Enjoy It
Chamillionaire – Good Morning Overall, the whole H-Town rap scene has somewhat slowed. Some of my friends even look at me strange when I talk about versions that are Screwed and Chopped. What can I say? The mid-decade extravagance is over. Still, Chamillionaire is fun. Enjoy his guiltless appropriation of Free Fallin’.
Rench’s Gangstagrass
Gangstagrass – PainGangstagrass – Pistol Packin Brooklyn-based musician, Rench, flirts with magic. I purchased his first album from Aime St. more than a year ago. After recently hearing one of those tracks on the TV, I checked up on his website. And so I found Gangstagrass. Gangstagrass has been my bubblegum for the last month. [...]
Gym Class Heroes – Cupid’s Chokehold
Gym Class Heroes – Cupid’s Chokehold Writing about girls is one the oldest themes of songs and practitioners tend to take it quite seriously. I once watched an entire avant-guarde jazz performance where each song was named after one of the composer’s former girlfriends. While not a song cycle, the melody lines did tend to [...]
Good hip-hop you probably haven’t heard before
I’m not sure what it is about Hilltop Hoods that reminds me of Gang Starr– maybe it’s the decent rhymes with a good mellow flow well-matched to creative, catchy beats. Granted, there’s no one quite like DJ Premier and Guru, but listening to these guys might make you wonder why there aren’t more Australian hip-hop [...]
Ice Cube and Dr. Dre
N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton N.W.A. – Express Yourself For some reason, I actually read the Rolling Stones that arrive at my house. (Hey, a $2.50/year subscription is tough for me to turn down.) Ok, the reason is that they have a lot of articles about famous artists written by other artists and I’m a [...]
Best of the Blogs – 27 Mar 2005
Another good internet week for the ears. Nothing hit me as hard as last week, but your mileage may vary. Without further ado… from Aurgasm: DJ Format – The Hit Song Lyrics can be too self-aware, too clever and the rhymes on these songs balance right on the border for me. The fun thing about [...]