Wow.

[Grapes]

Every now and then I see a video/hear a track that reminds me why I used to really love hip hop.



Flow: check
Lyrics/wordplay: check
Sense of humour: check
Ego in check: check
Production: check ... well.. half check :cheesy:

It's all nuance, use your head, why get a bed and a couch when you can slouch on a futon, instead!

[ebbomega]

That was cool. Shad's the fuckin' man. Love the Fresh Prince themed vid.

[wishbone]

if he used the extended version with big willie style on the plane he coulda finished in style.

still it was pretty damn good.

[rawb]

OH MAN I LOVE SKEE LO SO HAPPY HE'S BACK l

[Grapes]

Uh oh rawb disapproves. Better change my opinion.

[rawb]

DONT PUT LETTERS IN MY POSTS l

[GSG9]

then dont put stupid in your posts.


that dudes got a slick flow. i dig.

[rawb]

DAG YA'LL, HOW IS IT STUPID TO POINT OUT THE SIMILARITIES OF TWO SELF-EFFACING RAPPERS WITH SIMILAR VOICES RAPPING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE NOT THAT AWESOME IN A TRACK THAT IS BASICALLY ALL PUNCHLINES AND WORDPLAY.

l

[GSG9]

i dont think anybody is defending 'big willie' right now, but just cause this nig aint chattin about escalades and sluts and drugs doesnt mean he doesnt have all sorts of talent. in good hiphop, your words dont need to amount to how good you are, because your raw obvious talent should do all the talking for you.

[rawb]

NOBODY IN THIS THREAD SAID ANYBODY WAS BAD, I JUST POINTED OUT THAT HE SOUNDS LIKE SKEE LO. IF YOU ATTACH NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS TO SKEE LO THEN THAT IS NOT REALLY UP TO ME.

WHYS EVERYONE GETTING SO EMOTIONAL. l

[G3N3R4L]

fyi.. his whole album rocks.


i dig.

[Grapes]

To revisit an old spat:

I do see the Skee-lo similarities but the humour is funnier, the wordplay is miles better, and note that while "I wish" relied on a catchy as hell hook, this track is hook free.

And General I searched out a few more tracks and they were definitely good but nothing grabbed me like "Old Prince".

But then.. I don't really listen to much hip hop anymore so what do I know

[G3N3R4L]

to be honest.. i dont think there are any more pow singles..

but as far as a full album goes.. it just flows so damn nicely.. the whole thing is on repeat atm and i am just diggin it

[Gusto]

aha i didn't realize rawb was being sarcastic at first, because i thought it actually was skee-lo.

[stabmyhead]

One of my favourite hip hop artists of today. I haven't been able to stop listening to this album since I got it. He's really down to earth and a funny guy, which contributes to why I like his work so much. He takes time to sit back and chill with fans. Check his youtube videos where he's just chilling at the studio, talking about his upcoming albums.

Tons of rappers rap about being "not that awesome" though, or about being poor (Blu & Exile anyone?) It's nothing new but it's always fun to hear.

[ebbomega]

Fun Fact: Stabby introduced me to this guy.