so last friday i went to a ghostface killa show and it was awesome, he played old stuff, new stuff, random stuff- his flow is still top notch folks... to me the new album is both good and bad. some of the songs still hold that old school wu-tangy essence but alot of it features artists like kanye west, ne-yo and john legend (with a member of wu-tang? srsly?!). tracks like let's stop playin' and the back like that remix perfectly represent the change from the good rap of the 90's and early 00's to what we have to put up with on the airwaves today.
I'm not trying to hate on ghostface, he is and always will be a legend, but who i am hating on is the artists featured on those songs (not john legend really, he's p talented i just dont think he should be singing with GFK) and the direction modern rap has taken. the mainstream nowadays relies FAR too much on overly catchy synthetic sounds, borrowed lame-house beats and most of all (this is just the worst thing that has ever happened to music imo) that stupid voice flanger effect that kanye loves and that southpark (fuckyea!) totally ripped on in GAY FISH!
What happened to real rap? What happened to freestyles like the one Big L made in '98? When did rappers decide to let Sony or BMG tell them what to say (no you cant have whatever you like bitch, or i'll take your gucci back and your north face of your back)? why cant we have more rap about what actually happens on the street and in rappers lives? i dont care how raw or hard or bad it is... its (and its not all bad people, if you havent heard moment of truth by gang starr then you haven't learned how to live your life yet) TRUTH... its what actually happens to the people spittin the rhymes. the mainstream just doesn't get this and its sad in my opinion. wake-up people, wu-tang forever! BROOKLYN ZOO!!!!!
time for me to give a shout to a buddy of mine down in VA, he goes by Blasé (formerly known as Elevated Learning) and my boy has a fuckin classic sound and he raps about us and our friends... REAL SHIT! his producer is pretty sick too, excpect more from Blasé and C-Enes around here in the near and far future. here is his remix of Asher Roth's Lark on my Go Kart plus a nice little original track. enjoi. http://www.myspace.com/elevatedlearning
Blasé- Lark on my Go Kart (Asher Roth/E.L. Remix)... i really hate it when ppl ash on my carpet, dont do it. ever.
Blasé- Hot Box (feat. J. Smith) yo anyone at Pace University check out my man J.Smith, good shit for sure.
o right i also promised some downloadable opiuo last post so here is king prawn. ridiculous.(this is still a dub blog people, i just had to get this out there)
Opiuo- King Prawn
have a good day everyone. peace out. HM.
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