Do You Have Dreams, Y'all?

Lil' B certainly does. Unfortunately for him, they really go nowhere:

Lil B "It Was All a Dream"

Damn, Lil B. I really enjoy listening to you rap. You should think these things out beforehand, though. Or - at the very least - don't let this stuff go public.

PW Esquire "Dreams"

"Dreams. What do they mean? It's like a movie screen, showing me scenes about different things"

So fucking true. P.W. offers up his own Freudian interpretations of each dream he has. Like, for instance, all the green in his 2nd verse dream has something to do with money.

Do you have dreams, y'all?

Reek Daddy does!

Reek Daddy "Dream of a Gangsta N--ga"

Anyway, I just finished finals this quarter, and I'm not really trying to blog; I am, after all, half-drunk. Enjoy the dream raps!

Yo! Husalah Raps

Fucking shit. Just when I was starting to be OK with the fact that I'm not going to hear any new Husalah until 2011, I find this fucking song. It's not new, obviously, but it's new to me, and maybe to you.

Husalah "Yo"

Instead of saying "Go", that creepy child's voice (that has become a bit of a staple in "punk rock" beats) says "Yo". Subtle.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Husalah sings the hook on this one. For such a mobster, Hus has quite the mellifluous voice. He also shouts out "double U double U double U dot myspace dot com" without giving his actual URL. I would have shouted out shouted out Slate if I was gonna just shout out a random website. Plus "Slate dot com" is less of a mouthful (nh) than "Nation of Thizzlam dot blogspot dot com". No one wants to hear that, trust me.

A highlight for me is when Hus accuses a dude of being in love with a "shithead whore". Calling people "shithead" has really gone out of style. Could this be a retro insult of sorts? Husalah was rocking donkey ropes and a flat-top before he got locked up. Perhaps he wanted to bring back out of fashion insults as well. And, coupling "shithead" with "whore" is nothing short of amazing. It's too easy to call a girl a "bitch". I mean, obviously she's a bitch, you know? It's just trite, or perhaps redundant to point it out. Tell me something I don't know about her. Mitchy Slick really raised the bar for insulting women on record by calling a girl a "faggot" over my favorite beat EVAR. Well, a "faggot-ass dope-fiend" to be exact.

Mitchy Slick "Track Out"

Speaking of dope-fiends, here's a song that compares the business of making, marketing, and selling rap music to the trafficking and distribution of crack-cocaine. I doubt you've ever heard this comparison made - the parallels are numerous!

Erk the Jerk "Hustlin"

Erk also got creative with the title there. Oh yeah, and he pretty much jacked the beat from "So Krispy" on this one. All hate aside, Erk seems pretty tyt. I don't know that much about him except that he wears fake glasses, which is pretty punk rock. I mean, as far as that goes.

Food Network Raps

It's just great to think about a really stoned producer sitting at home some Tuesday, watching the Food Network, and being inspired to but this track together:

Kaz Kyzah "Recipe"

I thought only broads watched the Food Network. I like to think of it as an odd form of pornography for girls, who aren't allowed to eat as much as dudes. For good reason, too. If wide availability of pornography on the internets has reduced the incidence of rape (it has, apparently), then perhaps the Food Network, by the same token, could make for less fat chicks. I suspect the opposite is true.

But I digress.

The important thing is this: Kaz claims he can cook coke into crack on his Foreman grill. Now that is something I'd pay good money to see. Perhaps his last batch was a little greasy? More health-conscious dope fiends are demanding healthier product? Could you imagine how undramatic that scene from Menace II Society would be if instead of turning on the gas flame, dude just plugged his Foreman in, and waited for the light to turn green or some shit? In slow-motion. I have to scold Kaz for thinking of such a pedestrian (and probably impossible) way to cook crack. On the other hand, his creativity is commendable, as is his dedication to public health. Well done, Kaz.

The Pack Bought a Vocoder

Now what?

Young L "Zone"

Lil B, Some Other Dude "Real Ni--a Anthem"

I would call Lil B's song a freestyle, but as he points out at the end of the song, he's sylin, and he certainly doesn't do it for free. He gets paid. So, there you have it.

Young L's offering sounds more like a finished product. I was quite tickled (nh) by Young L pointing out how small his shirt and pants are in the first line. Considering how tiny these dudes are, it is really no accomplishment that L's pants are "tiny". Still, tight pants or not, this song goes.

Clyde Carson, Dem Franchize Boyz "Talkin out the Side of your Neck"

I'm starting to think Clyde Carson needs some sort of gimmick to differentiate himself from everyone else in rap. Don't get me wrong - I really like listening to Clyde Carson. My problem is that his flow and style aren't all that original or distinctive - even if they're good - and he raps using his government name. I'm not sure what the solution is. Maybe he could start beef with some Serbo-Canadian rappers? Maybe he could swear more? Maybe a funny haircut would do. I would suggest a name change, but he raps alongside Pimpin and Parlae on this track. So, you know, clearly all the good rap names have been taken.

Cellski, Killa Keise "This Where I'm From"

This is Cellski's take on that Bun B song from a couple years back. A few of my favorites:

"Whatchu know about True and Huf's, where I get my shoes from"

I had no idea Cellski was Filipino! (sorry to all my Filipino readers (Ninoy), but I had to).

"Whatchu know about a BART train?
Whatchu know about a MUNI bus?"

You just have to hear the delivery on this rhyme. He says it like these are just the hardbodiest forms of transportation ever.

"Whatchu know about Pier 39?
Whatchu know about Fill-moe?
Whatchu know about the Power Exchange, where bitches gettin fucked with a dil-do?"

Cellski really gets all over the map here. It's pretty incredible. Why he would bother to shout out Pier 39 is completely beyond me. There is absolutely no way you can convince me that there is anything gully about that place. Imagine hearing Cam'ron rap about South Street Seaport. Or Mitchy Slick rapping about Seaport Village. It just wouldn't happen.

Now, the Fillmore shout out is not surprising, but look where Cellski takes us on the second line. The Power Exchange? I was always under the impression this was a gay club, and a gay club of the most upsetting variety - a gay sex club. I checked out the Yelps for this place, and it turns out it has a "Straight" area, too. According to most of the reviews, it's a lot of old dudes walking around JO-ing (J-ing O?), and not much else. It sounds truly awful. Maybe this is one of those things where Cellski went there on a good night, and so he sounds weird talking this place up when everyone else knows this place is anywhere from lightweight ghey to full-blown ghey. It's just awkward is what I'm saying.

Random Track:

DJ Akshen (Scarface) "Another Head Put to Rest"

For any 'Face fans out there, this is apparently his first song EVAR on wax. He sounds young as hell. Have a great Whensday (amirite? Like, OMG, when is this week gonna be ovar!!?!!?!)!