I wanted to put a small focus on blues influence in Hip Hop and R&B. Tried to pick tracks that feature realistic drum samples, if not real drums.
That small drum count-in from "The Seed" kicked off the list how I wanted.
I love intertextuality, so Lil Wayne's line about quoting other tracks always sticks out to me. He's referring to West's "Can't Tell Me Nothing," which I included here in the More Mix.
"But, hey kid, plural, I graduated / 'Cause you can get through anything if Magic made it
/ And that was called recycling, r-e-reciting something / 'Cause you just like it so you say it just like it
/ Some say it's biting but I say it's enlightening
/ Besides, Dr. Kanye West is one of the brightest."
I wanted to use the "Paper Planes" remix with Bun B, but 1) I was already using Bun's "Never Going Back," and 2) I'm a Rye Rye fan and I love Afrikan Boy's cypher here. If the track feels out of place on this list, a listen of the sample's source, The Clash's "Straight to Hell" may point to the gritty rock foundation of the track. When Rye Rye says "Should I stay, should I go" it has to be a reference to the sample.
I'm loving the new Bun B, Return of the Trill. What sticks out to me in this track is Giggs' verse. The way the drums accent his flow sounds so tough. I appreciate that Bun B, while definitely committed to representing Texas, keeps his ears open to hip hop sounds from many cultures. Seen here by bringing in the British Giggs, but elsewhere on the same album with "Rudeboi" and "Fire" from a previous album, Trill O.G. "The Epilogue."
- Matt
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