![]() ![]() – “Whatever You Like”: I listened to this song and “Throw Some D’s” a lot while I was traveling, and, although this is a pretty catchy song, I hope someone else realized how misogynistic the line “brain so good, you think she went to college” is. As if I needed anything to further convince me that Paper Trail is going to rule. I think this is probably just proof that T.I.’s really been working hard lately because he’s about to go to prison. Yet while Jay-Z spits about half a bar and Lil’ Wayne and Kanye auto-tune the fuck out of crappy verses, T.I. more than anyone I know, and even I will acknowledge he’s probably the worst MC in that group. Nonetheless, I’m back with all my fascinating commentary, and here’s what I have to say on the few pieces of music that have drifted into my sphere lately:Įverybody Awesome – “Swagger”: How the fuck did Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, and Kanye all get out-rapped by T.I.? I mean, I love T.I. There’s only a few problems: #1: torrents don’t work here, and I have yet to find a record store, so I’m pretty much dependent on blogs for new music right now #2: I haven’t listened to anything remotely relevant in a while because I’ve been traveling #3: Apparently a lot of WordPress, like tags, doesn’t work when you’re working through a proxy. I’m solidly installed in Beijing now, and I’m itching to write about music. It’s been a while since I’ve written on here in fact, it’s been a while since anyone’s written on here. None of that Talib or Mos Def bullshit this time around. The album’s only guests are Jeezy and Wayne. Also, the listening party is the context for all the naked women linked to above, if you’re wondering. Although it looks like this is basically a one-off breakup record that was made with the philosophy that “Auto-Tune is fun.” I guess I can’t really argue with that, even though it doesn’t necessarily say much about the music. I say it looks like we’re looking at a full album of it because of this FADER listening party review that compares it to Thom Yorke solo work. But, uh, it looks like we’re looking at an album of this, so I’d start getting your heartbreak jokes ready. I could see a song like this fitting into an album really well, though, so I won’t despair yet. ![]() I’m really not feeling this whole R&B kick, and I love R&B. This song kind of just flounders in terms of excitement. It would also be nice if the drums hit a little bit harder. This is a way catchier song than “Love Lockdown,” and it probably deserves to chart. I’ll come out and say it, I’m a pretty big fan of the hook on this. It has pictures of naked women, too, if that’s your thing. Kanye just dropped the unmastered version of “Heartless” on his blog. How could you be so heartless? You won’t even rap? ![]()
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