Exile flipped the shit out of that Barry White sample. “The Score” is a song that only appears on the vinyl version of Fashawn’s album Boy Meets World. Fashawn and Planet Asia are two of my favorite West Coast lyricists right now and both drop spit-filled verses on here.
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Nottingham producers The P Brothers linked up with rapper Samhill for this song about lovin’ in the hood.
Stop sleeping on The P Brothers’ album from last year The Gas. All I can gather about Samhill is that he’s from the South Bronx.
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We already know Shallah’s got a taste for quiet storm, but this takes it to another level. Rae flows lovely over this butter-smooth Luther Vandross sample and Cap and NORE’s raspy tones provide a lovely contrast to the track’s quiet storm vibe. Reminds me off “Closer” off the first CNN record.
Off The War Report 2, allegedly coming very soon.
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Three recent Flying Lotus tracks for dat ass. The first is a Flying Lotus joint that will not be on his new album “space opera” Cosmogramma. The second is a track he produced for Warp labelmate Gonjasufi. The third is FlyLo’s remix of Gucci Mane’s “Photo Shoot.” If you’re wary of listening to anything Gucci Mane-related, listen to what FlyLo did to Lil Wayne first and try not to poop in your pants. Grab em at Warp.
Also, here’s an excerpt from a recent interview with Lotus.
Sphere: Related ContentEveryone loves 50 Cent, everyone is on that shit, that shit’s dark. Like a lot of the lyrics that I hear in hip hop are negative, that’s just the truth. I just want to work with people that are trying to do good and send out good vibrations on this earth. Seriously, there are enough negative forces out there. Even if they’re not killing people its juts like people who are making music that like kills culture and killing art and the idea of art and the idea of progression. All that shit is death.
Consequence’s upcoming album boasts production from Q-Tip and Kanye West, but I’m psyched to hear more of his work with Statik Selektah. “Life is Short” is one of my favorite songs on 100 Proof.
Consequence’s mixtape will be called Movies on Demand. The album is ConsTV.
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To mark the tenth anniversary of Big Pun’s untimely passing, some Latino rappers updated Pun’s “Glamour Life.” Big Pun’s son Baby Pun also contributes a verse. Pun was the first and last truly great Latino rapper.
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Here are videos of Sean C & LV and Raekwon remembering Pun.
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Every Fat Joe album has had at least one incredible street single, and while this is no “Safe 2 Say”, it’s still seriously dope. Scoop deVille’s beat is hard as hell and Jeezy sounds surprisingly comfortable. Joe’s verse even edges past passable!
I wasn’t familiar with dude before I heard this, but he flows nicely over a hard, bass-driven beat by SLOT-A. Off DJ Booth’s Rhymes & Rhythm for Relief mixtape, which you can cop by making a $5 donation to Haiti. The tape features K. Sparks, Pugz Atomz, Mikkey Halstead, among many others.
A bit late on this, but holy shit is this song great. A potent combo of Z-Ro’s cold crooning and Kyleon’s killer punchlines over incredible bongo rolls, scorching organs and violins. Produced by Sound Mob, definitely keeping a sharp eye out for their beats in the future.
Unpredictable as Game is, I don’t think anyone was expecting “Pussy Fight,” a disturbingly graphic oral sex ballad. “Pussy Fight” isn’t even a typical misogynistic rap song. That would be too normal. Game actually made an entire song about performing oral sex on his woman and how much he likes doing it.
This is also the second time Game has used Auto-Tune on his own vocals. The first time was the blood anthem/Bishop Lamont diss “Red Rockin.” Auto-Tune has gained a reputation as the overused accessory of b-grade mainstream rap artists. Auto-Tune was a questionable choice on “Red Rockin,'” but it makes more sense on “Pussy Fight” because it’s “for the ladies.”
Auto-Tune actually works on this song. Game took a played out vocal effect that everyone was sick of and turned into something extremely perverse. The problem with Auto-Tune was every artist slapped it on their song because the next guy was doing it. Game’s usage is more valid because it serves a creative purpose. “Pussy Fight” is an x-rated take on the corny 09 rap single, though it has more in common with the Internet classic “Smell Yo Dick,” than any T-Pain song.
But let’s not avoid the elephant in the room: Game made an entire song about eating pussy.
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