Just finished what-potential resits permitting-should be my last exam evar! Done with the School of Social Sciences and on to Postgrad at the School of Hardknocks. Gives me more time to post and to go find a J-O-B.
stronger-kanye (a.k.a. golddigger '07!)
southside-common ft. kanye (more G.O.O.D. music)
return of the hustle-fabolous ft. swizzy (just blaze is incredible!)
keeping me going.
Think I'll leave this one short and sweet and catch up on some sleep.
The new beginning.
The truth is speaking.
You should listen:
Juelz and Just Blaze: "The Second Coming"
Just and Mr Crack really killed it with this one. Recorded for a cheesy Nike NBA commercial, I hear it and I have the strongest urge to..go play basketball..in slow-mo, with Kobe and Nash and 'em..not gonna make me buy ugly basketball kicks, though.
This is my favourite kind of song that I like: the type that I'm initially skeptical about, but within a few days has become my internal theme music. No dope albums yet, but I've heard a couple of tracks in this mould so far in '07:
R.kelly: "don't let go" Nothing amazing, but what can I say; I've got a bit of a soft spot for ya favourite dirty old man.
DJ Khaled and a bunch o' niggas: "We Takin' Over" Nothing new, but a bouncy T.I. verse and catchy Akon hook make the first minute or two worth a listen (skip it when Ricky Ross starts rhyming, though.)
3-6 Mafia ft. Chamillionaire: "Dope Boy Fresh" Dope beat, dope flows, dope video. No complaints here, the Academy Award winners keep it rolling.
M.I.A.: "Bird Flu" Infectious sickness. The title says it all.
Saigon ft. Game and B.G.: "Pain in My Life rmx." Looking forward to the album and this doesn't disappoint. Another solid feature from Jayceon.
Common and Kanye: "Southside"-Superbowl version This has got me excited. Sounds like The Corner, but with added bonus of Comm and 'Ye back-and-forthing like R.A.G.U. or Red and Meth in their prime...Finding Forever and Graduation are gonna be so big-like if it was '05 again!
Having posted these, in hindsight, I don't really like these songs all that much..only a couple I'll still be feeling in a year. Still, fingers crossed, when Dre, Rae, GhostDOOM, GOOD Music, Black Milk, Redman etc (pretty impressive lineup, in theory) start dropping, it should be on and popping. Will put up a few more '07 bangers in my next post.
P.S. Also in hindsight, I realise the picture I've put up with it kinda turns this post into a plug for nike basketball stuff, but heck, I felt uneasy going for the 2nd coming of Christ angle. Chuuch.
