So...first up:
Sean
Price – Straight Music from the LP Mic
Tyson
This has been on repeated repeat since I got my hands on Price’s
Mic Tyson album. Part of it’s the beat, hypnotic, a little ominous; it’s
late night under a streetlight music and not too surprisingly – given how much
work he’s done with the Duck Down fam, produced by 9th Wonder. 9th has a talent
for providing the kind of moody, grimy background the Duck Down kids sound good
over and this one nails it.
“Stuck in a jam
Why you wanna fuck with me fam
I’m tryin’ to live a square life you wanna fuck up my plan
Under a bus? Fucker I’ll throw you under a van
Throw the van in reverse and then I’ll do it again”
Why you wanna fuck with me fam
I’m tryin’ to live a square life you wanna fuck up my plan
Under a bus? Fucker I’ll throw you under a van
Throw the van in reverse and then I’ll do it again”
So cold! Those first two bars set tone. Part of what you have to
dig about Sean P is that he isn’t your typical money ‘n’ hoes asshole rapper.
He’s not stunting, he’s not bragging on his jewelry, he’s not talking about his
car. He just wants you to know two things:
1) Leave him alone. He just wants to make his music, sit back
and chill with his family. It’s that old bit of wisdom that the most dangerous
guy in the room is the one who just wants to be left alone, and you’re fucking
with him.
2) He’s nice. He’s real fucking nice. He’s so nice, if he gets
on a track with you, you are not going to be friends anymore cause you’ll get
murdered on your own shit.
This is grown up rap. This is almost-40-and-still-ill-music. The
kind of shit that hip hop needs to bridge that gap and answer the question of
what happens when rappers get past their wild youth. The voice and flow meet
the beat and ride through your eardrums down through your soul. It’s hip hop at
its finest and if you don’t like it, there’s something wrong with you.
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