I’m not tuned in to these streets like I once was, guys. I used to have my fingers on the pulse of what was cool and what wasn’t in rap music. Granted, that was well over a decade ago , but still…I’ve been there!
While rappers named stuff like Lil Yachty and Lil Uzi Vert exist, I certainly don’t know what they do or what they sound like (I could guess and probably be right, though). For me, the last time I had a handle on mainstream rap, guys like Jay-Z and Pusha-T were very relevant. Now, in 2016, I can’t say with 100% confidence where either of these rappers stand with rap rans under the age of 35. I liked Pusha’s last album. It had some joints. I haven’t checked for Jay with any real curiosity since, I dunno…”Roc Boys” came out. So, to see them on a song together currently is more confusing than anything. Like, is it good? It could be. Will the kids like it? Who fucking knows? So, today’s column is a check in on all that.
I present to you the new Pusha-T/Jay-Z song. Unfortunately , it’s only streaming on Tidal so I can’t embed it here. But , you can peep it in this link.
http://www.9clacks.com/pusha-t-drug-dealers-anonymous-feat-jay-z-33031.html
Side note, releasing stuff on just Tidal and Apple music…I get why people do it but…goddamn…making music like an exclusive country club is just the worst. Especially if you’re a miser, like I apparently am. But,i digress…
What do you think of this song? Here’s a little poll. There is a wide variety of choices so feel free to vote for more than one option. It’s a free country guys.
Phat Friend
Sweeping generalizations and unicorns
these days it’s seems like music is overly accessible which leads to it becoming more easily disposable, and less “special” – I think the future is in exclusivity. I think a label like Rhymsayers could pull all their shit down and create their own exclusive stream service and get artists paid WAY more. Based on some things they’ve done, i think guys like RZA and DOOM understand this.
As the poet Daniel Brown once said:
“I’m sick of all these niggas with their ten year old stories
You ain’t doing that no more, nigga lying to the shorty”
That being said, I miss Clipse.
ah man….jay and pusha were so great in their heyday.
pusha completely fell off after Hell Hath No Fury
jay, after black album (he had a few joints here and there tho)
I feel like Jay-Z should, like, ONLY do drug raps. Like you said, I haven’t peeped Jay since Roc Boys, and American Gangster was actually a damn good album. I don’t give a shit if he hasn’t sold drugs since the 90s, drug rap is what the man does best.
Uzi Vert goes tho.