What do you all think of Action Bronson? I got into him for a while. That Dr. Lecter album is pretty nice. Haven't felt some of his stuff lately - a joint called "Muslim Wedding" and a feature on MarQ Spekt & Kno's album for a song called "Roadhouse" had me underwhelmed. I tweeted about it, and he found it and retweeted it. I'm not sure why. I guess some people think it's funny to retweet negative comments about themselves - Kweli and 9th Wonder come to mind. And, some others probably hope their "yes men" fans will defend them publicly. I did get one guy respond with "you buggin'!" Yeah, whatever. It's my opinion. But, some people latch on to someone and suddenly feel like they can do no wrong.
Anyway, I like Action Bronson. I wish him success. And, I'm exicted about the project he has coming with one of my favorite producer/DJs as of late, Statik Selektah. And, by the way, I love that more producers are bringing back this producing an entire album (or close to it) thing.
Below is a video from Carson Daly's show (yea, thankfully the Internet exists, right? I literally know one person that watches the show) where Action talks about some shit and freestyles. He used to be a chef too? Nice. Maybe we'll see him make an appearance on Chopped one day and knock out one of those annoying, pompous judges.
Showing posts with label Statik Selektah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Statik Selektah. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
So Close, So Far
Statik Selektah is one of the few DJs adding something to hip hop these days. His studio albums have been filled with MC collaborations that I actually care about. He did the best tribute to Guru (of the ones I've heard) for his radio show on Shade 45. He cuts and scratches instead of just screaming over records or throwing in his name drops, and he cooks up unique instrumentals for artists to rhyme over.
"So Close, So Far" featuring Bun B, Wale, and Colin Munroe is probably my favorite track off of his newest album, 100 Proof The Hangover (especially since I'm such a fan of Munroe these days - apparently I'm not the only one as he has appeared on a shit ton of hip hop records in the last year). The song has Bun and Wale just rhyming about real life shit over a nicely structured melody with a short, but addicting sax sample, and Munroe rounding it out on the hook. It's a great song and the video could have been something special too if it stuck to the realism in the words.
But, sadly Statik instead decides to ignore the meaning of the song and act out a laughable situation to feed his ego, in which he cheats on his wife/girlfriend (who is out of his league) with another woman he meets at work (who is also out of his league). The video has absolutely nothing to do with the song, and Statik playing ladies' man is just not at all believable. I guess he just wanted to pretend he could get any chick he wanted for three minutes. I can't fault him for that. But, he could have at least shot this nonsense to go along with a song about cheating on your woman.
That's my rant for the day. The video is below if you feel like laughter and disappointment all at once.
"So Close, So Far" featuring Bun B, Wale, and Colin Munroe is probably my favorite track off of his newest album, 100 Proof The Hangover (especially since I'm such a fan of Munroe these days - apparently I'm not the only one as he has appeared on a shit ton of hip hop records in the last year). The song has Bun and Wale just rhyming about real life shit over a nicely structured melody with a short, but addicting sax sample, and Munroe rounding it out on the hook. It's a great song and the video could have been something special too if it stuck to the realism in the words.
But, sadly Statik instead decides to ignore the meaning of the song and act out a laughable situation to feed his ego, in which he cheats on his wife/girlfriend (who is out of his league) with another woman he meets at work (who is also out of his league). The video has absolutely nothing to do with the song, and Statik playing ladies' man is just not at all believable. I guess he just wanted to pretend he could get any chick he wanted for three minutes. I can't fault him for that. But, he could have at least shot this nonsense to go along with a song about cheating on your woman.
That's my rant for the day. The video is below if you feel like laughter and disappointment all at once.
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