Some of what's in my headphones right now:
Black Milk - "Luvin' it", from Popular Demand. Even though he's 1 of the better rappers from the rapper/producer set, I'm kind of stuck on this instrumental track. Short and sweet.
Common ft Lilly Allen - "Drivin' Me Wild". Great song: Comm' in storytelling mode, Lilly doing her thing and an infectious Kanye beat that reminds me a bit of "Heard 'Em Say". Really excited about Finding Forever. So much so that I'll bypass the leak and wait for the official release - that's a big deal for me!
Little Brother ft Kweli - "Grown Man". Listening to these dudes on the same track, I realised I'd make the same criticism of both LB and Talib: great lyricists, but very limited in terms of what beats they sound good rapping over. Like Guru sans Premo, Kweli's hit and miss for me without Hi-Tek on the boards giving him that jazzy/soulful backpack ish (bring back Reflection Eternal!). Eardrum's good, but the production on some tracks lets it down, I.M.O. I can see LB suffering similar consistency problems post-9th Wonder (though, to be fair, he'd probably peaked), but hopefully the other Justus League producers'll cushion the blow.
Cilvaringz - "In the Name of Allah". Killah Priest, Masta Killa, Meth and RZA feature on this and don't disappoint. CR's album is proper Wu shit, but the non-stop preaching gets on my nerves like Immortal Technique with an Islamic Fundamentalist chip on his shoulder the size of a boulder. I have nothing against his religious beliefs per say, but his hatred of Americans, Brits, Christians, 5-percenters, Jews (of course), & any Muslim brothers that don't like him (of whom I'd like to think there are many) takes painting everyone with the same brush to scary levels. Can't hate on the music though; he does have some valid points, the beats are dope and he's a good rapper.
Termanology - "Watch How It Go Down"
Somebody hurry up and sign this guy!
Saigon ft Swizz Beatz - "Come On Baby". Just doing what Just does on this one. Somebody needs to coin a name for this hip-hop subgenre of epic, hype tracks with hard drums, live instruments and sick samples that JB's pretty much cornered the market in.
Last but not least, Hezekiah ft Bilal - "Looking Up". Don't know too much about this guy, but this is a great tune. Inspirational joint. I'll be looking out for more from him.
"Even if the clouds are grey and the sun is gone, I'll keep on looking up." - Bilal, sounding very John Legend.
Black Milk - "Luvin' it", from Popular Demand. Even though he's 1 of the better rappers from the rapper/producer set, I'm kind of stuck on this instrumental track. Short and sweet.
Common ft Lilly Allen - "Drivin' Me Wild". Great song: Comm' in storytelling mode, Lilly doing her thing and an infectious Kanye beat that reminds me a bit of "Heard 'Em Say". Really excited about Finding Forever. So much so that I'll bypass the leak and wait for the official release - that's a big deal for me!
Little Brother ft Kweli - "Grown Man". Listening to these dudes on the same track, I realised I'd make the same criticism of both LB and Talib: great lyricists, but very limited in terms of what beats they sound good rapping over. Like Guru sans Premo, Kweli's hit and miss for me without Hi-Tek on the boards giving him that jazzy/soulful backpack ish (bring back Reflection Eternal!). Eardrum's good, but the production on some tracks lets it down, I.M.O. I can see LB suffering similar consistency problems post-9th Wonder (though, to be fair, he'd probably peaked), but hopefully the other Justus League producers'll cushion the blow.
Cilvaringz - "In the Name of Allah". Killah Priest, Masta Killa, Meth and RZA feature on this and don't disappoint. CR's album is proper Wu shit, but the non-stop preaching gets on my nerves like Immortal Technique with an Islamic Fundamentalist chip on his shoulder the size of a boulder. I have nothing against his religious beliefs per say, but his hatred of Americans, Brits, Christians, 5-percenters, Jews (of course), & any Muslim brothers that don't like him (of whom I'd like to think there are many) takes painting everyone with the same brush to scary levels. Can't hate on the music though; he does have some valid points, the beats are dope and he's a good rapper.
Termanology - "Watch How It Go Down"
Somebody hurry up and sign this guy!
Saigon ft Swizz Beatz - "Come On Baby". Just doing what Just does on this one. Somebody needs to coin a name for this hip-hop subgenre of epic, hype tracks with hard drums, live instruments and sick samples that JB's pretty much cornered the market in.
Last but not least, Hezekiah ft Bilal - "Looking Up". Don't know too much about this guy, but this is a great tune. Inspirational joint. I'll be looking out for more from him.
"Even if the clouds are grey and the sun is gone, I'll keep on looking up." - Bilal, sounding very John Legend.
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