The Slickness
What was old is new, making all those old
rap CDs and tapes I have collector's items. That's why I get
props from the current rap aficionados for my Ed O.G. & the
Bulldogs and KMD tapes. Amongst the old
coming back to take the scepter of rap is Prince Po, formerly
of Organized Konfusion.
Yeah, it ain't bling-bling rim-rappin', but neither is it that
"backpack rap" that I love but puritans dismiss as whiteboy,
college music. I am a whiteboy college grad, so maybe
that's why Prince Po appeals to me, but the whole package is
class from start to finish--just look at the embossed album
packaging. The production is top-notch, with the help of the
producer of the moment, Danger Mouse.
There is also enough variation from track to track that he manages
to avoid the typical hip-hop second-half letdown. In the song
"Social Distortion" guest MF Doom
(the best guest one can get, ever) unleashes one of the best
lines ever: "Bum, feel the sting linger / wrote this humdinger
with a dislocated bling finger." Now that's some classic stuff. |
Musical Connections:
Organized
Konfusion
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