Thursday, April 24, 2014

04.23

Creepin on ah Come Up (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, 1994)

Not exactly my kind of rap so I found it hard to pay too close attention to but I definitely appreciate the gritty, verging on avant garde vibe it has.  And I really love Foe the Love of $.

Choice cuts: Mr. Ouija, No Surrender, Foe the Love of $





The Shining (J Dilla, 2006)

I dunno, it has a lot of energy and potential at the beginning but then it kind of fizzled out for me.  I like how the guests were chosen in a Kanye-like way, to add to the aesthetic of the album as a whole rather than to feature the best rapping, but frankly I thought they could've made better choices in that regard.  I also found it weird how they all talked about Dilla like he was still around, it would've been cool to hear something like a eulogy or even just a story about him.  Also while all the beats are obviously good, few got me stoked the way the ones on Donuts do.

Choice cuts: Geek Down, E=MC2, Won't Do

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