![]() ![]() On the record's rock-tinged tracks, Know's overpowering licks seem to render a stop payment on Mos' creativity. "War" regurgitates a similar tune, adding a fairly benign critique of its titular subject, depressingly offering the impression that Mos believes a loud message makes an acceptable substitute for a thoughtful one. Suffice to say, Mos' cry, "We show you how to really make a moshpit bounce" is unconvincing at best. Yet both "Freaky Black Greetings" and "Zimzallabim" borrow heavily from the Chocolate Starfish playbook. Granted, more African-American creative input in modern rock would be a wonderful thing- and Mos' attempt is laudable- but as he says, "I ain't try to fuck with Limp Bizkit," suggesting that rap and rock are two very different beasts whose collusion could be disastrous. Skyzoo shows how it’s done, and proves that the younger generation understands real hip hop.īrother Ali Danny! Madlib MF Doom Mos Def Oh No P.O.S.Curiously, despite Mos' on-the-mark vocalizing about the neglected acknowledgment of the Afro-American influence on rock, he chose the arguably least "black" form to express himself. At the end of the day, though, having the Chef and Ghostface trade crack raps over banging beats is like coming home. I’m not sure if I like this because it is actually great, or because it sounds like classic Wu. Not for everybody, but brilliant anyways. mixes punk, emo, and hip hop and hurls it off of a bridge. I never thought I’d be championing an artist that toured with the Warped Tour, but dammnit, this is a fantastic album. Oh No + Ethiopian jazz and funk = awesome. It doesn’t hurt that he raps over Oh No and Madlib beats, spars with Slick Rick, and reunites with Talib Kweli. Mos Def’s albums are always confused and half-assed, but even with his mumbly, sleepy rapping, this is still one of the best albums of the year. The fifth and six entry in his Beatkonducta series is not only further proof that he is one of the best beatmakers around, it’s a moving tribute to the late J Dilla. DOOM is nobody’s fool, and there is a lot going on behind the metal face.Īlright, Madlib could release an album remixing Barry Manilow and I’d probably still like it. Any hip hop album that features Charles Bukowski reciting poetry is worth your time. It has a loose, stoned charm, and I haven’t been able to stop listening to it.Īfter falling off of the face of the planet for the past few years, DOOM comes back, minus the MF, for some of his darkest, most curmudgeonly rhymes yet. It works because they both have unique and complimentary flows, and they are backed by solid beats by Parallel Thoughts. This is an underachieving record that’s basically Del and Tame One trading old man raps. This one was leaked, and is only available as a free download despite the fact that the beats are stellar, and Danny! raps like Weezy meets DOOM meets Kanye. The most talented rapper you never heard of because his albums never come out. Ali has truly come into his own on this one. I’ll own up to be a Rhymesayers fanboy, but it’s because they put out albums like this, full of fierce rhymes, insightful lyrics, and funky beats. Here were my favorites of the year, in alphabetical order: I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the RR crew’s best-ofs so I can see what I missed, and what I need to go out and buy. There are only so many hours in the day, and I only have so much money in my bank account to indulge in my music obsession. There were so many good albums that came out this year that I didn’t have time to listen to them all. ![]()
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