“Get It Together” is a 1994 single by the Beastie Boys, released in support of their ’94 album, Ill Communication. It’s a collaboration with Q-Tip that avoids the pitfalls of modern collaborations. Rather than simply tacking on a verse to the end of the song, Q-Tip and the Beasties spend the song trading off verses and bizarre adlibs in a refreshingly loose fashion. Tip is clearly freestyling his lyrics and Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock go with the flow, shouting adlibs and playing off his verses.
Damn, technology blows my mind sometimes. Yesterday on the ML Twitter, I noticed Soulbrotha express interest in working with another friend of the site, the producer Aeon. I replied to it, telling Aeon to make it happen. Today I woke up to find a new Soulbrotha track in the inbox, produced by Aeon. Readers may recognize the beat from Aeon’s beat tape I posted a few months back. Stones Throw fans may recognize the same sample used for Koushik‘s “Be With”. Love the way Aeon flipped it.
Premier always has something interesting to say. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on Nas’ last album and getting turned down for American Gangster.
When Lupe isn’t working on annoyingeccentric non-hip-hop side projects (ala Kanye West), he’s helping out his fellow Chicago-ite (Chicago-in? Chicago-un? Chicago-an? Chicagon) Ace Mac. This song is as smooth as Puffy’s face after a Proactiv binge.
When you’re one of the greatest emcees of the modern generation readying your bow from hip-hop with three albums, what do you do meanwhile? In Lupe Fiasco’s case, you simply watch a film, get invigorated, start a band, begin making not so bad post-indie punk music in a faux British accent, think of a peculiar band name (cue “Japanese Cartoon”), create a MySpace page, & upload the music. Then act like it isn’t you but rather Percival Fats. Cool.
There are only two tracks so far, and I’m not sure whether I love it or hate it. Its like punk rock, but the lyrics are clearly Lupe. The British accent is pretty annoying, but you would have to know me to find out why.
Either way you should listen to it, and reflect in the comments. Maybe I’ll take your opinion because I can’t find my own.
I’ve been bumping this tape quite a bit recently. Fashawn is pretty nice on the mic and the beat selection is choice, including some joints produced by Exile. My one criticism is that Fashawn doesn’t have much of an identity as an emcee yet, but he’s getting there.
Print and friends get together on this massive posse cut, all assuming superhero alter egos:
Print (Superman)
Mickey Factz (Silver Surfer)
Fresh Daily (Spider-Man)
$trictly Busine$$ (Wolverine)
6th Sense (The Thing)
Oddisee (Archangel)
Outasight (Gambit)
Homeboy Sandman (The Sandman)
Von Pea (Plastic Man)
8thW1 (The Beast)
And while we’re on the subject of comics, my wish for ’09 is that Watchmen comes out and somehow lives up to the book (which I read at the recommendation of two ML readers).
