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Plays: 3
With the new Roots album hitting stores two days ago I’ve finally decided to update again. Let’s cut to the chase: Black Thought and company are back with some great beats and even better rhymes.
The lyricism is politically loaded once again and Black Thought cuts to the core.
This track, Dear God 2.0, sorta comes in two flavors. The first verse is universal; a view on the world:
If everything is made in China, are we Chinese?
And why do haters separate us like we Siamese?
Followed by:
More beef than broccoli
Corporate monopoly
Weak World economy
Stock market topplin’
Mad marijuana, Oxycontin, and Klonopin
Everybody out of it
The 2nd verse gets a bit more personal and inside Black Thought’s head; almost a conversation directly with God. It’s got lines like:
Yeah… It’s still me, one of your biggest fans
I get off work
Right back to work again
I probably need to go ahead and have my head exam
Look at how they got me on the Def Jam payment plan
and then it gets even more personal:
Lord, forgive me for my shortcomings
For going on tour and ignoring the court summons
All I’m trying to do is live life to the fullest
They sent my daddy to you in a barrage of bulletsWhy is the world ugly when you made it in your image?
And why is livin’ life such a fight to the finish?
I wish they offered this album directly from their own website, they are one of the only acts I’d like to pay for these days. No matter how you get your music this album is a must have.
I’ll leave you with the official video for the title song “How I Got Over”. It starts with some great signing from Black Thought himself, and features that rapid fire delivery he brings out sometimes. Even when he raps quick he doesn’t throw away his lines. I was going to only include a small quote from a verse, but it’s so good I’ve got to type this one all out for ya:
When you on the corners it’s too much drama
Living with the police right behind ya
It’s always more than a slight reminder
We living in a war zone like Rwanda
Before I go back to the heavenly father
Pray for me if it ain’t too much bother
Whatever don’t break me or make me stronger
I feel like I can’t take too much longer
It’s too much lying
And too much frying
I’m all cried out cause I grew up crying
They all got a sales pitch, I ain’t buying
They trying to convince me that I ain’t trying
We uninspired
We unadmired
And tired and sick of being sick and tired
Of living in the hood where the shots are fired
We dying to live, so to live we dyin’.
You just like I am
Redman - Pick it Up
This dude’s been doing it for a while now. His albums with Method Man are standout for sure, but his solo work should not be disregarded. Here is one of his singles from 1996. Not only does it show his gritty lyricism at work but at around 2:35 you can see people raising the roof for the first time ever. No joke….. he started that shit. Yeah, he didn’t really have a name for it….. but it is better than the “move” Busta does in “Arab Money”. I’m glad us dorky white kids didn’t pick up that “dance move”.
We don’t “raise the roof” anymore (your cousins Mitzvah last month doesn’t count) but it was kinda cool while it lasted.
Dare I say GZA is underrated? We’ve all enjoyed Liquid Swords (and if you don’t have that album I highly recommend you snag it. It is so choice), but Alphabets takes the lyrical cake/pie/parfait.
There’s no doubt the second verse beats the first (and that rhymed). The chorus is what kills it though:
Allah Be or Born, See (C) Divine, Equality
Father, then after that, there’s the G-O-D
He or Her, I Islam, then Justice
King or Kingdom, Love Hell or Right, we still exist
Master, Now-End, Cipher (O), Power’s the Queen
Rule or Rulers, Self or Save, the Truth or square, the same
Universe, Victory, Wisdom, Unknown (X), Why? (Y)
Zig Zag Zig, and now we’re back home
This is the Supreme Alphabet; it’s a way of interpreting Roman letters in text, which comes from The Nation of Gods and Earths. It’s interesting stuff and getting a sense of it, even the slight one which Wikipedia provides, will give you a better understanding of many lyrics from various artists (The Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, Nas, Mos Def and others).
To over simplify, the goal of The Nation of Gods and Earths is to absorb the common truths of as many religions as is possible so as to better oneself. Each person finds a unique way of doing this which allows one to recognize themselves as their own God. The Nation of Gods and Earths isn’t a religion, although they do study other religious texts.
I got tangential there, so let’s get back to the hip-hop. GZA (The Genius) is a solid MC, and you wouldn’t expect anything less from a Clan member. Like I said, if you don’t have one of his albums you should go grab one right now. He might teach you something new.
Enjoy that funky smooth shit.
Just remembered this song:
Melody - Blend Crafters (remix) featuring MF DOOM
Blend Crafters is made up of DJ Nu-Mark (you know him from Jurassic 5) and Pomo.
Together they create really great instrumental tracks that I highly recomend for anyone. Great music to chill by.
Alright, I’m making you click the link for this one. Still trying to figure out how to format this shit….
I’ve always been a huge fan of MF DOOM. The track posted above is on my favorite album of his (that’s a hard call to make.) MM FOOD is chock-full of great tracks. From Rapp Snitch Knishes to Deep Fried Frenz to the weird instrumentals in between, the whole thing is solid; front to back.
His newest album, Born Like This is great too. Definitely not my favorite, but damn is it good stuff. Check out Ballskin and That’s That (the beat on That’s That comes from MF DOOM himself and he tears it up. Keep an ear out for the Doom (the videogame) sound effects in the background).
So, back to Kookies:
Supposed to be checking E-mails
All I got is messages from ass-naked females
Damn he does it right. This dude just rhymes so weird he is always making me smile.
They got ‘em with they curls out
And they gotta better sales pitch than the Girl Scouts
I gotta quote one more from this one:
He got the ‘L but it’s hard to drink without it
And could use some kookies, but tryin’ not to think about it
I could go on for hours quoting lines from DOOM, but why don’t we have someone a bit more qualified do it for me?
If you haven’t been listening to DOOM (and I can’t imagine why), you oughta get on it right now. Seems like he’s got another alias for each album he puts out, so make sure you look around for King Geedorah and Viktor Vaughn. Oh, and don’t forget his collaborations with Madlib and Danger Mouse: named Madvillain and Danger Doom, respectively.
