Good points, there is definitely a major disconnect between Earl and his fans as far as this “mystification” of his work

His comments in the Time Magazine Hip Hop 50 were deep. He said a lot of people just get stuck on his “vibe” or vocal tone but really that’s just some s*** he can’t help, what he really wants listeners to take away is his rap skill. But from my perspective, a lot of people don’t really focus on the craft of a work like this, I don’t think people really get Al and Earl’s approach.

People probably didn’t understand the obvious meaning of Some Rap Songs, is that’s all this s*** is to him. Just some raps and beats

It’s streaming for free, when you say NFT release it makes it sound like something else

i like earl over his dirty, messy, grimy (i mean that with love) beats but hearing him over this luscious production is such a great change of pace. alchemist never fails to deliver on the production front

earl's raps just as poignant and great to listen to as ever, earl's ability to make short albums feel so full and complete amazes me

both folks understood the assignment and delivered a wonderful album, very grateful for this - gonna be spinning this for years to come i think

If he got 800k from the gala people then fair enough

But I actually think the Mach model would’ve been better if he wants to bypass the unfair exploitive nature of streaming rev splits

Just put the album behind a paid download thing and keep all the money before putting it on streaming eventually. Or have it physical only for a period like Roc Marciano or Navy Blue do and then you get paid directly for that

as streaming becomes more commonplace in modern society this will probably become the norm with more of the smaller artists as we all try to find a way to make some actual money off the music as the revenues get smaller and smaller.

Slippery slope if the music gets compromised by some of these new private platforms controlling what can and can't be put on their sites and this s*** ultimately turns into the art scene (where profit/money matters more than how many people the s*** actually reaches, which what made music special to begin with.)

idk.

niggas was buying them mach records tho

it's a stupid idea until it's not anymore.

Word

Yeah the sound of the beats and vocals is downright glamorous for an Earl project, it’s his cleanest sounding since parts of IDLS

did you see how Navy fans reacted to that s***?

This was the best way to not piss people off lol

Listening rn and 1st song is already a classic

Earl def just said “whatever” when Alchemist finalized the NFT deal

A thing that has kept me healthy is never being xenophobic about the Brits. I’ve been listening to British rappers the whole time. I think you dust yourself if you don’t. They are really, really, really, really, really good at rapping.

I was like "FINALLY SOMEBODY GETS IT" when he said that s***.

If Little Simz aint have an accent bro ktt2 would be on her d*** HEAVY bro.

Imagine having to go to that website to listen to this

If he was transparent and gave a clear outline of release

‘Paid physical only release on my site for a month, album on streaming in September’

I think people would’ve reacted better than Navy’s albums where people literally have no idea if they’re ever getting wider release with 0 explanations or transparency

Alchemist one of those few special rap producers from the old guard that didn't fall off

His longevity is incredible man

Yeah if you get even 20 ppl to buy a $222 ep, you’re making more than you will off streaming lol

That wouldn’t make anywhere near 800k lol. A few hundred people would buy it and then most people would download it

Yes. That’s why the first thing I said was ‘if he got 800k fair enough’

Who wants go start a gofundme/petition to get Earl to re-record My Brother, The Wind with the same energy as the live version ?

all those expensive albums on his site all read sold out

somebody bought em.

just like when Nipsey sold Crenshaw for all that money

somebody bought em

earl is top 10 oat to me tbh

All The Small Things is so groovy

imagine owning the $3000 GAT album

Why no sticky though, you can only get a sticky if you’re on Spotify? crazy times

mfs must be so salty when that s*** drops on soulseek