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Honestly, I still don't know what to say. I really don't know what to say about anything he's released since he's jumped to EMI. There's just something that doesn't quite work for me about his output since being on EMI, and I've had the hardest time figuring out what it is. My first reaction is always to blame it on the beats ... he has GOT to stop working with this Droop-E sound (I'm not blaming Droop-E himself; lots of the other producers on the albums bring almost the EXACT same sound). Pitched 808's, claps, some piece of percussion, and that's about it for the beat ... it just ain't cutting it for me. But at the same time, E-40 has always been the rare rapper that I would be willing to listen to over crappy beats because he's just so entertaining to listen to. Maybe it's the hooks ... repeating one word over and over for a hook isn't exactly intriguing. I don't know ... 40 is putting out better albums than just about anyone these days, but I still feel like they aren't as good as they could be. As for the two album series in question, let's put it this way - Block Brochure is definitely better. Far better beats, much better guests, and more fleshed out concepts. If you're a fan of any era of 40's career you will find something to love ... if you like early 40 you'll dig "The Other Day Ago", "Hittin' a Lick", etc. There are plenty of Rick Rock bangers for fans of his late-Jive days. And of course there's plenty of Droop-E-type stuff for newer fans of his. Practically anyone he's ever worked with shows up here ... from Kokane to Kaveo, from Rankin Skroo to Celly Cel. Of course, only people who love his entire career will really be able to enjoy the whole thing, and since most people only really like one style of E-40, this album got panned perhaps a bit unfairly. On the other hand, the History albums are by far the laziest albums I've ever seen 40 put out. The beats on the Function album sound cheap as hell and while the mob music album consists almost entirely of elements E-40 fans love, it's all stuff we've heard before. That said, for whatever reason, the Function music album is one of my most listened to releases 40 has done on EMI. I really can't explain it. They really seemed to just record it and throw it out there. I almost think 40 has been trying so hard lately to figure out what made his old records great that he's just trying to hard these days ... they aren't trying at all on this Function album; they're just having fun and it ends up being fun. The Pitchfork review of the album ends up getting it surprisingly correct - it's an immature record by the two most veteran rappers still having success in the game. And it's all the better for it. That said, if you still have any catching up to do on 40's older material, just spend your time on that instead. I don't think E-40 knows if he wants to make music for his die-hard fans or to get new fans these days, but the die-hards are the only ones that are gonna get something out of it.^what'd you think of E-40's Block Brochure? I haven't listened to it yet, kinda intimidated by it being a triple disc lol. Should I check out the E-40/Too Short album first?
Orlando_Magic
[QUOTE="IsThisIt_basic"]I'll maybe try to go back and flesh this into an actual list at some point. Just a few things off top: Album of the Year: 1. Mouse On tha Track/Killa Kyleon, "Welcome 2 The Fish Fry" .Colt45foolI asked Paul about this tape not too long ago, and he said it was okay. Sounds like I need to cop it. fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Going back and listening to this, and listening to all the other albums on my list, I'm not so sure I got the order exactly right. I think I put this at #1 because it was the first solid release of the year and it's stayed in rotation the whole time. At the same time, I've probably listened to Too $hort's album more, the Far East Movement album is probably more consistent, etc. I dunno; my #1 pick could probably change from day to day ... bottom line is it's still definetely worth your time. The best stuff on there is stuff I'll be listening to in the years to come - Oil Spill, Pitiful, Dick Look, Pocahontas, etc.
Hey man have you listened to Killa Kyleon & Mouse On tha Track's new mixtape "Welcome To The Fish Fry"? http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/16898/killa_kyleon_mouse_on_tha_track_welcome_to_the_fish_fry.html I don't really like Kyleon as a solo rapper, and it's not going down as a classic or anything, but it's still probably the best release so far this year. Oil Spill, Pitiful, Dick Look, Pocohontas, Freddy Krueger ... lots of jams on there.[QUOTE="IsThisIt_basic"][QUOTE="rubbersouI"]
rap died a couple years ago. we only still come back here because we love each other. maybe we should talk about something else.
rubbersouI
ya i've heard it. i like mouse and i like kyleon but i wasn't really feelin it. i'm just over rap, nothing sounds fresh to me anymore. i'm listening to young l's new mixtape, i think he's the closest thing to what the bay was doing couple years ago.
Yeah I know man, that was an amazing time, with so much creativity. I'd love to see that all over again, but at this point I'm willing to settle just for good music, but even that's practically impossible to find these days. I'll have to check out that Young L tape; I usually only like L when he's making slaps, and not that new age crap, which is what I heard this tape was. The other record that I'd say might currently be my AOTY is J Stalin's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". There's a little something for every Stalin fan on that record, and I like almost all of it.
Hey man have you listened to Killa Kyleon & Mouse On tha Track's new mixtape "Welcome To The Fish Fry"? http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/16898/killa_kyleon_mouse_on_tha_track_welcome_to_the_fish_fry.html I don't really like Kyleon as a solo rapper, and it's not going down as a classic or anything, but it's still probably the best release so far this year. Oil Spill, Pitiful, Dick Look, Pocohontas, Freddy Krueger ... lots of jams on there.rap died a couple years ago. we only still come back here because we love each other. maybe we should talk about something else.
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