Since this is a free for all and everybody’s trying to go in - I’m next.
Lots has happened since we collectively last posted. Shit, Gary Coleman died (RIP). But over in my microcosm of rap and hip hop - there’s this youngster named Drake. He’s never even put out an album. A classic mixtape, yes (even my friends who won’t listen to an artist once he’s done more than 50k units with a commercial release put ‘So Far Gone’ on repeat - don’t front - Slaughterhouse fans, i think you’re technically still good?) and a Sprite commercial, right. He’s an overnight celebrity, and a song with the great one recently surfaced, that.. had we been writing this blog then we would’ve without a doubt covered. Thankfully, now the album has leaked and we can enjoy this instantaneous classic without any type of DJ/mixtape tag fuckery.
I’ll be the first to admit my child-like admiration for Jay-Z’s effortless cool, and ‘Light Up,’ a track that Drake had mentioned was perfect for Hov - is no disappointment. Remember Black Republicans with Nas and Jay? That was crazy. This isn’t quite beef-squashing epic, but it’s correlated somehow (and a potential passing of the torch) from old to young of the “freshest out.”**
At this point, you listen to the song, where at the end of Jay’s verse, he tries to rationalize / openly justify selling out. I couldn’t handle the tagged versions on youtube so click the link to listen directly or download if you so choose (recommended).
**the sentiment and belief of the public, not of my own.
