We never had a house, but we've always had a home.
Yes yes yes. I’ll cosign on this whole album. Just gave this thing a listen to all the way through and dug it soo much. Sounds like Erykah Badu, Neptunes, electronic R&B, and the 90’s all rolled into one. YES. Damn Syd, your engineering skills are on point.
I enjoy these small billboards popping up around the Hollywood area. It’s funny that they’re really small billboards and in areas that don’t even market to the ideal demographics, like by a Little Ceasar’s off of 3rd St or something.
The Internet - “Love Song -1-2”
OF don’t play. Syd on vocals? This is hella good.
B.o.B. - “No Future”
Keep fucken wit’ me you ain’ gonna have no future.
B.o.B. wrote an Odd Future diss? Sounds like he produced it using an old Nokia cell phone (y’know, the one with the game “Snake”). IMO: weak. Try coming a little harder with your rhymes next time, Bobby.
Tyler, the Creator - “Analog” feat. Hodgy Beats (Live for BBC Radio 1)
I haven’t been listening to much new music, mostly either just really old music on vinyl or umm, Wolf Gang joints. If you haven’t listened to Goblin yet, give it a once-over. Ngl, I can easily skip over the first half of the album. The second half is more Neptunes-inspired and has a more refined lyrical direction. Some songs are dope, and “Analog” is one of them. The live version is way better than the studio version, which has more screwed vocals.
Went around Fairfax, downtown, Vermont, Hollywood, and Echo Park this weekend and saw Tyler’s face wheatpasted literally on every block. Looks like XL and the Golf Wang crew has been making their rounds around town.
But enough poppycock: Download Goblin (Deluxe Edition) here.
OFWGKTA - “Sandwitches” Live on Jimmy Fallon
This might actually be my new favorite live TV performance, like, ever. Why?
Tyler, The Creator - “Seven”
Bigotry, homophobia, violence, misogyny. These are some of the themes that Tyler touches on throughout the entire Bastard album. I don’t approve of much of these lyrics, but Tyler’s balancing act between sarcasm/satire, sincerity, and coming into maturity makes me a fan. Plus, I like how he calls out a lot of hip-hop blogs and artists. Sometimes it feels like hip-hop is a caricature of itself, and I’m glad that Tyler points that out. Example, (please excuse me posting such vulgar language, btw):
Fuck 2 Dope Boyz and Nah Right
shout out to Hypetrack those motherfucker can never get rid of me
I guess I gotta do a fucken song with Dom Kennedy,
get these fucken hip-hop blogs to start feeling me.
Because I’m 17, compose my own beats […]
Maybe I should buy some Hundreds, wear some fucken skinny jeans
and follow in your footsteps like a motherfucken millipede
centipede, make songs about Gucci and cigaweed
jerk with the friends, look like a motherfucken little league.
No, I’m not no hipster, mister. No I’m not no fucken kid cudi,
all my fucken fans love me.
Seriously, who are you kids? I am both baffled and amazed. Good job putting LA back on the map, and in the most odd and unorthodox way, I must say. Let’s see if this hype eventually subsides enough for y’all to have some staying power. Swag.
Tyler, The Creator - “French” (Toro Y Moi remix)
Carolina mixin’ up Fairfax kids’ jams? I can dig it.
