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  • Oct 12, 2021

    Almighty So is finally seeing its day in the sun in retrospect but its so hard to place how important this was for Keef and the moving rap landscape to come in 2015-2016 when SoundCloud and the big artists from that scene started to pop off.

    Undeniably releasing Bang 2 after Keefs first commercial release was extremely divisive and put many people off thinking Keef was someone who was gonna stick around, but this mixtape, Almighty So, has it all.

    A move in a newer direction, while less melodic than some of his stuff on Finally Rich, Keef really showed up with a whole mixtape of great stand alone songs that were forward thinking for the time. Its so hard to explain the sound, it was clearly a major progression from his drill roots and his more clean sounding songs from the Finally Rich era while not as gritty or inaccessible as about half of Bang 2 was to most.

    Songs like Sucka, Self, Ape S***, and Woulda Coulda have this dark evil and hard vibe but is so heavily contrasted with something like I Kno, Yesterday and Baby Whats Wrong With You which all feature more upbeat sounds and feel like this weird but great mix between the Fruity Swag sound that was popular in ATL in the late 2000's-early 2010s and Keefs more aggressive sound from something like Back From The Dead.

    Clearly this tape, specifically the song Me, would go on to inspire the likes of Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, and Lil Yachty to go on to make there music that you can feel the influence directly from Keef in the release, production, and sounds they wanted to rap over.

    Blew My High also an incredible highlight, really this tape highlights one of Keefs biggest strengths which is his quotables and being able to turn somewhat mundane lyrics occasionally into these hype or super hard moments on a track. You can feel the charisma through the tracks and this is one of his works that demonstrates it the best in his whole catalog.

    I love this tape, I think its undeniable the impact his release strategy for this and the types of sounds he was exploring would inspire many of the artists that blew up in the years following this release. So happy this dropped on my bday 8 years ago along. Iconic cover, was a great comeback moment after the mixed reception from Bang 2, and holds up incredibly well still today. A groundwork for what was to come even up to today where Hyperpop and Pluggnb are even inspired by something like I Kno. Timeless music.

  • Oct 12, 2021

    no way , i been listening to this all week and i had no idea

    literally 0 skips , flawless tape from the production to keefs vocal mixing

    just the vibe in general is immaculate

    could come out today and would still feel brand f***ing new and just as innovative imo

    f*** this mixtape is so classic

    funny that it’s the anniversary because yesterday i was almost gonna make a thread about how i feel about it lol

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    Hey Sosa, why you so high?
    I gotta get high to balance my low
    I'm movin' too fast, I gotta pour a four
    Spend lots of cash, 'member we used to be broke
    Hey Sosa, what you got a gun for?
    'Cause I'ma shoot when I see my opponent
    Shootin' late-ass nights and in early-ass mornings
    But hold up, I gotta roll me a Dutch

  • Oct 12, 2021

    woulda coulda

    yesterday

    blow my high

    nice

    baby what’s wrong with you

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    You coulda just said “yea it’s dope” and kept moving

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    Replica

    You coulda just said “yea it’s dope” and kept moving

    This is a music discussion forum

  • Oct 12, 2021

    baby what’s wrong with you is the best song ever made

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    This s*** literally birthed an entire genre bro it’s nuts

    Like you can trace 100 gecs, Carti, Uzi, Bladee, anyone back to this

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    I miss keef man

  • Oct 12, 2021

    This song birthed Travis post - Owl Pharaoh

  • Oct 12, 2021

    Way more influential (musically) than finally rich or his other stuff, the blueprint for soundcloud era rappers honestly

  • Red Bandana

    I miss keef man

    He’s been releasing heat lately

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    Respect but this isn’t rich gang tha tour pt 1

  • Oct 12, 2021
    REACTIVE

    Respect but this isn’t rich gang tha tour pt 1

    One of the most, Tha Tour an all time classic too

  • Oct 12, 2021
    Charles
    !https://youtu.be/lDeioKQ1eJU

    Hey Sosa, why you so high?
    I gotta get high to balance my low
    I'm movin' too fast, I gotta pour a four
    Spend lots of cash, 'member we used to be broke
    Hey Sosa, what you got a gun for?
    'Cause I'ma shoot when I see my opponent
    Shootin' late-ass nights and in early-ass mornings
    But hold up, I gotta roll me a Dutch

    Jesus I forgot how good this song was

    The blueprint for the entire rage beat wave and still unsurpassed

  • Oct 12, 2021
    daisycutterflowz
    !https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GYEryOjY5VM

    This s*** literally birthed an entire genre bro it’s nuts

    Like you can trace 100 gecs, Carti, Uzi, Bladee, anyone back to this

    I wanna say Gecs in particular have cited Keef as a direct influence. He's a pretty common favorite in the hyperpop scene and songs like this show how ahead of his time he was

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    the synths on this tape just create the craziest , deepest atmosphere man i swear

    s*** is so dark and liked almost gothic in a way lol

  • Oct 12, 2021

    my favourite keef tape

  • Oct 12, 2021
    joy

    the synths on this tape just create the craziest , deepest atmosphere man i swear

    s*** is so dark and liked almost gothic in a way lol

    It’s a perfect October album, soon as the weather starts getting colder I spin this s*** regularly

  • Oct 12, 2021

    top tier mixtape

  • Oct 12, 2021

    Classic 😢

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    THEY WANT THAT OLD SOSA

    FA WHAT THO

    THATS A CRAZY LOWDOWN DIRTY CUT THROAT

  • Oct 12, 2021
    Replica

    You coulda just said “yea it’s dope” and kept moving

    ive only ever seen u hating

  • Oct 12, 2021

    I listen to these songs an honestly just think about how influential this man was to some of my other favorite artists. Real GOAT s***

  • Oct 12, 2021
    MyBallsAndMyWord

    This is a music discussion forum

    niggas get mad as hell when u discuss music in music sxn