What I'm Listening To Today...Hip-Hop Edition
Jurassic Five
Tonight I'm jonesing for a little hip-hop. Too many days of depressingly introspective alt-rock. Luckily, I rediscovered some gems that are worth sharing with you. The first, "Thin Line" by Jurassic 5, surprisingly featuring Nelly Furtado. This track has a stellar beat and tops it with that always pleasing combination of solid rap lyrics and complimentary feminine vocals. This, from the same album, "Power in Numbers" that featured one of the more widely popular J5 songs, "What's Golden". While that song has that pop feel that drives this kind of notoriety, "Thin Line" is definitely a superior hip-hop track.
People Under the Stairs
I have to give props to my girl K-Dawg on this one (yeah, we roll like that in My Helter Skelter Head). She first brought not only this track, but The People Under the Stairs to my attention. "Acid Raindrops" is one of those chill hip-hop tracks that makes you want to get out of your lounge-chair and into the bucket seats of your ride to slowly cruise to a good beat. It's smoothness almost reminds me of a De La Soul track. Each member of the team jumps in for their turn, complimenting the beat equally well. Oh, and they rap about not dime, but nickel bags, so make sure to buy their album as opposed to ripping it. They obviously need the money, er duckets, er snaps?
Tonight I'm jonesing for a little hip-hop. Too many days of depressingly introspective alt-rock. Luckily, I rediscovered some gems that are worth sharing with you. The first, "Thin Line" by Jurassic 5, surprisingly featuring Nelly Furtado. This track has a stellar beat and tops it with that always pleasing combination of solid rap lyrics and complimentary feminine vocals. This, from the same album, "Power in Numbers" that featured one of the more widely popular J5 songs, "What's Golden". While that song has that pop feel that drives this kind of notoriety, "Thin Line" is definitely a superior hip-hop track.
People Under the Stairs
I have to give props to my girl K-Dawg on this one (yeah, we roll like that in My Helter Skelter Head). She first brought not only this track, but The People Under the Stairs to my attention. "Acid Raindrops" is one of those chill hip-hop tracks that makes you want to get out of your lounge-chair and into the bucket seats of your ride to slowly cruise to a good beat. It's smoothness almost reminds me of a De La Soul track. Each member of the team jumps in for their turn, complimenting the beat equally well. Oh, and they rap about not dime, but nickel bags, so make sure to buy their album as opposed to ripping it. They obviously need the money, er duckets, er snaps?
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