T.I. - "No Matter What"
"Easy let go and let God deal with it." Perfect line. This is my shit.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Song of the Day
Big K.R.I.T. feat. Anthony Hamilton - "Porchlight"
Gotta say I was disappointed in K.R.I.T.'s official "debut" album. I can't be mad at K.R.I.T. for giving us so much free music with his mixtapes, but Live From The Underground just didn't do it for me. I knew there would be some Southern bounce shit on there, but there were too many lame hooks and skippable songs. That being said, when K.R.I.T. does deliver, he delivers big time. Songs like "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," "Hydroplaning," "If I Fall," "Don't Let Me Down," "Praying Man" and this Anthony Hamilton blessed track are all on point. If the entire album gave you more of this soulful, introspective music, then it'd be an Album of the Year contender. K.R.I.T. is at his best when he goes beyond the Southern bounce shit and that's what my expectations for him are. More songs like "Dreamin'", "If I Should Die," "My Interpretation," and "Handwriting" and less songs like "I Got This," "What U Mean" and "Yeah Dats Me." Again, I know that's part of his sound and influence being from Mississippi, but I find myself hitting the skip button every time they come on.
Gotta say I was disappointed in K.R.I.T.'s official "debut" album. I can't be mad at K.R.I.T. for giving us so much free music with his mixtapes, but Live From The Underground just didn't do it for me. I knew there would be some Southern bounce shit on there, but there were too many lame hooks and skippable songs. That being said, when K.R.I.T. does deliver, he delivers big time. Songs like "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," "Hydroplaning," "If I Fall," "Don't Let Me Down," "Praying Man" and this Anthony Hamilton blessed track are all on point. If the entire album gave you more of this soulful, introspective music, then it'd be an Album of the Year contender. K.R.I.T. is at his best when he goes beyond the Southern bounce shit and that's what my expectations for him are. More songs like "Dreamin'", "If I Should Die," "My Interpretation," and "Handwriting" and less songs like "I Got This," "What U Mean" and "Yeah Dats Me." Again, I know that's part of his sound and influence being from Mississippi, but I find myself hitting the skip button every time they come on.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
New Release Tuesday
Exciting day today as Nas drops his latest, Life Is Good. After "Nasty" was released last year, as well as Nas' appearance on Common's "Ghetto Dreams", the excitement for a new Nas disc was through the roof. From the sound of things, Nas wanted to take his time to put out a new classic disc as everything I've heard off Life Is Good thus far has been been vintage Nas.
"Daughters" is one of my favorite songs of 2012, and "Loco-Motive" with Large Professor sounds like it could've been a left over from Illmatic, which is a good thing. "Accident Murders" with Rick Ross is another banger, as it sounds nothing like the MMG sound, but more like some classic N.Y. hip-hop with a guest verse from Rosay.
Oh, and then there's "The Don" and "Cherry Wine" which both feature posthumous contributions. Heavy D. provided the beat for "The Don" and it's an absolute banger, while Amy Winehouse lends her vocals to "Cherry Wine" for terrific results.
The album cover finds Nas holding Kelis' wedding dress, which would make you think the opposite of Life Is Good, but it appears Nas took the time to really mold his latest and deliver one of his finest efforts. Will it be as good as Illmatic? Probably not. But to be fair, what is as good as Illmatic? Will it be a serious Album of the Year contender? Most certainly.
Oh, and then there's "The Don" and "Cherry Wine" which both feature posthumous contributions. Heavy D. provided the beat for "The Don" and it's an absolute banger, while Amy Winehouse lends her vocals to "Cherry Wine" for terrific results.
The album cover finds Nas holding Kelis' wedding dress, which would make you think the opposite of Life Is Good, but it appears Nas took the time to really mold his latest and deliver one of his finest efforts. Will it be as good as Illmatic? Probably not. But to be fair, what is as good as Illmatic? Will it be a serious Album of the Year contender? Most certainly.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
New Release Tuesday (A Day Late)
It would be wrong of me to hold off on this deal and all heads should be adding this album to their catalog so New Release Tuesday is coming to you on a Wednesday. The new album this week is Aesop Rock's latest, Skelethon.
Before I go into detail, you need to go to Amazon today and download this album because it's only $3.99 for the download and I'm not sure how long that price will be available to you. So go ahead and download it, I'll wait.
Now for the album itself, I've only sampled it as I'm downloading it this very second. I knew "Zero Dark Thirty" since he dropped that as the first single a month or two ago and I heard "Leisureforce" as Aesop is also streaming the album for free on YouTube right now (which led me to Amazon and got me the download for only $3.99). But from the reviews I've read, this may be his most introspective and personal record to date, which I'm sure will be also have to be deciphered after several spins. I also know Aesop produced the entire album himself, which is always a little disappointing to me because I've always preferred Aesop spitting over Blockhead beats, but that's me being picky.
If you don't know Aesop's work, in addition to downloading this disc, do yourself a favor and download Labor Days, the best album Aesop has crafted which was released in 2001. Now, Aesop is going to go over your head with a lot of his lyrics. In fact it'll take you a few listens to ever capture every thing he's spitting on a single track. But, that's part of the fun. The dude interweaves so much lyrical content it's crazy. Regardless, this disc is worth the $4.
Now for the album itself, I've only sampled it as I'm downloading it this very second. I knew "Zero Dark Thirty" since he dropped that as the first single a month or two ago and I heard "Leisureforce" as Aesop is also streaming the album for free on YouTube right now (which led me to Amazon and got me the download for only $3.99). But from the reviews I've read, this may be his most introspective and personal record to date, which I'm sure will be also have to be deciphered after several spins. I also know Aesop produced the entire album himself, which is always a little disappointing to me because I've always preferred Aesop spitting over Blockhead beats, but that's me being picky.
If you don't know Aesop's work, in addition to downloading this disc, do yourself a favor and download Labor Days, the best album Aesop has crafted which was released in 2001. Now, Aesop is going to go over your head with a lot of his lyrics. In fact it'll take you a few listens to ever capture every thing he's spitting on a single track. But, that's part of the fun. The dude interweaves so much lyrical content it's crazy. Regardless, this disc is worth the $4.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Song of the Day
Meyhem Lauren feat. Action Bronson & AG Da Coronoer - "BBQ Brisket"
A dope beat, an appearance from Action and the title is one of my favorite foods out there. How can this song not win? Meyhem has proven himself on Action's albums and now delivers a new mixtape which I haven't copped yet. But if they sound like this, then it's definitely worth the download.
A dope beat, an appearance from Action and the title is one of my favorite foods out there. How can this song not win? Meyhem has proven himself on Action's albums and now delivers a new mixtape which I haven't copped yet. But if they sound like this, then it's definitely worth the download.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Song of the Day
Oddisee - "Song For That"
I've been lax in posting lately and I apologize for that. I've got a lot of new ideas for posts, including lists of course, because who doesn't love lists? But I wanted to get a Song of the Day out there for all of you so today I stumbled upon a banger from 2008 as Oddisee delivers "Song For That." Oddisee dropped a new disc this year and I've been thinking about buying it but I don't have enough of a history with his music so I went back to the archives and found some of his other shit. This song absolutely knocks. Makes me want the new disc.
I've been lax in posting lately and I apologize for that. I've got a lot of new ideas for posts, including lists of course, because who doesn't love lists? But I wanted to get a Song of the Day out there for all of you so today I stumbled upon a banger from 2008 as Oddisee delivers "Song For That." Oddisee dropped a new disc this year and I've been thinking about buying it but I don't have enough of a history with his music so I went back to the archives and found some of his other shit. This song absolutely knocks. Makes me want the new disc.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Song of the Day
People Under The Stairs - "July 3rd"
Because today is July 3rd, obviously. Also, this is my favorite P.U.T.S. song ever and with the catalog they have that's saying something. If you aren't familiar with People Under The Stairs, then shame on you. But seriously, check out their work. I started with Question In the Form Of An Answer back in 2000, then went back and listened to The Next Step from 1998. O.S.T. is dope, as is Fun DMC, hell their whole collection is worth peeping. I love that Thes One is going out to rent a Genesis game in this track. Great throwback to the younger days.
Because today is July 3rd, obviously. Also, this is my favorite P.U.T.S. song ever and with the catalog they have that's saying something. If you aren't familiar with People Under The Stairs, then shame on you. But seriously, check out their work. I started with Question In the Form Of An Answer back in 2000, then went back and listened to The Next Step from 1998. O.S.T. is dope, as is Fun DMC, hell their whole collection is worth peeping. I love that Thes One is going out to rent a Genesis game in this track. Great throwback to the younger days.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Song of the Day
Slaughterhouse - "Move On"
This shit is crazy right here. This track dropped in '09 and was remixed for last year's Slaughterhouse EP, but this is the original. All four MCs go in hard on this track and offer some very personal insight to go along with lyrical bullets. It's the track that Royce apologizes to Em for their previous beef. And Crooked absolutely beasts the track. I'm really looking forward to the new Slaughterhouse disc dropping soon!
This shit is crazy right here. This track dropped in '09 and was remixed for last year's Slaughterhouse EP, but this is the original. All four MCs go in hard on this track and offer some very personal insight to go along with lyrical bullets. It's the track that Royce apologizes to Em for their previous beef. And Crooked absolutely beasts the track. I'm really looking forward to the new Slaughterhouse disc dropping soon!
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