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weren't you complaining about rappers "like rick ross" a while ago, or was it someone else?
anyway, yes i do.
listening to the m.i. yayo mixtape, with dj khaled, on the way to work this morning i nearly pissed myself laughing at one track where he's talking about booting the door of an apartment in, waving a .44 around, cooking up 'caine etc, and then he does a shout-out to kenneth williams.
obviously not THAT kenneth williams, but it's funny all the same.
indeed, yes, great beard. looks like a young isaac hayes...
i'm also loving, loving, loving 8 Ball & MJG's Ridin' High right now. It's like Missy's Lose Control but with a hook that's several million times better.
anyway, yes i do.
listening to the m.i. yayo mixtape, with dj khaled, on the way to work this morning i nearly pissed myself laughing at one track where he's talking about booting the door of an apartment in, waving a .44 around, cooking up 'caine etc, and then he does a shout-out to kenneth williams.
obviously not THAT kenneth williams, but it's funny all the same.
indeed, yes, great beard. looks like a young isaac hayes...
i'm also loving, loving, loving 8 Ball & MJG's Ridin' High right now. It's like Missy's Lose Control but with a hook that's several million times better.
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i was being sarcastic - just seeing if anyone actually did like him in earnest. although i stand by the beard-love.
i like the hyphy parts of the new dj shadow album, dabryes production, some of the plan b album is good, the new outkast single (although the hook is basically cab calloway via K7), the new pimp c album, cx kidtronik, busta's big bang. im slightly out of touch though as i dont have the net at home right now so havent downloaded anything in ages.
i checked out that termanology single - its solid but pretty boring. the new nas single is great in a retro-nouveau kind of way. surprisingly, the new 7L and esoteric album is really good, never liked them before but theye done away with the typical underground sound and now have MIA/diplo ish beats.
not heard that track but that scenario sounds just like biggie's kick in the door...
i like the hyphy parts of the new dj shadow album, dabryes production, some of the plan b album is good, the new outkast single (although the hook is basically cab calloway via K7), the new pimp c album, cx kidtronik, busta's big bang. im slightly out of touch though as i dont have the net at home right now so havent downloaded anything in ages.
i checked out that termanology single - its solid but pretty boring. the new nas single is great in a retro-nouveau kind of way. surprisingly, the new 7L and esoteric album is really good, never liked them before but theye done away with the typical underground sound and now have MIA/diplo ish beats.
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not heard that track but that scenario sounds just like biggie's kick in the door...
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yeah, cx is amazing.
ive been trying to like the new coup album but have been finding it a little hard. boots is a great writer, not overtly didactic with his politics so hes not so obvious, but i just cant bring myself to really like this new album. separately i like the music, but its so laid back and mellowed out (yeah its funky but its not FUNKY like cameo or any of the time or prince records it blatantly borrows from), its like theres absolutely no urgency. im not saying all political rap has to have music thats belligerent or forceful, but it seems so laissez faire here (from the music to his rapping), i find it hard to stay attentive. it also seems like hes trying to make his politics easier to swallow so has couched it in slightly annoying/puerile/cutesy slogans like the song about 'bush and hussein in b-e-d' etc to make it seem easier to get over. i know you could look at this as being subversive and clever, sweetening the pill and all that, but it doesnt really do the trick IMO. its all so sweet, i cant often find the apparent substance lurking within. i dont really find boots' all that funny either, his jokes just come off as pretty terrible, and i dont ever want to hear about him having sex again (its almost as bad as that new sex song on the mr lif album - no thanks). the chorus of laugh love fuck where he says 'laugh love fuck and drink liquor.. and make the damn revolution come quicker' just sounds nonsensical. i dont want my intelli-rap po faced but the idea of BBQs and having sex = political action seems laughable. maybe im missing something, ive only heard the record a few times, but i cant imagine wanting to keep this album.
ive been trying to like the new coup album but have been finding it a little hard. boots is a great writer, not overtly didactic with his politics so hes not so obvious, but i just cant bring myself to really like this new album. separately i like the music, but its so laid back and mellowed out (yeah its funky but its not FUNKY like cameo or any of the time or prince records it blatantly borrows from), its like theres absolutely no urgency. im not saying all political rap has to have music thats belligerent or forceful, but it seems so laissez faire here (from the music to his rapping), i find it hard to stay attentive. it also seems like hes trying to make his politics easier to swallow so has couched it in slightly annoying/puerile/cutesy slogans like the song about 'bush and hussein in b-e-d' etc to make it seem easier to get over. i know you could look at this as being subversive and clever, sweetening the pill and all that, but it doesnt really do the trick IMO. its all so sweet, i cant often find the apparent substance lurking within. i dont really find boots' all that funny either, his jokes just come off as pretty terrible, and i dont ever want to hear about him having sex again (its almost as bad as that new sex song on the mr lif album - no thanks). the chorus of laugh love fuck where he says 'laugh love fuck and drink liquor.. and make the damn revolution come quicker' just sounds nonsensical. i dont want my intelli-rap po faced but the idea of BBQs and having sex = political action seems laughable. maybe im missing something, ive only heard the record a few times, but i cant imagine wanting to keep this album.
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Lif and Murs are two of my favorite emcees...Beans (of Anti Pop Consortium), however, makes me want to drink rubbing alcohol with six razor blades from a paper cup as a chaser. One.
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Lif and Murs are two of my favorite emcees...Beans (of Anti Pop Consortium), however, makes me want to drink rubbing alcohol with six razor blades from a paper cup as a chaser. One.
mistersloane
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New Raekwon 'Fly Shawty Penelope' is pure Cuban Linx stuff, perfect. Listened to it ten times in a row.
i got the clipse mix tape 'we got the remix' today strangely feat mixes from various people such as dj quik, disco d, dj dainjah, ghislan poirer and loads of guests, the production on alot of the tracks is fucking amazing, really sick but fuck me the mcs are coke bores on wax, blathering on about moving coke.
malice and pusha t are pretty amazing rappers.
listen to either of the we got it for cheap mixes and, sure, they're all about moving weight, money and chicks, but they also contain some of the most inventive language and the most exquisite timing i've heard in a long time.
i think it's pretty counter-productive to care too much about what rappers are saying, (that'll just depress most sane people) but the way they're saying it is absolutely key.
listen to either of the we got it for cheap mixes and, sure, they're all about moving weight, money and chicks, but they also contain some of the most inventive language and the most exquisite timing i've heard in a long time.
i think it's pretty counter-productive to care too much about what rappers are saying, (that'll just depress most sane people) but the way they're saying it is absolutely key.
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
Clipse play with form. From being what I thought were an attempt by the Neptunes to keep street, they've consistently chosen beats that are TOTALLY fresh, and often mind-boggling weird, to keep their work present. I'm kind of in awe of them, it's a triumph of form ( how they say it and what they say it over ) over content.
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