{"id":608982,"date":"2024-02-16T22:47:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T19:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rap-blog-allblack-is-still-it\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T22:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T19:47:19","slug":"rap-blog-allblack-is-still-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rap-blog-allblack-is-still-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rap Blog: ALLBLACK is still it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2adf6bb0dbf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2adf6bb0dbf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rap-blog-allblack-is-still-it\/#Listen_to_%E2%80%9CIts_It%E2%80%9D_from_the_Oakland_rappers_new_project_Slow_Motion_Better_Than_No_Motion\" >Listen to \u201cIt\u2019s It\u201d from the Oakland rapper\u2019s new project Slow Motion Better Than No Motion.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to_%E2%80%9CIts_It%E2%80%9D_from_the_Oakland_rappers_new_project_Slow_Motion_Better_Than_No_Motion\"><\/span>Listen to \u201cIt\u2019s It\u201d from the Oakland rapper\u2019s new project <i>Slow Motion Better Than No Motion.<\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259965\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Untitled_1_xocd9v\/allblack-photo-courtesy-of-empire.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Rap Blog: ALLBLACK is still it\"><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      ALLBLACK. Photo courtesy of EMPIRE<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259966\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <i>Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259964\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            There\u2019s an unexpected continuum between the West Coast and Michigan\u2019s high work rate rap scene, two totally divergent landscapes that are home to similar styles, all trunk-ready 808s and dexterously wordy flows. Take a track like \u201cJohn Madden\u201d from Drakeo the Ruler, where the late Los Angeles legend and his regular tag partner Ralfy the Plug go bar for bar in a tongue-twisting cypher with Rio da Yung OG, RMC Mike, and honorary Michigander Lil Yachty \u2014 despite the regional differences, the loose posse sound like they could\u2019ve been r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing together in the same parking lot for years. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            Oakland\u2019s ALLBLACK has become a pillar of the Bay Area, deftly sliding between slick G-funk and raw bars. His sound is quintessentially classic California, draped in vintage R&amp;B samples and 808 cowbells, but his sly humor and nimble delivery keep it fresh and in the present. On \u201cIt\u2019s It\u201d from his new album <i>Slow Motion Better Than No Motion<\/i>, ALLBLACK reunites with Detroit rapper and regular collaborator Cash Kidd, walking us through a day in the life of a smooth operator. <\/p>\n<p>            Over a woozy synth loop and rattling bass drum, the pair cruise around in search of trouble, whether it\u2019s stealing your girl or challenging you to a Paul Walker-style street race: \u201cWe can go bar for bar or we can race for pink slips.\u201d ALLBLACK confidentiality tosses out his verses with a clipped rhythm, but he\u2019s not afraid to get a little goofy either, busting out a little karaoke rendition of the chorus from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GHrvJfDZFMA\">Rose Royce\u2019s \u201cOoh Boy,\u201d <\/a>which West Coast rap heads might recognize from its interpolation on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i1gbn2vUaBw\">Candyman\u2019s playfully flirtatious \u201cKnockin\u2019 Boots.\u201d<\/a> <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259963\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It&#039;s It\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-yvce61EFnc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('259963');\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259961\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Nadine Smith<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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