I AM LOVE

5y

I think this might unanimously be the gr8est mixtape ever made

Dipset Forever

5y

Fun fact: I've never actually listened to any of the Trilogy projects in full

Listening to this now tho s*** FIRE

MrIndigo96

5y

bruh been missing out

I AM LOVE

5y

How the fuck do you start your career off with the masterpiece that is House of Balloons?

I AM LOVE

5y

How the fuck do you start your career off with the masterpiece that is House of Balloons?

Melz

5y

og version has much more raw mixing and samples that they couldnt clear for Trilogy

many prefer OG version

Loco6520

5y

I see

I’ve only ever listened to Trilogy & not the OG releases

I wonder if he’ll release the others in their original formats as well

MrIndigo96

5y

im assuming so but who knows

Loco6520

5y

My ocd wants all of the uncleared samples from the original releases now so I really hope so.. can’t believe I went this long listening to Trilogy without knowing I was actually missing out

FreddieKaneTop5

5y

I made this into a thread but just deleted as it would work better here as a post:

As a 30 year old who was 20 when this s*** dropped, I can tell you (and I know there will be others who will know what it was like at that time) that this tape was F***ING SPECIAL AS HELL. We went through some stale years of R&B tbh, imo, then I saw this tape doing the rounds on DatPiff and I was like “wtf, is this a band or???”

Then it got to Wicked Games and I was like.... wow. This is the future of the genre. This is what R&B should be for the coming decade. Who is the mysterious ass guy with a name like a band?

Immediately texted all my bros and my gf at the time to listen to this s***. My best friend was like “WTF - this is amazing” and we actually met up later that day just to listen to it again and talk about it in my car. I don’t think he listened to anything else for the next 4 months at that point

My gf was like “meh - it’s ok, but it’s just like a MJ copy who swears” - she is now an ex btw

I remember feeling the MJ comparisons on a visceral level though on the real. I was a crazy Michael fan from the age of 5 (still am) and struggled to cope with his death. I remember finding this tape and this mysterious new artist a huge breathe of fresh air and something to fill the void.

Long love this gorgeous, legendary tape!

MrIndigo96

5y

yeah felt wierd but I got use to it. but after this cant imagine going back to Trilogy version

FreddieKaneTop5

5y

I made this into a thread but just deleted as it would work better here as a post:

As a 30 year old who was 20 when this s*** dropped, I can tell you (and I know there will be others who will know what it was like at that time) that this tape was F***ING SPECIAL AS HELL. We went through some stale years of R&B tbh, imo, then I saw this tape doing the rounds on DatPiff and I was like “wtf, is this a band or???”

Then it got to Wicked Games and I was like.... wow. This is the future of the genre. This is what R&B should be for the coming decade. Who is the mysterious ass guy with a name like a band?

Immediately texted all my bros and my gf at the time to listen to this s***. My best friend was like “WTF - this is amazing” and we actually met up later that day just to listen to it again and talk about it in my car. I don’t think he listened to anything else for the next 4 months at that point

My gf was like “meh - it’s ok, but it’s just like a MJ copy who swears” - she is now an ex btw

I remember feeling the MJ comparisons on a visceral level though on the real. I was a crazy Michael fan from the age of 5 (still am) and struggled to cope with his death. I remember finding this tape and this mysterious new artist a huge breathe of fresh air and something to fill the void.

Long love this gorgeous, legendary tape!

MrIndigo96

5y

https://shop.theweeknd.com
the site
but as far as the limited copies
https://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/3/18/22338861/the-weeknd-house-of-balloons-anniversary

Loco6520

5y

My ocd wants all of the uncleared samples from the original releases now so I really hope so.. can’t believe I went this long listening to Trilogy without knowing I was actually missing out

Impossible

5y

Guys I fr need the vinyl, how should I prep to get one?

Cody

5y

people really been listening without og samples for the last 10 years?

heavy metal man

5y

prayers and money for resale

Impossible

5y

Guys I fr need the vinyl, how should I prep to get one?

Salaryman

5y

U ain’t real XO if u weren’t racking lines and poppin points to this s*** in HS / college