What did you read about the stuff he did with Madlib, and
how is he live?
I enjoyed those
tracks, especially the paparazzi one. I think he's exceptionally talented at
making any beat his own. The fact that he can do it with paparazzi ( a song I
heard a bazillion times smoking weed playing Tony Hawkes with James) is
impressive enough, but to make 93 till infinity his own, is really something.
I think he has two flows though (fast and
slow) and I'm not so enamored with his fast rapping. I think he's more than just
a nice rapper, he is incredibly charismatic and (most importantly) that shines
through on his records. He speaks with an authenticity that literally thousands
of rappers spend their careers trying to manufacture. I think it's those two
factors that make him stand out, but as 90 percent of Nas's career shows, it
doesn't matter if you're the best rapper alive if you are doing it over a
shitty beat. Madlib gets the best out of him for sure, the beauty of the soul
samples is a simple juxtaposition for Freddie's flows. It's a formula that has
been done before but rarely so well. I think Madlib too is at his best when
working with an artist to craft a whole album (unless it’s Wildchild or Dudley
Perkins) For me Madlib is always quality, but he’s on to returning to a
Madvilliany consistency with this
Freddie really didn't need to have a pussy fight with the
last ho in his video, that was lame, and was the first really forced and
clearly manufactured thing I’ve seen him do.
Still here’s hoping Freddie keeps keeping it real and Madlib
keeps on keeping it right.
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