough facepalm pictures on the internet for this post.
Black Thought is the lead singer/rapper of the Roots. Who have a tuba player running into the crowd, have songs stretching 2 decades that fans all know and love, have freestyles, a live band, etc. When someone says "Roots concert" one of the first things people think of is energy. What was so bad about Black Thought's energy, may I ask? Was he not smoking enough spliff? Not demanding the crowd "make some f*cking NOISEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" enough for you?
And the exact same could be said about Blackstar. The Roots & Blackstar have been performing live for over 40 years combined, I think that speaks more towards their energy and stage presence than the "lox" and his esteemed commentary.
I like Danny brown, I think he's a fairly talented young rapper who has a niche and unique voice/style that will lend him to be successful. But you just basically backhanded 2 of the greatest hip-hop acts of all time to compliment someone who's been in the game for less than 10 years and only a couple of those with any real buzz surrounding his name.
Im not talking bout content im talking about energy, stage presence and crowd control.
i went to all three sets last year and danny brown had the best live rap show ...he has a lot more charisma than blackstar and black thought therefore keeping your interest.
i know he talks about crazy shiz but never heard him talking about quacking a dead corpse
They do not have enough facepalm pictures on the internet for this post.
Black Thought is the lead singer/rapper of the Roots. Who have a tuba player running into the crowd, have songs stretching 2 decades that fans all know and love, have freestyles, a live band, etc. When someone says "Roots concert" one of the first things people think of is energy. What was so bad about Black Thought's energy, may I ask? Was he not smoking enough spliff? Not demanding the crowd "make some f*cking NOISEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" enough for you?
And the exact same could be said about Blackstar. The Roots & Blackstar have been performing live for over 40 years combined, I think that speaks more towards their energy and stage presence than the "lox" and his esteemed commentary.
I like Danny brown, I think he's a fairly talented young rapper who has a niche and unique voice/style that will lend him to be successful. But you just basically backhanded 2 of the greatest hip-hop acts of all time to compliment someone who's been in the game for less than 10 years and only a couple of those with any real buzz surrounding his name.
Sort it out, son.
I think
i dont care how long theyve been playing....for the hype they had , i was expected to be blown away. I think they have all the right elements in there show but it just went flat to me after the first 20 minutes. maybe its the sequencing of their songs.
Ok I finally found the hip hop thread. That being said, how much merit is given to the fact that ATCQ is playing the switzerland festival? Do we even begin to get our hopes up? And what's the possibilities for ryhmesayers? Atmosphere? Brother Ali? And can we almost guarantee that we'll get another of the three TDE fellas? I'm thinking Q is a very likely choice, especially if A$AP is there. They would definitely be able to perform together in one of their sets and that would be a pretty effective show. I know that's a lot of info, but I just found the thread, and hip-hop acts were my most seen acts at roo last year so I'm excited to actually find the thread.
Ok I finally found the hip hop thread. That being said, how much merit is given to the fact that ATCQ is playing the switzerland festival? Do we even begin to get our hopes up? And what's the possibilities for ryhmesayers? Atmosphere? Brother Ali? And can we almost guarantee that we'll get another of the three TDE fellas? I'm thinking Q is a very likely choice, especially if A$AP is there. They would definitely be able to perform together in one of their sets and that would be a pretty effective show. I know that's a lot of info, but I just found the thread, and hip-hop acts were my most seen acts at roo last year so I'm excited to actually find the thread.
i still cant believe i walked out kendrick last year thinking his show lame....i wasnt aware of his greatness
I was about 2nd row for Kendrick, and pre Good Kid Mad City was great, so I can ony imagine what it would be like with that material as well. He could easily come back though, so there's still hope my friend
FWIW I wasn't really blown away by Blackstar last year either. I'd even agree that Danny Brown had a more entertaining show. However I thought the Roots was one of the best shows of the weekend. I don't understand how anyone could have a complaint about lack of energy/stage presence from anybody in that group.
4/17 Jim James
5/17 Foals
6/8 Tallest Man On Earth
6/11 Local Natives
6/13-16 Bonnaroo
7/6 Bob Dylan, My Morning Jacket, and Wilco
7/12-14 Forecastle
8/15 STS9 and Umphreys McGee
10/25-27 Mountain Oasis
Also what kind of energy did take ?uestlove and the rest of the band to do the superjam with D'Angelo afterwards? That in itself was a great show as well.
Post by Alberto Balsalm on Nov 29, 2012 1:44:24 GMT -5
Yeah honestly Black Star isn't that spectacular live. I saw them at Roo and a couple months before at the House of Blues. Not all that energetic or charismatic on stage, just 2 INCREDIBLY gifted MC's performing one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made and being very on-point with all their rhymes. But if you aren't a huge fan of the work then I could see not being to into the live show
But The Roots... HOW can you say they're "not energetic"?! That was the most bumpin' hip-hop show I have ever and will ever see, and I was at Jay-Z at Roo 2010 and Watch the Throne last year. But that Roots show was the type of show where even someone who doesn't listen to hip-hop would have an incredible time at. There were even 2 of those in my group. Black Star I understand to an extent but to say that The Roots "went flat" is just deplorable.
Ok I finally found the hip hop thread. That being said, how much merit is given to the fact that ATCQ is playing the switzerland festival? Do we even begin to get our hopes up? And what's the possibilities for ryhmesayers? Atmosphere? Brother Ali? And can we almost guarantee that we'll get another of the three TDE fellas? I'm thinking Q is a very likely choice, especially if A$AP is there. They would definitely be able to perform together in one of their sets and that would be a pretty effective show. I know that's a lot of info, but I just found the thread, and hip-hop acts were my most seen acts at roo last year so I'm excited to actually find the thread.
i still cant believe i walked out kendrick last year thinking his show lame....i wasnt aware of his greatness
Kendrick wasn't that great live last year. He literally walked around stage blowing an airhorn in people's faces screaming about making noise for a solid 1/3 of the show.
I'm hoping he comes back because I haven't seen him live since then and I'm hoping he's realized he doesn't need to do that, he's not Solja Boy or one of these other talentless idiots who have to fill their show with that nonsense.
I saw Kendrick in November at a tiny theater in West Virginia. He is my favorite rapper right now by far, but I wasn't blown away by his show. He only played for about an hour and his song choice wasn't great. With that being said, I would still be more than happy to see him again
Post by itrainmonkeys on Nov 29, 2012 12:24:24 GMT -5
I had a bad spot for Kendrick so I chalked up my lack of enthusiasm at his show to that. It was hard to see anything and I ended up moving out of the crowd. It was packed.
I think with the current material from Good Kid, plus if you give him a childish type slot from last year (about an 1:15 to 1:30 on which stage) I think he'll deliver a good show. I agree that his perfomance last year, along with song choice, could have been a lot better. But he has more weapons at his disposal this time around
I think with the current material from Good Kid, plus if you give him a childish type slot from last year (about an 1:15 to 1:30 on which stage) I think he'll deliver a good show. I agree that his perfomance last year, along with song choice, could have been a lot better. But he has more weapons at his disposal this time around
I think good kid was that good( no pun) that if he preforms the majority of that album it would be a great show. that album has definitely built him a more casual fan base so you would have more people who knew the song which would create better energy.
I think with the current material from Good Kid, plus if you give him a childish type slot from last year (about an 1:15 to 1:30 on which stage) I think he'll deliver a good show. I agree that his perfomance last year, along with song choice, could have been a lot better. But he has more weapons at his disposal this time around
I think good kid was that good( no pun) that if he preforms the majority of that album it would be a great show. that album has definitely built him a more casual fan base so you would have more people who knew the song which would create better energy.
I was at a small Chicago rapper's show about a week ago. And when the DJ was doing sets in between acts, he played a lot of Good Kid and the crowd went nuts for a majority of the songs. I can only imagine how Swimming Pools, Don't Kill my Vibe, and Maad City would go over with a crowd like roo
Post by itrainmonkeys on Nov 29, 2012 12:46:27 GMT -5
If 50 Cent played the full album GRODT I'd have to catch at least some of that set. That album was played nonstop in people's cars during my high school days.
If 50 Cent played the full album GRODT I'd have to catch at least some of that set. That album was played nonstop in people's cars during my high school days.
And honestly, I could care less about hearing his new stuff
One more thing to end this Roots debate, can we just have The Roots play that time slot every year? There is no part of me that would ever get bored with seeing them every year at Bonnaroo, pre-headliing either Friday or Saturday.
Yeah honestly Black Star isn't that spectacular live. I saw them at Roo and a couple months before at the House of Blues. Not all that energetic or charismatic on stage, just 2 INCREDIBLY gifted MC's performing one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made and being very on-point with all their rhymes. But if you aren't a huge fan of the work then I could see not being to into the live show
But The Roots... HOW can you say they're "not energetic"?! That was the most bumpin' hip-hop show I have ever and will ever see, and I was at Jay-Z at Roo 2010 and Watch the Throne last year. But that Roots show was the type of show where even someone who doesn't listen to hip-hop would have an incredible time at. There were even 2 of those in my group. Black Star I understand to an extent but to say that The Roots "went flat" is just deplorable.
it wasnt that they werent energetic, theres just something about their show that didnt keep me intrerested. i will admit i saw a previous show on palladia where they brought out jill scott and a lot of special guest that seemed more fun than their bonnaroo show.
bon iver and red hot chili peppers were also let downs for me. maybe because im not a big fan but thats not an excuse to me b/c radiohead blew me away easy. other artist i wasnt a big fan of but were really good or blew me away were fiest and gary clark jr. Sbtrkt was amazing but i already saw them so i expected it. to be honest if it wasnt for radiohead melting my face (in the pit) i would have been very let down for my first bonnaroo.
Yeah honestly Black Star isn't that spectacular live. I saw them at Roo and a couple months before at the House of Blues. Not all that energetic or charismatic on stage, just 2 INCREDIBLY gifted MC's performing one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made and being very on-point with all their rhymes. But if you aren't a huge fan of the work then I could see not being to into the live show
But The Roots... HOW can you say they're "not energetic"?! That was the most bumpin' hip-hop show I have ever and will ever see, and I was at Jay-Z at Roo 2010 and Watch the Throne last year. But that Roots show was the type of show where even someone who doesn't listen to hip-hop would have an incredible time at. There were even 2 of those in my group. Black Star I understand to an extent but to say that The Roots "went flat" is just deplorable.
it wasnt that they werent energetic, theres just something about their show that didnt keep me intrerested. i will admit i saw a previous show on palladia where they brought out jill scott and a lot of special guest that seemed more fun than their bonnaroo show.
bon iver and red hot chili peppers were also let downs for me. maybe because im not a big fan but thats not an excuse to me b/c radiohead blew me away easy. other artist i wasnt a big fan of but were really good or blew me away were fiest and gary clark jr. Sbtrkt was amazing but i already saw them so i expected it. to be honest if it wasnt for radiohead melting my face (in the pit) i would have been very let down for my first bonnaroo.
So you liked Gary Clark and Feist, Radiohead and like the Roots on another performance, but not the Roo performance?
Post by Jones Jupiter on Nov 29, 2012 13:21:13 GMT -5
When 50 came out during Dre's set at Coachella I wasn't really sure how I felt about revisiting "In Da Club" honestly. I was like ok, I guess we're really going to do this.
When 50 came out during Dre's set at Coachella I wasn't really sure how I felt about revisiting "In Da Club" honestly. I was like ok, I guess we're really going to do this.
GRODT is one of the best rap albums of our generation. That being said, In Da Club is probably my least favorite song off that album.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Nov 29, 2012 13:36:35 GMT -5
Agreed. Too bad it likely won't happen. I don't think 50 would allow himself to be booked and NOT be a headliner. I could see him saying "So Em and Jay got to headline...why not me?".
Agreed. Too bad it likely won't happen. I don't think 50 would allow himself to be booked and NOT be a headliner. I could see him saying "So Em and Jay got to headline...why not me?".
He's not playing a day stage set when he can go to any country around the world and sell 50,000 tickets or something ridiculous. His international fame far exceeds his fame in the US now.
I do appreciate following him on Twitter, tho. He retweets girls trying to tweet their vaginas to him for all the world to behold. I'm sure their dads are proud.
When 50 came out during Dre's set at Coachella I wasn't really sure how I felt about revisiting "In Da Club" honestly. I was like ok, I guess we're really going to do this.
GRODT is one of the best rap albums of our generation. That being said, In Da Club is probably my least favorite song off that album.
That being said, In Da Club is probably my least favorite song off that album.
Think it just reminds me of bad (cheesy) spring break experiences from the early 00's that I'd rather forget more than anything. That era of my life is riddled with summers breeze in a sac beach parties and Lil Jon screaming on top of practically EVERYTHING.
I was able to meet both Snoop Dogg and Ludacris during those adventures so at least I got that.
" enough for you? 
