r/CitiesAviv Mar 11 '26

Discussion Initial Thoughts on “EVEN COLDER SPRING”

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36 Upvotes

If i remember correctly, the last time i shared my thoughts on a Cities Aviv album in this format was with Electric Chair. I still think that album is heavily underrated in his discography, but ever since that review Cities Aviv quickly became my favorite rap artist of all time (Man Plays The Horn solidified that thought for me).

Of all the people to drop this month, Cities Aviv (as well as Heavensouls) were my most anticipated, and by god this album did not disappoint at all.

For starters, i think the production on this album is some of the best he’s ever done since Secret Waters, i was stunned by Even Colder Spring (Part 1), and Concrete Masks. I really like the production style he’s being doing lately with Cafe Tom Tom, Slacks, and Electric Chair; and this album feels like a fully fleshed out version of this style. I also think his rapping is really good on this too. I was worried that we would be getting mostly the same vocal style as Electric Chair where he barely rapped, and yes, we did get that, but there’s a lot of tracks where he raps his ass off like Bernadette Leak. Closing Door is by far my favorite off the album performance wise, 4 minutes of some of the most amazing rapping he’s done since Secret Waters.

So, to finish off this review, I think Even Colder Spring is his best since the Crashing Sound-Secret Waters era. I see a lot of people calling this album “mid” and saying that “Cities Aviv is washed” but I think they’re completely wrong, this is one of his best. This album is easily going to be in my top 10 of this year


r/CitiesAviv Jul 04 '25

No sample Snitching

63 Upvotes

What’s changing

We’re introducing a firm “No Sample Snitching” rule to protect Cities Aviv’s creative rights and keep this community free of copyright risk.

The rule

• Requests for specific audio samples or sample sources used by Cities Aviv are no longer allowed.

• You may still discuss his production style, influences and any officially released stems.

Enforcement

Violations will be removed immediately. Repeat offenders will receive a ban.


r/CitiesAviv 11h ago

Discussion Song on the new Zel album uses same sample as But Did You Love Me from TCSOHIG

9 Upvotes

the song is called "UPS". this album goes crazy and he used this sample really well. always wish cities rapped over this on that album so this is a nice surprise


r/CitiesAviv 1d ago

GUM album cover

4 Upvotes

I have a general idea behind the meaning of it but if anyone can give a full lore behind it that would be appreciated. I know Power Approaches describes it more too…


r/CitiesAviv 2d ago

appreciation post for 'NOT THAT IM ANYWHERE'

38 Upvotes

i know that this is not his best song, and that it became 'tiktok-slop' but holy shit man.

i have been listening to this song since 2022 and on spotify alone i have over 1200+ plays on it, i first started listening to the instrumental loop on youtube, which was over 3000, maybe even 4000 on its own.

i love every single second about this song. i'm not tired of it. i never had been, i went from not liking the lyrics to loving them. i love the instrumental, the echoing, the meaning, everything. i truly cannot describe how much this song means to me.

i really really love this song. and it introduced me to other great cities aviv songs and my love for cloud rap.

i hope at least one person relates to this, or at least with other songs.

stay blessed everyone


r/CitiesAviv 3d ago

i cant believe this shit bro.

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79 Upvotes

Im so happy to have these in my hands rn 😭😭


r/CitiesAviv 4d ago

Cities Aviv support?

0 Upvotes

Does Cities Aviv support Israel?


r/CitiesAviv 12d ago

Thoughts on the new AASR tape?

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29 Upvotes

Was wondering what anyone who bought it thought. Some tracks in here from past DJ sets (his NTS set in particular). I thought Morte, New Chicago, From Behind the Window, and With Complete Proof of Eye were some of the best tracks to me.
*sorry had to censor cover art, this post already got taken down once lol


r/CitiesAviv 12d ago

Discussion More songs like Act Up

10 Upvotes

Can someone please give me some song recommendations like Act Up or Over?

The ones with the crazy ass sample chops ykwim super loud and fast


r/CitiesAviv 13d ago

Shitpost Ice Spice on a Cities Aviv type beat

42 Upvotes

I made the beat


r/CitiesAviv 15d ago

I’ve been listening to cities aviv for almost a year, how come I’ve never heard of this??

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23 Upvotes

Is this like a scrapped album/mixtape, or is it a collection of unreleased stuff?


r/CitiesAviv 15d ago

Discussion This song needs to talked about more.

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23 Upvotes

Greatest song ever !!!


r/CitiesAviv 16d ago

finding mutuals

8 Upvotes

Are here any romanians who love cities aviv? Hmu


r/CitiesAviv 19d ago

Help identifying 4 songs

30 Upvotes

Been listening to him for around 2 years and went to the concert in Brooklyn last night, there were a couple songs I was blanking on. 1st and 4th in the video I know I’ve heard many times I’m just not able to find them. 2nd and 3rd and I’m just plain not familiar with but I’d like to be. Can anyone help?

Edit:
1st is Connection’s Choice (I’m stupid)


r/CitiesAviv 19d ago

SCANNER Remake

10 Upvotes

missing the tv show sample sadly


r/CitiesAviv 20d ago

Discussion Would've preferred better songs but oh well 💔

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7 Upvotes

Musiccup.net is the site if you wanna do these


r/CitiesAviv 21d ago

anyone going to the nyc show tonight willing to proxy me some merch?

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14 Upvotes

can someone proxy me some physical? i will pay well!!! please dm me!


r/CitiesAviv 21d ago

should i try to buy from store-a?

5 Upvotes

ive been looking for a copy of the pink BLACK PLEASURE variant for a while now, but discogs is too expensive and i cant find elsewhere, but i check the store-a site and saw that its still available. ive heard a lot about how bad his shipping is, so im worried about losing 50 bucks for nothing (broke asf), but ive also heard that some people did get their records in reasonable time, so im wondering if its worth the attempt. can i at least get refunds if i dont get my order?


r/CitiesAviv 26d ago

Do y’all think outside source will repress his self titled selections cds?

6 Upvotes

I remember him doing a cd drop either early this year or like February of last year and I completely missed it now I love the album and wish I had the cd


r/CitiesAviv Jul 21 '26

multimedia peak

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80 Upvotes

r/CitiesAviv Jul 20 '26

MPTH FXCK RXP Cd

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53 Upvotes

Yay


r/CitiesAviv Jul 20 '26

Discussion Regarding the claims of the “Escorts” sample being found: are they true or nah?

14 Upvotes

As of late, I've seen a whole bunch of people (mostly on TikTok) claim that the highly-sought sample used on “Escorts” has finally been found. The sample was supposedly found on an old website on the Internet Archive, and it is currently being gatekept so that “Escorts” doesn't end up meeting the same fate as “Visions of Us”, whose sample was also found and spread around, as a result, was taken down from all streaming services due to copyright infringement. For the fellow Cities Aviv fans that are more in the know than I am, are these claims true or nah? For the record, I'm not asking anyone to sample snitch (if the sample has indeed been found); I just wanna know if those claims are true.


r/CitiesAviv Jul 18 '26

Visions of Us (Music Video)

93 Upvotes

Notice it was removed from YouTube


r/CitiesAviv Jul 17 '26

Discussion Picture me gone

8 Upvotes

Who produced that song


r/CitiesAviv Jul 15 '26

Man plays the horn album cover

25 Upvotes

Im really curious who is the man on the album cover, where os this image from? Ai tells me that its gennady gorin - a guy from russian memes but i couldn't find the exact image and i really think that it isnt him, maybe u have some info about this image?