And it wasn't to cease. While Lloyd and Weezy had a monopoly on 106 & Park for like a year with their original incarnation of the Spandau Ballet-sampling "You", Andre decided he could one up everyone's new favorite guest emcee. With (barely any) help from Nas, a remix quickly became an epidemic on the blogosphere. Who knew that he had it in him? He'd just finished getting the streets up out their seats with "Walk It Out" and now he was talking smooth to the ladies outside of Whole Foods.
Lloyd - You (Remix feat. Andre 3000 & Nas)
I said, "What time you get off?"
She said, "When you get me off"
I kinda laughed but it turned into a cough
Cuz I swallowed down the wrong pipe
Whatever that means, you know old people say it so it sounds right
So I'm standin there embarrassed. If we were both in Paris
I would have grabbed her by the waist and kissed her, but
We in the middle of Whole Foods, and those foods
Ain't supposed to beef, but you'd think they hated tofu
Check-in line got rowdy, my vision got cloudy
I started seein circles like some audi
Emblem, I'm hearing them say, come on man
Do this own your own time, get the hell on, man
I walked out. (Hm) I got bout
Half-way to my car when I heard shawty shout
"3000, forgot your credit card. Smart move
And by the way, my little sister loves your cartoon"
Well, here's my name and numb ...
If I ain't the one, lose it, if I am, use it
If a man chooses, and he can, lose it
And he don't, don't take it personal, he might be might be swamped
With makin mozzarella, no, makin worlds bettter
Cheese will come. Believe me, I'm, never focused on the cash
Ask Mel Gibson. Jesus Christ, I'm bout the pass ... ion
How could you not love it? Not only did he prove he was eternally street savvy, he proved he could crush any R&B joint like Luda and Fabo wish they could. But all we had to do now was wait on an almost weekly basis. There was another summer jam waiting in the wings that needed to be twerked from annoyingness to having the renewed dopest emcee in the game on it ...
... but do take my word for it.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Comeback #5: You'd Think They Hated Tofu
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Kwelity
Talib Kweli jumped on the Novel wagon super quick. And I'm crazy disappointed this man hasn't blown up in the public conscious since releasing stuff all the way back in 2002. Just goes to show you that life ain't fair ... cuz this man has more talent and vocal ability than Omarion, Mario, Mario Winans, Marques Houston, Jeremih, Lloyd, and Day 26 rolled into one nasally pop&blues act. But, regardless, I just really like this song. And it's produced by Dilla back when he was still around to hear the final product.
Talib Kweli - Stand to the Side (feat. Novel & Vinia Mojica)
... but do take my word for it.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
True
This song has been sampled in bunches, and not even just rap, but here are the two most forefront presentations in my mind of Spandau Ballet's "True".
Now both of these songs are special to me. The first one is a Nelly joint that I enjoy ... and those don't come around very often. Mark one in the win column. What's the record, now? 1 and ... hmm.
The Lloyd remix joint epitomized the resurgence of one Andre Three Thousand into the "You Best Respect Him as One of the Greatest to Ever Do It or You're a Fool" discussion for 2007. I have those a lot kinda discussions. This one popped out (like M.I.A. at the Grammy's) as soon as we were able to digest his verse on the epic "Walk It Out" remix. Andre never for real left, but once the cosmic minded, singer-sellout rumblings start to emerge, it's hard to ever come back hardcore from that. This is one of the few cases where it was accomplished.
Tell me you don't have the lazy "bah bah bah, bah bah" chant stuck in your head after either one of these. I durr you. I prefer that as opposed to Lloyd's moaning version of it, though. Let's stick with the bah's.
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