Impressive album, especially for 1972 but even today it’s still mind blowing. This is one of the best prog rock albums of all time, and possibly even the best (although Siberian khatru - still a good song - doesn’t live up to close to the edge & and you and I).
This was really well done… something about IDK and jazz just works, hopefully he can continue this momentum onto the next album.
Low key this is really good
Love Kaycyy, he is an awesome artist and was practically the glue on Donda. The first half of this mixtape was excellent, especially the beginning. Grape Vine and Robbin Dreams amongst others were probably my standouts, but as a whole I really liked it and absolutely recommend it.
I like this more than the deluxe version tbh
Plain, short, simple. Yet, it’s effective. I think previous IDK projects have been a bit… confusing at times (looking at you, F65). Bravado + Intimo, despite its short run time, feels so much better than any other IDK album as there is a clear, coherent, and understandable concept which is driven home throughout the album. Switch is probably my favourite song on the album, closely followed by Miles Trumpet. Definitely IDK’s best ... read more
Honestly this is pretty well done
It may be simple, it may be less complicated, but sometimes I feel that less can be better. Songs like “Nights Like This”, despite the simplicity and lack of uniqueness, just sound… good?
Pretty well done, rain in the hollow is such a great song. Feel like theres a lot of potential here, just gotta culminate it. Cant wait to see whats next 🙏
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Man this album is incredible, I don’t know where to begin. I guess it begins for me a few months ago when I originally discovered IDK had a “secret jazz album”, or so it was called at the time atleast. Eventually I would get my hands on the QR Code version of the album, and man I loved it (one day I am for sure buying the actual toy car that the album came with though 🤣). Fast forward a month or two from that, and I ... read more
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On Wither's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@PostWither aight that’s valid I can’t lie, I do agree with that take regarding it supposedly being an east coast rap record. It definitely sonically isn’t one, not atleast until the second half.
And yeah, only reason I brought up the posthumous feature issue was because I’ve seen a lot of people leave poor reviews simply as a result of that, which to me feels a little bit unfair, as I’d much prefer a take like yours which atleast tries to critique the actual music itself instead of finding a singular point and disregarding the whole project as a result.
I will say though, thank you for actually engaging in a proper conversation with me on here, it feels rare sometimes on this site :D"
On Wither's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@PostWither I prefer that explanation way more over what was written in your review IMO. Personally, I can see your point with the posthumous reviews. Although the DMX song was recorded with him in the studio, Im not too sure with the origins of the DOOM feature, and that does certainly raise concerns. I guess in IDK’s defense, DOOM’s wife could’ve easily rejected him using that feature however didn’t.
In terms of the lack of nostalgia, I understand your point now as well. To me however, I don’t necessarily see it as a weakness on this record, as I think a lot of modern hiphop draws from an amalgamation of inspirations. Certain songs like “Everybody Knows” and “C.O.P.” have clear influences to them IMO, and display a sense of versatility"
On Wither's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@PostWither I understand not deciding to share your blog. I’ve read some of your other reviews on other albums this year, and you actually have some pretty good writing. It is kind of a shame this was my first encounter with you."
On Wither's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@PostWither sections of this feel like a poem, and that would honestly be fine if you had indicated this were to be a poem, but clearly this is meant to be a review. Sentences like “DMX and MF DOOM dim, deracinated” are jarring on a reader due to a lack of grammatical structure. Like I said, it’d be perfectly fine if this were a poem, but it isn’t. Also, saying “It sounds nostalgic, but not for any era[…]” and then label that as a reason for it being soulless doesnt feel like a valid criticism here. Not comparing the records in any means, but Kanye West’s “808s & Heartbreak” record was a completely game changing record which at the time was unfamiliar to anything else. Because it wasn’t necessarily nostalgic for any era, is it soulless?"
On Wither's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
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"@Sauceerr its making me laugh seeing some of these types of reviews, it reminds me of being in 7th grade and using thesaurus.com on every single word to boost my essay score 😭😭 it genuinely feels like there is 0 media literacy in music now and days and reviews like this don’t help in the slightest but rather contribute to the downfall of music and especially hip hop discourse. Feels mad disrespectful but whatever gets the likes I guess 🤦♂️"
On AZAP's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@BuckGotThoughts yeah, to add onto what @AZAP said, if you read the last letter of every song in the tracklist it reads “Solo Rap Finale” and the last time he left a secret message on a project was Is He Real? which read “USEE4YOURSELF”, the next album"
On SZissou's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@SZissou I won’t be. But it’s all good, there’s no point in fighting here anyways, life’s to short for that. Dropping a follow on your account. Let’s be chill"
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"@SZissou strikes me as if someone is almost angry or jealous here"
On SZissou's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@p45tilla never necessarily said that the law equals morality. I don’t want to get into that debate. But to say a song that was recorded and actively partaken in by DMX should not be released because he has unfortunately passed away since the song released is crazy. Has anyone considered that the estate may feel honoured to continue to share his music through projects?"
On SZissou's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@SZissou what does equate moral then? Are you saying that no posthumously released albums should exist? IDK literally recorded Start To Finish with DMX in the studio, what else would you want at that point 😭😭"
On SZissou's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"@SZissou I find it interesting you say without consent because if you knew anything about copyright, then you’d know IDK would’ve had to have passed any feature through both DMX’s and MF DOOM’s estate. Both estates willingly allowed IDK to use their features. Just hang it up bro clutching at straws atp 💔💔"
On kaytra_nada777's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"Goated review, this album is so so so awesome"
On FStarr's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
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On JeremyChronicles's review of IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.
"I unfortunately have to concede to this, its such a great album but some more careful tracklist planning/working on cohesion between songs could go a huge way in bumping this up"
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"@Faschis, I’m from Australia so because of my Timezone I got it early :)"
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