"My name is Chris Snelling, a 22 year gamer, father of one, and seemingly bored individual. I mostly use this blog for rantings, ravings (only occasionally) and to update you (since you are reading this) about whatever seems to be going on in my life or in life. So sit back and relax, read some posts and above all else -- Enjoy.
This is T.I.’s much anticipated and waited for album after T.I. v T.I.P. He’s put on several tracks such as Whatever You Like, What Up, What Haapnin’, and Swagga Like Us (best track on the album, might as well get that out of the way). Here’s my review as best as I could put it together. I’ll tell you now since I like being, or at least trying to be honest. I haven’t really liked a T.I. album straight through since Trap Muzik, and even that I didn’t listen all the way through. So let’s get into this shall we?
The album starts out with a sub-par intro track called 56 Barz and let’s just say it leaves a lot to be desired. He got back with DJ Toomp on this track and he apparently did something weird with the production where T.I. sounds like he could be someone’s 11 year old brother trying to kick his illest rhymes. Not good by any means, but is immediately saved by I’m Illy and the next two songs Ready for Whatever & On Top of the World, the latter featuring Ludacris and it turns out pretty well. That is until you hit the weird techno sampled Live Your Life with Rihanna — I don’t know what he was thinking on this, either it was “Let’s get Rihanna on a track” or “Let’s do something completely retarded real quick and get me in some of those clubs where people dress like peacocks!” but the end result is really horrible.
And then he steals from it. Well it’s more like a homage I guess, but it’s cool for bloggers to shovel the shit at rappers/stars/lowly barista’s.
Anyhoo, in Kanye’s latest single/video he’s taken the the song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger†by Daft Punk and made it his whole song basically, of course he’s flipped it a bit and all that, actually sounds pretty decent too I have to admit, much better then that shit sandwich that was “Better Then I’ve Ever Beenâ€. Now granted I didn’t really like his first CD at all, and I only listened to his second for “Crack Musicâ€, his 3rd effort might be interesting to at least listen to a few times. His first single “Can’t Tell Me Nothing†may have had a craptacular video, but it actually had some decent lyrics and a catchy background sample.
Back to this new single “Stronger†though, it might only be good ’cause I spent many a day flat on my back bored listening to Discovery before catching a glance at IRC or something. What’s of note though is that Kanye took a good chunk of the video’s scenery and ideas from Akira. Guess who Kanye is supposed to be. Personally though I would’ve had a replica made of Kaneda’s bike made, but that may just be me ’cause that thing would probably get me kicked in my teeth if I rode around on it. Video down below. [via Gizmodo]
So with the leakage of Nas’s upcoming album, I guess you could say it was widely anticipated since it was his first on Def Jam under Jay-Z as prez, I’m going to review it for you. My ears are now your ears, now let’s see what we hear.
Slick Rick, the eye-patched British-born, Bronx-bred rapper, is facing deportation yet again. … Now, Russell Simmons has joined the fight to keep the 31-year-old in the U.S., where has lived since 1975. Simmon’s Hip-Hop Summit Action Network is sponsoring a downtown press conference on October 24 at 11:00AM.
I don’t know why Homeland Security is bothering with kicking out Slick Rick for rapping on a cruise ship, guess they don’t have anything better to do. Guess the Ruler can’t catch a break when it comes to the heavy hand of the law. Can’t take a leisurely cruise and can’t shoot his cousin for extortion and accidently a bystander, since when can’t we do that? Thought it was our right as Americans. Maybe instead of large gold chains and diamonds he should rock doughnuts and sprinkles maybe they’ll leave him alone.
So as I was running around yesterday, with no iPod to listen to (mostly due to the fact I forgot to charge it), I had to listen to the radio. Yeah I know, shame on me and what not, but geez people I have to listen to something!
Anyways as I flipping through the horrible dreck that is FM radio, I tuned into one of the local craptacular “hip-hop” stations here that usually plays constant D4L, Dem Fagchise Boys, etc. In doin’ that I found out Jay is coming back with a new album. First reaction was, what the hell for. Second reaction was, what the hell for. Not to say I don’t like Jay or anything, but he’s dropped better verses on guest appearances then he did on this whole track. Only saving grace for the track is maybe the beat. I honestly think I know what the problem is though.
Jay let himself be influenced by Lupe Fiasco. This track has that weird, nerdish, “Slow Down” feel to it, and that track was the ghey. Anytime a guy who looks like Lupe says he’s about his paper or his money joe you turn around and go get your money back. Anyways that’s a whole different convo in itself.
I guess the track is decent, not the best Jay-Z track to come out, but then again he pulled a Cher/Barbra Streisand/Bette Midler/Celine Dion/Random-other-female-recording-artist, so it’s kind of to be expected that he’d make a track to make some quick cash.
Going to make a quick review of the record here since I made the same one on my MOG just now.
If you got tired of Eminem and the whole 50 Cent thing after about 5 minutes, that’d be perfectly understandable. 50 got real old after he started doin’ the same shit that he was makin’ diss records towards Ja Rule about, but that’s a whole different post. [tags]hip hop, rap, Obie Trice, review[/tags]
Someone please explain to me why he’s still trying to come out with a “solo” album? Sure his annoying way of “singing” was kinda decent on those 2 Snoop tracks, but every subsequent project his been on has sucked, be it the beat or that shrill craptacular singing.
Whoever’ in the industry and close to him, for the love of all that is holy, get him to stop! PLEASE!
Boycott Cristal This is for all you alcoholic club goers. Apparently Jay-Z is boycotting Cristal due to an executive of the company said something or the other about it being synonymous with rappers and the “bling lifestyle”. So boycott it I guess, or do whatever you want, I’m sure you will anyways. via Boing Boing
With all the baby eating, couch jumping, and just all around being creepy. This video might possibly make people like him again, or at least laugh with him for a change. Below is the video of Tom on 106 and Park, check it out.
Well actually now that I thought about it, it’d still just make people laugh at him… [tags]Tom Cruise, funny, video[/tags]
Maybe instead of large gold chains and diamonds he should rock doughnuts and sprinkles maybe they’ll leave him alone.
Okay, shortest rant EVER.