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CHUCK D AS MISTACHUCK: CELEBRATION OF IGNORANCE REVIEW
william brown: eh yo...i'm gonna go first...cause drama has the fear...not of a black planet, but that this album is gonna be wack...have no fear drama...willy bee is here...so i live on a small island in british columbia called salt spring island...got about 10,000 people...double that in the summer...popular tourist spot...anyway, last summer i'm down at one of the ferry terminals having a scone and coffee...i'm chillin, watching the cars come off the ferry...suddenly the ground starts shaking...earthquake!?...nah, just the bass from some car...drives by...see 6 white dudes from victoria...they got tekashi 69's gummo song on blast...locals quickly surround the car with pitchforks and torches..."not on this island" some farmer yells...not sure if he meant no rap on this island, or no tekashi or what..not sure...but it was a funny scene...what does that have to do with chuck d's new album?...fuck all...just trolling ya with tekashi shit...anyway...watching the raps/celtics while i listen to this new chuck d, mistachuck: celebration of ignorance album...what is a mistachuck...wait a second...chuck d is 58 years old!!!!...wow...i feel like getting a fear of a black planet tshirt and wearing that heavily around salt spring...give the locals a little something something...now the real challenge is would i rather listen to this album while i watch the game or is it so bad i'd rather listen to the raptors play by play guys...okay, here goes...33 minutes later...yo!!!!...what the fuck...full disclosure...i like this album...the soundscape is fresh...the beats build...dj cuts...beat changes mid songs...good energy...the songs remind me of...channel zero, my 98 oldsmobile, bring the noise...chuck rides these beats nicely...minimal corny lyrics...chuck's got a new sidekick that's got a nice flow...it's interesting to grow old with rap...can rappers in there 40s, 50s, 60s make good albums...i was doubtful...but this album has given me some hope...3.5 out of 5...veteran's month continues...
Everythang's Corrupt by Ice Cube
EVERYTHANG'S CORRUPT ALBUM REVIEW by DRAMA EN SABAH
Alright people, Sir William Brown dug me up to do a series of record reviews. The premise would be one where we reviewed albums of 3 long time emcees with new projects out; Chuck D, Method Man, and of course Ice Cube. The series of reviews would be known as Veteran's Month. First up Ice Cube.
In my opinion Ice Cube is one of if not the greatest emcee of all time. His work as an emcee and a writer has influenced millions of people across the globe. From the nihilism of NWA and his early solo work, to the Nation of Islam fueled politics of his sophomore masterpiece Death Certificate, on to the gangsta boogie of his time with the Westside Connection and of course the straight club banger that no one saw coming "You Can Do It" with Mack 10, and Ms. Toi. The breadth and depth of his work simply cannot be matched by any other emcee.
So believe me when I tell you I was hoping for a good album here, especially considering the lack of content that is currently flooding the airwaves. This album definitely strives to make a point with every single song. Cube was never one to "rhyme for the sake of riddling" and this album takes aim at what many people of his generation consider the ills of both society and Hip Hop specifically. This turns out to be a gift and a curse. On one hand you have an emcee who isn't trying to ride any current waves and still shows a passion for content driven music but on the other hand, well "YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN".
No Ice Cube doesn't come off like an old curmudgeon while talking about the ills of kids on songs like "On Them Pills." but he also doesn't really inject any life into the subject matter either. Which ultimately is my problem with the entire project. While it's not bad it's not a needed addition to the Ice Cub catalogue either. He's kind of done all this before except now he's in his forties and you're not likely to get the hot takes that made him great. And really we probably don't need a forty something year old man revisiting the shock value of songs like "I'm Getting Faded" in any event.
This entire project is very middle of the road, not terrible but not great. Interesting to talk about but not entertaining to listen to. Not helped at all by the musical production, which is a series of g-funk light type beats. Again no terrible but not great. Cube maybe needed to challenge himself a bit more with the music selection.
I think Ice Cube was close to putting out a good record here I really do, but a swing and a miss is still a miss.
3 out 5.
william brown: eh yo...it's been along time, i shouldn't have left you, without a dope review to step to...drama and willy bee are back!!!...boo, applause...whatever...i was gone til november, getting my degree in ESP all sorted...anyway...check out this group of five...lil peep, lil xan, lil pump, xxxtentacion, tekashi 69...some teenager is listening to these dudes right now...wanna know what i grew up listening to...krs one, chuck d, big daddy kane, rakim, ll cool j, and ice mutherfucking cube...i'd rather listen to a 50 year old ice cube than those fucking pubic hairs...a number of years ago, drama and i were working on a top 50 mc's of all time list...my life was going sideways and i'd call him up, all liquored up and we'd throw names out...at some point i think we had ice cube as the number 1 rapper of alltime...he had an incredible run with NWA and then solo...no vaseline is one of the best diss tracks of all time...cube had some serious bite to his bark...i also liked that later release, raw footage...used to listen to that on my off grid porch in the kootenays...boom box plugged into a generator...smoking some homegrown mixed with nelson beer...liked that album...lots changed since that album dropped...i live on salt spring island now...two kids...don't drink or smoke...listened to his new album on spotify...fuck man, i give this album a 4 out of 10, 2 out of 5...and that's kind of generous i feel...i don't know...he's got a bunch of after school public service announcement songs...anti drug songs and anti trump songs...but when you are poor and your future is bleak you need to get fucked up...and behind trump there's another bush or reagan...they are all the same...even obama...so arresting the president ain't gonna change shit...if you're saying everythings corrupt then what are you suggesting as solutions...do we need to get rid of the current political system?...and replace it with what?...you want people to stop popping pills, then getting to the fundamental root causes of what makes a person need to get fucked up needs to be looked at...need to look at solutions to becoming more balanced and holistic...i'm not really seeing much substance in these raps, more bark then bite...whatever...i wouldn't give a fuck what he said if the beats banged...but they're one dimensional g funk boom bap...nothing special...gotta admit i like a couple of tekashi songs more than anything on this album...blasphemy
'88 KIDS: FOLLOW THE TELEPATHS PODCAST
THE '88 KIDS kick off the greatest year in rap with a review of ERIC B and RAKIM'S album FOLLOW THE LEADER!
*the king of basketball rap DAMIAN LILLARD
*KOBE'S last game
*TORONTO RAPTORS playoff chances
*WILLY BEE'S top three albums of the month
WITH ALL THESE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS YO I'VE BEEN AFFECTED AND TO TOP IT OFF...
...STARKS GOT EJECTED!
TELEPATHIC CLASSICS: CHIEF KEEF
Who would've thought when we dropped this blog post 2 1/2 years ago it would not only change the game but it would also be true! Not only did this blog post make Drama and william brown famous and wealthy beyond their wildest imaginations, but it was actually true!...TELEPATHIC CLASSICS presents...
CHIEF KEEF AN ALIEN FROM ANOTHER CIVILISATION!?
Okay...very interesting...some possible breaking news here at telepaths at night...evidence that chief keef may in fact be an alien...which possibly explains alot of sosa's behavioural issues of late...the telepaths are currently trying to reach keef before he's too far behind concrete walls...is he an alien?...i don't know, but it might make listening to his raps a little more interesting!
TELEPATHIC TROLL OF THE DAY: CHIEF KEEF
Chief Keef Announces His Retirement
Its him again: Good riddance. Next stop celebrity rehab
JT: Keef said he's going to focus on his gay porn career.
Slim Jesus: Slim Jesus made him retire like a bitch
Some guy posting a comment: Good riddance. Rappers talk retirement all the time....let's hope this one sticks.
Lamont to Some guy posting a comment: Fuck you bitch nigga he is the greatest!!!
Satan to Some guy posting a comment: He's a fuckin loser retard
Kxng to Some guy posting a comment: Chief keef is a blister on hip-hop's ass and he needs to be removed
Some OTHER Guy with Nothing Else to do. to Some guy posting a comment: Preach my nigga
NO VASELINE
SOMEONE STOLE MARTIN SHKRELI'S CREDIT CARD DETAILS AND ORDERED A 55 GALLON VAT OF LUBE TO HIS HOUSE
TELEPATHIC CONVERSATION WITH DRAMA AND WILLIAM BROWN
Drama En Sabah and william brown get into a long awaited , much anticipated Telepathic Conversation...
1) pro-Kanye West FANBOY mini rant by willie bee 3:00
2) Martin Shkreli aka THE SUPER VILLAIN!!! 6:00
3) FUCK THE GRAMMY'S!!! 13:00
4) Martin Shrkeli aka THE SUPER VILLAIN!!! PT.2 16:30
5) NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND WAS COLD AS FUCK! 17:40
6) Drama's song of the week BEANIE SIGEL"Top Shotta" 21:20
7) 88 KIDS IN THE HOUSE!!!...discussion of the greatest year in rap music! 28:30
8) william brown's song of the week KANYE WEST"Real Friends" 46:45
Coming Next Week...The 88 KIDS review ERIC B and RAKIM'S classic album FOLLOW THE LEADER
TELEPATHIC TROLL OF THE DAY: QUAVO
Big Ron
Anybody else get the urge to throatfuck that lil bitch Quavo?
william brown to Big Ron
i totally want to throatfuck quavo!!!!
wait...what the fucks a throatfuck!?...
MARTIN SHKRELI AIN'T NOTHING TO FUCK WITH
Martin Shkreli Considering
Destroying Wu-Tang Album
"I'm not just the heel of the music world. I want to be the world's heel."
HAPPY EARLY VALENTINE'S DAY
Ghostface Killah To Martin Shkreli: “I’ll Break Your Heart In Four Days”
FETAL TELEPATHIC SYNDROME
Chilling picture shows 'demon' watching over a telepathic unborn baby in ultrasound scan
BOOKS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES: HARUKI MURAKAMI
With its high ceiling and muted lighting, the capacious lobby of the Hotel Okura's main building seemed like a huge, stylish cave. Against the cave walls, like the sighing of a disemboweled animal, bounced the muted conversations of people seated on the lobby's sofas. The floor's thick, soft carpeting could have been primeval moss on a far northern island. It absorbed the sound of footsteps into its endless span of accumulated time. The men and women crossing and recrossing the lobby looked like ghosts tied in place by some ancient curse, doomed to the endless repetition of their assigned roles. Men were armored in tight fitting business suits. Slim young women were swathed in chick black dresses, here to attend a ceremony in one of the hotel's many reception room. They wore small but expensive accessories, like vampire finches in search of blood, longing for a hint of light they could reflect. A large foreign couple loomed like an old king and queen past their prime, resting their tired bodies on thrones in the corner.
...class dismissed...william brown...
...P.S....a couple of weeks later...late night...finished the book...went to bed...something woke me up...looked around...looked outside...saw the stars...saw TWO MOONS...the regular one...and a small green one...AM I THE ONLY ONE?...if you see two moons contact me...willy bee...with ESP ;)
...P.S....a couple of weeks later...late night...finished the book...went to bed...something woke me up...looked around...looked outside...saw the stars...saw TWO MOONS...the regular one...and a small green one...AM I THE ONLY ONE?...if you see two moons contact me...willy bee...with ESP ;)
2015: YEAR OF THE (RAT) TRAP
let's get into the year end lists...albums of the year...rappers of the year...fuck that shit...i got rats to trap bro...got rats in the attic...got rats in the walls...shout outs to hp lovecraft...year of the trap...year of the rat trap...i got raps to trap...rats to trap...
FATLIP JERKS OFF STARING AT FEMALE ON SUBWAY
FATLIP 'performs sex act on himself for THIRTY MINUTES' as he stares at female passenger on train
Police want to speak to the rapper known as "Fatlip" from the legendary rap group The Pharcyde, who allegedly performed a sex act on himself for THIRTY MINUTES as he stared at a woman on a subway train.
The suspect was a passenger on a train travelling northbound from President Street station in New York City.
The alleged incident took place on Sunday at 4pm.
Derrick Scott aka Fatlip is accused of putting his hand down his trousers and performing the sex act on himself as he looked at the 29-year-old woman.
He is alleged to have continued to touch himself for more than half an hour, according to police.
The woman involved took a picture of the suspect and sent it to police, Pix11 reports.
He has a prominent tattoo on his forehead reading: “TEAM USA.”
Anyone with information is advised to call the US version of Crimestoppers.
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