Track Breakdown: Time Machine Edition-A.D. 2000 by Erykah Badu by Dan-O The public perception of Badu has always been that she is nuts. She dates important musicians and messes up their heads. I have to be honest…her discography is full of songs that make perfect sense to me. She’s weird but I’m weird and the publicContinue reading “Track Breakdown: Time Machine Edition-A.D. 2000 by Erykah Badu”
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Song Review-Special by Gucci Mane featuring Anuel AA produced by Murda Beatz and Cubeatz
Song Review-Special by Gucci Mane featuring Anuel AA produced by Murda Beatz and Cubeatz By Dan-O The reasons you should think of Gucci Mane as a genius lyricist are pretty straight forward: 1. Individuality-built his style on his own not a product of anyone or any other movement (in this way I think of himContinue reading “Song Review-Special by Gucci Mane featuring Anuel AA produced by Murda Beatz and Cubeatz”
Song of The Year-Speedboat by Denzel Curry produced by Rugah Rahj
Song of The Year-Speedboat by Denzel Curry produced by Rugah Rahj by Dan-O Very few people do what Denzel Curry does. That is what struck me when I listened to his new album ZUU and heard him rapping with Rick Ross over a crunchy jagged industrial beat. If you are an old school hip hop headContinue reading “Song of The Year-Speedboat by Denzel Curry produced by Rugah Rahj”
Song of The Year-Threat 2 Society by 2 Chainz produced by 9th Wonder
Song of The Year-Threat 2 Society by 2 Chainz produced by 9th Wonder by Dan-O Shout out to 9th Wonder who knows the transcendent power of the right sample. Go ahead and find The Truthettes- So Good To Be Alive and bask in how pimpish that gospel song already is. Pumping it up, speeding it up and passingContinue reading “Song of The Year-Threat 2 Society by 2 Chainz produced by 9th Wonder”
Mixtape Review-#TDT by Big K.R.I.T.
Mixtape Review-#TDT by Big K.R.I.T. by Dan-O I would love to talk to Drake. When he went on Lebron James HBO show The Shop he was asked about the legacy of a truly great artist namely how to assess the ups and downs. The point he made has stuck with me, for Drake, a great artistContinue reading “Mixtape Review-#TDT by Big K.R.I.T.”
Mixtape Review-Savage Holidays by Boosie Badazz
Mixtape Review-Savage Holidays by Boosie Badazz by Dan-O Savage Holidays is the greatest Christmas rap album of all time. The ability of Boosie to be able to take his superpower (turning painful stories/imagery into stadium sized anthems) and apply it to the holiday season is nothing short of exhilarating. It is not just his pain either. At the endContinue reading “Mixtape Review-Savage Holidays by Boosie Badazz”
#Bandcampgold-Malik Ruff by Quadry
#Bandcampgold-Malik Ruff by Quadry by Dan-O Malik Ruff is an album I really like. I don’t have it numerically placed on my list of year end albums yet (it just came out November 2nd) but I really like it. The project washes over you. It balances a distinct ambiance that soaks your sonic pace and tempo with a realContinue reading “#Bandcampgold-Malik Ruff by Quadry”
Song review-Goyard by Lil Debbie produced by Kid Class
Song review-Goyard by Lil Debbie produced by Kid Class by Dan-O I will be forgiven for not being all in on Lil Debbie when she popped. She came about during that big 2011 White Girl Mob mess that spawned V-Nasty & Kreayshawn. She came in the game as a tiny white girl with a pronouncedContinue reading “Song review-Goyard by Lil Debbie produced by Kid Class”
Sample Snitch-Chaka Khan, Simply Red, 8ball, & MJG
Sample Snitch-Chaka Khan, Simply Red, 8ball, & MJG by Dan-O So UGK dropped their first album Too Hard To Swallow in 1992 stacked with old soul samples. The sample listing includes Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, and the Isley Brothers. I’ve already written a previous Sample Snitch about the Isley connection with UGK. A year laterContinue reading “Sample Snitch-Chaka Khan, Simply Red, 8ball, & MJG”
#Bandcampgold-MacGregor Park by Fat Tony
#Bandcampgold-MacGregor Park by Fat Tony by Dan-O The bandcamp description says Fat Tony read a book on Houston hip hop and found out that the first rap single ever released in Houston was called MacGregor Park, which is where the title track and name of this album come from. The resulting eight track project isContinue reading “#Bandcampgold-MacGregor Park by Fat Tony”
