Hip-Hop Makes Me Happy December 27, 2007
I’m not a huge Kanye West fan so I’ve never really listened to any of his music until recently. My roommate was playing a lot of songs in preparation for a Halloween party we had and one of the songs was “Golddigger “since it’s catchy as hell we played it over and over. My work friends had a copy of the latest album and I’ve been listening to it quite a bit. He may be cocky but he’s pretty great. It’s nice to listen to Hip Hop that’s not all about guns and ho’s. It’s still not 100% what I like but its pretty close. I’ve also been listening to a TON of Lupe Fiasco which is great since his new album came out on the 18th of December and it’s EXCELLENT. I loved “Food and Liquor” so I was really excited about “The Cool” and it’s even better than the first. The thing I love most about Lupe is that it’s so positive. It’s pure hip hop and just excellent. Of course Mos Def and Common are in that group as well as Pharell and all that comes with him (N.E.R.D and The Neptunes). I like that they are work together also. They show up on one another’s albums and I’m most excited about Child Rebel Soldier, a collaboration between Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West and Pharell. I’m not as excited about Kanye, I’d prefer to see Common or Mos Def but I’ll take it!
So I guess what this says about me is that I like strong, political, men that produce great music that isn’t negative or exploiting women. I’d hang out with any one of them, I might get annoyed with Kanye but I’d deal with it.
I wrote this on Monday and I found out TODAY that my beloved Lupe Fiasco is playing in Portland on January 10, 2008. I can’t think of a better way to start the new year. Seriously I’m more than happy about this.