I feel Eyedea doesn't get the recognition he deserves, especially

collection of freestyles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pum8N3992MM

one of his saddest songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMs0P-e9CsQ

unhealthy relationship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep6umYu-Dqw

connection to humanity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpg-yNJF2ds

struggle with insanity and loss of grip on reality >(my personal fav, although he does not have a bad song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWvUHeYf6WQ

mf doom is better

3/10

>>69336449
mf doom has flow, I really like the guy, but eyedea is genius level; eyedea transcends doom in his philosophical writing, I feel mf doom as more of a story teller which most rappers are to me

>>69336468
I've really only heard his freestyles and some songs. A song about a vietnam vet pecifically. Any recommendations on an album?

he's prety fucking bad actually.

i like him but I have realized that if any other person were talking about stuff he talks about 90% of the time, I'd dismiss it as boring bullshit. don't really know why I like him so much, but yea

that part of the reason I haven't made a thread about him here even though I was tempted to a couple of times. there are people who will intrinsically "get" what he's doing and those who will not.
also, beats (especially on by the throat) are fucking dope. I LOVE Abilities' abilities. one of the best beatmakers in hip hop no doubt

>>69336538
i think he wrotye grand's sixth sense when he was 15, it is philosophical but I like first born a lot better; the many faces of oliver hart is my fav, very diverse album and i believe to be his magnum opus; then you have by the throat which is depressing but is like poetry more than anything, and the beats are crazy.
>>69336698
abilities is a master at what he does, there are no doper beats than the ones he makes

>>69336549
why don't you like him. who is your favourite rapper

>>69336538
sorry also forgot about e&a which is mostly a diss to other rappers, but also contains insight and poetry. he also has other shit, like colabs with other artists, mostly limited to people in rhymesayers

>>69336972
glass off of e&a is brilliant. completely switches the mood at the end. I love it also as a kind of an interlude to by the throat. it wouldn't be out of place as a normal by the throat song

>>69338037
that song is in a class of its own, and yeah has the feel of by the throat to it. analytical song for sure, was also his album just before by the throat

bump.
you guys didn't even mention his side projects. for shame.

carbon carousel and face candy are fucking tight