I'm pretty certain most of us forgot the fact that Gucci Mane was dropping his Trap House 3 project yesterday, not necessarily because we were distracted by Paris Hilton getting signed to Cash Money, or aimlessly starring at the wall, but possibly because no one really cares. There were some apparent issues with the album going up for sale from what I understand, but whatever; things are good now, and you can purchase it if you want.
However, if you're on the fence, a free stream has been offered up, so you can check it out to help sway your decision.
Here's the tracklist. Stream below.
01. Traphouse 3 feat Rick Ross02. Mama feat SickPen03. Use Me feat 2 Chainz04. Nuthin On Ya feat Wiz Khalifa05. Hell Yes06. I Heard feat Rich Homie Quan
If we're going to be honest, let's admit the fact that Rocko's single "U.O.E.N.O." is only really famous because Rick Ross hopped on to tell us about how he likes to molly up (or [enter drug of choice]) women and take advantage of them back at his crib while they're unconscious, or near it; it isn't much for good music, but, so, thankfully, as they usually do, Black Hippy decided to snag the instrumental to give it their own lyrical treatment.
It goes without saying that Soulo, Kendrick, Q and Jay Rock post their A-game on the instrumentals, and, in terms of substance, what you've got is an end result of lyrical dominance. The quartet have all cemented their respective styles, and it shows through once again that it's difficult to place any hip-hop crew of today anywhere near their caliber. I don't know what more you could ask from a track--if you do, please share.
So, Coachella seems to be running with full applause, with very little being hollered out as a massive failure on the main front; in a lot of instances, you couldn't ask for a better roster, though the banner feature of the deal, at least by what it seems, isn't something that's actually there.
The video is out and well-circulated now (watch it below) of Tupac Shakur doing a quick performance as a hologram during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's set, and while plenty are calling it something of "the future," it comes with a fair amount of baggage.
It's pretty impressive, save for the fact that they displayed Pac moonwalking around stage during the animated steps, but that's not much more than an unavoidable flaw in the projection possibilities.
You have to ask yourself though: was this really the right thing to do? Sure, there's a whole Pac post-murder generation that worships his legacy, and seemingly deserves to catch the concert they never saw, but, morally (or however you'd like to put it), was this something that we shouldn't have been tampering with?
Pac would be turning 41 this year, so it goes without question that, visually, this isn't the Tupac Shakur we would be seeing in the instance that this was a flesh and bone deal. However, it's also fair, in some rights, to say that in the circumstance that someone is being remembered from their day of death that they be depicted as was. I walk by a Biggie mural on a weekly basis in Brooklyn, and he's still drawn with that same 24-year-old face that carries a price tag in everything from mall shops to Amazon. It, again, is all a matter of ideology.
The concert, at least by crowd reaction, seemed a massive success, so it's all gray area here in terms of popular opinion; best if you throw up your personal thoughts (and make them actual statements, not moronic babbles).
Brandt Hardin :
This was absolutely phenomenal and shows the brilliance technology can bring to art. It is through art that we can carry on the legends of the most brilliant performers and minds of our time. What a tribute this was to a legendary hip hop artist. You can see some more 2Pac art on my artist’s blog with a surreal illustration I made in memoriam recently at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-memoriam-tupac-shakur.html
Disabled 1:
That's impressive work. I agree with you that there's an ethics line that might have been crossed in doing this, but, ultimately, if the family is okay with it, I'm fine with it too.
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