Wyclef Jean tapped T.I. for his song “Slow Down”. I appreciate that they took a socially and politically conscious direction with the song instead of just making another club banger. The production is fresh and different, and the back and forth between Wyclef and T.I. is really creative. T.I. addresses the legal ordeal he is going through in the song, so clearly he has done some reflecting. I’m glad to see that he is speaking out through a positive song and hopefully people will take the lyrics to heart and slow down. Click here to listen
Wyclef Jean has a collabo with Mary J. Blige called “What About the Baby” and I must say that this song is amazing. The song is about two feuding parents trying to squash their immature beef for the sake of their child…good stuff. The lyrics are so on point, the production is hot, and both Wyclef and Mary give fantastic performances…these two together are a powerhouse. Click here to listen
Wu-Tang has a great new track featuring Sunny Valentine “Gun Will Go” One one of the best things about Wu is that they are amazing storytellers. The production is banging yet mellow enough to keep the focus on the lyrics of the song and the storytelling is quite intriguing. This is deinitely a winner. Click here to listen
Ne-Yo has a new song called “Together” that is supposed to appear on his next album. I can see that he is trying to step up his game vocally and for the most part it works. There are a few times where he is doing too much with the riffs and sounds kinda bad…but I give him credit for getting away from imitating the sounds of established artists (like Michael Jackson) and coming up with his own sound. The lyrics are really sweet and he pulls off a nice ballad. Click here to listen (link updated)
Busta Rhymes has a new track “Step Up” produced by the late great J Dilla. The production is hot and Busta’s flow sounds very throwback Native Tongues Posse-ish…kinda hot! He kinda lost me with a few of the lyrics, but overall this song is a banger. Click here to listen
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What do you think about these new tracks? Isn’t Wyclef’s new album gearing up to be another classic? Is Wu still in top form with their new music? Do you see any improvement in Ne-Yo’s voice or does he need more work? Did Busta do justice to the J Dilla produced track?
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A couple of corrections:
TI and Wyclef made the song BEFORE TI was raided by the feds. Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572397/20071019/jean_wyclef.jhtml
I guess you can say TI foreshadowed his recent events.
Also, the “Slow Down” and “What About The Baby” are on Wyclef’s new album titled “Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant.” TI is also executive producer of Wyclef’s new album.
I know this is off topic but have you guys heard that new Lyfe Jennings song? It is pretty hot and I was shock to hear about what happened to Lala Brown. The girl who sang on S.E.X.
I posted a new Lyfe Jennings video last week or something like that called “Cops Up”…is that the song you are talking about? It’s actually one of the better songs I’ve heard from him. And yeah what happened to Lala was tragic…too many crazy people in this world!
Hey Reecie,
Hope you are well… Are you sure that is Ne-Yo on that joint… the vocals sound nothing like him.
^hmmmmm thats what i was wondering..if it is him hes becoming more annoying imo
Hey Eb! Life is gravy I hope all is well with you too. I think it sounds like Ne-Yo, but I can’t 100% confirm that it’s him. I think he is trying to do a lot more with his voice so than he has in the past so it doesn’t necessarily sound like him at times. I guess we’ll see if this makes it on his album.
the wyclef joint is craaaaazy… mary needs to let wyclef do an album for her, i love the tone he has her sing in.. thats , that old grits eaten ghetto mary i miss…