Yep, that final one is a bit of a joke, though the Bieb has miles to go. Who knows who he’ll ride with next?
Still trying to feel your way around Watch The Throne? It’s on iTunes now, and officially drops in physical form on Friday. Here’s a wrap-up of intel regarding the summer superstar throwdown.
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The rhymes come hard and fast, and in the large they sound fun. I’d say there’s tad too much reliance on the base sample itself (Puffy and Sting syndrome, right?), but Kayne West and Jay-Z get a couple things correct on “Otis,” the second track we’re hearing (almost forgot about “H.A.M.”) from the much-awaited you-know-what: the swagger is back and Redding “sounds so soulful.” As for our boys, they’re staying outta hell and jail respectively, keeping their arms out the window while cruising through town in the G-450, looking photo shoot fresh and smoking Cubanos with Casto. You know how they roll: conspicuous consumption to the max. A few sweet lines get spit in the track’s three minute span. Here are five + 1. Still can’t wait to hear “Niggas In Paris.”
1. Jay: “New watch alert: Hublots, or the big-face Rolly – I got two of those.”
2. Jay: “Looking like wealth/’bout to call the paparazzi on myself.”
3. Ye: “I made “Jesus Walks” so I’m never going to hell.”
4. Jay: “I got five passports/ain’t never going to jail.”
5. Ye: “Last week I was in my other other Benz”
6. Ye: “Sophisticated ignorance/write my curses in cursive.”
The film looks better than the disc’s first track sounds (and it don’t sound bad), but when the crew contains everyone from Ferrell to Black to Sarandon, I guess it would be hard to beat. Plus, it’s got Max Perlich. Good to have you back, boys.
It’s one of those Hello/Goodbye deals. WKCR is rocking OC all aft. Here’s a sweet Biggie interview and some other Notorious shizzle.
Lotta spins of Nicki Minaj’s “Monster” floating around (thanks Kanye). Don’t you dare say this Webcam MC ain’t close to the top.
I, Jukebox
Oh Land, “White Nights”
Stephan Crump & James Carney, Echo, Run, Pray (Clean Feed)
Clare & the Reasons, Live in Amsterdam (Frog Stand)
The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic)
Marty Ehrlich, Fables (Tzadik)
Bruce Springsteen, “Working on the Highway”
Johnny Cash, “Train of Love”
The Hold Steady, “We Can Get Together”
Heavenly, “C Is the Heavenly Option”
Dark, Dark, Dark, “Daydreaming”
Marion Brown, Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (ECM)
Mike Clark, “Water On the Moon”
Susan Cowsill, “You and Me Baby”
Ut, “Evangelist”
