Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Who Killed It?
I'm about a month late on this, but this is arguably the...greatest...song...EVAR. And it's not even the whole joint!
This is the rest of it...
This is the rest of it...
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Lotta Wayne
OK - Didn't hear "A Milli" yet today, but it was playing on both Hot 97 and Power 105 at the same time at one point last night.
Today I turned on Hot 97 for 15 minutes and heard "Got Money," "Mr. Carter" and "My Life." Enough with Lil' Wayne already.
I then decided to check out Hot 97's playlist on line.
Lil' Wayne songs:
2. Got Money
3. A Milli
9. Mr. Carter
20. My Life
The rest of the Top 25 included:
4. Here I Am - Rick Ross (honestly, I don't give a damn that he was a CO, but the hood seems really pissed off about it...radio stations (and the Ozone Awards!) don't care)
13. The Business - Young Berg (any black woman, even light-skinneded ones, who buy this guy's album does not respect themselves...if you don't know what I'm talking about, google "young berg" and "dark butts"...any dude who buy's this guy's album is either 13 or gay)
Only New York artists on the Top 25:
1. Baby - LL Cool J (not crazy about this song, but I gotta respect LL's longevity)
14. Nas - Hero (not his greatest effort, but I'm happy Nas is getting spins...still ain't hear the album...tsk tsk for me)
25. Good Stuff - Jim Jones (don't ask me why or how, but Jim Jones really has figured out a formula for making hits)
But on the real, New York's longest running rap station only has 3 NY artists in its Top 25??!???!? Not even Maino! Yikes!
The only other rap songs in the Top 25 are:
6. Put On - Young Jeezy (Prolyfic got me loving this song...it's pretty good)
10. Homecomming - Kanye (goddamn, how many singles does this guy have...Graduation is starting to look like Thriller)
12. Whatever You Like - T.I. (I love T.I., but seriously, this song sucks...thank Lil' Wayne "Lollipop" for this one)
19. Get Like Me - David Banner (this song is fire)
22. Game's Pain - Game (much like T.I., I love Game. This song, however, is terrible.)
23. Dangerous - Kardinall Official (sort of a rap song...all I have to say is wow)
The remaining 10 songs are all R&B songs. Most of them are pretty good, so I won't complain. I will say this, that Ryan Leslie "Addiction" joint is fire.
Power 105's Top 25 was relatively similar (all 4 Wayne songs were in the Top 20, with "Mr. Carter" at 2 and "A Milli" at 3), but they had:
5. "Bust It Baby Pt. II" - Plies (I actually need to check dude's album. He makes, as I like to call it, extremely solid generic Rap/R&B records...I heard he actually got some joints)
24. "Hi Hater" - Maino (whatever, this is NY's anthem right now...curiously neither the Nas record nor the Jim Jones record is on Power's playlist, so the only 2 NY records in their Top 25 ar the LL joint at this joint...wow)
Who said Hip Hop is dead?
Today I turned on Hot 97 for 15 minutes and heard "Got Money," "Mr. Carter" and "My Life." Enough with Lil' Wayne already.
I then decided to check out Hot 97's playlist on line.
Lil' Wayne songs:
2. Got Money
3. A Milli
9. Mr. Carter
20. My Life
The rest of the Top 25 included:
4. Here I Am - Rick Ross (honestly, I don't give a damn that he was a CO, but the hood seems really pissed off about it...radio stations (and the Ozone Awards!) don't care)
13. The Business - Young Berg (any black woman, even light-skinneded ones, who buy this guy's album does not respect themselves...if you don't know what I'm talking about, google "young berg" and "dark butts"...any dude who buy's this guy's album is either 13 or gay)
Only New York artists on the Top 25:
1. Baby - LL Cool J (not crazy about this song, but I gotta respect LL's longevity)
14. Nas - Hero (not his greatest effort, but I'm happy Nas is getting spins...still ain't hear the album...tsk tsk for me)
25. Good Stuff - Jim Jones (don't ask me why or how, but Jim Jones really has figured out a formula for making hits)
But on the real, New York's longest running rap station only has 3 NY artists in its Top 25??!???!? Not even Maino! Yikes!
The only other rap songs in the Top 25 are:
6. Put On - Young Jeezy (Prolyfic got me loving this song...it's pretty good)
10. Homecomming - Kanye (goddamn, how many singles does this guy have...Graduation is starting to look like Thriller)
12. Whatever You Like - T.I. (I love T.I., but seriously, this song sucks...thank Lil' Wayne "Lollipop" for this one)
19. Get Like Me - David Banner (this song is fire)
22. Game's Pain - Game (much like T.I., I love Game. This song, however, is terrible.)
23. Dangerous - Kardinall Official (sort of a rap song...all I have to say is wow)
The remaining 10 songs are all R&B songs. Most of them are pretty good, so I won't complain. I will say this, that Ryan Leslie "Addiction" joint is fire.
Power 105's Top 25 was relatively similar (all 4 Wayne songs were in the Top 20, with "Mr. Carter" at 2 and "A Milli" at 3), but they had:
5. "Bust It Baby Pt. II" - Plies (I actually need to check dude's album. He makes, as I like to call it, extremely solid generic Rap/R&B records...I heard he actually got some joints)
24. "Hi Hater" - Maino (whatever, this is NY's anthem right now...curiously neither the Nas record nor the Jim Jones record is on Power's playlist, so the only 2 NY records in their Top 25 ar the LL joint at this joint...wow)
Who said Hip Hop is dead?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli
I swear to God if I hear this song again I'm going to shoot myself (or somebody).
Monday, August 4, 2008
Step ya production game up
Seriously, when did being a producer become the "thing to do" in Hip Hop?
I swear, the thought process must be as follows: I don't have the "look" or the "swag" to rap, I don't know how to get a label job, I don't have the contacts to be a manager, I don't have the skills to DJ, but I want to be in the music industry...I know what I'll do, I'll produce.
Now, I know people are going to jump down my throat for that comment, just like they did to Prolyfic when he said he doesn't mess with "Fruity Loop" producers.
That's not what I'm saying. I always wanted to be in the music industry. I went through the cycle. I've done it all. Rhymed, DJed, produced, etc. Where I'm at right now has been 23 years in the making. What does that mean? I started rapping at 6. Yeah, I said it. I'm on the business side now, and I'm staying on the business side.
At a certain point, a person has to look at themselves and ask, what do I want to do with my life? When you pick that craft, you have to perfect it. Don't half ass it.
Bottom line, if I make better beats than you, I'm not going to rep you. I don't even have time to rep all the producers that I think are hot. Why the hell would I rep a producer that has less skills than me?
Then again, I would've lost out on millions had Soulja Boy sent me a beat CD, so what the hell do I know?
I swear, the thought process must be as follows: I don't have the "look" or the "swag" to rap, I don't know how to get a label job, I don't have the contacts to be a manager, I don't have the skills to DJ, but I want to be in the music industry...I know what I'll do, I'll produce.
Now, I know people are going to jump down my throat for that comment, just like they did to Prolyfic when he said he doesn't mess with "Fruity Loop" producers.
That's not what I'm saying. I always wanted to be in the music industry. I went through the cycle. I've done it all. Rhymed, DJed, produced, etc. Where I'm at right now has been 23 years in the making. What does that mean? I started rapping at 6. Yeah, I said it. I'm on the business side now, and I'm staying on the business side.
At a certain point, a person has to look at themselves and ask, what do I want to do with my life? When you pick that craft, you have to perfect it. Don't half ass it.
Bottom line, if I make better beats than you, I'm not going to rep you. I don't even have time to rep all the producers that I think are hot. Why the hell would I rep a producer that has less skills than me?
Then again, I would've lost out on millions had Soulja Boy sent me a beat CD, so what the hell do I know?
Saturday, August 2, 2008
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