Snoop Dogg: “Let It Rain”
from the forthcoming Malice in Wonderland (Doggystyle/MTV)
Scott Storch may be getting clean in rehab for unspecified troubles, but his thin, airy beats are still floating in the world. This is Snoop on the low—rolling over a faux-Parliament hook, his big money boasts are smoothly delivered.
Method Man & Redman feat. UGK: “City Lights” from the forthcoming Blackout 2 (Def Jam)
Meth and Red are back 10 years after Blackout (Def Jam, 1999). So why does this street cut sound so much like a UGK album cut? And is that a vocoder on Red’s voice? Yeesh.
Q-Tip’s second solo album has legs and the remixes keep on coming. Yeezy and Cons get goofy and sad at the same time. Love hurts.
Flo's album hit the web yesterday and this is an early standout. Is he saying much? Well, no, but Schaeffer Smith saves with a sleek hook.
Easily the most traditionally dope rap record on Jim’s just-released fifth album, No I.D. slays this gutty soul beat. And seriously, listen to Jimmy. The lyrics are intricate, interesting and (gasp) thoughtful.
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