As a preface, if you are a woman who is of age to carry a purse, you have no reason to ride a damn bike. Honestly. The same goes for men...it is in no way WAVY to ride a huffy whilst carrying a case of old milwuakee...just...no.
Now that I've gotten that out of the way, let me put you on to some albums you should be checking for... First up, we've got Kenna-Make Sure They See My Face. I've always been into alt-hiphop such as M.I.A., N.E.R.D. and K-os..I'm actually not sure what I'd classify Kenna as since he shifts genres repeatedly throughout the cd. The song "Say Goodbye To Love" might be my favorite song on the cd as it features N.E.R.D. as his backing band and the familiar Neptunes synthesized sound adds an 80s new wave aesthetic to the track. My other favorites are "Static", which sounds like a Sting or U2 era arena ballad, and "Better Wise Up" which...I can't even describe the sound of it actually. Go out and cop especially if you liked his first album New Sacred Cow.
I've been listening to Jedi Mind Tricks for a while now and even though Vinnie Paz's voice and rhyme style can get grating at times its some of the best barfight music you can find. So I wasn't surprised that his entire crew Army Of The Pharaohs LP Ritual Of Battle was full of the same gritty, raw hip hop and some rock tinged beats. Tracks to check for include "Pages In Blood" which has this distorted metal guitar sound..I actually use this song to amp me up for anything...and "Blue Steel" which marks the return of my favorite mc from JMT"s past, Jus Allah. He already had an awkward, off beat rhyme style-but the beat itslef is awkward so it allows his alliteration to really shine through. I stay quoting his "I am unpaid, unkempt, underfed" line--no bragging about money on this ENTIRE cd.
Mickey Factz has been running the independent rap game for a minute now, using myspace as his primary medium. He's been putting out free cds almost every 3 months and that what put me on--anyone that shares a love of N.E.R.D. is kosher with me and his In Search of The N.E.R.D. album was pure piff. Acutally just go to his myspace, downlaod his newest cd The Leak Vol.2, listen to "Overdose" and try not to download his back catalog. Its free, don't be an asshole.
I only listed the Lupe live cd because on Sept 19th I'm FINALLY getting to see him live at the Stanley...hopefully intelligent hiphop won't go over Upstate heads. Also, as much as I burn on Mainstream music The Game and Young Jeezy's new albums are some of the best hiphop out right now, its sad that the Game is retiring supposedly but with the current state of things I can't blame him...artistry is being cast aside for whoever can create the hottest dance. It's all bullshit but it will never be 1997 again...
enough posting for now, Capitol just started college again and its time to study...until next time..
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