Here’s some O.G. heat from Masta Ace since nothing of interest has dropped recently other than the Bran-Deshay which I was late on posting… (See previous post.)
“She didn’t have the Mabeline face—that was all dead/
Instead, she had a red..dot on her forehead//
C-cups pumpin’.. lookin’ real ill./
“You wanna see Lord of The Rings or Kill Bill?”//
She looked at me and said “Neither one..”/
“‘Cause there really ain’t no blackstars in either one.’”
This song is really well produced (AmpLive always comes correct) and the chorus (sung by Korean songstress Susie Suh) matches the beat perfectly. I’m not sure why she wasn’t in the music video and was instead replaced by a hispanic actress but it’s still a decent video.
ZION I - FINGER PAINT (FT. SUSIE SUH & DUST)
I do have to admit this isn’t the best I’ve heard lyrically from Zumbi (the mc from, and one half of, Zion I) but as I said, AmpLive’s production and the chorus really give this one replay value for me. Why I still always seem to choose songs for ’song of the day’ that I don’t 1000% love, I don’t know—but this song is nice either way.
Remember (when Nas, Nature, AZ and Foxy Brown were called) The Firm? If so, you should remember this jam too but there’s a 90% chance you don’t, so click play and (re-)discover it…
Song is called “The Teaser”… it leaked a few years ago and has been highly blogged since but its pretty fresh so here we are.
“Apparently, “Teaser” was recorded back in 2005 for Deep Throat vs. Lialeh, an album that was to feature artists conducting a “musical-type battle” between the 1974 porn flick Deep Throat and the first major black porn film, Lialeh. ”
Kind of sounds like the illest idea for an album in the history of music… but I’m pretty sure it never came out. As Jesse pointed out, Kool Keith dresses up like Elvis and Karen O rolls around on grapes during shows… their both crazy so it only makes sense they did a track together.
Flashing Lights was one of the songs that made me change my mind about Kanye. To be honest I was never a big fan… but I always agreed he could make beats. And holy fuck what a beat. The string/synth combo on this is undeniable and Dwele I’ve liked since Tainted with Slum Village. This is a blend put together by DJ Benzi, who probably realized The Clipse were made to get on this track. I also threw the Mano remix up in case you’ve heard the Clipse version which has been around for awhile.
Oh sh*t I did not even know this song had a video! One of the best backpacker jams ever for sure! Okay, maybe I just personally like a lot of laid back moody hip hop—it’s at least one of the best jams ever that is at all shoe related though (what else is there? nike head by lexicon…) .. Know about it.
Why is it a fitting song of the day? Check the previous post…
Honestly not the best song in the world (I just noticed I say this about a lot of my SOTD choices..weird) but the verses are really good. Listening to it would not be a complete waste of your time if you haven’t heard it.. trust me. Also, for some reason I just really like posts composed of songs and photos that perfectly match each other.
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