maxin’ and relaxin’
Good morning.
Over the past week, I spent quite a bit time trying to understand the new N.E.R.D. album in hopes of sharing it with you. Unfortunately, other than the remix of "Everyone Nose ," I am unimpressed. Well, "Anti Matter" is cool — but not amazing. I did, however, find a Lupe Fiasco album that I slept on. It was released in 2006 (probably when I had 2-a-day water polo practices and Accounting class). Anyway, it’s new to me — and I really dig it. So now, I’m playing The Cool, the Lupe mixtape, and this one (Food and Liquor). Each has great production, courtesy of the Neptunes and Kanye West, great lyrics, and Lupe’s flow is unassuming and mellow. And most importantly, the chorus’ don’t suck. If I have one complaint about hip hop in 2008, it’s the awful chorus that overpowers and kills 90% of tracks out there — I cringe every time I hear one.
That said, the theme song of the day is "I Gotcha," by Lupe Fiasco. I’m digging it right now.
cool.like.tribe.was.in.the.90s
I would be remiss if I didn’t also share the Grammy winning track he did with Jill Scott (yes, of Airport Ramada fame). Here you go:
Check out the N.E.R.D. album for yourself:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YV4UL7W0
Comment by Administrator — June 26, 2008 @ 10:36 pm