Precocious, even before you discover he’s barely 22 and from LA, at which point you may want to remove that adjective’s middle syllable. As conservatively confident as Neil Diamond, which sometimes works - on “Climb A Mountain,” say.
It’s not bad, it’s just been done better by (at least) Amos Lee.
Reminds us of: Amos Lee | Your Local Bruce Springsteen Cover Band | Apple Pie
Robert Francis: (Website | MySpace )
The Grouch + Mr. F.A.B. + Fawshawn & Exile + The Prime - 12/15
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Portugal. The Man + World's Greatest Ghosts - 12/18
Doug Fir Lounge
The Rural Alberta Advantage + Blunt Mechanic + Monarques - 12/18
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Portugal. The Man + Jared Mees & The Grown Children - 12/19
Doug Fir Lounge
The Cave Singers + Haley Bonar - 12/20
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Four Tet - 2/26
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The Builders And The Butchers + Federale + Dr. Helicopter - 12/31
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ari: ha!
and, is it just me, or do others find wayne terribly grating? after listening to 5 of his tracks it feels like i’ve been listening for an hour and a half. getting through an entire record is an extreme feat. don’t get me wrong - i think he’s a great rapper. but only in small doses.
by josh on Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 04.45 pm from the entry: Lil Wayne is going to jail
i think your analysis chris, is on point. but what does that say about wale, or the record business in general, that two mixtapes are markedly better than a studio release?
by josh on Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 04.41 pm from the entry: Wale - "Attention Deficit" - Borrow It
Er, *Vuitton.
by Ari on Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 04.19 pm from the entry: Lil Wayne is going to jail
It was obviously someone else’s fault that the gun was found. Probably whoever hid the gun in a Louis Vitton bag and tossed it out the window (Wayne).
But totally, if he was just going to use it to protect himself (like how most weapons in bags thrown out windows are used), it’s all good. Cops, man.
He was also using the following to protect himself, as it was also found on his tour bus:
105 grams of marijuana
29 grams of cocaine
41 grams of ecstasy
drug paraphernalia
a handgun
A different handgun. The previous year.
Helluva fine artist. A fairly middlin’ criminal, me thinks.
by Ari on Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 04.17 pm from the entry: Lil Wayne is going to jail
The pictures could have been better
by nick on Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 04.11 pm from the entry: Them Crooked Vultures - Roseland Theater (Portland, OR; Nov. 22, 2009)
The #1 reason why it’s my favorite is RATATAT. Most of the other tracks (especially the Kanye produced ones) have annoying in-your-face sung hooks (in other words, Kanye-style). The hook is catchy, and the tone perfectly fits the theme of the album: the good and the bad of the “solo dolo” life. It’s the most self-aware (without being self-aggrandizing) track, as well - arguably the hip-hop “Time to Pretend.” Eh, that’s pushing it a little. Also, it doesn’t make me blush, like “Make Her Say.”
by Beth Doreian on Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 03.14 pm from the entry: Kid Cudi's new video for "Pursuit of Happiness"
Lil Wayne may have done some bad stuff but it wasnt his fault da crackers found dat gun in his bus. Maybe he was using dat to protect hisself. Yall nedd to stop jumping to conclusion before yall can judge Lil Wayne. MY HOPES AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO U
by pierreline on Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 02.28 pm from the entry: Lil Wayne is going to jail
