Or my delight, I should say. I've been stewing in a lot of music this summer, thinking about why I love what I do. feel like I am more inclined to pick rap music apart and find all the little details that make up the whole. Anyway, this summer people are talking up a storm about Drake and Eminem, but there are little moments of hip-hop perfection that have come and gone that no one really addresses anymore. And there are new artists that are largely obscure. Here's a few absolutely incredible artists.
Lyrically and musically an utter masterpiece.
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By - 1993
Alarmingly violent, but the catchiest song ever. I love, love, love it. I feel like Nelly isn't really taken seriously any more even though he used to sell 870987098790 albums, but you can't deny this song is brilliant.
Nelly - Country Grammar - 2000
Gorgeous in every sense.
Calle 13 - La Jirafa - 2006
This guy, Da Vinci, is a Bay Area rapper who I just discovered. Debut album is just out, you can download it - it's called The Day the Turf Stood Still. New voice, tackling gentrification. A lyrical MASTER.
Da Vinci - What You Finna Do - 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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