It Feels Funny In My Tummy

Noblesse Oblige “Daddy (Don’t Touch Me There)” – Incestuous child abuse isn’t a common topic for dance music, but I suppose this works if you’ve really got some heavy issues to work through on the dancefloor or just have a very wicked sense of humor. It’s not as though this is some kind of euphoric happy hardcore track – there’s certainly an undertow of dread in the music itself – but there’s a creepy incongruity to this song that is hard to ignore, and I am certain that makes the piece a success in terms of its author’s intentions. (Click here for the official Noblesse Oblige site.)

Consequence (featuring Mike Jones) “Been Robbed” – Though I never posted it here (mainly because it’s on one of the year’s top selling albums), Kanye West’s “Gone” is easily one of my favorite tracks from 2005. There’s a lot to love in that song, but among its many highlights is the verse by Consequence, a somewhat blandly named MC who raps like a lighter, more graceful version of Kanye. He continues to show promise on this mix tape cut with Mike Jones (Who?) (MIKE JONES!), though his flow isn’t dramatically different from his lines on “Gone.” As for Mike Jones (Who?), he’s (MIKE JONES!!!) just one of those guys who can add a lot to any track just by showing up. (Click here to buy it from All Mix Tapes.)