we could do air ones, hun - or louis loafers...
so im sitting here, listening to "weekend girl" by cam'ron, and im thinking about the critic's notebook in the ny times that i read a couple weeks back. it mentioned several contenders in the race for song of the summer during a summer that really didnt have one. one could've argued that shakira's hips didnt lie, that nelly furtado's ode to the promiscuous girl in all of us was the song that put us all into a rump shaking frenzy, or perhaps even, gnarls barkley - driving us all crazy with an overplayed song that i really hate to love now thanks to mainstream radio. (please pardon all the cheesy puns.)
so where does "weekend girl" come into play? Kelefa Sanneh points out exactly that. where was "weekend girl?" where was cam'ron? i dont know, but im not too sure if this song would've helped to sum up all the emotions that is exactly summer - well, for me at least. still, i think it would've been a reasonable battle in the ring considering this song isn't even on the map officially in the music industry.
the piece also goes on to talk about how perhaps the root of this tiny question may lie in new york's two premier hip hop radio stations - hot 97 and power 105. i myself listen to both radio stations - depending on the mood im in. if i feel like getting down on a friday or saturday night but cant afford to wear my skanky outfit to go clubbing cause its in the wash - i listen to hot 97. if i feel like "powering down" with power 105 at night - thats what i fall asleep to. (i blame krock for changing their format so horribly that i cant even stand to listen to penn and teller in the afternoons.) nonetheless, this was the pinnacle of the article for me. when i could hear justin timberlake's "sexyback" on a hip hop radio station, the rotation of its producers need to be reevaluated. this is not to say that the integration of different genres of music is frowned upon, but it makes me question where the true good music has gone. have we gotten so lax, that we can simply take a instant club hit as the definintion and standard for what we should listen to?
i dont know, but anyways, seriously have a listen to "weekend girl." its still a pretty hot song despite all this.
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speaking of lax, i would just like to mention that im disappointed in talib kweli. upon his single, "listen" gracing my ears, it sounded like a good song - something i expect from an artist of his caliber. however, listening to it a little more made me realize that it was too good - too typical of kweli. maybe im calling it too soon. i have to admit, i havent heard anything else from his new album, but i hope that this time around he creates a more progressive sound. i remember when kweli and mos def put out their own separate sophmore debuts around the same time, critics agreed that mos def defined himself as a singular mc, moving past black star. talib kweli on the other hand remained relatively stationary. critics aside, ive listened to both albums, comparing them to their previous endeavors and to each other. all i can say is i await this new album in hopes of being wowed by what i fear talib kweli might lack without the oomph of black star.
so where does "weekend girl" come into play? Kelefa Sanneh points out exactly that. where was "weekend girl?" where was cam'ron? i dont know, but im not too sure if this song would've helped to sum up all the emotions that is exactly summer - well, for me at least. still, i think it would've been a reasonable battle in the ring considering this song isn't even on the map officially in the music industry.
the piece also goes on to talk about how perhaps the root of this tiny question may lie in new york's two premier hip hop radio stations - hot 97 and power 105. i myself listen to both radio stations - depending on the mood im in. if i feel like getting down on a friday or saturday night but cant afford to wear my skanky outfit to go clubbing cause its in the wash - i listen to hot 97. if i feel like "powering down" with power 105 at night - thats what i fall asleep to. (i blame krock for changing their format so horribly that i cant even stand to listen to penn and teller in the afternoons.) nonetheless, this was the pinnacle of the article for me. when i could hear justin timberlake's "sexyback" on a hip hop radio station, the rotation of its producers need to be reevaluated. this is not to say that the integration of different genres of music is frowned upon, but it makes me question where the true good music has gone. have we gotten so lax, that we can simply take a instant club hit as the definintion and standard for what we should listen to?
i dont know, but anyways, seriously have a listen to "weekend girl." its still a pretty hot song despite all this.
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speaking of lax, i would just like to mention that im disappointed in talib kweli. upon his single, "listen" gracing my ears, it sounded like a good song - something i expect from an artist of his caliber. however, listening to it a little more made me realize that it was too good - too typical of kweli. maybe im calling it too soon. i have to admit, i havent heard anything else from his new album, but i hope that this time around he creates a more progressive sound. i remember when kweli and mos def put out their own separate sophmore debuts around the same time, critics agreed that mos def defined himself as a singular mc, moving past black star. talib kweli on the other hand remained relatively stationary. critics aside, ive listened to both albums, comparing them to their previous endeavors and to each other. all i can say is i await this new album in hopes of being wowed by what i fear talib kweli might lack without the oomph of black star.
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