Legends dropping weak shi 💩 (LL, new Rakim track, Common & Pete Rock)

[@jonathancoleman6482]

Rakim song was good too me

[@BIG1TOWER]

All of common and pete rock tracks are super dope.

[@cliftonandrews2503]

“Wise Up” is dope … you’re buggin’

[@kempissongster21]

I agree that we should never make peace with mediocrity. But, as a boom bap generation fan of hip hop, that beat on Rakim’s Be Ill is a breath of fresh air for me and countless others. It’s fire. And Rakim’s verse is not just “a’ight.” It’s complex, artful, and dope. I’m hearing more people appreciate and praise it than shake salt on it.

[@october81972]

💯🎯‼️

[@tochiRTA]

Most people are sheep stuck in the Matrix, so to speak. Isn't that why we're where we are? So much praise on the internet is fake. But hey, if they're purchasing Rakim's new music, then who can knock that?

[@mathematicalfacts1439]

Fact's 💯...Well said...I don't know what he was listening to, when it comes to Rakim "Be ill"...The beat is authentic Hip Hop with the drums patterns going hard and the scratching and like you said: "Rakim complex patterns" is complexed, artful and is super dope. His interview lost me when he low key dissed Rakim when it wasn't a fact. I've seen nothing but positive vibes/reviews on Rakim new track. To each his or her own but I think HE GOT THIS REVIEW WRONG !!!

[@tochiRTA]

@@mathematicalfacts1439 I've heard this kinda rebuttal a million times. Your standards are low as hell. Respectfully. Y'all want to like this shit because it sounds familiar to hip hop you grew up on. Like all things, the devil's in the details. If you listen to this stuff close, it's super watered down and lacking umph. A song that'll be promptly forgotten. Like that 7th Seal garbage Rah dropped back in the 2000s. Y'all will make excuses but the truth is that no one will pay to hear these new songs live. Let's be real.

[@mathematicalfacts1439]

@@tochiRTA That's your opinion !!! And it just so happens that your opinion is in the minority. There's strength in numbers and majority rules. If a majority of Rakim fans like it and give it a stamp of approval, then that's all that matters to "US" as fans. At this point he's making music that he think "HIS FANS" would like and appreciate. I think the rhyming he did on that track is show casing some elite rhyming skillz and patterns. I think you don't like it bcuz you don't get it. Maybe it's just not for you and leave it at that.

[@BlackenedLiam]

Tochi is morpheus in this hiphop matrix, exposing fake shit.

[@denzibluesolinfinitymusicw6535]

Be ill best is not wack that shit fire and the verses were dope 🤔

[@mistahmst]

If yOu DoN’t LiKe ThEiR nEw SoNgS, yOu’Re NoT a ReAl fAn

[@tochiRTA]

Don't forget: "KZbin join date: June 21, 2024"

[@mistahmst]

@@tochiRTA and then they create other accounts to agree with themselves 😂

[@thdoom81]

he complains about everything this guy needs a wfie lol

[@tochiRTA]

@@thdoom81 I'm straight, homie. ⏸️

[@PaulBashala-kc6ly]

You never made an album brother you a hip hop specialist now

[@tochiRTA]

You never made a car yet you know a 🍋 when you get in one. Why are you scared of an honest opinion? 🤔

[@alexblakley]

@@tochiRTA😂💯

[@sjb3240]

Yes, he did. Google Touch & Nato (2007)

[@paynecooper360]

These dudes don't know anything about Hip Hop Music. They are just fans, not students. A student thinks and appreciates hip-hop artists differently than fans. So do not pay any mind to this fan. A fan is never loyal to anything, but their own emotions. A fan will like you one day, and the other day, they will dislike you.

[@Dodgerz_McFly]

​@@sjb3240 I don't believe that's tochi, where is your exact proof of him rapping because I'd like to hear it

[@x818xclipsx7]

this guy must be a lil uzi vert fan

[@cld_crush_brthers_ultra_ma60]

THE RAKIM TRACK IS FIRE. KORRUPT& MASTA KILLAH, IN PARTICULAR, CAME CORRECT….😊

[@dannydreadnought-xk4qx]

What? The Saturday Night Special beat was wack? Bro, I wanna subscribe just so I can unsubscribe. Ya buggin.

[@gbc10gbc]

To quote Common Some of the shit Yall bop to I ant relating. If I dont like, I don’t like it. That don’t mean that I’m hating

[@andrewilliams6866]

6th Sense

[@tochiRTA]

What he says after that is even more important: "I just wanna innovate, and stimulate minds..."

[@gbc10gbc]

@@tochiRTA FACTS!

[@daveruss9972]

I agree with a lot of your points especially with legends putting out mid product. One project you might have missed was Large Professors collab with Al Skratch - Be Original. If you want that 90s boom bap those two brothers still got it.

[@EasternWindTV]

What Pete Rock instrumental track was that? The first one you played

[@tochiRTA]

@@EasternWindTV check the video description

[@neotrinityrakgajane]

The one thing I can say about that track is QTip is a beast.

[@stanpoess]

Love the qtip beat but the lyrics wasn't on point and kinda lazy

[@stackmosayless-1669]

Rakim should use multiple producers for 1 album to put it in its proper perspective. Alchemist, DJ Premier, and Q tip. "Keep Following the Leader". Talk that knowledge wisdom and understanding. "Cause we was put here to be much more than that But we couldn't see because our mind was trapped But Im here to break away the chains, take away the pains, Remake the brains Rebuild my name (Rakim) I guess nobody told you a little knowledge is dangerous it cant be mixed, diluted, it cant be changed or switched Here's a lesson if your guessing and borrowing Hurry, hurry, step up and keep Following the Leader"

[@CLOUTDEATHNYC]

That new LL is fire. Haven’t heard the others yet. J dropped some jewels on there and it made sense.

[@tochiRTA]

jewels like what?

[@iveywebb]

It made perfect sense

[@dfree1442]

Facts! Ross and Joe should've been replaced with 2 more LL verses.

[@WindWalker001]

What are tour thoughts on the new Erick Sermon joint with Salt N Pepa? They're before my time but thought it was a cool throwback sounding joint.

[@tochiRTA]

🥱

[@kevinmorgan263]

@@tochiRTA 😂 ur hilarious. That emoji yawn always get me

[@kevinmorgan263]

@@tochiRTA to me e double prime was double or nothing and muddy waters with redman 1996 when hip hop sarted to take a turn mainstream wise with some still surviving but low sales e doubles late 90s early 2000s run was str8 pop which was his aim for sales . He totally left out the boom bap . . Doc the name , redman flow was elevating but the album as a whole was commercial and animated. To me I think after 96 labels were geared at sales over quality hip hop and cats started getting r and b ish and mafioso oriented with still dope but less real hip treading water till about 2000 to me . De la soul song stakes is high explains the state of hip hop dwindling post 96. Pos and trugoys verse says it in a nutshell 🙏 to me de la soul is one of the only crews from then still relevant and put passion into they work. They never sold out at all

[@tochiRTA]

@@kevinmorgan263 I fux with De La. My boy is a huge De La fan. I love some of their songs but I'm not big on them.

[@kevinmorgan263]

@@tochiRTA me neither I just respect they stance in the game as far as being authentic and innovative in they career. At the least they put 100 on they work.

[@lights2461]

What are your thoughts on breakdancing becoming an Olympic Sport?

[@tochiRTA]

hmm... I don't know enough about Olympics to have a real opinion. I wonder how they'll judge it.

[@ChaunceyBennett-l8o]

It better not,we don't need our sht acknowledged in the Olympics,that happened decades ago with beat street,breaking,that corny ass movie rappin' etc.

[@PinHeadzBlackson]

Rappers from the 90s that never got their just due like RasKass , Killa Priest, Apathy makes the best music

[@tochiRTA]

Ehh I disagree but that's ok. I fux with Razzy Kazzy. Preemo. You know.

[@PinHeadzBlackson]

@@tochiRTA Cmon Killa Priest been droppin fire

[@C.F.Preston]

As much as I hate to admit it, you are 💯 on this. The 90’s sound is timeless and it’s disappointing that the legends aren’t maintaining the standard.

[@tochiRTA]

Or even trying to. I'm not expecting Illmatic but I am expecting a knocking beat and dope flow.

[@MrTnt7515]

He was talking about his friend Alpo

[@tochiRTA]

any proof of this?

[@ShogunDynamo]

Huh?

[@MrTnt7515]

@@tochiRTA LL mentioned it plenty of times in interviews saying he was from Queens but he hung with Harlem cats. They was the ones that encouraged him to stick to music. LL did a mixtape and he talked alpo then too

[@tochiRTA]

@@MrTnt7515 OK. doesn't make the song less wack.

[@MrTnt7515]

@@tochiRTA to each is own You're entitled to your opinion. I'm not knocking it

[@sjb3240]

Biggest problem is not using the 12 bit machines anymore. The crunchy mid range sound is gone when they switched to the 16 bit machines/computers.

[@tochiRTA]

Interesting! 🤔How do you know this?

[@sjb3240]

​@@tochiRTAi"m a gear head. It's the reason why Large Pro still sounds dope, he still uses the SP 1200. Pete Rock switched from the SP to the MPC 2K (16 bit) in the early 2000s and Preemo switched from S-950/MPC 60 to MPC X (16 bit) in the last 5 years. I'm a gear head so I watch their advertisements of what they use.

[@tochiRTA]

@@sjb3240 what are your favorite Large Pro beats made in the last 5-10 years? Thanks for your comment. I love hearing about the nuances. Why would Pete and Preemo give up that crunch? Surely they know that the crunch is crucial.

[@sjb3240]

@@tochiRTA My guess is that they abandon their "old" to sound to a cleaner one just to be "current" and avoid sounding old. Myself, I switched from all hardware to computers about 20 years ago. But, still every sound I use is first being run through the SP 12 then it goes into the computer to give it that crunchy sound. Also, Damu the Fudgemunk is a younger guy who still uses the old classic 12 bit sound. Still some appreciate it and still use that sound. For Large Pro, I like the whole Mega Philosophy album he did with Cormega 10 years ago and the pyramids track he did with NORE. But, he hasn't done too much in the past 5 years except for stuff where the vocals are sort of off. Recent Large Pro stuff: McGyver - Hemisphere (2020) Eto - Back to the BBQ (2020) The Xav - Black Duke (2020) Paul Wall feat Terminology - Talk About It (2023)

[@tochiRTA]

@@sjb3240 I gotta hear your stuff. Is it out anywhere I can listen? Pete Rock and Preemo going clean is such a bad idea. Come to think of it, I liked that "Think of The Lox" beat that Large Pro did a few years ago. Still that sound like you said.

[@dcaseng]

Rakim killed it, and that beat was 🔥

[@firasoussi]

I think rocky is dropping an album in august

[@tbj4855]

August 30th finally

[@wordupcornflake]

i like all the tracks they were pretty good

[@RUSALAAM10]

Respect I see where you are coming from Peace

[@MadiAbara]

Rakim making a song with wack ass B.G. has my expectations really low for that album.

[@reggiemunch]

The concept of Rakim's album is production for other rappers to get on.

[@dweezybarter3642]

Thag rakim song & ll cool j songs are both dope too me ...

[@tiger_lord305]

Constantly letting mediocrity slide and even rewarding it just keeps the whole entertainment industry in a rut. We’ll keep getting drivel until people start raising their standards and stop giving these companies money.

[@Rivalthedon]

The LL track wasn't hitting but Rakim was dope and Common and Pete Rock was 🔥. They might have album of the year

[@cannonballwarhol]

You piss me off so much sometimes but I'll never unsubscribe. You have your own perspective and I respect you for keeping it real. Agreed, we are in an entertainment apocalypse (especially in film) but I would say it started with the pandemic. It bothers me when the public's indication of a "good song" seems to just be a regurgitation of the familiar. The 2010s are my favorite decade for hip hop and it definitely has to do with the fact I grew up thru it. But to me the artistry and innovation peaked there, at least for the foreseeable future.

[@ptreznov240]

Not just hiphop related but the entertainment apocalypse point is 100%. My thing that really clued me in recently is The Fallout TV show on Amazon. Shit was so garbage I was angry watching it but everyone praised it like it was special and I’m genuinely baffled as to why. Also funny that that was originally another brilliant thing that started in the 90s and got watered down so go figure

[@rhejiwyche3578]

Better than this bullshit going on now

[@tochiRTA]

This is the bullshit going on now.

[@ddaniels295]

Thanks

[@kevinmorgan263]

👌

[@kevinmorgan263]

I respect your take sir 🎉 90s cant be replaced . All props to the ogs still at it despite. Things roll back around in cycles . Itll be back stronger in due time

[@tochiRTA]

man I've been waiting decades for this boom bap shit to come back. WTF! The way it's going, it'll never come back.

[@kevinmorgan263]

@@tochiRTA 😂 right? I mean pete and commons tracks are nice. But not breakthrough to me. The wise up track is dope with pete dropping that throwback shan marley hook but common sounds just like late 90s common with no new flare to me. I was expecting more impact like when they did verbal murder on Pete's soul survivor track. Hip hop is about breakthrough innovation to me . I was scared to listen to LLs, so I'm curious now. It's hard for him to drop something really breakthrough especially when u not hungry like that and u already an icon. Rakims song with kurupt and masta killa is ok . They laying it down but it's still not mouth dropping. I mean they doing what we already expect them to do being legends and all. I just don't see that passion . My opinion tho. I know cats gon start throwing rocks like u mentioned lol. I respect your knowledge of hip hop so to me your criticism is relevant and fair.

[@kevinmorgan263]

@@tochiRTA I can see your take on it not coming back especially how the new gen don't respect the pioneers and putting out boo boo. That mis directs the audience to think anything with clout and likes is solid music but its really just a microwave moment not holding any longevity. . Not saying they gotta copy but at least grasp the influence and add some innovative flavor to it to keep it going like hip hop evolved 70s through early to mid 2000s

[@kevinmorgan263]

@@tochiRTA I'm hoping pete them teasing us and holding back the real flavor and surprise us with some boom boom ! Lol we'll see

[@tochiRTA]

@@kevinmorgan263 EVERY hip hop head, when they heard Common and Pete Rock, thought "oh shit! we get more Bitch in Yoo / Verbal Murder tracks." Nobody thought "I need that spoken word Maya Angelou" flow. "Hip hop is about breakthrough innovation to me." YES! To you, me and just about any head paying attention. It's emotional and mental hunger in audio form. So when you not really hungry, you're gonna slide into mediocrity if you don't pay attention. We respect the Nas/Jay/Wu/Mobb etc because they were hungry for so long when you think about it. They had projects of varying quality but they always had a banger or two in the tuck to remind you they were them ones. Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa sound bored on their own record.

[@Johnelilopez]

What the hell have you done thats top tier….Rakim did the track scratches & brought together top artist with a sick verse. I liked it & I’m a true Hip hop head so Until you write & produce anything even in that stratosphere your jus a fan with an opinion…smh…The fan base loves it, your in the minority. Name the artist you think is dropping the hottest stuff right now?

[@tochiRTA]

That's bullshit and you know it. Stop huggin the nuts. You really believe you can't critique something unless you can make it? What kind of stupid shit is that?

[@Johnelilopez]

@@tochiRTA I didn’t come at you in no disrespectful way, you talking about huggin nuts. Sounds like I hit an emotional nerve. You said it it not me People think your hating & its because theres a difference between “constructive criticism & plain hating” You added nothing just called it mediocre but never explained why or what would of improved it. But hey you got me to click & comment so props to you for that

[@tochiRTA]

@@Johnelilopez you came in disrespectful. Don't throw stones and hide hands. That's corny. You sound like you'd rather talk about me or someone else other than the damn topic. Please don't waste my time.

[@Johnelilopez]

@@tochiRTA You sound like a clown my first message said “Who do you think is dropping hot joints now” ? Instead of answering that you came in emotional. Your the corny one bro learn what Constructive criticism is Don’t dish it if you can’t take it. Your review was mediocre but hey do your thing

[@mathematicalfacts1439]

Bro I said basically the same thing you said about "him being in the minority" and he got at me sideways like that too. I had to block him bcuz I can't take the disrespect. That's a NO NO from how I was raised and where I'm from. Not cool !!! But yeah Rakim did his thing on "BE ILL" ain't no doubt about it. The flow, the rhyme pattern, the metaphors and it got the authentic Hip Hop sound. How could a Hip Hop head not like that.

[@jjp_nyc]

So what’s not weak? Not saying LL and Rakim are beyond criticism, but the Com & PR joint are tough.

[@tochiRTA]

Man... It's a cesspool all around. You know what's a dope throwback cut made in the last 5-8 years? "Yams" by Royal Flush and Traj

[@NathanSander777]

Rakim made that beat. I like it. I appreciate his multi syllable schemes. Kurupt dropped a classic sounding verse, but his analogies/metaphors aka barz are super simplistic. The last verse was “ok.” Everything else you said about everyone else I completely agree with!

[@daviddenham8147]

All you need to do to understand the rakim single and album is watch rakim interview by TMZ

[@tochiRTA]

Yeah I saw the interview after I made this video. Good comment.

[@ClydeCyrus]

It’s a shame that even Joey Bada$$ is making better ’90s-style records on albums like 2000 than these legends are with their new music.

[@georgiablk]

Dude you are delusional looking for likes. Be ill is a great track

[@masestanley6813]

Talk about that Kendrick concert that dude in the comments was saying is “historic” 🤣

[@tochiRTA]

please no 😆

[@skankhunt-yt2mo]

Yeah the west coast hatred gotta be real if you say anything else.

[@tiger_lord305]

Concert for the internet gossip crowd to get hype and talk shit on the internet then everyone will forget about it within the next few weeks. Drake said it best when he said Kendrick is an “in the moment” rapper after Control. Kendrick exposed himself as a backpack fraud, but yet no one is talking about that.

[@tiger_lord305]

People will forget about that in the next coming weeks. Kendrick is an “in the moment” kind of rapper. Casuals love seeing gang members on stage because I guess it makes them feel gangster like Kendrick too.

[@tochiRTA]

​@@tiger_lord305in the song "Energy", after Drake haters hear "6 6 6" ringing in their ears, what's the first phrase Drake says? 🤔

[@midwestillyabstrakt]

Hey you have some dope views I hope that one day you do get your platform up and out cuz you dropped some straight jewels and people who hate that's what they going to do man so keep doing what you got to do keep telling the truth and shoot tap in I love debating hip-hop I'm in a group called The Elements so definitely I would love to chop it up with you

[@romaretaylor9953]

I really like both singles from the common and Pete rock album so far esp dreaming. But what’s the point of wanting to hear that album if your only focusing (or nitpicking) on PR’s beats while ignoring commons bars and the fact that this is the sharpest he’s sounded in YEARS on the mic, that kind of defeats the purpose of reviewing a COLLAB album.

[@tochiRTA]

because beats are the most important part!!!

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@tochiRTA i guess, but Ima lyric guy too so 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Jozeflee742]

I never heard a wack pete rock beat in my life wich new track are you refering too? I need to hear it. Real hiphop died a long time ago. I would say it ended somewhere when 50 cent came out.

[@tochiRTA]

Every producer has multiple wack beats.

[@ChillSeaGoat]

The difference is that the mainstream is so bad even mediocre to good tracks seem ultra amazing to some. It’s been some good stuff a few common and Pete rock songs really hit, though the album is a little bit just good but not top level for them. I know there’s a hip-hop resurgence somewhat obviously it can never be like the 90s.

[@indigobluu]

I loved the track, QTip floored it. The meaning in the lyrics was deep also, I believe he was talkig about the recent beef with you know who.

[@CIB8282]

I agree that some legends have fallen off, IE Ghostface. But Im looking forward to that Common and Pete Rock album. I dont mind the more relaxed Pete Rock production. We'll see how it turns out.

[@tdsnuggs]

first half of ghosts new album was good, 2nd half was utter trash.

[@j.7701]

36 seasons was the last album I listened to and I loved it

[@CIB8282]

@@j.7701 That's good that you stopped at that album.

[@mikelh.7958]

TOTALLY AGREE!!! And I said that on his page...

[@tochiRTA]

whose page?

[@mikelh.7958]

@@tochiRTA LL's page...

[@tochiRTA]

@@mikelh.7958 oh 😆Good to make your voice heard!

[@blackpegasus1807]

Yo homie you have a wack ass ear!! The Common & Pete Rock Joints are dope!! This is the problem with the net anyone with no music credibility can post a bogus opinion. I played all 3 joints on a pair of clipse speakers and its plenty of bottom.

[@tochiRTA]

My ear is superb. The problem with the internet is that the faceless can leave cowardice comments. 😆

[@blackpegasus1807]

@@tochiRTA you can look me up 🤡

[@tochiRTA]

@@blackpegasus1807 So if I google "blackpegasus1807", your face comes up? Because when I went to your channel, all I saw was a bunch of videos with random dudes (and Common) in them. "Oh no!" 💅 ⏸. You hiding behind niggas? Link a video with your name and face so at least I won't call you a bot.

[@blackpegasus1807]

@@tochiRTA I own a hip hop record label. I put out underground records. I do this for real. UltraMagnetic, Common, No ID, etc.

[@tochiRTA]

@@blackpegasus1807 please put out some hot shit. It's dry out here.

[@timliang1674]

i respectfully disagree. not only was Rakim fire, that Masta Killa verse is FIRREEEEE. i walked on the sea of existence, stepped on the shore of the moment, the father of civilization, i own it, make of my daughter creation, one nation under a groove, fortitude virtues of seamless scriptures, this picture, my life's intelligence stimulates life and matter, so eloquent, thoughts so delicate, death weighs more than elephants, strokes of excellence, extracted from the elements, a powerful calmness, i'm always armed and equipped, wit what i bomb with, a sweet flowin river of math, facts are actual, calculated pressure applied, hits are tactical.....

[@ShogunDynamo]

Word up Tochi! These new tracks by Rakim, Common, LL, and Ghostface have been dangerously mid, but I’m just happy none of our old school legends have dropped anything as bad as Kings Disease or Magic😬

[@mistahmst]

Idk I think Ghostface’s last album was worse than the KD and Magic albums

[@tochiRTA]

@@mistahmst quite possible. Couldn't even get thru it.

[@mistahmst]

@@tochiRTA I don’t blame you. I just naively thought there had to be at least one good song.

[@ShogunDynamo]

@@mistahmst nah I think the last Ghost album worked more as a solid r&b album, whereas the entire Kings Disease and Magic trilogies were really unorganized and lacked elements that separated them from one another. The only song with any playback on all 6 of those albums was Wave Gods, and that track was just ok.

[@mistahmst]

@@ShogunDynamo I honestly didn’t think there were any songs on Ghost’s album that were even okay. They were all terrible imo

[@gibsonfranchise]

We all have are opinions I like all 3 tracks I’m glad the legends are outside gotta change things up it’s a new era it will never be like it use to be.

[@TheLiberalCircus]

I thought Saturday Night Special was better than anything the new rappers are putting out there, but by LL and Fat Joe's standard, it was lackluster. It was one of those songs you listen to when it comes on, but you are not going to go search it out unless you havent heard it yet. I thought Pete Rock & Common's record was great.

[@dfree1442]

Couldn't disagree more except for Rakim's single. That could've been way better. LL's was solid and Common & Pete's first 2 singles were 🔥🔥🔥

[@michaelburleson-p6t]

I get it! Seems like there’s nothing else to rap about, it’s already been said! Wish the D.O.C. never got into that accident. I’m sure rappers would be on their game, from a lyrical standpoint, not mumble rap

[@TFunkMose]

Real talk! 🫵🏿🦾

[@jbwuzhere6819]

For me the beat is important only as a canvas for the MCs themes/intentions/ideas to be realized. It can either heighten or lower expectations for a song but it should never take precedence over the actual lyrics themselves. It's just embellishment. Some artists have top tier production but artistically "ain't sayin nuthin" serving up Rosetta Stone level rhymes with boarding house reasoning. To each his own.

[@tochiRTA]

Sure. But the truth is that hip hop, like most art, prioritizes emotional resonance and style/flavor over intellectual resonance.

[@jbwuzhere6819]

@@tochiRTA The greatest MCs can appreciate AND provide both. Sometimes they are grounded in the daily realities of urban life and at other times they can blend shards of philosophy with imaginative train of thought style expressions.

[@tochiRTA]

@@jbwuzhere6819 agreed

[@jbwuzhere6819]

@@tochiRTA agreed

[@jbwuzhere6819]

@@tochiRTA If you've ever watched a mediocre movie that contains a magnetic individual performance by an outstanding actor then this is what I liken mediocre beats equating to.

[@RejDaBoss]

Dr. Dre produced Marsha Ambrosius' new album dropping on June 29th...let's see what we get there...

[@tochiRTA]

don't hold your breath

[@RejDaBoss]

🤦🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@ammarbanaji9404]

What’s your tweeter bro im trying to put a conversation between you watson and 3 litter man … this shit will be gold and funny 🤣🔥

[@tochiRTA]

@hiphoptochi

[@neilceilings2176]

Ayee how can I read these comics people trashing on (they just hurt you have a different opinion) you keep doing you

[@tochiRTA]

I haven't started the comic yet. Prepping it. It'll be out next year 🤞🏿

[@mcultras]

How do you think that Cormega x Havoc album is gonna turn out? Did you hear Set the Tone from Ghostface yet? Not good.

[@tochiRTA]

It'll turn out weak most likely. I couldn't get thru Set The Tone. Ghost is one of my all-time favorites too 😢

[@PaulBashala-kc6ly]

You have no music cred sitting on a computer making comments

[@FinessedAnalyzer]

Come on, he’s probably the most honest and knowledgeable critic on KZbin right now-especially since the big wigs haven’t given him the bag yet. I loved the last single by Pete Rock and Common, but he’s largely right-we want that gritty, low end Pete Rock, not this Griselda inspired “boom” (with no “bap”) Pete Rock. We’ve got enough Alchemist, Daringer’s and Roc March’s to bore us with that kind of production.

[@josallins1]

Critique of LL on point, not his strength, hand gestures come off as over dramatic/phony, what is he talking about? COMMON, however, is a story teller, Totally Relevant., clear and concise!

[@MisterUrbanWorld]

Common new track was FIRE, and so was RAKIM. Both of them are still lyrical, but LL was terrible imo. Lupe Fiasco new album is fire too. Twista bodied Joyner Lucas on their new track, Krino is the greatest rapper on Earth, he's underground and been rapping since 80s, and still raps just as good if not better. Krayzie Bone latest albums are good too.

[@reggiemunch]

Be ill... The beat is cold. Opinions vary. Like legends care.

[@tochiRTA]

that's the problem - they obviously don't care. And that lack of passion/cynicism infects the listeners.

[@soniccatalogrecordings1718]

I think you've missed the point of the lyrics on LL's joint. Granted - you're right about the title... but look beyond that and listen again. The music is not it tho' gotta say... Peep the LL and Eminem jawn... Sick, musically and lyrical delivery! Rakim's Be Ill is better than what he;s put out in 25 years. Common & Pete Rock...so far, I kinda agree with you wholeheartedly....Nas & Premier's Define my Name ain't it neither. Still, gotta wait on more from them all so we can give a full critique as albums are comin'... but yeah, we want 'best foot forward' music and all round dope production which it would seem is on shaky ground from the legends, but i still have high hopes, until/unless we get let all the wayyyy down. Let's wait n hear/see.

[@danieltenkorang9519]

Why don’t you start doing videos on new tracks that you do like. But I agree with u. LL beat is not garbage tho

[@tochiRTA]

I already do. Look through my channel. Don't be lazy.

[@NatTurnerswitBurnerz]

I don't need to hear this person's review . The title tells me everything I need to know. I'm interested in the responses to his take. Unironically, this guy's wearing a shirt that says 'Follow The Leader'.

[@htyfg11]

top 10 most open minded people globally

[@mikelh.7958]

the question is always- CAN I BEAT THIS IN MY CAR? The answer is HELL NO!!! disagree on the RAkim track, but kurupt need to retire. I;m from chicago so you know i'm feelng that Common joint. And that new dogg pound track is kinda decent...

[@tochiRTA]

hell no! lol

[@midwestillyabstrakt]

Okay you made some good points I will gave you that, but the thing is he was taking a shot at Drake he was speaking on all of his personalities the things that he does in the industry he just didn't say any names from what I got I believe that or he was talking in random about the state of Hip Hop and how cheap it's gotten that anybody can get it I'm from the era of the Saturday night special guns and any Joe Schmo on the Block can get one so I think he's saying metaphorically like that's how the game has gotten that anybody can get in here and pop I didn't see no Hustler lyrics on there I seen old LL Q-tip did the beat those are the type of Vibes that we can old school for the simple fact that the Young Generation is not doing anything to elevate the game there was a saying on the Avengers first movie example and one of the agents gave Captain America back his old costume he said well isn't that a little old school and the Agents response was in this day and age it's needed. I understand what you're saying about the bar I do get that I just don't think it was horrible I believe he could have came out with a different single but I think just because he's trying to make noise and ride the wave of the Drake situation I think that that's the reason why he did this if I was if I was in the booth with him I would have told him this is not a single is definitely an album but I would never released it for my single

[@tochiRTA]

oh your interpretation makes sense about the Saturday night special guns. Thank you for your comment!

[@mysteriousgamer8941]

I thought the song was decent maybe cuz i haven't heard a dope track from ra in a minute so it's nice hearin him again. hell maybe he'll come back wit 1 last good album atleast so he could end nicely cuz he didn't go out well wit his last few albums. last dope one he had? was 18th letter.

[@anthonylbrown-vm2pq]

DO YOU MAKE MUSIC ON THEN SHUT UP. THE MUSIC IS GREAT IT'S 2O24 BYE 👋🏽 🤣😂😏

[@tochiRTA]

Do you make KZbin videos on (😂) then shut up. The video is great it's 2024 bye 👋🏿 🤣😂⏸️

[@tonytonair504]

Who is gonna take Bucky from fat Albert serious... Go critique some country music.

[@oneaceuno]

Pete rock definitely be making them scenic beats😂😂😂. That black star respiration remix would best describe what you were saying. Especially when that lil sax loop goes in and out throughout the beat

[@infamousp5608]

I liked all the songs. Not classic but good.

[@AffA_LaVey]

Was disappointed to see him with officer ross even more disappointed when the OGs support the wack shit

[@rogierdevries3469]

Not agree on ll and common/pr , agree on Rakim

[@beatbyknobodye1581]

Weak Productions 😂😂

[@abyss104]

lol. I don't think you would like any record any one of these guys come with. It just doesn't sound like anything they did in the past.

[@tochiRTA]

"It just doesn't sound like anything they did in the past." that's a fact. It's much wacker.

[@MIXPRO68]

I RESPECT YOUR OPINION BUT WHAT DO U JUDGE THIS BASED OFF WHAT MUSIC? TODAYS MUSIC?MAYBE IM BIASED BUT ALOT OF THE STUFF I HEAR TODAY IS PRETTY MUCH PATHETHIC.SO FOR ME RAKIM NEW JOINT IS DOPE.AND PETE ROCK AND COMON JOINT IS FIRE.BUT ILL JUST SAY YOU HAVE YOUR OPINION AND I RESPECT IT BUT FROM WHAT IM SEEING YOU ARE ONE OF THE FEW THAT FEEL THIS WAY.BUT SALUTE KING.I KNOW U NOT HATING ON THEM AND STATING HOW U FEEL BUT I DISAGREE ON THE PETE AND COMMON STUFF BEING WEAK.PLUS PETE IS JUST IN A DIFFERENT MINDSET.

[@tochiRTA]

I judge it off being a hip hop fanatic for like 3 decades now. When you listen to rap long enough, you know what's ill and what's wack. Rakim literally said this. I wish I could find the damn interview. It's from the mid 2000s. We know deep down this shit aint really hittin like that but we're scared to say it. And we're giving participation trophies because we wanna shut ourselves out of the pop rap world. But let's be real - the fall of boom bap (which definitely happened in the 2000s) went with the rise and domination of casual-oriented pop rap.

[@Red5ive]

The whole shit just feels contrived as fuck and not natural. The first single with Pete rock sounded dated and way too busy. He kept that little sound that Dre used in “bitches ain’t shit” going throughout the entire song and it should’ve stayed with the hook. But I digress, I’m inebriated LOL

[@tochiRTA]

lmao. I'm about to sip myself. Cheers! 🍻

[@Red5ive]

@@tochiRTA cheers my man! 🍻

[@lonzodreyella]

this is why u the number one youtuber u say it as it is and i love rakim common pete rock cl smooth like i said before that saturday night its just ok i wouldnt rush out and buy it but its not just the music its movies and tv programmes ...im a horror fan and did u know i aint seen a good horror film since the 80s yep thats right and theres people coming up to me saying oh u gotta watch wes cravens sream...trash and there u have movies like blair witch progject ...again trash. just like dr who and i always said the best dr who came from the 70s when i was a kid they say tom baker was the best but i say it was john pertewee who was before tom baker but after tom baker left it was garbage even todays standerds tochirta u as always u spot on 🤟🤟🤟

[@tochiRTA]

Thank you bruh! I know there are people like you who appreciate the real.

[@Ynotmeansbusiness]

Dude...REALLY?? Just say you trying to get CLICKS. 1st off you saying RAP ..then you saying HIP HOP. Do you KNOW THE DIFFERENCE? You coming across like some LOW TEMPERATURE HIGH SODIUM BLACK LICORICE snack. I hope when you drop your shhh that it will not have ANY ELEMENTS of the artists you here trashing. You say NEXT YEAR you dropping.. Ima wait. You better have some GRAMMY AWARD winning shhh or what you saying is BLATHER! Granted this is ONLY your opinion... I respect that...BUT dont act like what you popping is gospel. You got the reaction you wanted.. Im HOT!!! 😂 Keep doing you my Brother.

[@tochiRTA]

when you calm down, watch the video again. 🫡

[@sat1241]

....

[@Hurtyafeelings545]

I just subscribed....ll cool j,rick ross is trash...I thought I was trippin

[@tochiRTA]

That's the bullshit - the culture of low standards makes you feel like you're tripping, instead of them.

[@Hurtyafeelings545]

@@tochiRTA yup well said,method man dropped some trash..

[@midwestillyabstrakt]

And far as Rakim I've met him spit bars with him and I can honestly say without a doubt being one of his hugest fans I mean the hugest fan I really was not pleased with that first single even though corrupt and master killer was on there I didn't agree he could at least came out with the like guess who's back that was a definite I'm back I haven't dropped the ball on lyrics or anything like that but honestly I was not happy with this

[@MrTrigz]

Yea........ nah

[@kinetic_balding4051]

Boombap has truly fell off the cliff. I think it's split into two categories. One is the so called "boombap" which is really just stiff drumless griselda stuff and then you got young producers who try to emulate the 90s cuz they love it but don't quite understand the layers and nuances of what made those beats special to begin with so those blind spots are ignored and the finished product is some weak knockoff that just doesn't hit hard like the 90s boombap beats do.

[@tochiRTA]

the young producers who try to emulate the 90s.... many of them aren't being sincere. They lack the charisma/talent to compete in the sea of trap producers so they fake 'keeping it real' as an easier outlet to underground fame/clout. If they were truly sincere they would know instantly why their 90s imitation beats aren't cutting it and innovate something else.

[@bigslop17]

You bugging bro you're ears are broken

[@tochiRTA]

are you scared?

[@andrewilliams6866]

AARP card raps

[@tochiRTA]

this nig gon be 80 talkin about 🗣"ALWAYS PAY HIM BACK." 😮‍💨

[@andrewilliams6866]

@@tochiRTA 😂😂 Lmaoo that’s tragic

[@thdoom81]

your comic books were trash too lol...pete rok song wise up is good

[@tochiRTA]

Are you from the future? 😮

[@thdoom81]

did you just say you are an artist LOL..youir comic books failed bro

[@tochiRTA]

We have an anonymous time traveler, folks. 😮 Can you tell me if my marriage failed too? 🙏🏿

[@thdoom81]

common n pete rock is nice..this is his thing..he stays releveant by calling everything trash...rakim was alright nt that good

[@tochiRTA]

You've got a record amount of anonymous bitter comments this time. What's the occasion? 😆

[@althrillatdk2665]

www.youtube.com/@tochiRTA I DONT UNDERSTAND THE OVERRATING OF KENDRICKS NOT lIKE uS