Jan 8, 2016

it's here @ThyNeighbour @Ordinary Joel @Skippy you guys are the only ones that were real enough to respond to my call for mentions lol. since this week's song includes though, i hope its okay if i use the tag @ThuggerSXN

Song of the Week (1/1/16)

Posted onJust now by narsh94



Every Friday I plan to briefly cover my favorite track of the previous week, as well as give shine to a few honorable mentions. This should be a great way for me, personally, to keep track of loose tracks that often end up lost in the nethers of the interwerbs, as well as an opportunity for others to discover new music. Right?

Well…that’s basically what I had in mind until Kanye decided to f--- everything up. He’s dropping G.O.O.D Fridays again until the release of his long-eluded follow up to 2013’s classic, Yeezus. It’s still called SWISH right (update: yes, yes it is!)? I don’t know anymore. I don’t really care either — about the title, or his awful “Jumpman” freestyle, or his continued cosigning of bland artists. All that matters is that it’s Yeezy season again and I apologize in advance if he ends of dominating this list every week from now until the release of his album (spoilers!)

Now for this week’s choice:

Bankroll Mafia – “Out My Face” ft. T.I., Young Thug, Shad Da God, London Jae (prod. by Issac Flame)

Young Thug and T.I. are back with a vengeance. Although their first few collabs resulted in a smash hit and a cult classic, their most recent outing this past summer didn’t seem to fair as well. One thing is for sure though, Thug seems to be bringing out the best in T.I. each and every time. From “About the Money,” to “Peanut Butter Jelly,” Tip is sounding more nimble and more focused than he has in a decade (culminating in a surprisingly solidrelease in last year’s Da’ Nic).

Although London Jae’s is a relatively unknown talent next to the two stars on this record, his presence can be felt. The track is quite crowded, with 4 artists and a run-time under 4 mins, but Jae’s third fierce is verse in its urgency and memorable with its quotables. You almost believe him when he claims to “run the city like marathon.” The three other rappers, including rising talent, Shad Da God, fire on all cylinders as well. The latter does his best Young Thug impress on the hook, which works surprisingly well as a substitute for the real thing, but also continues to find his own voice on his verse, when he claims to “talk to Roscoe everyday like ‘Hey we miss you’.” This makes for a whirlwind of a track that has T.I. (mainly restricted to hook duty) claiming that he’ll “let the yopper rain down” if you stop his pay.

One of Thug’s recent frequent collaborators, Issac Flame, supports the sense of streamlined hysteria with his subtly ominous beat that keeps marching forward — threatening to leave any less-than-capable rapper behind.

The obvious highlight of the track, and the reason it’s propelled from a standard anthem to an infectious ballad, is Thug’s show-stopping 2nd verse. If you confused Shad for Thug on the hook, even for like a second (like I admittedly did on my first listen), Thug erases all doubt of conformity from his first bar. And he doesn’t let up until the end of the very last syllable he sputters (an inexplicable aside about his girl being extra indigent about Thug simply asking her if he she has a passport). He blissfully croons:

“Raining bullets on your cars man I hope he with it
Cause he gon’ get it, oh yeah yeah yeah he gon’ get it
I’m that boy yeah yeah but I’m not kiddin'”

He’s from “JaPAN like a f---in’ skillet.” Get it? He’ll p---- her ride like Xzibit did it. And he’s always “showin’ love out in Magic City.” What more can you ask for?

Get out his face, please.

Honorable Mentions:

Mick Jenkins – “$3,000 Advice” ft. theMIND (prod. by THEMpeople)

“Move the crowd like a pilgrimage. Move the crowd like the police do when my n----s peacefully assembling.”

Domo Genesis – KWYM (prod. by Maffyuu)

“f--- what you handing out/What you talking ain’t impressive to me/I lost my uncle wrong timing, learned some lessons through it”

happy friday.



-Narsimha Chintaluri (@Narshh)

https://pelicanflyblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/song-of-the-week-1116/

 

Jan 6, 2016

I haven't written another piece since the Thug one 4 days ago since I'm trying to let that get its shine (over 1,500 hits so far so I'm super happy about that). I know the next few things I do probably won't be nearly as sucessful.

however, I'm gonna make song of the week a thing as well starting this friday

let me know if you want a mention

the blog: https://pelicanflyblog.wordpress.com

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Jan 6, 2016

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