LET IT GO PEOPLE... Listen... I get that what he did was stupid and wrong, but if you dumb fucks are willing to cry at Wacko Jacko Jackson's funeral and ride Kobe's nuts after a ring it's only fair that you let Mr. Vick throw a football around again.... and don't even get me started on R. Kelly.... Crazy to me how a dog fighter gets more negative attention in the media than RAPISTS and CHILD MOLESTERS... It's not fair... No I.D. Speaks On Drake from zachwolfe.com/live on Vimeo.
I'll just say it, for the past several years Rhythm and Blues has quickly become a genre of gimmick and embarrassment. Auto-tuners and R&B thugs have inspired a culture of infantile skill and degenerate lyricism far removed from the likes of Cooke, Green, Wonder, Gaye and Vandross. "Fuckin hoes" and "poppin pussy" have quickly become the catch phrases of an art form once rich in love, heartbreak and raw emotion. BLACKsummers'night, however, is both a leap from stagnation and a renaissance of the soul that once flooded radio waves across the world. You will not find Jeezy features, 808 claps, watered down synthesizers, swag or any kind of "through the phone" kissing here. This is not an album designed to enable a night of bad decision making and the pursuit of shameful, empty grudge sex. If you are seeking such commodities I suggest that you join your local Highschool students in line at Target for the latest cracker jack, snap song. Maxwell has managed to corral a special balance of groove, instrumentation and sensitivity capable of facing the expectations of generations past, present and future. BLACKsummers'night is timeless and quite possibly the best release of 2009. Enjoy and be sure to purchase the album next Tuesday, July 7th.
A friend just put me on to this article. Apparently Kanye is releasing a book of philosophical ideas/thoughts. I'm all for deep thought and introspect, but I'm not neccesarily interested in hearing what Mr. Yeezy thinks of the world. If you are a musician, make music. Massage your ego with your art and try to avoid measuring your cock in outside arenas that require extreme proficiency. In the end you will only look foolish. Just my opinion. Example: Tupac Shakur's "The Rose that Grew From Concrete":
This book was not good. It was nothing but a bunch of emo scribblings from a teenager. Sorry folks... those who study and have made a life of studying the literary art of poetic expression do not consider Tupac a top 10, 50, or even 100 poet. Same will be true for Kanye's book of philosophy. LOL... Before you get mad please try to understand what I'm saying. Tupac was an amazing musician, but he was not a good poet at all, at least not in this book. Song lyrics and poetry are different. Stay in your lane is all I'm saying. Thing is... I doubt that his poems would have ever been released had he not been murdered. Sad really, it was all about money.
I'm sure by now everybody has heard of Rick Ross's incident with Louis Vuitton. Some people around the net are really trippin on this dude on some "fuck his fake fat ass" type ish... Me, I don't give a fuck! Ha! If you think that Ross is the first rapper to sport fake Louis Vuitton gear then you are a dangerously gullible fan. Hip Hop is entertainment and image is huge part of it. Unfortunately the standard image for a hip hop mega star is so high that often times a measly 6 percent royalty check amidst slumping album sales doesn't cut it... so what would you do? PUT ON THE FAKE FUCKIN LOUSI V'S THAT'S WHAT! I'm really not mad at Ross... I'm more upset at this guy:
I have not read one positive review of this album and in all honesty I couldn't even make it past the first 4 tracks before erasing it from my hard drive. This man is still rapping about his childhood and his mother? and now about sucking his uncles dick? GROW UP EM! You're fucking approaching 40... Quit rap or update the formula. This whole Relapse business has me wondering if Detox hasn't dropped yet because it sucks too. What if? Is aftermath done? ha!Maxwell is a king... perhaps the king of R&B/Soul and I have a feeling that "Black Summer's Night" is going to solidify it. This song is incredible to me... It's on that unconditional love type ish.. You know... that let her go because all that matters is her happiness type ish... I can honestly say that I love Ms. Smith that way, but I'd be lieing if I said that I'd let her go without a fight. She is the "one" and I'm going to do eveything that I can to make sure that we end up together (forever). I've learned that people don't always end up with their "one"... I've found mine, now it's just a matter of keeping us moving forward....
-Dekk-
Now I've heard the argument that Electric Circus was before it's time... IT WASN'T... Let's be honest people, it was a mess... I give Comm credit though because he was able to rebound with "BE" and a somewhat interesting "Finding Forever"... but this last year he hit us with:
Universal Mind Control is not only a transformation for Common, but it is a complete contradiction of everything he once stood for. On Universal Mind Control there are continuous references to women as bitches and a seemingly constant undertone of misogyny. The produciton is new age and synth laced, which is fine for the new breed of MC (a la Kanye, Lupe) but Common just ends up sounding like an old man who is desperate to be current. In a recent collaboration with Kid Cudi and Kanye called Poker Face (on my play list below) Common literally says:
