January 6th, 2009 9:23am
Insinuate Savageness
K-the-I??? featuring NoCanDo “Trading Places”
One of the more fascinating things about this song is the way K-the-I??? and NoCanDo are both venting frustrations and speaking their mind, but in a way that seems like they’re holding back slightly, not out of weakness, but out of tact. It’s not passive aggression, but rather words carefully designed to hit precise targets, and call into question “frenemies” who have given them reason to feel suspicious, bitter, or confused. The track feels tightly wound from the start, but by the time the sample loop kicks in, there’s a distinct hazy, dizzy, slightly nauseous feeling that emphasizes the rappers’ emotional discomfort and lyrical bile.
Buy it from Mush Records.
1/7/09 1:07 am
Wow, it sounds like whack ass MCs have got this crew really upset! The dismal state of the underground hip-hop scene is like a festering wound deep in their souls, easily comparable to the pain of losing a homey to a drive-by shooting or listening to the baby crying through the night as if it were providing a shrill echo to that voice in your head saying “how am I gonna eat tomorrow?”.
This is kind of off topic, but does anyone know when the sale starts at Urban Outfitters?