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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
Alright, seriously. After just listening again, how can anything this year even touch that new Ghostface? Those are some SICK A$$ beats. Kendrick Lamar can have tupac fantasies on his verses and Kanye and have 'no sex in the champagne room' delusions but Ghostface closed the lid on 2013, period. I can't believe I didn't notice this as much months ago when it came out, it slipped under the radar for me until recently. Shit This mutha fucka put it down. Everything else is just playing around, tap dancing towards the real, but Tony Starks came through and brought The Real.
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I fully agree, and I think you're right that 12 reasons is the most high quality hip hop release of the year. However, it doesn't hit me emotionally like Yeezus does at its darkest moments, and despite a few lyrical foibles, I think Kanye remains the biggest visionary in the genre. So, Yeezus might beat out ol' Ghostface on my list, which is almost heresy for someone who worships Wu the way I do, but you're totally right that nothing else (especially some new OFWGKTA novelty that most of us will probably roll our eyes at in a year... No offense; Doris kills... But so did wolf for a few days) can touch 12 Reasons, an album that will most definitely be remembered by an artist who is already a legend among legends.