Earl Sweatshirt - SOME RAP SONGS First REACTION/REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2018
- Earl Sweatshirt has come out with his new album SOME RAP SONGS after a tease feature with Vince Staples off his FM! album we couldn't wait much longer. The IDLSIDGO Rapper has been dealing with a lot lately & we gather here today to hear him out.
Earl Sweatshirt - SOME RAP SONGS Full Album
1. Shattered Dreams
2. Red Water
3. Cold Summers
4. Nowhere2go
5. December 24
6. On The Way! f. Standing On The Corner
7. The Mint f. Navy Blue
8. The Bends
9. Loose
10. Azucar
11. Eclipse
12. Veins
13. Playing Possum f. Cheryl Harris & Keorapetse Kgositsile
14. Peanut
15. Riot!
Best Tracks - The Mint/Shattered Dreams/Peanut/Riot!
Worst Track - Red Water
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Final Review of This Album
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The reaction is as long as the album
I'm really not a fan of the 20min album culture but I think it worked for an album like this.
Pusha deserved a 40 min album
Longer*
Lmao
Sergio A idk. This was Push best album easily and it’s also the shortest
Riot is sampled from a song by Earl's uncle Hugh who also passed away this year, he alludes to him on Peanut. Think it was meant as a cathartic release and homage
what was the sample?
@@ps1hagrid689 Hugh Masekela - Riot
@@RGTSK8KREW thanks chief
Is it just me or does this sound a lot like the 2nd track on Solace (the instrumental part) but way more positive? If so, I like the fact it is used in two completely different ways
@@Lovinoable i was literally just listening to Solace and you're right, he 100% interpolated riot on solace at 1:38
Sadvilliany
hmm
Don't copy melons comments nigga
Rames Gaming Don’t say nigga if you’re not black nigga
@@jaimedrum Nigga tell dat nigga
@@jaimedrum damn rite nigga
wait im asian
"This is a great track I'm surprised" dude...it's Earl not lil xan
BlacKyd I’m sure he’s not comparing lmao the album isn’t the greatest only the hardcore earl fans think this album is very good it’s bad to be honest it’s like an abstract painting that you have to be in the same mind space of the artist to understand it and find the beauty in it. The album doesn’t appeal to the mainstream nor should it, there are albums that do that like KOD, TABOO, and DiCaprio 2 all do this well but Earl took some very out there beats and put some personal lyrics in it and released it.
@@keithwhitson6597 Damn didn't know most people thought this was one of Earls worst albums.
I fucking love pretty much every song on it. The more I listen to it the more I unravel, like hidden gems everywhere in his lines. It's almost impossible to take in everything and translate every "metaphor" even after hearing it over 10 times.
All his criticism of the album is pretty much that he's saying so much that it's hard to take in. I find it intriguing, so many deep thoughts to explore and connect.
@@keithwhitson6597gay
@@cocorosh7295 I think it's his best album honestly
I cried to this shit, relatability definitely helps
Creative? Yes
Experimental? Definitely
Good? 100%
Hotel? Trivago
Fuck
47 steez
VAPASS STEELO
Dude thank you for this hahaha, I really need to laugh lol.
Damn.. is the Trivago meme coming back?
"Some rap songs" feels more like an abstract art piece experience showing the steady decline of Earl's mental health and battle with depression through music more than it is an album. Sonically, the glitchy, minimalistic production feels like it's a representation of his sporadic thoughts, sounding as distorted and turbulent as his deteriorating mental state; and as the album progresses, the more muddy and chaotic the instrumentals become -- mirroring his mental downward spiral. It's heavy
The D is silent Love this comment
Putting that English degree to good use
@@TheKnicks2012 ikr. Commenting on RUclips videos
The point is the name of the album juxtaposes with the content
NIGGA IS YOU A TEACHER OR SUM
1:27 Shattered Dreams
2:48 Red Water
4:10 Cold Summers
6:26 December 24
7:56 On The Way! f. Standing On The Corner
11:32 The Mint f. Navy Blue
12:48 The Bends
13:41 Loose
15:44 Eclipse
16:00 Veins
17:14Playing Possum f. Cheryl Harris & Keorapetse Kgositsile
17:55 Peanut
18:44 Riot!
goat
Azucar !?
@@Ryan-fk6wh Shawn doesn't cut in between songs there so Loosie transitions into it
Where is Azucar?
@@jpars3522 14:00
Real Earl fans been waiting for December 24 (bad acid) for years 😂
MrWitty1998 deadass
on god .
I liked the unreleased version imo
Fax 😭
MrWitty1998 nothing but fax brother
an album hasn't connecting with me like this since blonde. instant classic for me personally. i think the beat selection and mastering is the perfect fit for earl and the mood of this album
Yo I feel ya man now that Earl dropped I’m waiting for Frank again
With you and like blonde you need a few listens to fully appreciate it.
Blonde is the best album of the decade
Took me forever to accept blonde comparing it to the orange channel album
Rodrigo Emilio .Pacheco Larrea blonde is my favourite album of all time. Keep coming back to it each week.
This whole album gives me madvillainy vibes
Braedon Seymour no shit
It actually gives me a mix of that and Quasimoto:The unseen
Yeah earl has always worn his MF DOOM inspiration on his sleeve but now it's more obvious than ever. Still great though, he takes doom's style in a much more experimental way
The production is nothing like madvillany, madvillany is more lo fi
Mookie This is considered Lo-Fi
I honestly clicked this not really sure how Shawn was gonna feel about this album
SRS is what XXX fans thought 17 was lmao
MsPuredebatata nah this ain’t his best but it’s still good as hell. The beats and the samples in this one are different and it’s okay if it’s not ur style
@@braedonsdayoff9409 I LOVE SRS
MsPuredebatata oh I gotchu it’s cuz the songs are short
Braedon Seymour I think this is his best album
MrOknoke i don’t think you understand what he means: x fans thought 17 was an amazingly creative album handling depression even tho it was straight booty juice, however SRS actually fulfills that description
I feel like this album will spit Earls fanbase in half. The people who were expecting old Earl from 3 1/2 years ago are most likely going to be disappointed and those who were watching him grow and change will be ok and or love it. Also the best selection are definitely an acquired taste, this type of experimental beats aren't for everyone. In all honesty I love these type of beats. That plus Earl rapping over them just makes the album all so much better for me. But definitely and acquired taste for this one.
I agree with you there.for me I don’t like like the off beat tones of this but I think think the lyrics and what earls saying is great though. I also think it can be a bit hard to listen to and understand just because sometimes the music is overpowering his voice
Im an earl stan and i fucking love this album rn. I dont think anyone was expecring OF Earl
If anybody was expecting OF earl needs to get the fuck out, this album is up there with tpab
I think over time it will also gain him many fans though.
Newman's Own I love the album but that’s a fucking stretch
Artistically, as in just a form of expression. This album is beautiful. Earl’s lyricism, flow and cold delivery over these very dirty, raw and glitchy beats. Like everything in this album is a pure sonic representation of his mental state. Like he’s very depressed, just out of touch with everything in his life including himself to the point of him of just being in the border of insanity. This album works as a form of art and that alone.... NOW if you’re looking as an album to be entertained or hear Earl just Spit Crazy bars than this is album is not for you. As a matter fact this album is not looking to please ANYBODY and Earl is clearly aware of it. This is an album worth looking at as not only an important point in Earl’s life of where he is physically and mentally. It’s also an important album when it comes to talking about Mental Health in Hip Hop.
Vic Robbins Health-hop
Ehhh it’s okay
Vic Robbins He DOES Spit Bars, If You’ve Been A Real Earl Fan You Would Be Used To This Style From:
“Solace”
“Quest/Power”
“Wind In My Sails”
Your forcing yourself to like this album it seems . That long explanation explains it. Yeah depressing is real but that dont excuse the off beatness of his lyrics and the beats being all over the place. They sound like Rza throwaway unfinished production from 93
@@jonathanmarable4258 the off beatness and his blunt delivery is too contribute to an atmosphere of depression
Did you even hear his rhymes? this is a masterclass of rapping and flow
Thewdd lololol
Stfu it was trash lmfao
Nicky P The album actually was really good, you just gotta listen. Not everybody can listen through experimental beats though.
No of course he didnt hear his rhymes the album was mixed like shit you cant even hear him
@@Overdosed_Llama it certainly wasnt a good RAP album... Maybe if ur into noise genre
Personally I enjoyed the album
Astro Scott me too man. Everything fits together so well. And not a second was boring to me. His voice is also just perfect on these beats
I enjoyed the ENTIRE album
Ryan K the singles threw me off but I’m happy how it came out
Azucar is my favorite song on the album
*_I CAN'T THINK_*
amen
Same also Eclipse, Veins and Shattered Dreams for me
There's not a Black women i can't thank
I think people are too used to trap music nowadays that this album just comes off as jarring because it sounds more raw, like hip hop used to be... The aesthetic and structure of these songs are some of the most unique I’ve ever heard in rap. If this came out 10 years ago this album would be praised as a classic.
random whitekid Except it didn’t come out 10 years ago. We’re in 2018 I don’t want to hear such shitty quality that takes so much from the songs sonically.
random whitekid People just have different tastes in music bro. This album will get critica acclaim regardless.
@@kronicohdee7033 nigga why u acting like it's ur vision your music your life ?
I don’t have time to respond to all of ya’ll since the internet is so wild I’d be at that forever.
1). I’m fully aware this album is getting praised regardless, it’s just that I believe its being a tad bit under-appreciated right now.
2). Just because it’s 2018 don’t mean a goddamn thing, music has no boundaries and just because the tone of a song is odd or not normally produced don’t mean it’s bad...
3). This a RUclips comment section about a fucking artist and his latest release. I’m not defending earl to death or nothing, I’m just a fan speculating his opinions, so shut the fuck up, either join the discussion or don’t.
Great point I enjoy trap shit but this gave me some 90s old school vibe
I honestly wished that the interlude on Vince staples album fm was on the album
Fr that shit was slapping
That shit was fire
Ikr that shit made me hear colors
It wouldnt fit with the theme of the album
Dat’s Dad i really wished that as well
This album is like a basquiat painting. All over the place, messy, batshit crazy & simultaneously absolute perfection
10/10
i love that
Shawn Cee is sitting in a wheelchair
the only thing that i thought was clever about this comment is ur name
Do u mean hes gonna love it?
Shawn Cee is a wheelchair
jolie ok?
Sadvillainy vibes. I get why you don't like it but it honestly might be my AOTY
r2micro373 agree
facto
Eh KOD DiCaprio 2 Kamikaze Carter 5 Care For Me
Nah
@@ethangarcia2695 only exceptional albums here are care for me and DiCaprio 2 🤷♂️
It's not supposed to be hype or excited this is pure artistry and poetry each track his tone everything about on this album fits his mood this isn't something you bump to to get hyped
Why are you reiterating that? I never insinuated it was.
@@ShawnCee it wasn't directed to you it's directed to others that keep saying oh he sounds boring and it's not hype it's not supposed to be
August Eminence it's actually just trash
@@2kool4u_mac67 that's your opinion everyone likes a different sounds
August Eminence go ahead and have fun with your 24 minute snippet tracks. Long time earl fan, shit disappointed the hell out of me
every hardcore earl fan knows december 24th as "Bad Acid"
Yessir
Ryden yes dudre
or just anyone who follows r/earlsweatshirt
Of course
YupYup
Riot is my favorite song 🙏 it’s the perfect way to end the album
where u at when the trumpets kicked in, it was an instant classic for me
Forsure
Honestly prob my favorite song all time
hint of optimism
Shawn please understand, I don’t think this album is meant to possess replay value and Earl knows that. With Earl’s father passing away his depression, drug use, loneliness and suicidal thoughts - this is album gives us a feeling what it is to experience all and still be existing. The album sonically feels all over that place because that’s the whole point - it represents his state of mind over the last 3 years. The use of old soul and jazz samples (with distorted mixing) adds beautifully to Earl’s attempt to find his roots and his place in the world. It’s a culmination of abstract ideas and feelings. Just like all of us.
The reason Shawn brings up the replay value of an album is because that plays into how you receive it. Can you really say you loved an album if you only listen to it once ever? Personally, I don't think so. A truly great album has you revisiting it due to its enjoyment factor.
Zuri Fair enough, I completely get your point. But this is a different kind of artistic expression. Just because an album does not have replay value doesn’t mean it’s not a great piece of music. I mean I can’t even look at this album cover for too long otherwise I start getting a headache. It’s meant to be repulsive and abstract.
@@Zuri_SM Yea but there are different forms of enjoyment. I don't like SRS cuz it's pleasant, i do because it's potent. Enjoyment isn't some one dimensional reaction man. I love this album cause it's powerful, raw, rough, and personal. I gave it 3 listens, and it's killed my mood for the rest of the day basically. I probably won't revisit it for a few days, but that doesn't mean I appreciate it any less.
@@dlboss77 I never said an album has to be listened to nonstop to be enjoyable/have replay value. You will revisit it in a few days even after listening to it 3 times already. To me, that is a solid amount of replay value. Clearly the project has stuff for you to come back and delve into.
@@Zuri_SM I never said you said that an album needs to be listened to nonstop to have replay value. I was saying that an album doesn't need replay value to be enjoyed or great. Music is art, and the best art has context. The context of this album is depressing, cold, and claustrophobic. No shit it's not gonna have replay value. It's not trying to be catchy, it's amazing for what it is.
If you don't like crazy sample heavy lofi music or just aren't used to it it'll be hard to enjoy
the mixing of his voice i wish was better
This isn't lofi lmao
@@jakbulanwrld that's fax
@@dinkydoodle8325 what would you call the instrumentals and aesthetic of the album then sir? Lol
what type of lofi is heavy tho 😂
I can’t wait for melon to form my opinion for me
Da9ny let’s hope melon won’t kill earl tho
D'Mario 2000 He’s kidding you moron. You can’t sift through some sarcasm? Pretty much sums up your generation.
Jacob Hartwell I appreciate you chief
Da9ny Got you, brother.
im feeling a strong to decent 10 on this thing TRANS.....SITION, have you given this album a listen? did you love it did you hate it? what would you rate it? was it the best of the best? what should I review next? LMAO
I was kinda weirded out by the album at first but it grows heavily on me. To everyone saying its trash give it a few more honest shots. The thing is only 25 minutes long and I bet you dont have anything better to do so put this on repeat and you might get some enjoyment too.
K Müller I've listened over and over. Still a trash 24 minute project. Waited years for this shit
Shmokin-in-da-car Beatz wtf did you want earl to make then?
Dion Rosemond literally anything then this mix and horrible editing of an album
Shmokin-in-da-car Beatz L
Enjoyed it first listen tbh. I love the album but about 6 tracks have heavy replay value for me. Shits heat though!! ✌🏼💙➕🔥💯
Ion know man Red Water is one of the hardest hiphop beats to come out this year
Yes
THANK YOU!!
Everyone's got their opinion but man that song is amazing
auzcar was my fav on the ablum beat is SICK !
The most annoying sounds I've ever heard in a song actually.
leave “Ion” in 2018, it’s stupid
You gotta treat this album like TPAB; the songs work way better when you listen to the full album rather than listen to them individually because these songs work so much better in full context of the album
Relax
@Calvin chill
Earl literally said in an interview he named it "some rap songs" because thats all it is
@@edenhazard7597 You got a link? Didnʻt think Earl was taking interviews rn
@@edenhazard7597 thanks bro
This shit is pure artistic madness... Earl fixed everything that he was lacking on the last projects... for the first time, Earl's music is filled and not even 1 sec is boring... This production mixed with Earls dark vibes is so golden.. As an person who had a lot issues with Earls music and who thinks that his previous work was good when he had features on it... i can say that this album is on god level... sorry Astroworld but SRS is just crazy.. aoty
no, doris was better
this shit was garbage.. god you stans are ridiculous lol
@@iSubliming if u read my comment you will realise that i dont fuk with Earl
@@rizzyretro not imo
I hope you are trolling, lmfaoooo
Riot is beautiful
Such a great closing track
This album hit me hard... This project has made me feel a way that I haven't felt since Faces. I want to live in this album forever. It is an encasing of emotion and hardships and takes me somewhere else for 24 minutes.
Project of the year, *hands down*
Had this shit on repeat since it came out last night and God damn it's incredible. The production to me is incredible. Grainy and dusty samples that have been manipulated to perfectly to convey the emotions that Earl spits in his bars. While the flows aren't anything crazy or technical he spits what the tracks need to create this hazy, dark, yet bright and beautiful mood. There isn't a single bad track in my eyes and even Red Water which is just a looped old 8 bars says a lot to me artistically and highlights some of the important topics of this record. The lyrics are a huge step up from what came before (most likely since Earl is older now and has more to talk about, along with the events that have happened in his life) and there isn't a bad or corny bar in here. It's short and direct to the point but there's so fucking much that with every listen it just gets better. Ngl it's gonna be one of the best of the year along with KSG in my eyes. 9.5/10
Ivan Moll Sounds like you lowkey gagging on his balls. But it’s your opinion.
Personally the album was great to me. The way the tracks ran into each other made it seem like one long ass song without taking away from the individuality of each track. I can see how it’s not for everybody as well.
This album is great. SRS has this dark but content feeling to it. The sampling is masterful, the beats are smooth but dirty, and the lyrics are powerful. If you dig alchemist, Marciano, Muggs, Westside Gunn than this will be right up your alley. I can see why people won’t like this as it’s different from the rest of his albums but it’s beautiful to see Earl grow and attack the demons he’s been facing.
I like this album
I also like this album
I go outside
pizzaguy lol
@@foursevnnn ♥️ same tho I enjoy the album a lot
The more I listen to this album the more I like the album. I just wanted some of the songs he did live on the album so hopefully he puts those on his next one. Earl will always have his fans wanting more but having as content at the same time. This album def going be on repeat for the rest of the year
Yeah, fam i really wanted to hear the hat trick verse in full, its so cold
The track when he sampled his parents was truly amazing and definitely one of the best on the album
Not only aoty but it can go toe to toe with some of the greatest, imo.
Tony Wyav honestly facts it’s crazy what it does when your alone laying down with your eyes closed just imaging the words it’s crazy man hearing this album was a crazy experience
you right, that is *your* opinion
@@jerryboy1154 yup
Hahahahahahahahahahahhaha 24 minutes long of half assed versus and trash prod. Wtf u talking about
Shmokin-in-da-car Beatz You can’t produce at all.
The way everyone felt about Atrocity Ambition I felt that about this album.
UCHIHA JORDAN.
What does that mean?
Atrocity Exhibition which is one of the greatest alt/ experimental rap albums of all time
The Album was trash af
@@Jsleeze9951 get outta here
Dzzmyn z lil baby stan headass
Some rap snippets
no
No
Shit ass idk how ppl fuck with it
No
no
I like Earl and I love this album. Maybe my favorite Earl’s project.
My head bounced the whole time
He gave it a DAMN./10
It got 10x better for me the more I kept playing it , his word play is so dope and entertaining I love it, the instrumentals are dope because they remind me of adult swim with distortion. No other rapper could really pull off these instrumentals
“Momma said don’t play with them scabs”
I think this will be Earl’s last album for a while if not ever
Alec Engelstad that's what makes me so nervous lmao like I'm so happy that Earl is hopefully happy with this cause I value his happiness more than mine lol but it may be an even longer drought now for new shit 🙃
Yeah exactly
@@iRainFromDTown value your own happiness pal
J White where did you read that?
ayy lmao you were right
Let’s Goooooooo 😭😭😭🔥Earl Sweatshirt reaction ..
Azucar still one of my favorite earl songs.
I’m honestly suprised at how much love this album is getting. Shoutout to all the open minds ♥️
This album not trash, just not for everyone.. or most people at that
aoty absolutely
i played this album prolly 6 time below today, it never happened before.
Ummm...nah top 8 tho
You probably don't like music that much then
Mazinga Paddon ta13oo, dicaprio 2, Ye, Daytona, KSG even Oxnard (if you want to consider it a rap album) and others than I’m forgetting right now in my opinion are all better than this but this is still good
@@dash2240 i don't like music? Excuse me?
@@waffalanitewaffalanati7962 Yes, these are all Gold stuff, but this album is different for me, idk how to explain
This album is straight fire as all hell from start to finish. Earl Sweatshirt delivers another masterpiece once again.
this album is next level.
black market magazine facts
I don't think this was a big step sonicaly for Earl, we've been seeing him going more and more experimental and emotional. he's wanted to become more underground and abstract. I'm happy he's taken this direction becuase you can tell that he's making this album for him and for art not for 'relpay value' which should be alot less relvent anyway
We’ll replay value is EVERYTHING. If I only play your album once, no matter how great it is, it only stays with me... & that’s IMO
Specially if you consider the artists that he has been surrounding himself with recently, this sound makes total sense
This sounded like he was gonna give it a 4 ngl
Years later... I think I’ll cherish this album forever. Really spoke to me on multiple personal levels.
been waiting for this all dayyy!!
Red water is good tho
stanley longpants worst song on the album... repeats himself over the worst instrumental all year
@@2kool4u_mac67 i think the red water instrumental is acutally good, but to each there own
Favorite sample , also on solace
It's one of my favorites of the album
It kind of feels like the hip hop head's hip hop album of the year.
Each instrumental uses such a simple loop that grows more complex with each listen.
Each verse is deeply contemplated, and the structure is circular.
I wouldn't blame someone for bouncing on it after the first listen but it's definitely an album designed for replayability.
Personally I love letting the whole album wash over me and I get fully invested with each listen.
whatever you rate this album you have to give it +2 cuz of that cover
@@dmo1k656 no
back to your great old content, love how you review it as soon as it drops!
After like my 50th listen of the song Playing Possum, after months of its release, while it was playing in the background, as i was cleaning my room and for a split second my mind went completily into the ideea of the song, like his parents being kind of honored and given praise to, i randomly began crying like full on, but with my mind also into the chores that i was doing. I was still crying when i actually realized i was crying. It was a weird and beautiful moment for my own personal reasons and i think it was the first song from the album that i cried on. That's why i love Earl. I feel like talking or just listening to some deep buried part of me that always wants to get out and live and experience shit, but stays most of the time down there because of its fear of failure/hard work without quick results or hard work without the expected result and just overall hopefull state of my mind. Shit has been good lately, even tho i feel like i'm standing in the exact same spot everyday and not evolving in any way, a lot of the times. I kinda went on a tangent here, but that's why i like Earl, he shares his stories taken outside of his own box and i feel like that's also how he deals with the shit in his life.
This album grew a lot on me since it came out. It was so different for me that I couldn't categoryze it, now that I get it it's a 17/10.
EARL IS THE GOAT AND THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM IVE EVER LISTENED TO DONT @ ME
@
Lmao hahahaha
Can’t tell if this is a parody or not
Trevor Rightor not at all, not everyone will grasp how much of an artistic masterpiece this album is but it really is a masterpiece and one of if not the best album I’ve ever listened to
flij chill the fuck out it’s been out for not even a day
Love what u said about earl rapping over an atmosphere over rapping over a song. Almost feels at times as if he is sort of reciting a poem over background sounds/ambience/music more than connecting with it in a way that makes musical sense as far as key and beat and rhythm
im hypnotized by this album been on repeat since it dropped, thanks earl
Might be on par with Ta13oo, my favorite of the year. And I'm not even an Earl fan like that. Just the authenticity and boldness of the production and delivery really did something for me that no project has done in a while.
Said the whole time listening to the album “I can’t get into it” “no replay value” “I’m not hearing anything new as Mf Doom has done this before” “beats doesn’t work well for Earl” “I probably won’t listen to it again and I wanted replay value” and at the end you rate the album 7/10. Your rating is just as confusing as the sonics of this album
honestly it should be 8.8 at least. I hope he does a final thoughts video on this one
Bryan He hangs on replay value to much, not in the context of the album but on tracks. When this video came out I had a problem with his criticisms of it. He tries to review this album based on how many tracks are good rather than what it meant, how the songs make the album. He is reviewing the album not the songs. It just seems lazy or at least not how an honest reviewing would go about criticizing it. You made a great point.
This album is hypnotizing. I’ve listened to this album all the way through countless times and still can’t decide if I enjoy this or not. There’s just something about it’s atmosphere that keeps me coming back.
I appreciate the honesty in this video. It’s important to keep a constructive, critical eye open even when it’s in reference to a beloved artist. Keep up the great work.
Have a blessed day.✌️
For me this album is a 10. It hits really deep, it reminds me of something i was just able to overcome, my addiction. At the beginning of the album earl lost himself, the beats in the first 3 songs all have these crazy hypnotic vocal loops, it was really scary for me thinking abt it how it reminded me of the intrusive thoughts that come with addiction, they become distracting of how you’re able to present yourself and organize any thought in your head, for the first 4-6 songs on this album it’s like the beats are controlling his vocal performance. On December 24th he talks abt mead acid ruining his mental, thus reminded me of the spiritual interaction i had that helped me go cold turkey, being able to identify that by letting yourself be addicted to things you let them control how you adapt to environments, it fucks with how you’re able to interpret any sense completely. The mint is almost like a fresh breath of air for earl, he literally says he’s in control now of the substance in hand. Azucar is the sweet moment for earl, it seems like this is where he’s able to get back into his groove again, and eclipse is where he’s finally one with his self again, and it’s the best feeling ever bc once you’re able to find yourself you can understand other people’s feelings and how you can help them. It seems like the track Riot! is actually the opposite of a riot in that the instrumental is like what you’d hear when you’re reaching the white light at the end of a tunnel, it’s as if he’s finally able to settle down the riot in his head and sleep well. I feel like earl specifically doesn’t give a fuck what he titles this work bc he doesn’t care what anyone else thinks abt this album bc it’s a really deep moment for him, this album seems like it’s more for him and his health rather than for his fans.
Earl is by far the most genuine and unique. This whole album is not supposed to make your head bob, it’s a bunch of long as complex verses over truly stunning beats that have loads of detail. Every aspect is “unique” tho the lyrics, FLOW, beat, all experimental. Fantastic I think
I’ve listened a few times already and I love it. The beats are raw and honest, and his mixing adds a layer to the dynamic of the track and the mood he’s in. I’ve honestly just listened to the album in full multiple times because every song provides such progression to the next, with some gaining more replay value as I listen. I enjoy it 👍🏽
Been waiting on this one. Love this album
This album is amazing from a production stand point, very inspiring
for me this is easily up there as one of the best albums ever made, and i think only one album can truely top it for me. this is a masterpiece
I’m so glad you did this review. There is a ridiculous amount of material to unpack with his few words that he gives into the music. It’s like trying to read a couple words off every page of a book and trying to put the story together. So many contexts and hidden meanings.
I haven't replayed an album so much in years. Came out in November and I'm still repeating it in February, peeling back new layers each time. This one definitely rewards repeated listens in a big way. Earl's best album so far. Azucar is something else; I don't even know what to say about it but I just have to single it out.
Azucar goes so hard
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO STREAMS OF THOUGHT VOL. 2
While this album isn’t my top earl project. As an earl fan this is the album we needed. Especially with the last song I felt a kind of peace and can only imagine what’s to come from earl.
I feel like im like going from projector to projector inside his mind of what he thinks or how he feels on a certain topic and the discombobulated instrumentals reflect like how comfortable he is with that feeling
This is his experimental album, his Cherry Bomb, his Endless, his Divine feminine....cant wait to see how this ages
great video but i dont understand why you had to go into a deep analysis on disliking illegal immigrants. srs aoty tho.
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The C in Shawn Cee stands for Cal.
@emmettdunn 🤣🤣
Ima need to listen to this masterpiece at least 222 more times to really understand every everything hes talking about and appreciate it
Ifwu bro, have been for a while. I really appreciate your way of reacting, you really put effort into listening and trying to understand music( even songs and artist you aren’t into). When I first came across your channel I thought you were kinda harsh on somethings and even condescending, but as I grew my look on things matured(I was only a ignorant 16 yr old when I came across your channel)and now I can go back and understand what you’re saying. Sure it’s fun to watch reactors love and turn up to the music I love, but it’s also cool that a person can actually have their own opinion and put into words the way I feel about certain tracks when I cannot. Long story short ifwu bro keep doing u.
I wish he added a little verse on that outro instrumental
that would completely ruin the songs meaning its sampled from his uncle's song who past away not to long ago its a tribute
Jessi Olson I feel you but still
Ajay idk man, personally i didnt know about the fact that its his uncle song but i just think that after this 25 minutes dense raw experience, this is such a beautiful poetic moment in its instrumentation. Idk just finishes the album in a beautiful but bittersweet place if that makes sense
Nope, it's such a bold way to finish the album
That instrumental is almost like a small light of hope at the end of the tunnel
It sounds good, but 3 years of waiting for an album that's as long as a Nickelodeon show.
worth lmao
If u know earl u knew this was coming. He's been on record saying shit like "I dont do long albums" I dont count doris as a earl album since it had a huge odd future vibe (I'm not dumb I know it's his album and he was part of of) but doris just feels different to me the IDLS or SRS
Poor you
The way I see it, the title embodies that slumped and hollow attitude of a depressed person and the kind of vocabulary they use. The dis-jointed and scattered production takes you on a journey of depression kind of like the stages of it through out life as you grow. The ending track solidifies this for me because it is a bittersweet celebratory track to close out the depressive experience as you learn that it'll forever be with you but you just learned how to handle it better with stuff being better in life but still no fulfillment. An interpretation of a depressed person
The Tent 😹😹😹
I don't think it's purpose was to grab a huge audience(hence the title), I just believe he really did go through all that trauma of realization that he was mentally dismembered. The ending track represents him coming to a sort of coping mechanism which is why that track is so melodic and more pleasing to the ears compared to the rest of the album. I do get why you wouldn't necessarily return to a lot of these tracks, I think it was just an honest representation of his literal coming out of the burrow he was in and finding a kinda peace IN MY OPINION
Peanut almost made me cry fr
Love how thorough your reactions are
This one of those albums I can't just listen to one track I always just end up hearing the whole thing, I just love how the album feels as a whole more so then the individual tracks
facts bro
For what it's worth Doom is the reason Earl is who he's always been
The album is crazy, it gets better every time u play it
Earl takes lyricism, production, emotion and delivery to a whole another level. This is an instant classic for me