Adam says he wants to discuss Dancehall. In short I can't get with it because I have no idea what they are talking about most of the time. I much prefer Roots Reggae where the vocalist sings slowly and allows you to understand what they are saying. That's pretty much my only beef with Dancehall aside from the commercial offshoots thereof.
--Slim O.NE
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Lil' Wayne and the South--Illest in the Game?
Whattup fools,
Ya'll know me. You know that I don't usually f with radio music. If I do listen to the radio, you know I'm not listening to any on-air hip hop. On top of that, I don't have cable so I don't f with music videos either. With that being written, I currently believe that rap's reigning king is Lil' Wayne. I don't however, believe that there are not good arguments to the contrary. However, I'll let you suppy those.
While at a nightclub (While everyone was dancing uncontrollably to "Lillipop"), I was discussing this point with two friends. One of these being a die-hard Nas street disciple, the other being a dirrty south loyalist. The Nas disciple said that he always thought that east coast rappers had the best mix of street grime, lyrics, and raw production. However, he could not name four rappers that are as on top of their games right now as Lil' Wayne, T.I., Andre 3000, and Bun B. These dudes enjoy commercial success, but they are all sick ass mc's.
I submit that Lil' Wayne is holding the crown and in position to swing an iron mallet at the frozen commercial hip-hop world with the June release of "The Carter 3." If he does this right, he could bring me back to 1996 and 1997 when every car you heard was bumping some song off "All Eyez on Me" or some song off "Atliens" or some song off "Life After Death" or some song off "Makiaveli." When Carter 3 drops, everyone from wierdo suits like me, to cholos, to fake thugs, to babymama's, to cute chicks in Honda's will be taking it in. That is what the best in the game does. They make you wait for their album, and then live up to the all the hype when they hit you with it.
More generally, the south is running the game right now. That's it for now. I'll entertain questions, comments, and concerns at this time.
Ya'll know me. You know that I don't usually f with radio music. If I do listen to the radio, you know I'm not listening to any on-air hip hop. On top of that, I don't have cable so I don't f with music videos either. With that being written, I currently believe that rap's reigning king is Lil' Wayne. I don't however, believe that there are not good arguments to the contrary. However, I'll let you suppy those.
While at a nightclub (While everyone was dancing uncontrollably to "Lillipop"), I was discussing this point with two friends. One of these being a die-hard Nas street disciple, the other being a dirrty south loyalist. The Nas disciple said that he always thought that east coast rappers had the best mix of street grime, lyrics, and raw production. However, he could not name four rappers that are as on top of their games right now as Lil' Wayne, T.I., Andre 3000, and Bun B. These dudes enjoy commercial success, but they are all sick ass mc's.
I submit that Lil' Wayne is holding the crown and in position to swing an iron mallet at the frozen commercial hip-hop world with the June release of "The Carter 3." If he does this right, he could bring me back to 1996 and 1997 when every car you heard was bumping some song off "All Eyez on Me" or some song off "Atliens" or some song off "Life After Death" or some song off "Makiaveli." When Carter 3 drops, everyone from wierdo suits like me, to cholos, to fake thugs, to babymama's, to cute chicks in Honda's will be taking it in. That is what the best in the game does. They make you wait for their album, and then live up to the all the hype when they hit you with it.
More generally, the south is running the game right now. That's it for now. I'll entertain questions, comments, and concerns at this time.
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