Black Thought is being very secretive about this album. he's recorded songs in LA, NYC, and Philly. He lets me hear his songs but refuses to give me any copies....but so far here are my favorite tracks:
1. PUSSY GALORE (don't judge a book by its title...this ain't no Mystikal shit)
produced by Scott Storch ( who produced Still DRE, You Got Me, X from Xzhibit, and the new Eve jawn w/ Gwen Stefani)
This song has SINGLE written all over it....Thought is killin this track, which is heavy on the keys (S.Storch trademark)
2. ROCK YOU
produced by DJ Scratch (EPMD fame, did some Busta shit and many others as well)
This shit is gonna be the finale at many Roots shows once y'all get a chance to hear it. They are already performing it at their shows
3. WATER
produced by Dead Prez and Headrush
He did this song on The Okayplayer Tour 2000. The handclaps are mezmorizing and the subject matter is real. For all of you "Black Thought don't talk about nothin' but emceeing" haters.... I can't wait till you hear this
4. UNTITLED (story Jawn)
produced by DJ Scratch
He's on some Slick Rick classic story tellin shit on this one.
5. RHYMES AND AMMUNITION
produced by Chaos (has produced various Roots tracks in the past)
Thought displays his usual lyrical skill on this track....he kills the shit.
He has about 4 other joints done (including Hardware) but those mentioned above are my favorites so far. He still has to write to beats submitted by:
Rockwilder - IMO this jawn is the lead single...it's crazy
?uestlove - Two joints that had me askin', who did these? ?uest came on his DL Primo jawn on these....can't wait until Reek rips them apart
Jay Dee - I think he has 2 from Jay
Sorry I couldn't give you a detailed review like ?uest Love usually gives. But remember like I said Thought only lets me listen to these songs once....so this is all from memory. Thought will probably be mad at me for posting this so if you see him....don't mention this post!
"Ernest Lee is Shorty. In the Little Leagues, he can front like he’s something important, but any attempt to move into the big time leaves him exposed, shocked, and utterly outclassed". - (taken from the Blowhard league archives)
One question: is this another jawn about a female like Silent Treatment, The Hypnotic, and You Got Me? Or is Thought weavin some other type of story? Either way, since you mentioned Slick Rick (arguably the greatest storyteller that ever blessed a mic) in the song's desricption, I know Black Thought got open on this track. I also can't wait to hear ?uestlove's tracks.
K. HIMES
"It tough to go to war when you've got pistols and they've got grenades and bombs." - Stephon Marbury after posting 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists in a New Jersey loss to Minnesota
>One question: is this another jawn >about a female like Silent >Treatment, The Hypnotic,
I hope you ain't sayin there's sumfin wrong wit dem songs. Man I love Hypnotic. Somethin close to da heart. I'm not from Philly or Baltimore, but I got some close folks in both places and it just cuts straight to the cardiac. Plus that sample underneath. I think Slim Kid Tre used that flute sample in a solo joint he did back in the day called Emerald Butterfly. Yeah go West Coast!! lol Gettin high off dat Emerald Buttafly!! WHOAAA!! Any way I love the way Black starts it off-"I knew a girl name Ilana wit maad persona/she dealth wit reality neva fed into da drama/I met her through my nigga name Jermaine Carter/who knew her through his peoples at da Baltimore Harbor" yeah this cali boy knows about dem freestyle sessions out on tha harbor in B-More. Paces folkerz Postin High in my 3peacespacesuit
"I /get around the world in five minutes or less/full of the stress/full of the shit that riff/ likes to hit you wit/charm and finesse your guess is as good as mine girls goin down like wine it's a good time."---Riff
"she done left da physical form, but I come back with da lyrical storm/and of the X Men we breakin'em down in crews of ten/you'll neva get the decimal point/you gotta smoke a lotta joints/and get real there/ my style be hittin you below the underwear/yeah!/it's crazy when I rock it/ I neva get lazy/ I hip then I hop it/plug you into a socket to electrocute!!/these muthafuckas tryin to step to me but I refute!! And you don't think that I undastand the ole school/Boy I was hip Hop b4 Hip HOp had RULES!!"--- D-Wreck Tha Visceral (Yao the ill wind,Pabloco, Sun-Ra
"Nobody loves me I'm a thug nigga! I only hung wit da criminals and drug dealas/ I LOVE NIGGAZ CAUSE WE COMIN FROM DA SAME PLACE!!"--2 Pac
"The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good & how he treats people who can't fight back"-Abigail Van Buren
12. "All's Fair In Love..." In response to Reply # 10
I love all three of them joints! I asked because I was hoping this new story was in the vein of those I mentioned. But I can still dig Black Thought with a different kind of plot. I just hope he doesn't leave us hanging like he did with Alana from "The Hypnotic"! I STILL wanna know what caused her life to be over.
"It tough to go to war when you've got pistols and they've got grenades and bombs." - Stephon Marbury after posting 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists in a New Jersey loss to Minnesota
Nah...this story is not on the Hypnotic...Silent Treatment vibe. More upbeat like a Slick Rick/G Rap vibe.
But don't front on Hypnotic....Part II (feat D'Ang and Badu) is still my favorite Roots song of all time. I wish ?uest would put it on the new album....I think in this market, that song would be a HUGE HIT!!!! And although it was on the MIB soundtrack and it sold 3 million copies.....most people probably still haven't heard it. Who do u know with the Men In Black Soundtrack???
"Ernest Lee is Shorty. In the Little Leagues, he can front like he’s something important, but any attempt to move into the big time leaves him exposed, shocked, and utterly outclassed". - (taken from the Blowhard league archives)
As I've said before, I love this version too. It's funny, cause I could never bring myself to buy the MIB soundtrack, and then I got to college, and one of my boys had it! That song still gets play in my stereo. D and E. Badu added a nice touch to a stellar Black Thought narrative. If they add that as a bonus track for the upcoming Roots album, it'll be a blessing in disguise for all those who "just don't know"!
"It tough to go to war when you've got pistols and they've got grenades and bombs." - Stephon Marbury after posting 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists in a New Jersey loss to Minnesota
So far all I've heard is Hardware. Well I've heard Water but live and another but I forget which one. --------------------------------------- "Looking Good!" Chico
using the newly adopted soulquarian production percussion of choice (the mellowtron-sly abused it on "riot")
and "business as usual" with dead prez
as for my joints.
think busy b's "suicide" and g raps "men at work"
there it is...
the source mic ratings 1990-2001
@@@@@ -edutainment (funny in the annivrsery issue they left this out...but i have the ice cube issue when they first started rating albums) -people's instintive travels and the paths of rhythm -amerikkka's most wanted -let the rhythm hit em -all for one -de la soul is dead -illmatic -life after death -aquemini -niggaz4life* (not reveiwed but in summer issue 92 they mentioned it as a 5mic classic)
@@@@1/2 -sex and violence -buisiness as usual -business never personal -whut thee album -breaking atoms -death certifacate -buhloone mindstate -the chronic -enter the 36 chambers -southernplayerlisticadillacmusic -life after death -the infamous -only built 4 cuban links -illadelph halflife -hell on earth -bow down -i am -murder muzick -life story -classic limited edition vol 1 -guerilla warfare -in my lifetime vol.3 -la rock familia -ecleftic:two sides to a story -moment of truth -supreame clientel -last of a dying breed -the truth
the gag mics- fear of a black planet-@@@1/2 da shinin-@@@ stankonia-@@@@ lootpack-@@1/2 ressurection-@@@1/2 the beatnuts-@@@1/2** mos def and talib kweli are black star-@@@1/2 the love movement-@@@1/2 fantastic vol 2-@@@1/2
*-source never reviewed, but mentioned in summer issue that it was a 5 mic classic.
**-the only record to change a rating after printing. in the next issue they printed (in fine print that it was a @@@@ mic album)
check the resume
organix-93 (from the ground up)-94 do you want more?!!???!-95 illadelph halflife-96 things fall apart-99 (the legendary)-99 the roots come alive-99 phrenology-2002 the tipping point-2004 (the roots present...) 2004 homegrown: the beginne
sorry to bring this up again but, riq aint a 24/7 braggin mc. and just cause he spittin wit dead prez don't mean this one is "political".
the source mic ratings 1990-2001
@@@@@ -edutainment (funny in the annivrsery issue they left this out...but i have the ice cube issue when they first started rating albums) -people's instintive travels and the paths of rhythm -amerikkka's most wanted -let the rhythm hit em -all for one -de la soul is dead -illmatic -life after death -aquemini -niggaz4life* (not reveiwed but in summer issue 92 they mentioned it as a 5mic classic)
@@@@1/2 -sex and violence -buisiness as usual -business never personal -whut thee album -breaking atoms -death certifacate -buhloone mindstate -the chronic -enter the 36 chambers -southernplayerlisticadillacmusic -life after death -the infamous -only built 4 cuban links -illadelph halflife -hell on earth -bow down -i am -murder muzick -life story -classic limited edition vol 1 -guerilla warfare -in my lifetime vol.3 -la rock familia -ecleftic:two sides to a story -moment of truth -supreame clientel -last of a dying breed -the truth
the gag mics- fear of a black planet-@@@1/2 da shinin-@@@ stankonia-@@@@ lootpack-@@1/2 ressurection-@@@1/2 the beatnuts-@@@1/2** mos def and talib kweli are black star-@@@1/2 the love movement-@@@1/2 fantastic vol 2-@@@1/2
*-source never reviewed, but mentioned in summer issue that it was a 5 mic classic.
**-the only record to change a rating after printing. in the next issue they printed (in fine print that it was a @@@@ mic album)
check the resume
organix-93 (from the ground up)-94 do you want more?!!???!-95 illadelph halflife-96 things fall apart-99 (the legendary)-99 the roots come alive-99 phrenology-2002 the tipping point-2004 (the roots present...) 2004 homegrown: the beginne
>using the newly adopted soulquarian production >percussion of choice (the mellowtron-sly >abused it on "riot")
Is this the keyboard used on "Just Like A Baby"? That's my favorite sly song of all time... and the keys MAKE that shit. Well, and the standard freneticism in Sly.
-thebigfunk "And you may ask yourself... what is that beautiful house? And you may ask yourself... where does that highway go? And you may ask yourself... Am I right? Am I wrong? And you may ask yourself... MY GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!" - "Once In A Lifetime" - Talking Heads
"Trouble in transit/got through the roadblock/we blended with the crowd We got computer/we're tapping phone lines/I know that ain't allowed We dress like students/we dress like housewives/or in a suit and a tie I changed my hairstyle/so many times now/I don't know what I look like! You make me shiver/I feel so tender/we make a pretty good team Don't get exhausted/I'll do some driving/you ought to get some sleep Get you instructions/follow directions/then you should change your address Maybe tomorrow/Maybe the next day/Whatever you think is best Burned all my notebooks/What good are notebooks?/They won't help me survive... My chest is aching/Burns like a furnace/The burning keeps me alive..." - "Life During Wartime" - Talking Heads
know that organ with all the pre-drum machine samba programs? that's what i'm talkin bout
the source mic ratings 1990-2001
@@@@@ -edutainment (funny in the annivrsery issue they left this out...but i have the ice cube issue when they first started rating albums) -people's instintive travels and the paths of rhythm -amerikkka's most wanted -let the rhythm hit em -all for one -de la soul is dead -the low end theory -illmatic -life after death -aquemini -niggaz4life* (not reveiwed but in summer issue 92 they mentioned it as a 5mic classic)
@@@@1/2 -sex and violence -buisiness as usual -business never personal -whut thee album -breaking atoms -death certifacate -buhloone mindstate -the chronic -enter the 36 chambers -southernplayerlisticadillacmusic -life after death -the infamous -only built 4 cuban links -illadelph halflife -hell on earth -bow down -i am -murder muzick -life story -classic limited edition vol 1 -guerilla warfare -in my lifetime vol.3 -la rock familia -ecleftic:two sides to a story -moment of truth -supreame clientel -last of a dying breed -the truth
the gag mics- fear of a black planet-@@@1/2 da shinin-@@@ stankonia-@@@@ lootpack-@@1/2 ressurection-@@@1/2 the beatnuts-@@@1/2** mos def and talib kweli are black star-@@@1/2 the love movement-@@@1/2 fantastic vol 2-@@@1/2
*-source never reviewed, but mentioned in summer issue that it was a 5 mic classic.
**-the only record to change a rating after printing. in the next issue they printed (in fine print that it was a @@@@ mic album)
check the resume
organix-93 (from the ground up)-94 do you want more?!!???!-95 illadelph halflife-96 things fall apart-99 (the legendary)-99 the roots come alive-99 phrenology-2002 the tipping point-2004 (the roots present...) 2004 homegrown: the beginne
>jay dee's "the pros" > >using the newly adopted soulquarian production >percussion of choice (the mellowtron-sly >abused it on "riot") > Thats ill, is it on some Sly "Just Like A Baby" vibe or the "Family Affair" percussions...?
33. "RE: wait there's more!" In response to Reply # 14
Black Star's album is in my top five. The Source lost credibility a long time ago, that's why I don't read that shit. This bullshit only lends creedance to my decision.
"we love every goddamn body peace!" Almight Kay Gee Cold Crush at Harlem World 1981
8. "bill gates don't dangle diamonds in the face......" In response to Reply # 0
of peasants when he's microsoftening the place.
if i can't hear it i DON'T want to hear about it.
braggart.
_____________________________________________________________________ "....he could at least been as famous as noreaga......" - mogabog on what happened to canibus
"Toyota is crazy!" - my mother on latoya jackson
Do Not Fuck with Izzus! - some_of_my_best_friends_are_black
I Thought I Told U Not to Fuck with Izzus! some_of_my_best_friends_are_black
this post is like giving me a giant chocalate chip cookie and pouring the milk down the drain in front of my face just as i finish the last bite...straight torture!
(all i heard was 'water' from the okp tour in nyc. can't wait for that damn album to drop!)
Dem joints in particular 1)Black Star-Respiration 2)Nas-NY State of mind pt.2 3)De La Soul-Stakes is high(remix) 4)Mos Def-Traveling Man 5)Radiohead-Airbag
NORE ""'s
"See me wearing Northface, facing the north"
"And I'm a gangsta/I don't wanna shoot no clown/On on some petty ****/I'll tear ya poster down"
it seems that Thought is being carefull with shit leaking out. An MC gotta eat. But what about a low quality mp3 or some realplayer snippet or some Exclusive Clue Clue Clue. You know just something to get us all hyped 'til the release. --------------------------------------- "Looking Good!" Chico
28. "RE: My Favorite Black Thought Tracks (so far)" In response to Reply # 25
C'mon sis....I might've been off beat when the Rock chick was on (she was off beat not me). But I know my hip-hop....I'm a old head when it comes to this thing. All I like is classic material.
But, with you being a Trick Daddy fan (that's what I heard on the radio last week) and the way u be sweatin' Silk da Shocker, how dare you question my hip hop credibility.
Big Gee
"Ernest Lee is Shorty. In the Little Leagues, he can front like he’s something important, but any attempt to move into the big time leaves him exposed, shocked, and utterly outclassed". - (taken from the Blowhard league archives)
30. "RE: Damn Damn, Damn Shawn" In response to Reply # 29
I know u were joking DC girl. So was I..... Could've done a better job disguising yourself LaLaLaiya. Could've at least changed your name Holla......
Big Gee
"Ernest Lee is Shorty. In the Little Leagues, he can front like he’s something important, but any attempt to move into the big time leaves him exposed, shocked, and utterly outclassed". - (taken from the Blowhard league archives)
@@@@@ -edutainment (funny in the annivrsery issue they left this out...but i have the ice cube issue when they first started rating albums) -people's instintive travels and the paths of rhythm -amerikkka's most wanted -let the rhythm hit em -all for one -de la soul is dead -the low end theory -illmatic -life after death -aquemini -niggaz4life* (not reveiwed but in summer issue 92 they mentioned it as a 5mic classic)
@@@@1/2 -sex and violence -buisiness as usual -business never personal -whut thee album -breaking atoms -death certifacate -buhloone mindstate -the chronic -enter the 36 chambers -southernplayerlisticadillacmusic -life after death -the infamous -only built 4 cuban links -illadelph halflife -hell on earth -bow down -i am -murder muzick -life story -classic limited edition vol 1 -guerilla warfare -in my lifetime vol.3 -la rock familia -ecleftic:two sides to a story -moment of truth -supreame clientel -last of a dying breed -the truth
the gag mics- fear of a black planet-@@@1/2 da shinin-@@@ stankonia-@@@@ lootpack-@@1/2 ressurection-@@@1/2 the beatnuts-@@@1/2** mos def and talib kweli are black star-@@@1/2 the love movement-@@@1/2 fantastic vol 2-@@@1/2
*-source never reviewed, but mentioned in summer issue that it was a 5 mic classic.
**-the only record to change a rating after printing. in the next issue they printed (in fine print that it was a @@@@ mic album)
check the resume
organix-93 (from the ground up)-94 do you want more?!!???!-95 illadelph halflife-96 things fall apart-99 (the legendary)-99 the roots come alive-99 phrenology-2002 the tipping point-2004 (the roots present...) 2004 homegrown: the beginne
Ha Ha I got bored and i thought to myself let me see if i can upset some more people. You werent doin it for me! But i aint gon be no stalker or nothing. I figured this would amuse you Im every woman, its all in me anything you want done baby I'll do it naturally PS i love these little icons they are the cutest!
35. "The Video Hoes remix ain't on there?????" In response to Reply # 0
You know, the one he did wit Bananaman. That is the bomb shit. Just ask Kyle she'll tell you. She liked the original though, Black thought can't go line for line wit B-man over with the same ferocity. I think pookie jenkins did the remix too so you know it is a BANGER!!!!!!!
quotes of the month " a letter to myfriends, i'm sorry for leaving yall / but I must say peace because Jesus calls"- timothy brindle
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I got bored and i thought to myself let me see if i can upset some more people. You werent doin it for me!
PS i love these little icons they are the cutest!
