#Rap Mixtapes

[fluoresensitive]

strictly for the niggas.

a black-ass, rap ass playlist. this is not for the edification or enlightenment of non-Black people, this is simply me compiling all the rap songs on my personal spotify likes and sharing it with other Black people who like to bump to one of our greatest contributions to american culture. as you can see from the title, this is strictly for the niggas, so if you ain't Black, keep it moving. thank you!

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[occvltswim]

Triple Six Mafia - Club Memphis (Underground Volume 2)

[gavamont]

And now we’re having fun, the party’s just begun

The boys are out, the moon is up and in its light we run

And all the club is dancing, air thick with romancing

Ladies to ladies casting spells enchanting

[weirdoonskateboard]

Real Recognize Real

[xxgloss93]

Cench

[swizziee]

DJ Clue? | The Professional Ad. (1998)

[bear-t00th]

I’m gonna be something else

U TRIED THAT THING WHERE UR HUMAN - Quadeca

[swangtup6]

Mixtape Review: Sematary & Ghost Mountain - Hundred Acre Wrist (2020)

For ppl who somehow don't know, Sematary has been a pretty popular (relatively) underground rapper for the last couple years, known for mixing black metal, witch house, and old Chicago drill with a super cool aesthetic with influences from horror movies, esoteric-themes, and the occult, with a lighthearted and humorous side to it as well. I've been a fan of Sematary since mid-2021, and Hundred Acre Wrist, largely regarded within the fanbase as his best release (though I still think his Warboy EP deserves that title), has finally clicked for me. Let's discuss.

The first thing that stands out to me about this mixtape when I listen to it is the production. Most Sematary beats follow a certain formula: black metal sample or witch house synths with drum patterns ripped straight from Yung Chop layered on them, that are very repetitive and often have lots of beat chops, especially during the choruses. However, Hundred Acre Wrist takes these general ideas in a completely different direction, and cranks them up to 11. The production on Hundred Acre Wrist is of a totally different nature than Sematary's other work, it relies on NO sampling as far as I know (I believe I've heard that Ghost Mountain played most of the guitar found in the mixtape) (I could be wrong abt allat tho) and is instead a complex layer of etheral synth melodies, original guitar riffing, and complex and fast-paced drumming with heavy influence from drill, but taken in a different direction, with busier patterns and more complex rhythms. If you listen closely, with a good sound system, you can actually hear forest ambience and nature sound effects looping throughout the mixtape, furthering the natural vibe and atmospheric elements of the production.

The next thing is probably the atmosphere. As I touched on in the production paragraph, this mixtape has an incredibly strong atmosphere (and is insanely consistent quality-wise) without sounding too same-y. A common (and somewhat warranted) complaint I've heard a lot about Sematary's older stuff is that it's just one song over and over again, and listening to a tape like RB1, I can kinda hear that (I love RB1 though). Hundred Acre Wrist doesn't have this problem, every song is distinct. But they do all keep a very consistent atmosphere. This mixtape is in the forest, it's deer that don't look quite right, it's watching horror movies at a sleepover that you're definitely too young to be watching, it's scary stories you heard around a fire at summer camp, it's being 13 and trying DXM for the first time (we all did it don't lie), it's a fusion of all these kind of innocuous themes and vibes that, when combined, make a super cool and complete world, like an alternate reality, that you kind of sink into when listening to the album. Pay attention to the lyrics, trust me. Some of them are pretty goofy, but that's just a part of it.

Speaking of the lyrics, they are definitely what made this project click for me. I'd never really listened to what they were saying in the lyrics, but once I did I actually started appreciating this release for what it is. Sematary is amazing (especially on Heffalumps and Taxidermy) but I kinda feel like this is the one time where he takes a bit of a backseat to Ghost Mountain. Ghost Mountain has some HARD verses here, I'm gonna put screenshots of some of my favorite lines from both artists below. It's kind of amazing to me that nobody thought to combine the themes found here, and in most of Sematary's early music, before, but at the same time It kind of makes sense. Nobody else could do this in a million years, this is a genuinely unique piece of art.

This whole verse from Ghost Mountain is just so fucking eerie sounding, his voice has an almost paranormal feel to it that makes the strange and unique lyrics stand out. If you can't appreciate the artistry in this shit, don't say shit about music to me. (Tourniquet)

This is one of Sematary's hypest moments. When this clicked for me, I was playing Roblox and this shit made me turn off Roblox and rewind the song because of how fucking crazy it is. (Taxidermy)

Ghost Mountain's flow on this section is crazy. Just looking at the lyrics you wouldn't think this would work rhyme-wise but it does. (Johnny Cutter)

Both of them go so crazy on this song (Deer God). Nobody else could fuckin do this man, I don't know what to tell you.

Overall, this is just a super cool and creative work of art that deserves its flowers. There's a lot of really unique experimentation on here. What other underground rap mixtape are you gonna hear an acoustic folk song and a Q-Lazzarus cover? Sematary and Ghost Mountain took a LOT of risks on here, all of which paid off, and I think they reached the peak of their combined artistry. PLEASE listen to this.

9.9 / 10

Standout Tracks: Taxidermy, Deer God

btw did yall fw the pictures?

[ampd]

[2013.07.09] Yung Lean - 未知の死2002

Cassette, Anti-Party Music - APM030

[album-a-day-project]

3/2/24

That Mexican OT

Texas Technician

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This is listed as a 'Mixtape' and just as I predicted in my earlier review that I was hoping that he wouldn't get torn up by the industry. This mixtape has DaBaby, Paul Wall, Moneybagg Yo and others which is exactly what I was worried about. I guess since this is a 'mixtape' that features are ok, but again I'm worried now that his originality will be sacrificed in future work. One thing that I appreciate is the artwork. This feels exactly like what a mixtape should be: sharpie on a CD.

That Mexican OT really really shines on this--he's clearly the best one on this piece and the features really just complement him well. He's on a very tight balancing act here.

7/10

[sexiibunni]

𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢 𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐄! 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 (𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦) 🫦💋🫧💞🎀

#nickiminaj

#playtimeisover

#mixtape

#barbz

#sexydoll

[rebelsouljah]

[qlippothmane]

♪ 𝔰𝔭𝔬𝔱𝔦𝔣𝔶 ─ 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔟𝔢 ♪

01:06 ━━━━⬤─────── 04:05

⇆ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵◃ ❚❚ ▹ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵ ឵឵↻

[omegaremix]

Winter 1992 Mixtape.

Boogie Down Productions “Duck Down”

Grand Puba “Fat Rat”

A Tribe Called Quest “Jazz (We Got The…)”

Eric B & Rakim “Know The Ledge”

Cypress Hill “Duke Of Earl”

Lord Finesse “Return Of The Funkyman”

Naughty By Nature “Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright (Ghetto Bastard)”

Shabba Ranks “The Jam” (f. KRS-One)

MC Serch “Back To The Grill Again” (f. various artists)

D-Nice “Time To Flow”

X Clan “Fire & Earth (100% Natural)”

Digital Underground Sons Of The P

A Tribe Called Quest“Butter”

Nice & Smooth “How To Flow”

TLC “Ain’t 2 Proud To Beg”

Cypress Hill “How I Could Just Kill A Man”

[thebohemianloner]

let me get a one-way ticket, haven’t picked a destination; I’m just tryna catch the train before it has to leave the station

[timmurleyart]

Old school Danny Brown. ⚫️🟡🎤🎧(mixed media collage on paper)🥁🎸