“the ‘masterpiece rap album’ is rarely constructed on purpose.”
everyone knows that jeff weiss and zilla rocca are crew to me. but, before they became my friends [and, in zilla’s case, collaborators], they were the bloggers that turned me into a hyperactive fan of their work and FREQUENT comment thread mainstay.
with that said, team passion is on a championship run of incredible hip-hop blog posts. right on the heels of weiss’ astonishing (and widely-popular) wale feature, zilla comes off the bench with his very best “beat generation” column [and i’m not saying this because he’s my peoples, but they’re ALL great, especially this one and this one: i’m still convinced that “all my n*ggas and b*tches in the place need to value chivalry” would be the best hip-hop song title of ALL TIME, but i digress], a highlight-reel of hip-hop geekery that discusses lil’ wayne, the oft-debated “event song,” and why the greatest rapper alive popping up on your record doesn’t mean as much as it used to.
passion of the weiss is driving through the lane once again. hip-hop bloggers, please step up your free-throw game if you draw the charge.
June 10th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
“Hustler Muzik” is still the best Lil’ Wayne song ever…
Thanks for the kind words. Now I’m off to write that ‘chivalry’ song ….
June 11th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Now, are we talking “Best Original Lil’ Wayne Composition,” or are we talking “Hottest Thing Wayne’s Ever Spit?” If it’s the former, “Hustler Musik” is damn close to his best work. I think “Mo Fire” and “Oh No”– the latter, especially– are two examples of Great Lil’ Wayne Songs. The bassline on the latter is a fucking problem.
“I’m from Cita’s House, Big Momma’s House/She told me to shoot ‘ya right after I knock ‘ya out…”