Saturday, July 24, 2004
Mo rapping (!) over the Jadakiss single (which, actually, Jess, I kinda like, and I think the point of my post on ILM was that I never thought he deserved the throne either but I've still warmed up to him over the years), sticking to the question format, "why do dudes get deals when they get locked up, and why a label drop a chick when she get knocked up?" and mentioning the Cash Money deal for the first time on wax. The night they debuted it on the radio in Baltimore, people were going nuts, they got so many requests they played it 3 times in a row.
Jadakiss - "Happy To Be Here"
Jada's done a lot of R&B records lately in his desperate bid to push past 900k, and I can understand that, but what the fuck is up with this track on The Champ Is Here where he spits over the "Jack And Diane" jack from Jessica Simpson's first album? In a way I kinda respect him for doing his usual monotone thing even over something as goofy as this.
Twista f/ R. Kelly - "So Sexy"
I wasn't feeling this much when Kamikaze first dropped and it was on the sticker like it was the next single, so I was glad when he went for "Overnight Celebrity" instead, but now that this is out, I'm enjoying it. For some reason on the single/video version R.'s ad libs at the beginning have been replace with Twista saying more or less the same thing, plus giving a shoutout to Seagram's gin, presumably because he's drinkin' it and/or they payin' him for it. The best thing about the video is the bus all the girls get on that's being driven by Da Brat, which I didn't realize until after several views is the D bus. Because THIS IS FOR THE GIRLS THAT BE RIDIN' THE D. So subtle it's brilliant.