I'm a Wyclef stan. While on The Score he pretty much just made me laugh with his crazy off-kilter and free barely-rhyming. But I loved it. While Pras was off ... um ... doing whatever he was doing every third verse and Lauryn was redefining the art of intrinsic rhyming, Clef played the role of the court jester who obviously had skills, yet seemed bored with any and all semblance of convention. And once the Fugees split, he's been on an absolute tear ever since in regularly providing his fans with new product.
Wyclef Jean - Riot (feat. Serj Tankian & Sizzla)
He's got six (and soon to be seven) solo albums to go with the two and a half Fugee records. And I proudly own a physical copy of every one of them. His latest offering from '07 was The Carnival, Vol. II and he capitalized on all his amazing music connections with this one. Don't hold me to it, but I'd say Clef's got a better collaborative posse than Wayne, Akon, or any other hip hop artist out there. Besides collaboing with those two titans I just mentioned, do these names mean anything to you: T.I., Shakira, Paul Simon, Mary J. Blige, Chamillionaire, Norah Jones, will.i.am, or Raekwon? That's just this one album ...
But this "Riot" song specifically, that's what kills me. I'm an undercover System of a Down junkie and I think Serj has one of the greatest voices in all of history. And when two musical geniuses come together like this who are 100% different stylistically and still produce a classic product, it makes me very, very happy. It should make you feel like that, too.
... but do take my word for it.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Classic: Riot
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
It's a Big Blue Watery Road
They have their moments. Saturday Night Live was rebirthed out of irrelevancy due to this past election coverage, but they're having a hilarity hangover with their recent musical shorts.
They amused me. So riddle me intrigued when I found out they were actually coming with a whole album. Incredibad. So I got it. And ... I mean ... it's alright.
If you enjoy the shorts then you'll most likely enjoy the entire album. All I'mma say is they're no Flight of the Concords. They're no Bo Burham. They're no Weird Al. But nobody is. Where it has its moments is in the amazing features they somehow pulled. Jack Black left Tenacious D at home to craft the uproariously hilarious "Sax Man". T-Pain has a sense of humor about his own calling card. Norah Jones, in all Norah Jones seriousness, sells out in the middle of a song to cereal advertising. Those moments are classic.
But the group itself can become more tedious than humorous at times. I don't know. It just seems like they were leaning real hard on the whole we're-white-and-look-how-crazy-it-is-that-we're-rapping angle. And while a song like "Jizz in My Pants" is legitimate in its el-oh-el status, it's because it might as well be a Flight of the Concords song. I guess it's an intentional parody with the accents and rhyming style and brand of humor. But parody of an already pop music parodying-type group is a limited avenue. I don't know. They're aight. I enjoy the boat song.
... put 'em both together and you got yourself a super spork.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Vol. 2, A Laptop Chronicle
So here it is. Official album cover coming soon. So in its place is just a random picture.
Tracklist
1. An Incredible Intro [prod. by Sebastian]
2. All of It (feat. Lauryn Hill, John Legend, & Kanye West) [prod. by Kanye West]
3. An 808 & a Heartbreak (feat. Kanye West) [prod. by Chris Campbell]
4. Chasing Something (feat. Aaronn Ern & Lupe Fiasco) [prod. by Soundtrakk]
5. The First Interview
6. In My Mind [prod. by Quincy Tones]
7. Take It Off (feat. Andre 3000 & Norah Jones) [prod. by Andre 3000]
8. Cash Flow (feat. Shtee Gilp) [prod. by The Runners]
9. Brett Favre [prod. by Chris Campbell]
10. Another 808 (feat. Kanye West) [prod. by Chris Campbell]
11. The Second Interview
12. The Watcher 3 (feat. T-Burr & Daaave) [prod. by Dr. Dre]
13. RedLight/GreenLight (feat. Nova-Lyric, John Legend, & Andre 3000) [prod. by KP & Malay]
14. Here I Is (feat. Aaronn Ern & Avery Storm) [prod. by Drumma Boy]
15. The Third Interview
16. Calculus [prod. by Kanye West]
17. If You Were a Boy ... (feat. R. Kelly & BC Jean) [prod. by Toby Gad]
18. One Life [prod. by Nas]
19. Another Heartbreak (feat. Kanye West) [prod. by Chris Campbell]
This is the stuff. The first one was practice. The poetry was just some soul bearing. The remix was for fun. But this ... this is the stuff.
My favorite songs to make were the 808's trilogy. I took all 12 songs from Yeezy's new album and made concept mashed tracks from them. Consider it my album review for the masterpiece. Features from Aaronn, Steven & Tyler as always, but also an impressive first time collabo with Nova-Lyric.
The only surprise thing is that a couple tracks, including the famed brandUn DeShay joint, had to disappear from this specific tape. Is that possibly because they're going to be featured on a future full-length all-original released album? Only time will tell ...
Enjoy.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Just a General Update
Just wanted to let you all know about all my projects and those upcoming.
The Laptop Mixtape
Download the whole thing for free right HERE!!! This is all pre-college Chris, so jump on it! It's already vintage by now! Features the smash single "My Life" with accompanying features of Aaronn Ralph and the special album-only version with Steven replacing my chorus vocals. But if you have something against Shtee, then you can download the single-only version off my MySpace! And let's not forget the song that started it all, "School's Almost Over"!
Vol. 2, A Laptop Chronicle
I've posted a lot of the songs I've finished from it on this blog, but even those have mostly been tweaked for my sophomore effort. It currently stands at 11 completely done tracks on my iTunes, but I got at least 6 completely untouched brand new (produced by me) beats sitting in GarageBand. Plus the two brandUn tracks. Plus about three or four other instrumentals I wanna go over if they come out right. So yeah, it's shaping up. I have no idead when it's be completely zipped and out in the world, but it shouldn't be too long. Oh, and I just finished this quick ditty. "Brett Favre" (downloadable link). A hilarious sample flipped to an an important concept. An ode to Ethan, of course. Ha! The whole thing'll be out soon enough. Has less features than my first (whether that's a good or bad thing) and some original Chris Campbell production. Lead single is the Andre and Norah featured "Take It Off".
Remix Part Three!!!
In case you're not Tyler or not a retentive Busta Rhymes fan, this title is a tribute to his screaming at the beginning of the sloppily compiled internet remixes of "Touch It" a couple years back. But it's my crazy big remix project of all the recent hit singles in which everybody and their mom dropped a freestyle verse or remix to. I compiled 'em all, mixed 'em, dropped a verse on 'em, and let the world have the product. Currently 100% done with 6 songs off it, and it'll prolly end up being 10 or 11 deep. Commercial product, but one with integrity. The Alicia Keys remix that I did is DOPE!
Simply Poetic
A spoken word album. This is where the heavy stuff will be. A couple poems have been featured on some of my tracks, but this is where they'll be performed in all their acapella glory. Not much else to know. I just need to sit down hard on this and I could get it done crazy quick. But, you know ...
27 Point Me
This is following the concept started in my second mixtape's interludes. Chris Campbell will have taken over a radio station and provides you with the latest and greatest songs as well as exclusive interviews with legendary musicians and comedians. Robin Williams? Dane Cook? Lauryn Hill? Dave Chappelle? Frank Caliendo? I'm not telling. It's a comedy concept CD obviously. Only one track into it, but the mental construction is all there! And the radio station is 27.ME, hence the title. Dumb, but you'll get over it.
That's everything currently in a nutshell. This is prolly why I never get any sleep, cuz I for sure don't have any free time to be composing all of this!
... and so concludes another masterpiece
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
First Tidbits of the Chronicle
In case you don't know yet, my second album is gonna be called Vol. 2, A Laptop Chronicle. Of course, continuing the computer theme. I wanted to throw out to you all the first few tracks I've finished off of it. Some of these are on my MySpace already, but I want you all completely updated! And these are all subject to change, of course!
Chris Campbell -
Tell me what you all think about any or all of em!
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