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Tuesday, January 05, 2010 Shinin' On Big Boi Ft. Gucci Mane - Shine Blockas from SNORT THIS TV on Vimeo. Still no word on when the Big Boi album is going to drop but apparently they've finally released a video for my beloved "Shine Blockas" (the only track other than Real Estate to crack my Last.fm Top 10 list over the past three months), sans incarcerated second fiddle Gucci Mane. Listen, watch and enjoy. Labels: loved sounds, music, rap, videos posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 1/05/2010 07:32:00 PM 0 comments Friday, November 27, 2009 His Name Is... A few things Wayne for you all. First: above is the trailer for the upcoming Lil' Wayne documentary, the exact details of which (including release date) I'm not very familiar, but which I was able view in its entirety last weekend. I'm not sure that anyone right now is arguing the need for such a film, but I was surprised how compelling it was and how much I wasn't ready for it to be over when it ended. The number one thing about the man, above and beyond, is that he's no dope who lucked into fame by brashness and circumstance--Wayne is, without doubt, a truly creative spirit with the kind of ever-burbling brain from which ideas constantly spring out. I'm a person who generally dislikes docu-bios and biopics as concepts, for the sake of my frustration at the idea of summarizing hours, days or years into 90-120 minutes, and as such I'm inherently dismissive of any ideas posited on characters displayed in such ventures.... but all of which is to say that the Wayne of the World here is one who anyone should be able to see and take interest in. I won't give much away, but he certainly comes off not as a rapper but as a wordgenius whose life has collided with the world of rap. And if that ain't interesting to you, then it ain't. ------------ On possibly a more exciting Wayne front though, the Lil' Master has finally released a mixtape worthy of the cream of his "tween-Carter" 2007-08 tapes Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3: and he calls it No Ceilings and you can get it here. Many of you have already heard and rejoiced in this tape, and I'll join you there, as it's for sure a "return to form". I do have to offer a little skepticism and say that I don't think i'd call No Ceilings amazing, but it's definitely good, and refreshing to know that he hasn't bought too much yet into the "Prom Queen" crossover shit he put out earlier this year. But speaking of crossover appeal, one track on No Ceilings that has sort of stuck in my craw in an embarrassing way is the late addition not-titular cut "I Got No Ceilings", a feel-good pop hit that takes the instrumental from--seriously--the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling". I knew the moment my ears took in this track that I would probably feel guilty once I found out the source, but it didn't stop me from experiencing an immediate swell of, "Wow!" as I for the first time heard Lil' Wayne delivering on the potentiality of candy pop-rap in a way I'd never quite imagined... which, when combined with his ability to go big in a more or less non-trad rap way with the emo-darkness "Shoot Me Down", makes me believe that it is entirely possible that he's got a quality post-rap record in him providing that he works with the right folks (ie, people with taste and a sense for true hooks). On some level, this is the same point emphasized by the striking power of his best mixtapes when compared to his released efforts: that Wayne goes from Rapping to Killing Shit when his generally-fantastic words are combined at last with truly A-level (ie, non-Mannie Fresh) beats. It kills me a little that "Lollipop" is the biggest hit Wayne has had yet as it simply emphasizes the dearth of quality pop-worthy beats he's had on his officially released output. Here's to the future though... LISTEN: Lil Wayne - "I Got No Ceilings", from No Ceilings mixtape ------------ Finally, I've been hard at work on putting together a Wayne "best of" compilation for a friend, and in that spirit, below are my five favorite Weezy tracks, in no particular order. There are obviously way more than five great hits, but these I think are the ones that I'll put on if I have time to just put on one song before leaving the house, to tie my shoes, to go into a business meeting, etc. Stand alone and unfuckwithable. Jeffrey Beaumont's Five Favorite Lil' Wayne Tracks (in no actual order): 1. "I'm Me", from The Leak EP 2. "Off The Docks", from Lil Weezy Ana mixtape 3. "You Ain't Got Nuthin' On Me", from Tha Carter III 4. "My Name Is...", unreleased 5. "Shoot Me Down", from Tha Carter III Labels: Lil Wayne, loved sounds, mp3, music, random lists, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 11/27/2009 02:05:00 AM 1 comments Monday, November 23, 2009 Jingo Bingo, Best Rest, Grandma QTip, Nana Mandindo, A Tribe Called Quest JeffreyBeaumont: i'm having a few people over tonight to play scrabble and drink hot toddys jaychampionvinyl: haha of course you are jaychampionvinyl: just like my Nana JeffreyBeaumont: "Best Grandma Alive" JeffreyBeaumont: "when she play scrabble she only go bingo / dominate her foes til they go jingo / for her, that is: queen above the rest / Nana on top, the motherfucking best" jaychampionvinyl: who is that? JeffreyBeaumont: umm JeffreyBeaumont: i just made that up JeffreyBeaumont: as an ode to your fucking Nana jaychampionvinyl: hahahahahahaha jaychampionvinyl: oh JeffreyBeaumont: you are supposed to say, "Wow, that was quite clever" jaychampionvinyl: I thought it was weird Q-Tip line I didn't know! jaychampionvinyl: how's that for a compliment?? Labels: family, IMs, lolgore, quickthoughts, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 11/23/2009 02:45:00 PM 0 comments Thursday, October 22, 2009 Pyrex Linx NobleNerd: Have you been listening to OBFCL2? JeffreyBeaumont: not enough yet JeffreyBeaumont: i bought from amazon for $5 JeffreyBeaumont: i like it a lot so far NobleNerd: what are they talking about when they say Pyrex? JeffreyBeaumont: i'm not sure where you're referencing JeffreyBeaumont: but typically that's a reference to drug-making JeffreyBeaumont: crack or meth NobleNerd: okay NobleNerd: they seem to use it in a few different contexts JeffreyBeaumont: or crack pipes JeffreyBeaumont: thats actually prob most common NobleNerd: ok, that makes sense JeffreyBeaumont: this may sound hilarious, but jayson greene probably has even more knowledge about the history of pyrex and crack-pipe referencing in rap songs NobleNerd: yeah, he is not currently available NobleNerd: not to offend, but you were my second JeffreyBeaumont: hahah JeffreyBeaumont: i would assume it's crack pipes posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 10/22/2009 12:59:00 PM 0 comments Tuesday, October 20, 2009 It Ain't Hard To Find...?  Why is it so hard to find a website that lists the Doom instrumentals paired with Nas's raps on the fan-cobbled Nastradoomus? If anyone knows of one, let me know. Labels: curiosities, music, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 10/20/2009 11:37:00 AM 2 comments 2
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Monday, October 19, 2009 Looking Back And Whatnot  For those of you who ever wondered.... JeffreyBeaumont: why the fuck did kanye give all those beats to common JeffreyBeaumont:at the time it seemed cool but not crazy JeffreyBeaumont:but given kanye's ascension since then it seems pretty nuts jaychampionvinyl: because Common 1) is also from Chicago, 2) used to be legitimately awesome, 3) was friends with the producer who mentored Kanye (No ID), and pre-love fuzzy vibes makeover, was exactly the kind of thoughtful, reflective, yet still boastful and funny sort of rapper Kanye wanted to be JeffreyBeaumont:haa POW jaychampionvinyl: it only seems like a crazy/terrible idea in retrospect, now that he has become rap's Sting JeffreyBeaumont: dum dah-duh Labels: case studies, IMs, Jayson Greene In Spirit, quickthoughts, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 10/19/2009 03:45:00 PM 0 comments Thursday, October 15, 2009 SIR, CAN YOU GET THAT LIGHT OUT MY EYE ITS BLOCKIN MA SIGHT! [UPDATE]  Today, I was sent this nugget of God-kissed Heaven from both Alex Doorknobs and Jayson, who both knew a Beaumont-FOREVER jam when they hear one. hotdoorknobs: the new gucci mane song w/big boi is fucking amazing hotdoorknobs: you will love it jaychampvinyl: we were actually just talking about this today jaychampvinyl: we both agreed it was part of Jeffrey Beaumont's life soundtrack Either way, it's nice to know i've got my own personal listeners out there. Or that i'm that hilariously predictable. The short and easy write-up you'll probably hear about "Shine Blockas" (yes, weird, 'tard name) is "Intl Players Anthem Pt II", which only does it justice in the sense of providing a nice little totally unfuckwithable reference point, which is probably more bad than good since more or less no rap song in the world can bathe in the same pool as "Players Anthem". That said: wow. This track is just fucking great, and calling it a "party jam" does both song and beat a disservice, as it is goes well beyond the "let's have a hedonistic ball for three minutes and not worry about what comes after," and straight into, "You best let this track unfold gentle and watch the way it will flutter gently in and out of the deepest recesses of your mind." Yes, I am referring to a track that Gucci Mane appears on. Part of what makes this track so good I think is the way the beat steps out of "str8 rapz land" (not a real place) and heads toward "delighting in fine musics of the world." The very first thing I thought upon hearing it was, "Wow, Avalanches." My lede here said "God-kissed," but I could have more specific by describing the beat as a "sun-swirled Creator tonguebath", in the exact same way that you felt the first time you listened to "Since I Left You": joyful, triumphant yet curious, loving the possibilities of life that you may not yet have discovered. I've listened to it seven times already since I received this afternoon and I'm looking forward to listening to it about seventy-five times more before 2009 is out. Holla post-summer rhythmic satisfaction. LISTEN: Big Boi f. Gucci Mane - "Shine Blockas", from upcoming Big Boi album posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 10/15/2009 06:58:00 PM 0 comments Monday, October 05, 2009 Unexpected Linx (UPDATED) I just bought myself a digital copy of Raekwon's much-hyped Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, which right now you can pick up from Amazon.com for a cheap $5. Hilariously though, check out in the screenshot below in the "Customers who bought this music also bought:" section.....  Ummmmmm.... REALLY? I know this is all high merger days shit and whatnot but WHAT??? Six rap records, albeit with one admittedly supercracker release (sorry, Brother Ali), but all hiphop and five of them of the uberhiphop variety. And then... GIRLS, Album. Seriously. I would surprised but not too surprised if Beck or MGMT popped up here... but GIRLS (or should I say, Dudes)? Weird. [ED: Pains Alex says: "100% the pitchfork 'best new music' factor. 100%. still hilarious though!"] Labels: curiosities, music, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 10/05/2009 09:25:00 AM 0 comments Monday, September 28, 2009 Rest In Peace: Platinum Respect Edition  JeffreyBeaumont: Umm, holla JeffreyBeaumont: http://www.emusic.com/artist/Big-L-MP3-Download/11754989.html Jayson: HOLY FUCK Jayson: I did NOT know we had this Jayson: I am making this a Staff Pick, RIGHT FUCKING NOW Jayson: such a classic JeffreyBeaumont: a "classic" that's actually a classic JeffreyBeaumont: plus it has the benefit of featuring a pipsqueak jay-z and camron! Jayson: yes! Jayson: rhyming like the guy from Naughty By Nature (jay, that is) Jayson: he sounds hilariously young and not at all imposing Jayson: or charismatic in the slightest JeffreyBeaumont: hence pipsqueak JeffreyBeaumont: he sounds like a lil dude PSYCHED to be someone's record Jayson: haha yes Jayson: he sounds like MEMPHIS BLEEK JeffreyBeaumont: from AllMusicGuide review: "With better production and marketing, Big L might have found himself with a platinum album but instead he settled for platinum respect" JeffreyBeaumont: how about, "he settled for relative obscurity before being gunned down?" Jayson: hahahaha Jayson: god, Platinum Respect needs to be the name of a Koch rapper's next album Jayson: That can be a new Joe Budden lyric Jayson: "Yeah records aint sold, but the checks? Still cashin em/Albums ain't gone gold, but MY RESPECT IS PLATINUM" Jayson: <-----Joe Budden(s)'s new ghostwriter LISTEN: Big L - "Da Graveyard (featuring Jay-Z and Cam'ron)", from Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous Big L - "Put It On", from Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous Labels: IMs, Jayson Greene In Spirit, lolgore, mp3, music, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 9/28/2009 05:41:00 PM 0 comments Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Re-appraisals: Upon Which Our Heroes Get Excited And Then Rapidly Disappointed By Ill Communication  In our fourth attempt at revisiting our musical pasts, Jayson and I chose the Beastie Boys' Ill Communication, and were quickly reminded how absence can make the heart grow fonder... and an unexpected return can remind the heart why relations were lost. This is insanely long, so don't read unless you are bored or think you really love(d) mid 90s Beastie Boys. -------------- jaychampvinyl: I'm ready styrofoamfuror: GO styrofoamfuror: i have not listened to this in so long styrofoamfuror: and the last time i did in earnest, i knew so so little about rap music jaychampvinyl: I am liking this so much already jaychampvinyl: last time I heard this, the things I knew about rap were via osmosis jaychampvinyl: 1) Public Enemy are cool jaychampvinyl: 2) Skee Lo has a great song styrofoamfuror: i knew all about "gangsta rap" styrofoamfuror: and the Cypress Hill/House of Pain crew jaychampvinyl: right jaychampvinyl: I guess I did too jaychampvinyl: but I didn't care for it styrofoamfuror: by college i knew about groups like Tribe and Black Star and Dilated Peoples and J5 styrofoamfuror: but what i still knew nothing about was New York hiphop and "classic hiphop" jaychampvinyl: right styrofoamfuror: (some of which overlappped) jaychampvinyl: by college, I had figured out some Wu Tang, Jay Z's REasonable Doubt, and Nas's Illmatifc jaychampvinyl: tho I didn't spend tons of time with any of it jaychampvinyl: I had the first Wu Tang record, I had supreme clientele jaychampvinyl: and those two records jaychampvinyl: others: Lauryn Hill, The Roots THings Fall Apart, Black Star jaychampvinyl: Eminem's Marshal Mathers LP jaychampvinyl: and this and Paul's Boutique jaychampvinyl: probbbbbbably about it jaychampvinyl: oof, "Tough Guy"--this fake Bad Brains shit has aged terribly jaychampvinyl: and wasn't ever really even good, actually jaychampvinyl: just kinda meant to signify that this was also something that you needed to like if you were going to get down with the new multiculti handbook jaychampvinyl: so they kinda served as DJs styrofoamfuror: i remmeber that Tough Guy and Heart Attack man never sat well with me styrofoamfuror: B-Boys Makin with the Freak Freak sounds like mid 90s Beck styrofoamfuror: a lot styrofoamfuror: or perhaps vice versa jaychampvinyl: yes jaychampvinyl: not sure which way that goes either styrofoamfuror: though i have repeated the line, "If i knew it was gonna be this kind of party...." styrofoamfuror: sooooooo many times jaychampvinyl: It actually just sounds like a complete retread of "So Whatcha Want" jaychampvinyl: kinda interesting, tho: this still sounds "cool!" styrofoamfuror: i think i forgot that by this point especially they were frequently using effects on their voices styrofoamfuror: to compensate for the fact that they were three reedy sounding white dudes jaychampvinyl: I was kinda expecting for this to be cringeworthy jaychampvinyl: in a way jaychampvinyl: the production, in particular, I was thinking would sound terrible styrofoamfuror: i suspect it is much less cringeworthy than Check Yr Head would sound now jaychampvinyl: yes! jaychampvinyl: seconded styrofoamfuror: i remember 10 years ago being sorta alone in preferring Ill Communication over that record (whatever nonsense that means) jaychampvinyl: yeah, me too jaychampvinyl: John told me that Ill Communication was just a poppier version of Check Your Head styrofoamfuror: it's also more of an actual rap album styrofoamfuror: Check Yr Head is more a not great rock/funk album styrofoamfuror: Root Down still sounds great styrofoamfuror: god the samples they used were so fucking tasteful jaychampvinyl: I know!!!!! jaychampvinyl: this record is fucking great jaychampvinyl: GREAT styrofoamfuror: back then i sort of didn't understand sampling and just figured they made everything styrofoamfuror: i'd never heard ANY of these samples jaychampvinyl: oh man, same here jaychampvinyl: maybe not as much here, because they talked so much about finding old funk records jaychampvinyl: but I NO IDEA that gangsta rappers used samples jaychampvinyl: I had no inkling that Dre records, or Biggie records, or anything where you couldn't hear the actual record scratching, were samples of older songs styrofoamfuror: now i know that so much of these comes from awesome 70s jazz records styrofoamfuror: and funk records styrofoamfuror: and fucking Sabotage styrofoamfuror: I can remember the very moment i first heard this song jaychampvinyl: this still sounds like slow-motion walking bands of roving badasses entering your town with spiked bats jaychampvinyl: but please share your sabotage story styrofoamfuror: i had just gotten to germany for a three week visit styrofoamfuror: July 1994 styrofoamfuror: i was excited but bummed about misssing little league all-stars jaychampvinyl: haha, a good way to begin any story styrofoamfuror: I was sick and staying at my aunt's house watching german MTV all day styrofoamfuror: i remember one day seeing the All-4-One song "I Swear" SEVEN times jaychampvinyl: YES styrofoamfuror: four times on MTV styrofoamfuror: and three times on the german channel styrofoamfuror: sabotage sounded like literally the coolest thing i'd ever heard styrofoamfuror: evre jaychampvinyl: it still kind of does!!!! jaychampvinyl: jesus, this song is actually giving me chills jaychampvinyl: IT'S SO FUCKING AWESOM E jaychampvinyl: GAHHHstyrofoamfuror: i spent the entirety of my trip looking forward to coming home and buying the record jaychampvinyl: haha jaychampvinyl: oh man, this Q-Tip song [Get it Together] styrofoamfuror: yeah dude jaychampvinyl: this is sorta the record where they became actual hip hop royalty styrofoamfuror: i had no idea who he was jaychampvinyl: I had heard him SO much in my bro's car styrofoamfuror: "Black dude on Beastie Boys record not biz markie?: jaychampvinyl: hahahaha jaychampvinyl: yes styrofoamfuror: the production on this track is fucking great too styrofoamfuror: the way they work a q-tip sample into the chorus styrofoamfuror: he even references biz markies jaychampvinyl: yes! styrofoamfuror: so i thouhgt maybe it was biz markie jaychampvinyl: this beat jaychampvinyl: is SO WEIRD styrofoamfuror: i remember it took me forever and ever to be able to identify which of the beastie boys were which jaychampvinyl: oh god jaychampvinyl: yeah styrofoamfuror: i think i've forgotten now but i think you need to learn how to listen to rap music jaychampvinyl: god, you REALLY do styrofoamfuror: like, in the beginning i think rap can be kind of confusing styrofoamfuror: so many voices chiming in jaychampvinyl: soooo confusing! styrofoamfuror: often for just a verse jaychampvinyl: and saying so many nonsesnical things jaychampvinyl: I listened to Illmatic like five hundred times trying to figure out why it was groundbreaking in college jaychampvinyl: I liked it enough jaychampvinyl: and some of it was obvious jaychampvinyl: but SO MANY LINES that just sailed past me jaychampvinyl: about 80 percent of them, I'd say jaychampvinyl: were just noises flying over my head styrofoamfuror: i think another key thing was that in 1995 as a 13 year old knowing nothing about rap, i missed the one bazillion references on this record styrofoamfuror: so so so many lines quoting other rap songs styrofoamfuror: at a point down the road, by prob 98 or so, i was pretty obsessed with the instrumentals jaychampvinyl: this one's solid ["Sabrosa"] styrofoamfuror: i made a tape out of the instrumentals on this record, Check Yr Head and Hello Nasty jaychampvinyl: hahaha wow jaychampvinyl: how about The Insound from way out? jaychampvinyl: that must have been your JAM styrofoamfuror: yeah, made while not realizing that there existed an import record called Insound.... styrofoamfuror: i lived in oneonta, ny styrofoamfuror: so there was no such thing jaychampvinyl: hahahah, right styrofoamfuror: i remember being really stoked when i finally found that record styrofoamfuror: but then bummed that there were only two bonus tracks styrofoamfuror: and the ones from hello nasty weren't on there styrofoamfuror: (cause that came out after)  jaychampvinyl: btw, kinda forgot that there was a song on this record called "Bodhisattva Vow" jaychampvinyl: the beginning of the end jaychampvinyl: visible only now jaychampvinyl: kinda like "Revolution No. 9" on the White Album jaychampvinyl: "uh oh" jaychampvinyl: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES styrofoamfuror: christgau describes the instrumentals as "the unschooled funk of a prerap garage band" styrofoamfuror: this song always seemed like a bad acid trip (sorry, mom!) jaychampvinyl: yup jaychampvinyl: also: first terrible MCA lyrics about the world and stuff styrofoamfuror: it was a little too melodeath core jaychampvinyl: wayy too much so styrofoamfuror: except at 2:16 styrofoamfuror: when those beautiful sad piano chords come in jaychampvinyl: oooooh forgot about those jaychampvinyl: yes styrofoamfuror: they literally made the song ok to me jaychampvinyl: "I give respect to King and his nonviolent ways" jaychampvinyl: how benevolent of MCA to "give" respect to Martin Luther fucking King Jr. styrofoamfuror: this song, vocal-wise kind of epitomized ways i didn't like their vocals styrofoamfuror: oh dude styrofoamfuror: the intro to futterman's rule styrofoamfuror: Big Youth sample styrofoamfuror: but this is literally the first time i've known that styrofoamfuror: and it's fucking great jaychampvinyl: you are obsessive jaychampvinyl: btw jaychampvinyl: yes jaychampvinyl: these are really great jaychampvinyl: simple, amateurish, yeah, but somehow nail something jaychampvinyl: there's some vibe they nail here jaychampvinyl: they probably created it jaychampvinyl: like, this WORKS styrofoamfuror: oh man jaychampvinyl: and none of them can really play and none of them really know what the fuck theyr'e doing styrofoamfuror: this is my FAVE of the instrumentals actually jaychampvinyl: it shouldn't sound this good, logically, when they do this styrofoamfuror: THEY can't play but Eric Bobo can styrofoamfuror: as can Money Mark jaychampvinyl: right styrofoamfuror: i remember being really bummed that the Insound record didn't have this one on it styrofoamfuror: and feeling triumphant about my own self-collected tape jaychampvinyl: yes! jaychampvinyl: as you should jaychampvinyl: good old-fashioned questing nerd ingenuity styrofoamfuror: i definitely put this on as an interlude a few times jaychampvinyl: while fucking? jaychampvinyl: 'hold on, hold on, just stay there, I really want to play this song" jaychampvinyl: 'JUST HOLD ON!" styrofoamfuror: haaa styrofoamfuror: i meant on a mix styrofoamfuror: no fucking at this point in my life styrofoamfuror: i rememebr trying to scratch records on our record player styrofoamfuror: "BEN THIS ISN'T A DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE!!!" styrofoamfuror: my mom shouting in the background jaychampvinyl: hahahahaha jaychampvinyl: take a disco nap! jaychampvinyl: I am sure I did that once jaychampvinyl: just pulled the record back jaychampvinyl: and then freaked out when it made the WORST sound imaginable jaychampvinyl: this one sounds a little Soul Coughing-y styrofoamfuror: yeah, actually "Alright Hear This" is incredibly ala mid 90s Beck jaychampvinyl: yes styrofoamfuror: again, i don't know who is first jaychampvinyl: the cutting/scratching is a little more old-sounding to these ears styrofoamfuror: but it sounds literally indistinguishable save the lyrics jaychampvinyl: yes jaychampvinyl: it does styrofoamfuror: listen to "In a Cold Ass Fashion" styrofoamfuror: also from 1994 styrofoamfuror: http://whiskeyclonehotelcity1997layitontothedawnshecantalktosquirrels.net/ghost/songinfo.php?songID=147 styrofoamfuror: which is what he was originally going to call Odelay jaychampvinyl: Gettin' all caught up in a taste test / And it all basically tastes like crap styrofoamfuror: exactly styrofoamfuror: oh man styrofoamfuror: a great song jaychampvinyl: haaaaa @ the title "Eugene's Lament" jaychampvinyl: and also @ the song itself styrofoamfuror: hahah, yes styrofoamfuror: is that a violin? jaychampvinyl: this is retarded jaychampvinyl: yes styrofoamfuror: this also sounds Beck-ish jaychampvinyl: in a terrible sort of way styrofoamfuror: for some reason (reason: i am sloppy and not astute) as a kid i never heard the similarity styrofoamfuror: now i'm becoming increasingly convinced that half of this record is near-interchangeable with some less exciting understanding of mid 90s beck jaychampvinyl: hahaha yes jaychampvinyl: also, it is wearing on me a bit jaychampvinyl: pretty samey towards the end jaychampvinyl: this is more the unexciting gumbo I was expecting styrofoamfuror: so basically tracks 1-7 are more or less exhilarating styrofoamfuror: tracks 8-12 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz jaychampvinyl: the back half is Starbucks turntablism styrofoamfuror: there is really not a ton of actual rapping on this record jaychampvinyl: this is turning into a slog for me styrofoamfuror: Do It styrofoamfuror: not exciting styrofoamfuror: is the result jaychampvinyl: I am starting to have uncharitable thoughts about 1997-era goateed hipsters jaychampvinyl: I am seeing them doing stupid dances in my head styrofoamfuror: apparently the single version of "Get It Together" did NOT have Qtip on it? jaychampvinyl: whoa, weird styrofoamfuror: i'm not sure how that song exists without him jaychampvinyl: me neither? jaychampvinyl: they must recut the whole song jaychampvinyl: yeah the back half is straight bong water-Sega Genesis music styrofoamfuror: yeh dude, i was right there styrofoamfuror: to put on between phish bootleg tapes styrofoamfuror: also: "Sure Shot" was one of the songs deemed inappropriate to play on radio after Sept 11 by Clear Channel styrofoamfuror: "Clear Channel Banned Songs" styrofoamfuror: thanks Mays family styrofoamfuror: you fucking scumbags styrofoamfuror: Sabotage was also banned styrofoamfuror: Louis Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World" jaychampvinyl: jesus fucking christ, those people jaychampvinyl: that list jaychampvinyl: is straight gestapo jaychampvinyl: (no huffpo) styrofoamfuror: Dave Matthews "Crash Into Me" styrofoamfuror: David Bowie and Mick Jagger "Dancing in the Street" (probably a good thing since it's fucking godawful) jaychampvinyl: "We are banning all 80s Rolling Stones, mostly befcause it sucks" jaychampvinyl: I love that this is "Ricky's Theme" jaychampvinyl: also: haaa styrofoamfuror: Heart Attack Man is better than Tough Guy styrofoamfuror: but existed as a novelty even as an unperformed idea jaychampvinyl: a little diddy about a good guy I know jaychampvinyl: Man, at this point, I'm just thinking about Paul's Boutique jaychampvinyl: and how good "Shadrach" would probalby sound at this point in the running time styrofoamfuror: i'm getting bumcore now styrofoamfuror: how the fuck could they have banned Cat Stevens "Peace Train" styrofoamfuror: fucking dicks styrofoamfuror: i have Mark Mays's cell phone number by the way styrofoamfuror: remind me to distribute on the internet at some point styrofoamfuror: (he's the CEO) jaychampvinyl: hahaha, yes styrofoamfuror: the only thing i can say favorably is that the company is doing terribly now styrofoamfuror: so they're getting theirs (sorta, not really) styrofoamfuror: "All songs by Rage Against the Machine" styrofoamfuror: Sugar Ray "Fly" jaychampvinyl: JESUSSSS styrofoamfuror: let's ban literally the most innocuous song ever written jaychampvinyl: but he wants to Fly jaychampvinyl: (A PLANE INTO THE PENTAGON) styrofoamfuror: what a fucking mental arbitrary list styrofoamfuror: Limp Bizkit "Break Stuff" styrofoamfuror: haha no more sorry jaychampvinyl: tjat jaychampvinyl: that's one I can get behind jaychampvinyl: Fred Durst incited mass rapes styrofoamfuror: oh man Shambala styrofoamfuror: we are listening the beastie boys styrofoamfuror: and this record has turned into muddled nonsense jaychampvinyl: jesus god jaychampvinyl: this is it jaychampvinyl: this is Revolution NO. 9 jaychampvinyl: I am so very ready for the Beastie Boys to finish Ill communicating with me styrofoamfuror: it's like they just put a record on 20 minutes ago and left the room jaychampvinyl: this is the song that presaged just how awful they were going to become jaychampvinyl: as people jaychampvinyl: and as people making music jaychampvinyl: not awful as people jaychampvinyl: just laughable jaychampvinyl: to me, this is some bono awfulness jaychampvinyl: if you're into Buddhism jaychampvinyl: don't aggrandize about it on your album jaychampvinyl: plz styrofoamfuror: this was literally pot consumption tunes jaychampvinyl: so, wow, turns out this album could have ended after "Get IT Together" styrofoamfuror: Bodhisattva Vow styrofoamfuror: fuckign terrible styrofoamfuror: this is unpleasant to listen to jaychampvinyl: "I'll be glad if it helps anyone else out, too" styrofoamfuror: i remember never liking this one jaychampvinyl: GAAAAAAAAH jaychampvinyl: this makes KRS-One look like a funny, laidback dude jaychampvinyl: I CAN'T BELIEVE ADAM YAUCH DID THIS styrofoamfuror: yeah styrofoamfuror: terrible jaychampvinyl: ok jaychampvinyl: deep breath jaychampvinyl: transitions jaychampvinyl: final track styrofoamfuror: Transitions isn't terrible jaychampvinyl: back into mediocre-funk territory jaychampvinyl: and it's pleasing styrofoamfuror: it's actually totally acceptable out of context styrofoamfuror: just not really in the context of having been subjected to 12 previous tracks of either lite-funk, bad buddhism or boring fuzz-rap jaychampvinyl: hahaha jaychampvinyl: exactly jaychampvinyl: well put jaychampvinyl: weird how quickly this turned for me jaychampvinyl: I was REALLY into this jaychampvinyl: for the first third jaychampvinyl: I can no loinger believe that "Sabotage" is on this album styrofoamfuror: "jaychampvinyl: IT'S SO FUCKING AWESOM E" jaychampvinyl: I KNOW styrofoamfuror: ok over styrofoamfuror: wow styrofoamfuror: shittown jaychampvinyl: hahaha styrofoamfuror: no wonder people talked shit on this album styrofoamfuror: at least Check Yr Head is like 35 mintues jaychampvinyl: THERE IT WAS, FOLKS- YOUR TRI-WEEKLY FUNDAY AFTERNOON MEMORY-RAPING BUZZKILL styrofoamfuror: hahahaha styrofoamfuror: yep The final verdict: things went down easier when I was a know-nothing teenager who smoked pot all day dreaming what it would be like to "have a girlfriend" or "leave upstate New York". Beastie Boys - "Sabotage" (I still fucking love you!) Labels: Jayson Greene In Spirit, memories, music, old flames, rap, re-appraisals posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 9/15/2009 07:57:00 PM 0 comments Friday, August 28, 2009 Fuck The Police? Sanam: "reading is the tool of the devil" JeffreyBeaumont: DON'T READ BOOKS JeffreyBeaumont: BAD FOR SOUL Sanam: GOOD FOR SAFETY Sanam: have you seen this new lil wayne video? Sanam: about him fucking a cop? JeffreyBeaumont: ................. JeffreyBeaumont: ummmmmmmm JeffreyBeaumont: no JeffreyBeaumont: what it called? Sanam: um Sanam: mrs. officer Sanam: it's kind of awesome Sanam: "she know I'm from the street" Sanam: "but all she wants me to do is fuck tha police" JeffreyBeaumont: i know the song JeffreyBeaumont: it's a pretty not awesome song compared to rest of carter III JeffreyBeaumont: but geez JeffreyBeaumont: i need to find the video Sanam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPb1JtslNpg JeffreyBeaumont: good lord, you are good to me Sanam: I do what I can JeffreyBeaumont: i need a good misogynistic lil wayne video right now Sanam: when 'a milli' came out Sanam: I spent a good few months trying to find that hat Sanam: the "don't tread on me" cap he wears in both videos JeffreyBeaumont: oh man, yes Sanam: because, obviously, it's the greatest hat on earth Sanam: it is sooo nowhere to be found Sanam: t-shirts: yes Sanam: hats: no Sanam: I ask you to keep your eyes peeled Sanam: next time you're in either an urban sneaker shop Sanam: or a suburban mega mall Sanam: because I feel like that's where it'll pop up JeffreyBeaumont: my eyes eyes are so peeled the lids are pinned to my forehead Sanam: haha gross Sanam: but much appreciated Labels: IMs, Lil Wayne, lolgore, music, rap, videos posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 8/28/2009 04:34:00 PM 0 comments Tuesday, August 11, 2009 A PRIMER ON LOVING LIFE WHILE LOVING BASKETBALL AND RAP MUSIC PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO AND LET THE MAGIC ENCOMPASS YOU LIKE A GOLDEN DRAGON BREATHING MAGICAL FIRE ON A LOVED ONE. Labels: basketball, music, rap, VICTORY, videos posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 8/11/2009 04:53:00 PM 2 comments 2
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Balls, Vise Grips, Tomes Etc.  JeffreyBeaumont: hey what you doing on friday? jaychampionvinyl: hold on jaychampionvinyl: asking S***** [FIANCEE] jaychampionvinyl: haha jaychampionvinyl: her response: "nothing so far" jaychampionvinyl: ideas? JeffreyBeaumont: >>jaychampionvinyl: hold on >>jaychampionvinyl: attempting to remove balls from vise grip of death jaychampionvinyl: HAAAA jaychampionvinyl: oh man jaychampionvinyl: my balls are in a cozy paunch of comfort jaychampionvinyl: and I simply meant that I never remember any plans I make JeffreyBeaumont: have you ever heard of william t vollman? JeffreyBeaumont: 3300 pages JeffreyBeaumont: a book he wrote jaychampionvinyl: !? jaychampionvinyl: the name rings a vague bell JeffreyBeaumont: Seven volumes representing one book JeffreyBeaumont: published all at once in 2004 jaychampionvinyl: whoaaaaaaaa JeffreyBeaumont: http://www.amazon.com/Rising-Up-Down-Set/dp/1932416021 jaychampionvinyl: umm jaychampionvinyl: did the Roots name their album "Rising Down" after this guy!?!? jaychampionvinyl: after naming an album after a Malcolm Gladwell book jaychampionvinyl: and naming another one called fucking Game Theory jaychampionvinyl: they should just call their next book "THE ROOTS OWN MANY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS" JeffreyBeaumont: and Things Fall Apart jaychampionvinyl: right jaychampionvinyl: I forgot Chinua Achebe JeffreyBeaumont: also Do You Want More?!!!??! JeffreyBeaumont: haha jaychampionvinyl: yes, that was actually the name of a post-modernist treatise on race relations in 1920s Paris?  Labels: authors, books, IMs, lolgore, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 7/29/2009 05:51:00 PM 0 comments Thursday, June 18, 2009 Clawed Bits Of Secrecy In The Binary Age  Friend: hola JeffreyBeaumont: word Friend has taken this chat off the record (from now on, chats with Friend will not be saved in your Gmail account or Friend's) Friend: know anyone who will pay good money for pain pills? Friend: This chat is no longer off the record JeffreyBeaumont: dude. dude. seriously. JeffreyBeaumont: hahahahhahahahahaha Friend: i love doing that shit Friend: makes me feel gangsta LISTEN: Lil Wayne - "Poppin' Them Bottles", from Dedication 2 mixtape Labels: fucktactics, IMs, Lil Wayne, lolgore, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 6/18/2009 02:10:00 PM 0 comments Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Make Sure To Park Your Love Boat In the Right Lake JeffreyBeaumont: i fucking love "My Name Is" still JeffreyBeaumont: man that shit is great JeffreyBeaumont: all he needs to do is put out one great 3 min track every few months JeffreyBeaumont: and i will excuse the torrent of terrible mixtapes JeffreyBeaumont: Oh, wait. Erm. JeffreyBeaumont: Hi J, sorry, meant to send that to my friend jayson Intern-J: figured that out, yes, haha JeffreyBeaumont: that was probably inexplicable to you, unless you happen to like lil wayne Labels: fucktactics, IMs, Lil Wayne, lolgore, music, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 6/16/2009 11:32:00 AM 0 comments Monday, June 15, 2009 WELCOME BACK TO THE USA (WE MISSED YOU)  Yes yes, as much as I love traveling, I also love this deprarious country, and love that each time I return home I can hear it calling my name loudly like Valkyries in the sky. I look forward to living elsewhere soon, but I will always love this country--and this city in particular--for being the most beautiful, messy, bourgeouis pain in the ass of a place on all of this earth. ---- As an aside, I've elected to change my "back on American turf" plane-touchdown song from "International Players Anthem" (of course, still my "landing on foreign soil" theme) to the Beaumont 2004 summer jam classic "Welcome Back" by Mase. I had an intense craving to hear this track last night when i got home and literally left my bags in the front door way as I ran to the stereo to find a cd (erm... cd?) that might have it so I could hear it immediately. Thankfully I received satisfaction, and in exchange for that I purchased the mp3 from Amazon which I am providing for you all now. Please enjoy and play loudly and learn the words on sing along as much as you can. love, Jeffrey PS--Logan, tell me you love this shit, please. LISTEN (PLEASE!!!!): Labels: loved sounds, mp3, music, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 6/15/2009 04:38:00 PM 0 comments Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8 Diagrams I am finally listening to 8 Diagrams for real and I'm actually enjoying it. I never really gave it much thought when it dropped last year, but it seems that there is actually some worthwhile tracks here. More thoughts to come. Listen: posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 5/19/2009 03:53:00 AM 0 comments Friday, April 24, 2009 The Beat Builds Slowly Toward Summer This is precisely the kind of thing I can imagine Doorknobs hating on but I think it's some cute kidshit: Nothing to write home to mom about, but it was apparently made with all college kids and was shot in one take. The rapping of Nyle is innocuously safe, but I'm comfortable with this all nonetheless. Labels: la cine, Lil Wayne, music, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/24/2009 02:37:00 PM 0 comments Thursday, April 23, 2009 Questionably GOAT  So I just made the strange and slightly embarrassing discovery that Clipse's can't-be-loved-enough We Got It 4 Cheap Vol 2 track "Ultimate Flow" is in fact just our guys rapping over the beat of Lil' Kim's "Drugs" from her '96 debut album Hard Core. Duh-say what? Yeah. I don't think it's so crazy I didn't realize this already--I ain't got anything directly against Kim, but I ain't got much for her either ("Shut Up, Bitch" excepted). The producer is some anonymous bro named Fabian Hamilton, who I freely admit to never having heard of, so I guess it's not soooo surprising, but nonetheless I didn't expect this amazing hard-but-breezy beat would have come from Lil Kim's crazy late 90s Bad Boy stable. Weird. Anyway, here's 'em both for your love if you somehow ain't heard "Ultimate Flow" yet. Plus the instrumental for good measure! Lil' Kim - "Drugs", from Hard Core Lil' Kim - "Drugs (instrumental)" And... umm... an iPhone-compatible ringtone I made of "Ultimate Flow", which is my non-specialized ring Labels: loved sounds, mp3, music, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/23/2009 07:23:00 PM 0 comments Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Wayne, Can You Hear Me?  Dear Lil Wayne: I don't want to waste much time writing much on this topic, but let me join the chorus of dudes wishing you a swift recovery from shit-townitis with hopes that you soon return to the land of the creative and successful. Wayne, if I could make a suggestion that ending your affection with autotune would be a start, and then reconsidering your desires to become a "rock star" a close second, and then I think you might be on your way. Right now you are killing me--in the none "Killin' me, mama!" way--with your strange-sounding awful nonsense. All I can say in it's favor is that a surprising amount is not emo-crap bad (ala "Prom Queen") but weird bad ("Piano Man", "Rock Star", "Too Fly"). Yes, so you've surprised me. Good for you. But now it's nearly summer, so let's get back to the business of making SWEET RAP MUSIC, while there's still enough time for you to drop a hot warm weather nugget that will have me getting wasted and taking my shirt off and remembering why I will always be a lover at heart. Thanks for your consideration. Love, Jeffrey Beaumont Labels: disappointment, fucktactics, god letters, Lil Wayne, music, rap, thoughts posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/14/2009 06:43:00 PM 0 comments Friday, April 10, 2009 I Used To Have Great Love For This Man 
I won't say that I don't still now, but, man, things are certainly a lot different than they were in spring 2003. Nonetheless: Murs - "What You Know", from The End of The Beginning (2003) Murs & 9th Wonder - "The Intro", from Sweet Lord (2008) Labels: loved sounds, memories, rap, REAL LIFE IMs posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/10/2009 03:39:00 PM 0 comments The Glory Days of Northern New York Thanks to Jay for this one. I guess this is back in the pre-IBS days when this wad of cash, which Cam cannot seem to stop pawing through, was all that he gots. And good days they were. BET RAP CITY DIPSET FREESTYLE Labels: loved sounds, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/10/2009 12:51:00 AM 0 comments Thursday, April 09, 2009 If Malik Yusef Is His Competition, He's Probably Right JeffreyBeaumont: i feel like in this current day as rap ombudsman and elder statesment, jay-z might no longer push such lines as "Get a couple of chicks, get 'em to try to do E / Hopefully they'll menage before I reach my garage" jaychampionvinyl: RAP OMBUDSMAN jaychampionvinyl: hahahahaha jaychampionvinyl: that is fucking hilarious jaychampionvinyl: or "I like my hoes on X like Eminem" JeffreyBeaumont: wouldn't it be "I like my hoes on E like Eminem" JeffreyBeaumont: ? jaychampionvinyl: he says "x" jaychampionvinyl: haha JeffreyBeaumont: or else perhaps "I like my hoes on X like X-Ray Spex" jaychampionvinyl: HAHA jaychampionvinyl: OBSCURE JeffreyBeaumont: if i ever write a rap song i will make sure to include that lyric jaychampionvinyl: "get next to jay, know that he'll shank ya/rename you John Doe, Exene Cervenka" jaychampionvinyl: < takes bow > jaychampionvinyl: <-------most critically acclaimed wordsmith in the game Labels: IMs, lolgore, quickthoughts, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/09/2009 03:19:00 PM 0 comments Friday, April 03, 2009 Today's State of Mind Clipse: Nightmares ft. Bilal (MP3) P-Noid just might be the most braindead abbreviation I can remember hearing in a rap song I liked, but this song's dark noirish power socks me in the gutheart every time I hear it. Labels: loved sounds, mp3, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/03/2009 09:54:00 AM 0 comments Saturday, March 21, 2009 BIRDMEN RULING THE ROOST / WAMP WAMP  My third favorite NBA player--second favorite white player, holla--had an amazing game last night, propelling the Nuggets to victory over the Wizards: Chris "Birdman" Andersen had 18 pts, 11 rbs and 6 blocks over only 22 minutes. Birdman missed two entire seasons due to a drug suspension but re-entered the NBA last spring as a reserve on the Hornets and is now back on the courts dunking, blocking, and flying high. Like this: God damn, I love this man. Note also: Musical soundtracking in video by "The Other Birdman", Lil Wayne dad stand-in Ronald Williams aka Baby.  Baby is more or less an ATROCIOUS song-killing rapper, and is mostly noteworthy for appending his trademarked (non-word) "birdsound" to southern rap tracks over the past ten years. A runthrough of Baby's career includes far too many terrible cuts to list--including, allegedly, an entire collabo album recorded with R. Kelly in 2004--but one unquestionable highlight was his Neptunes-produced track with Clipse, "What Happened to that That Boy", which thankfully limits Bird to one not-terrible verse and tons and tons of "brrrrr" birdsounds. Brrrrrrr!!!!!: And fuck yes: Watching that shit is making me HUNGER for the next Clipse record, to come sometime later this year. The first track, featuring Kanye, was rumored to be dropping March 9 but it's March 21 now and I ain't seen shit. However, do pick up the ...Road Til the Casket Drops mixtape though if you haven't already. It's brief and ain't sniffin' Vol 1 or 2, but I feel it way more than 4 Cheap Vol. 3 or that slept-on Re-up Gang record (unnecessary rendition of "Pop Champagne" notwithstanding). Man, I love these motherfuckers: WAMP WAMP!!! Love Jeffrey Labels: basketball, BIRDMAN, loved sounds, quickthoughts, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 3/21/2009 02:06:00 PM 0 comments Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Larry Hughes Is To Shit As Tim Thomas Is To...Joe Budden(s)?
hotdoorknobs: terrible hotdoorknobs: i do not like larry hughes hotdoorknobs: trading tim thomas for larry hughes was like trading poop for shit styrofoamfuror: hmm, well, speaking of shit/poop, right now i am listening to disc two of the TWELVE DISC Joe Budden(s) comp Growth Of A Legend (The Complete Collection) . hotdoorknobs: ZING! Labels: basketball, fucktactics, loved sounds, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 2/24/2009 03:33:00 PM 0 comments |
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