I'm gonna be honest - I don't listen to much rap. It's not that I don't like it, but oftentimes, I feel like the people that I might be around that listen to it, listen to it for novelty. I mean, there's only so much "Straight Outta Compton" I can hear with a bunch of punk rocker guys and not feel strange. Really, are most 11 year olds at Channahon Junior High toting copies of "36 Chambers" really LISTENING, or are they just going "HAHA! He said bitch!" or "All the songs are about KARATE or something". But there is some good stuff, and I'm glad to say that this Mos Def album is pretty great.
First off - Madlib produced 4 of the tracks! And remember how much I liked Madvillian? A lot! (Thanks again Seth Kaplan) J Dilla also did one other, but he's dead now (too many DONUTS!), along with some others I don't know - but Garret might. He can't stop listening to "The Dream"!
Really, here's what happens with the album - the first track is just, in all honesty, kick ass. The sampled guitar riff just fits the song perfectly and it's one of those where you are toe tapping or smacking puppies with a baseball bat. Then the 2nd track is this little ditty thing with a marimba thing and then it leads into the first Madlib track which is just like ARGHHHHH! AND THERE'S A VIBRA-SLAP! LIKE A VIBRA SLAP! IASDKNfafjd,fsdmfdjn jhjkgh hbhbhbh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
"Quiet Dog" is solid with all kinds of percussions, but I'm not feeling "Life in Marvelous Times". "Pistola" is a jam! "Workers Comp" samples Marvin Gaye and gets better as it goes on. Oh! "Roses" has female vocals! "History" is the J Dilla track...and "Casa Bey" is a party! So much stuff! 400 MOS DEFS! ARSON! WEDDINGS! EAR PLUGS!
OVERALL RATING - worth your time, if you have any left!
KEY TRACKS - "Casa Bey", "Pistola", "Supermagic", "Auditorium"
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