stop the bleeding
daily dos
fri 3/6/2009
Listen to Ghostface Killah tell Rihanna she doesn't have to go through "that young boy s**t" in a new track, "Message from Ghost."
Bow Wow & Omarion, Ghostface Killah, Freeway and Scarface.
the music press
tue 12/18/2007
- Wu-Tang Clan killa bee Ghostface Killah delivers The Big Doe Rehab, the follow up to his critically-acclaimed album Fishscale. Ghostface proves he is one of the "wickedest, least predictable MCs of this era,” on an album “jammed full of dense, smoggy New York chaos,” according to Billboard.com. Rolling Stone gives Ghostface four stars declaring: “[R]ight now is a good time to be a Wu-Tang fan.”
- Bow Wow and Omarion recently released their collaborative album, Face Off. Filling Jay-Z's and R. Kelly's shoes “is no easy feat," observes Blender, "but thanks to slick production and stay-in-your-head melodies, the duo nearly rises to the challenge.” Entertainment Weekly loves the collab: "[T]ogether, Bow (he of quicksilver flow) and O (he of slender harmonies) are urban-pop Wonder Twins.”
- Philadelphia rapper and Roc-A-Fella act Freeway returns with his sophomore effort, Free At Last. Popmatters laments “the absence of producers Just Blaze and Kanye West” and longs for the days when “the Roc’s sound was based on sped-up soul samples and sparkling drums." Pitchforkmedia gives Freeway a solid 7.7 score: “The title of this album isn't a mere play on words… [it's] a portrait of someone who's still discovering his own identity.”
- Houston rap pioneer Scarface returns with his seventh studio album, M.A.D.E.. Allmusic.com finds the veteran rapper on point: "Scarface [is] doing everything right, delivering those cold, hardcore rhymes over uncomplicated, soulful beats” while the The New York Times applauds Scarface's quality-over-quantity approach: “[M.A.D.E.] lasts barely 40 minutes, just long enough to provide a satisfying dose of stories and boasts, delivered in a rich, bluesy voice that often makes him seem even older than he is.”
Nas, RBD, Ghostface Killah and Miguelito
discorama
thu 12/21/2006
Hip hop is floating face-down in the mainstream, according to the new album by Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, the American rapper better known as Nas. Thanks to the record's inflammatory title, Hip Hop Is Dead, the 33-year-old Queensbridge rapper is ruffling some feathers in the hip hop community. The title track is a hard-rocking banger that samples an Iron Butterfly bass line and mashes it with Billy Squier’s "The Big Beat." Nas’ collaboration with Jay Z on Black Republican – a meditation on loss, break ups, politics and their love for the hood – is already the stuff of legend, a majestic exchange between two of hip hop’s greatest. With this album – his first on Def Jam – Nas' cred is as solid as ever, confirming his status as one of the most respected artists in the rap game. Did someone say hip hop album of the year?
RBD releases its highly anticipated English language debut, Rebels. A handful of new sugar-coated tracks are rounded out by older hits – now sung in English. Rebels includes the Diane Warren-penned Tu Amor, which infiltrated non-Latino U.S. radio earlier this year. While one prominent critic has already faulted the album for being "flat and unfocused" as well as "often unintentionally funny" the group's fans will most likely ensure RBD's commercial success.
Wu-Tang Clan killer bee Ghostface Killa releases the sequel to his critically-acclaimed album, Fishscale. His second release in a year, More Fish is loaded with potential classics like Good and the Amy Winehouse cover You Know I'm No Good. The album continues Ghostface's trend of working with cutting-edge underground producers like Hi-Tek, MF DOOM and Madlib. The guest list includes Kanye West, Shawn Wigs, Ne-Yo, Redman, the Theodore Unit crew and Ghost’s own teenage son, Sun God. After such a productive year, Ghostface Killa is bent on pushing forward with yet another release slated for February '07, a collaborative effort with MF DOOM titled Swift & Changeable.
Más Grande Que Tú (Bigger Than You), is the debut album of Daddy Yankee protégé Miguelito. The seven-year-old reggaetonero has been the talk of the town since his track Móntala hit the charts a few months ago. While his sexually suggestive lyrics and risqué live performances – featuring dancers twice his size – may shock some audiences, it's not out sync in the world of reggaeton. The album was produced by DJ Memo and is available on Daddy Yankee’s El Cartel imprint via the mighty Machete Music label.
ª└εx© Says:
