"srsly poptimists need 1x CRASH COURSE in contemporary hip-hop"

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

(That's the Lex speaking)

1. Do we? Or "Do you?" I should say, since we're a loose clumping of individuals innit.

2. GO ON THEN! What's the best hip-hop you've heard this year?

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[mooxyjoo.livejournal.com]

new rap i've liked this year, in a year where i've been kind of tuned out:

the devin the dude album
the prodigy of mobb deep 'mixtape' (officially released, nothing much keeping it from being an album)
hyphy hitz

other singles i liked besides ones by them: some crime mob ones, and 'brand new funk 2k7' by peedi crakk and dj jazzy jeff (remaking jeff and the fresh prince version)

parts of the ugk 2cd album have been very satisfying, but so far overall it wasn't what i was hoping it would be. pimp c pretty great, best i've heard him in some places, but bun b sounds a little unconfident, uncreative, and many of the beats are a little too influenced by more contemporary sounds than i'd like. some songs great though, and 'big dick cheney and tony snow' still = awesome new aliases.

the j-zone mixes (mostly of every undergroundish production he's ever done) i got off some blog are pretty entertaining, i haven't listened to them much yet though.

i had hopes for the new 8ball + mjg album but it was kind of boring. mjg came super hard though.

i didn't click with turf talk's much-anticipated album. wc's new album on his new record label was kind of pathetically underdone (and i really really loved his 'west side heavy hitter' mix, and the first westside connection album, too).

waiting on the new scarface album (dec.?) and freeway album (have yet to steal!) - like the freeway single, and a demo i heard leaked a long long time ago with scarface guesting; the first single from scarface's album is pretty hot, with some bitter look-woman-this-is-how-i-roll-so-you-ain't-gonna-hurt-me wisdom-slash-self-deception-slash-cruelty.

i guess i'll see about the new wu-tang, but i'm not bothered either way right now.

Keak Da Sneak

[koganbot]

Have you heard Keak Da Sneak's "That Go" and "N Fronta Yo Momma House"? Those two are more riveting (for me) than anything on Hyphy Hitz. Spare and growly.