2 posts tagged “rhymefest”
Top Artists this Week (see more)
10 Feb 2008 – 17 Feb 2008
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Maxïmo Park |
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M.I.A. |
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Feist |
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Tilly and the Wall |
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Burial |
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Amerie |
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Justice |
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Iron & Wine |
Last week's purchases/pick-ups: Jazzanova & Dirk Rumpff ...Broadcasting and...
Rhymefest is able to do what major label marketing firms have failed at doing, and that's trim Jackson of the tabloid drama and bring the focus back to his music. Rhymefest sets out right away to humanize Jackson, and bring him down to earth, portraying him as a simple man from Gary, Ind., one who still has the power to unite a desperate community (see "Mike the Mentor"). He also inter-splices the album with brief, but always humorous, "conversations" with Jackson, in which Rhymefest's inserts himself into dialogue from Jackson interviews.
- Grammys Don't Need Michael Jackson by Todd Martens, Extended Play (LA Times), 01.29.08
Last.fm recommended: nobody new
Song of the week (that wasn't from the rhymefest mixtape):
Last.fm recommended: nobody new
Song of the week (that wasn't from the rhymefest mixtape):
Audio: What's your favorite hidden track or song from an album?
Submitted by Kristine.
Corny lyrics notwithstanding, this track not featured on the US release of Late Registration has quite the infectious beat and I'm predisposed to like anything with Kweli and Common. Plus Q-Tip's verse feels very old school in a nostalgic but not totally offensive way.
