metaphor

2y

Before I start, I wanna say that I am a big fan of Thug, but I'm not a blind "stan". I'm a big fan because he's objectively one of the most creative artists I've ever listened to.

I know a lot of people say things like "BRO he uses his voice like an instrument!!", but there's more to it than that.

I feel like more people need to get hip to how ridiculous Thug's layering is. Anyone who has ever tried to make a song knows how hard it is to do what he does.

3:55 to 4:05 on "Can't Tell" when he layers FOUR vocal tracks on top of each other at one point

Some rappers try to do stuff that's similar to this, but Thug places these details in different parts of the mix, therefore, it's much easier for it to be recognized and sound clean.

His mix engineer at the time, Alex Tumay, is a beast, but Thug put in crazy work when laying this s*** down in the booth nonetheless.

4:00 on "Can't Tell" when he uses his voice as a downlifter/transition

2:24 on "Numbers" when he sits his voice at the back of the mix and uses it like a synth pad

The little "burr burr burr" at 2:40 on "Numbers" that sits perfectly in the low/mid area of the mix

These are just a few examples, man. You can literally listen to the "dark side" (only adlibs & background vox) of this album and be equally as entertained. Thug is incredible.

Can any other rapper do this? As far as I can tell, no other rapper can do this, and I'm not using that as a way to discredit any other artist.

I would love for someone to be on Thug's level. But for now, I'm listening to Barter 6 everyday and I feel like it'll stay that way until I've found every detail in his work.

MoonStoner

2y

i play this album on road trips i swear it'll never get old.

slime wrld

2y

everyone involved in making this needs a grammy

SIGH

2y

Praise Alex

Fever

2y

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Wasn't there someone who calculated everything on barter 6? Like X amount of flows, X amount of flow switches per song, etc

Anyone got a link for that

XCX Spice

2y

A true classic in every sense of the word

A New Impression

2y

2014-2016 thug is peak creativity

Count Contessa

2y

16k for old times sake and the ktt1 slimes this album unimpeachable

MrGarden

2y

OP didn’t even need to type all that - just posting Just Might Be would be enough

Alberto balsalm

2y

Watching Thug and Fewtch take over in this era was the best thing ive ever witnessed in hip hop period.

Fever

2y

Same here, defending thug since 2013 was so exhausting now he's seen as top 3-5 of the 2010s

Alberto balsalm

2y

Knowing how special he was, in the face of all the normies clowning him in 2013/2014, means you are a real one

also

benzo belly

2y

STILL SCREAMING F*** THE CRIMESTOPPERS

XCX Spice

2y

A true classic in every sense of the word