Takin’ Em Back – 11/21

21 11 2008

Notorious BIG feat. Puffy & Ma$e – Mo Money, Mo Problems

I swear this joint brings back memories. This was when Bad Boy reached it’s zenith. It even gave Puff the alias as the “Shiny Suit Man”. Watching the video today it is a little cheesy, but it’s one of the most memorable hip hop videos from the 90’s. Speaking of Puff, he recently gave T-Pain his royalties for the auto-tune, which will be thoroughly used on his next album (sigh). Also, Bad Boy will be dropping the Notorious Soundtrack and movie in January.





Dope or Nope 11/20: S.L.U. vs. S.F.U.

21 11 2008

Jim Jones feat. Lil Wayne, Twista, & Jay-z NOE

The long awaited response to “Swagger Like Us” is finally here. S.L.U. featured heavyweights T.I., Jay-z, Kanye West, & Lil’ Wayne; “Swagger From Us” fails to live up to the lineup. “Swagger From Us” features Jimmy, his protege’ Jay-z sound-a-like NOE, Twista, and ironically Lil’ Wayne.

Another miss on this track is the mediocre production, handled by Chink Santana. By unanimous decision, Swagger Like Us takes the cake for being the better “swagger” track, but am I the only one who’s tired of this “swagger” epidemic?