Wasted Talent

Hip-Hop · 2018 · 18 tracks

Wasted Talent

A veteran's victory lap through Harlem. Soulful Heatmakers production meets a raspy, seasoned flow that balances street grit with hard-earned wisdom.

It's the Dipset sound all grown up, sounding like a rainy night in Harlem with a pocket full of stories.

A seasoned, reflective confidence that balances street-hardened grit with a sense of hard-won triumph.

Wasted Talent · vs · Jim Jones

Storytelling+1.0σ

The writing leans a touch further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks

01

Intro Bronx Tales

0:42

02

Never Did 3 Quarters

3:32

03

Dust & Powder

3:23

04

Catch on Yet

1:57

05

Banging

2:57

06

Gotta Play the Game

3:40

07

Got to B Real

4:36

08

Epitome

3:03

09

Living My Best Life

2:59

10

Adidas

3:47

11

Chicken Fried Rice

2:57

12

The Old Way

2:01

13

Diplomatic Immunity

2:55

14

Head Off

2:59

15

Pray

4:22

16

Bag Talk

3:09

17

Still Dipset

3:22

18

Once Upon a Time

3:27

Moments Worth Waiting For

The cinematic transition from the Bronx Tales intro into the hard-hitting soul loop of Never Did 3 Quarters.

The triumphant return of the Heatmakers' high-pitched vocal samples on the closing track Once Upon a Time.

The surprisingly vulnerable pivot in the middle of Pray where the drums drop to a skeletal pulse.

Sits BesideSee all

Mac & Cheese 2

Shares gangsta rap, trap, boom bap (subgenres); confident, nostalgic, triumphant (moods)

The Fraud Department

The Fraud Department

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, conscious hip-hop (subgenres); confident, nostalgic, triumphant (moods)

Mister 16: Casino Life

Mister 16: Casino Life

Shares gangsta rap, trap, boom bap (subgenres); confident, triumphant, brooding (moods)

Everybody Can’t Go

Everybody Can’t Go

Benny the Butcher

Shares sample_based, analog_warmth, studio_polished (production style); boom bap, gangsta rap, conscious hip-hop (subgenres)

Politics As Usual

Politics As Usual

Shares gangsta rap, trap (subgenres); confident, nostalgic, triumphant (moods)

Loyalty

Shares urban_night, dive_bar, stargazing (atmosphere); gangsta rap, boom bap (subgenres)

The Kitchen

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, trap (subgenres); sample_based, analog_warmth, studio_polished (production style)

Superman

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, trap (subgenres); sample_based, studio_polished, drum_machine (production style)

Nocturnal

Shares gangsta rap, trap, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, analog_warmth, studio_polished (production style)

The Laundry Man 2

The Laundry Man 2

Shares gangsta rap, boom bap, trap (subgenres); confident, nostalgic, brooding (moods)

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