After I posted the video below I saw that he also performed two other songs off of Pilot Talk for MTV. So, some how someway, I got the audio. Plus, it gives me another excuse to design. Lastly, rappers should make live albums.
Whoever knows why I asked that regarding this post, I will give you $5, but you must provide the right answer. Anyway, these are two of my favorite rappers right now and they are probably high (Curren$y is definitely high) so it should be funny.Share
5 minutes after posting the Best of Curren$y Mixtape, I see this video on Nah Right. Creative Control is a beast right now. They are taking gorilla style videos to a new level. They meld Hip-Hop sensibilities with the aesthetic of a high-end fashion show. Share
I never thought I would become a Curren$y fan let alone compile a best of mixtape and spend an hour of my time concocting the artwork you see below. I still remember people posting his studio sessions years ago where the sound quality was horrendous and former boss Lil Wayne wasn’t too far behind shrieking over a minimalist beat. Now, after leaving No Limit then Cash Money and then Young Money, he has been getting better and stronger (I guess record labels do stifle artist’s ability to put out music). I put this together because after asking a couple of friends if they got the Smokee Robinson Mixtape, they replied, “My internet is down but I wouldn’t have downloaded it anyway”, I decided to package something for the nonbelievers. This mixtape marks his growth plus something to expect from him as he continues to partner with Dame Dash and Ski Beatz. His next album, Pilot Talk, will be fire and this mixtape will serve as the justification for Hip-Hop historians who ponder, "how did he get this raw?"
These are songs that have been on repeat since I got them. I thought I would share them with the world and explain why I play these the most. I still don't have in auxiliary hook up for my iPod in my car, making me auto-technologically deficient. Thus, I still have to burn mixes (sigh) and these songs are usually on them.
WIZ KHALIFA - I used to avoid Wiz Khalifa until his Burn After Rolling Mixtape. He showcases various sounds and lyrical deliveries on this mixtape but the song, When U Find, stands out the most. The song has a perfect soul sample with no beat. He samples the orignals' chorus for his chorus. His subject matter is about how he fails in a relationship. If he could have went without the line, "and I apologize for sleeping with that freak b***h," he could have had a perfect relationship song where a male rapper finally shows 100% vulnerability and is realistic about the dynamics of relationships. I have not gotten tired of this song though. I love it.
CURREN$Y - Curren$y is easily becoming one of my favorite artists behind Jay Electronica. I was a late comer, I didn't listen to him when he was with Wayne and some of his mixtapes in 08 and early 09 didn't offer me much because the beats were older hip-hop tracks. As a producer I have to be brought in by the beat first, sorry. Life Under the Scope was the track that really grabbed my attention sonically and lyrically. Between the Ski Beatz (Camp Lo's producer) beat and Curren$y's nonchalant flow, this song is inextricably smooth. I think Curren$y represents a middle ground between a gritty rapper and a cosmopolitian, Supreme store vandal rapper (think Mickey Factz or Kid Cudi). Jet's Over Everything slaps and Famous samples Sade so his dichotomous nature is perfect in this day and age. You decide which Curren$y track you like the most.
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