Dec 7, 2015

ARTWORK


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Around same time two years ago

Revenge of the Dreamers 2 confirmed

 

Dec 6, 2015

Part 1:

 

Nov 23, 2015

@FutureHive

@ThuggerSXN

 

Nov 14, 2015

3 years later showing signs of stress, didn't keep my hair cut or give a f--- how I dressed

i wanna make records but IM f---in IT UP, slippin, fallin, cant get up

 

Nov 14, 2015

I'll literally never forget the first time I heard this.

I had just moved out my apartment in LA to stay at my mom's friend's mansion in Apple Valley (about an hour out of LA). It was Christmas break and the three kids at the house had left to their dad's house for a week and the mom had also just left the country.

so I'm in this mansion by myself for a week which led to me slutting out on tinder for a bit. so anyways, I'm preparing my room and s--- before my tinder match pulls up at the cribbo. she was supposed to come at 11PM but she was late af so I cut the lights and laid down and threw on an episode of "orange is the new black".

episode finishes. midnight hits. I take a quick section eighty break but little did I know, I was going in for the greatest first time listening experience of my life.

I had taken the full surround sound system from the living room and set it up in my own room so I was ready. as I began to listen at full volume, I almost couldn't handle how gorgeous the song was. the beauty of the song is borderline incomprehensible.

it was certainly a tear jerking experience.

 

Nov 11, 2015

 

Oct 14, 2015

http://www.datpiff.com/Big-KRIT-Its-Better-This-Way-mixtape.740537.html

 

Sep 29, 2015

EDIT: Album leaked, check pg. 18 for more info

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Passion Pain & Demon Slayin​

TIMELINE OF PP&DS ERA

Cudi drops "The Frequency" - March 25th

http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/03/kid-cudi-new-song-the-frequency


Cudi Connects With Mike WiLL Made-It For "All In" - April 15th

http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/04/kid-cudi-new-song-all-in

ARTWORK



Cudi Announces Album Title - May 11th 2016



Confirms collab with Travis Scott – June 1st





Reveals plans to release 2 albums this year, one for summer and one for fall – June 1st



Cudi announces that he has left G.O.O.D Music and will not be on Cruel Winter – June 3rd





Cudi drops "Goodbye" (Prod. By WZRD) - June 23rd



Cudi hints at a Pharrell collab - July 10th



Cudi announces that his album is finished - August 14th



Cudi reveals info about the album - 18 tracks long, over 1hour 30mins and a double disc physical copy - Sept 5th



Cudi reveals tracklist at 18 tracks long - feats. include Travis Scott, Andre 3000, Pharrell and Willow Smith - Sept 26th



Cudi reveals album artwork and slated release for Sept 30th – Sept 27th



Cudi delays album due to sample clearance - Sept 29th



Drops 2 singles off the album – Sept 30th

Frequency - https://t.co/cQWWTuV2er


Surfin’ feat. Pharrell - https://t.co/TYS1U2L3Hj

 

Sep 28, 2015

Feel free to add your JT classics

 

Sep 27, 2015

Welcome to the Spotify/Apple SectionEighty Community Playlist.

EDIT
Playlist is now Live.
Check 2nd Post.

A few days ago I asked the community to vote on a list of categories to find out which playlist SXN80 wants to create first.

https://forum.sectioneighty.com/hip-hop-spotify-apple-sectioneighty-community-playlist.t42753/

Results

Bangers: 14
Chill: 18
Lyrical: 8
Experimental: 0

With 18 votes out of a total 40; it looks like the first playlist that we are going to be making is ‘Chill’


I’m giving you guys 1 week to post the ‘chill’ songs you think deserve to be in the playlist. After 1 week I will review the songs that were posted on this thread and make the playlist. The playlist should be available the next following day.

Please read these notes before posting

Note: Before you post a song. I recommend that you check if the song is on Spotify/Apple.

Note 2: Some songs like ‘Diamond Dancing’ (Drake/Future tape) may be apple exclusives. In this case the song will be added to the Apple playlist, but not the Spotify playlist. However if Spotify does get the songs later on I will add it as soon as possible.

Note 3: If the song that you posted sparks up a lot of controversy/hate in the thread it may not be added. Please remember that this is the ‘Chill’ playlist and that it is for everyone here at SXN80. I’m just saying, if a song that you post is troll, does not fit the ‘Chill’ category or in extreme cases is really terrible that everyone disagrees with you, then it will not be added.

Note 4: Please do not post a song that has been posted before. You can check this by clicking on ‘Express Mode’ then pressing Ctrl+F and typing the song you are looking for.

Note 5: You may post multiple times, just use only 1 song when posting. This way people can like specific songs instead of a group.







That’s pretty much all I have to say, just make sure to like peoples posts if they mention a song you think should be in the playlist; this may determine which songs make it and which don’t.
Suggestions to make this and future playlists better are welcome.


Okay lets get it

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Sep 24, 2015

Yall n----s lame af for not even having a discussion thread for Fetty Wap
Had to create this before SXN80 takes a L

NPR Stream
npr.org/2015/09/21/442241983/first-listen-fetty-wap-fetty-wap

 

Aug 29, 2015

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Aug 29, 2015

http://audioinbox.com/c/czjMGo

 

Aug 20, 2015

Any of you guys/gals peep this guys channel? He recreates famous beats using Maschine.

Some of my favourites are:

Spoiler: Alright by Kendrick Lamar

Spoiler: N.Y State of Mind by Nas

Spoiler: Through the Wire by Kanye West

Spoiler: C.R.E.A.M. by Wu-Tang Clan

Spoiler: Reflection Eternal by Nujabes

 

Aug 5, 2015

Mac Miller announces his new album on Hot97.

Good AM. September 18
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/go-od-am/id1025255443

First Single: 100 Grandkids


Good AM Tour Dates coming soon.

 

Aug 5, 2015

 

Aug 4, 2015

http://allhiphop.com/2015/08/04/dr-...rack-predicted-to-have-huge-first-week-sales/

@KendrickSXN

 

Jul 28, 2015

J. Cole headlines Madison Square Garden on August 4. The show has sold out, but tickets are available on the secondary market.



Once upon a time there was a kid from Fayetteville, North Carolina, who moved to the big city with dreams of becoming a hip-hop star — but J. Cole's career was far from a fairy tale. A college student at St. John's University in Queens by day, the rapper, born Jermaine Cole, toiled by night at any cramped downtown nightclub or open mic that would have him. He was different. Amid ostentatious, don't-look-me-in-the-eye MCs, he was strangely normal and — gasp — approachable. Cole was reminiscent of a brother, cousin, or that babe you dated freshman year. He slowly built his base and eventually met rap godfather Jay Z. He was featured on "A Star Is Born" in 2009, but it took three studio albums before the neophyte earned the title. On August 4, J. Cole returns to New York City for his first headlining, sold-out show at Madison Square Garden as just that — a star.


J. Cole released his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in 2007, followed by his seminal The Warm Up in 2009. Things began to gain momentum. Cole opened for Wale at Le Poisson Rouge that May, and songs like the autobiographical "Grown Simba" and the lyrical mind-f--- "Lights Please" swelled on rap blogs. He inked a deal with Jay's Roc Nation and appeared on "A Star Is Born," from The Blueprint 3. "And could I be a star/Does fame in this game have to change who you are?" he asks in his verse. "Or could I be the same one who came from a faraway life/Just to make it in these Broadway lights?" Even then, fame was a heavy crown for J. Cole. "That was clearly on my mind at that time," he says. "Without even knowing it, my thoughts, even at that time, were, 'd---. Can I attain major success but come out of this thing as myself?'"



In 2010, Cole performed at Hot 97's Who's Next Live at S.O.B.'s — a sold-out hotbed for young talent — and affirmed his spot as an ascendant. Kozza Babumba, director of marketing and publicity at S.O.B.'s at the time, says he booked the rapper as the fire growing beneath "Lights Please" raged. "Tickets sold out in no time. Might have been in about four days or so. I think even his team was surprised," he says. The club was well over capacity. "There might have been something like 650 people in there. Everyone wanted to be in there. Industry insiders, journalists, cool kids. Everybody."

So it was no surprise when Cole was ushered in to XXL's annual Freshman Class that year, but sharing the cover with artists like Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean wasn't easy. With the release of his 2011 debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, many industry insiders wondered if Cole was too normal and therefore forgettable. Yes, he had bars — but was he a star? Formidable competition from characters like Drake and Nicki Minaj didn't help. The murmurs reached Cole. He sighs. "I used to hear that from people in the industry, like, 'Yo, we love Cole, but he's so regular.' Like if that was a negative thing. It used to f--- with me for a second, like, 'd---. Maybe I do need [to change].' "

And when he tried to fit the mold, it backfired — all over the red carpet. In 2013, Cole acquiesced to a stylist and wore a gaudy, black-and-gold Versace sweater to the B.E.T. Awards. "I'm listening to these stylists like, 'You gotta really step out. You gotta really hit them with the superstar look!' " The sweater must have been on fleek; both DJ Drama and Brandon T. Jackson rocked it. But the choice was seen as a sartorial faux pas, and became fodder for the Fashion Police, launching several "Who Wore It Best?" stories — not cool for a serious rapper.


Nowadays, Cole isn't about impressing anyone but himself and his ardent fans. "It's about growing up and realizing...'Yo. I really do like myself being a regular person who could be [somebody's] homeboy.' " After seeing kids coming to his shows decked out in expensive watches and jewelry, Cole made the intentional decision to be "attainable." Sweats, sneakers, and a T-shirt are common concert attire. These days, if someone calls him regular, he takes it as "a high compliment."

J. Cole's everyman appeal is all over 2014 Forest Hills Drive, his third album. He eschewed the typical dog and pony show for personal, grassroots promo. One lucky Dallas fan got a preview in her house after she hit Cole on Twitter, while a handful of contest winners went to the home of his mother in North Carolina. "Fans stuck around since day one. They love him and they believe in him," says Hamad. "We realized if we take care of our fans and give them what they want, they'll spread the gospel of J. Cole." Day-one fans ushered2014 Forest Hills Drive to No. 1 on the charts with 375,000 units sold.

Cole continued to connect with the people after the album's success. Last year, the rapper marched in New York City as part of #BlackLivesMatter in memory of Eric Garner; he also visited Ferguson, Missouri. In December, he released a powerful tribute to Michael Brown called "Be Free," an emotional rendition of which he performed on the Late Show With David Letterman. "All we wanna do is break the chains off/All we wanna do is be free," he raps. It's one of the few response records to address our current national crisis of police brutality.

For someone of his caliber, he's remarkably reachable. This year, Cole attended a fan's high school graduation after she promised him she'd get good grades and get accepted into a four-year college. Hamad remembers how she would send Dreamville her report cards over the years to track her progress. Cole routed his tour to ensure he could attend her graduation, and he's offered to help her pay her tuition. He has also turned his childhood home into a rent-free house for single mothers. It's easy to dismiss altruism as a marketing ploy, but Hamad assures that Cole's is genuine — as the manager, even he sometimes has no idea what the rapper's planning — and comes from the heart. "If you make a promise, you can't let them down."


Caring extends to journalists, too. "You taking an Uber home?" Cole asks after our interview ends. "Just making sure. It's kind of late to take the bus." Chivalry aside, this is why J. Cole wins — and, more importantly, why people wanthim to win. J. Cole is the people's champ. He's the small-town kid who made it without selling out or changing. He proves that being yourself — even if it's regular — is enough. Nice guys do finish first.










http://www.villagevoice.com/music/f...dison-square-garden-j-cole-comes-home-7416467

 

Jul 27, 2015

What is this hot fire and why hasn't it been released to the skreets?


this man dropping Grand Budapest Hotel references like its not insane to even consider that on a track. This is HEAT WHO IS THIS GUY

WHO TURNS DOWN HARVARD FOR STANFORD ANYWAY g.d.

 

Jul 6, 2015

50 Cent turned 40 today