Metal Lungies

[* – Actually 3 words, I know. But that’s Freeway’s math, not mine.]

A new single from The Bearded One dropped today, “Big Spender” featuring Jay-Z, brought to you by Spine Magazine and Nah Right (via OnSmash)… so, in other words, if you’ve made your rounds through the hip hop blogosphere today, you’ve probably heard this. And, honestly, there’s not much to say about it — the beat sounds like something you’ve probably heard a million times before, and the sample sounds awkward and barely matches up with the beat. To say that it’s “all over the place” would be an understatement.

With Freeway’s upcoming album, Free At Last (no release date at the moment), being executive produced by both Jay-Z and 50 Cent as the first ever Roc-A-Fella/G-Unit joint release, and Free having a solid debut album already under his belt, expectations should no doubt be high. The tracks released last year in anticipation of the album’s initial January 2007 release date (a couple of which are linked below) were not necessarily groundbreaking, but (unlike “Big Spender”) they were at least somewhat promising.

Also worth noting is that Raekwon flipped the same sample (with much better results) a couple years ago on a promo single of the same name, which I highly doubt will end up on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (though, I admittedly have no idea what to expect of Cuban Linx II).

Download: Freeway – “Hit Ya Up” featuring 50 Cent

Download: Freeway – “World War III”

Download (if you really want to): Freeway – “Big Spender” featuring Jay-Z

Download: Raekwon – “Big Spender” [Only got a clean version. Sorry.] Sphere: Related Content