Back at it again with another Notable Tracks post. This is where I pick three tracks I’ve been listening to lately and share my thoughts (I guess I had to choose a theme here it would “features”). I haven’t done one of these since March, so excuse me if I’m a little out of practice. Or not. Let’s get to it.
Funny enough, the last Notable Tracks I did also featured a track from Droogie Otis (Madlib & Your Old Droog). And I feel the same way now as I did back in March: I need the full project from Madlib and Droog. “The Edge” is more proof of that.
Somehow I missed this when it originally dropped, but I didn’t expect the duo to link with Killer Mike anyway. Mike Bigga slides in and steals the show with a verse that reminds you, even with the multiple Grammy awards, he’s still criminally underrated.
If this track dropped in the early 2000s, it would’ve been platinum on the charts and in the strip clubs. Jermaine Dupri links with ATL legends T.I., 2 Chainz, and Young Dro for “Turn Around”, a certified strip-club banger built on 8Ball & MJG’s classic “Lay It Down” instrumental. All it’s missing is a BET Uncut video.
And as much as I respect the lineup, it’s Young Dro who shines the brightest. Honestly, over the past year, every time I hear Dro, he’s rapping like he’s got something to prove.
Remix with 8Ball and MJG incoming.
Sidenote: I need to get around to watching Magic City: An American Fantasy.
I’m revisiting “3 Kings” by Rick Ross featuring Dr. Dre & Jay-Z for a couple reasons. First, I heard it at the barbershop this past weekend and was reminded how strong Jigga’s verse really was:
“Been hoppin’ out the BM with your BM/Taking her places that you can’t go with your per diem
Screamin’ “Carpe diem!” until I’m a dead poet/Robin Williams shit, I deserve a Golden Globe, bitch!”
Second (and randomly), it’s still weird to me that Ross not only ran with Slim Thug’s “Boss/Bawse” title, but also named this track after one of Slim Thug’s more popular songs. Crazy.