Articles Posted in the Snap Judgment Category
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Snap Judgement: Nas – Last Real Nigga Alive Pt.2
Nas drops in for a verse on Green Lantern’s new tape. Does he phone it in or do we get some Nasty Nas shit? A pleasantly meandering trumpet over a sparse, hard knocking drum pattern…
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Snap Judgment: Kanye – “Power” (Remix)
“They tryin’ to Axl Rose you, welcome to the jungle. To be continued, we on that Norman Mailler shit.”
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J Cole – Blow Up
“You got a degree but what that cost you? You make a good salary just to pay Sallie Mae.”
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Freddie Gibbs – “Oil Money” (Feat. Chuck Inglish, Chip Tha Ripper, Bun B, Dan Auerbach)
Freddie Gibbs is pulling all the stops for his Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape. This one could have easily suffered from a case of too many cooks in the kitchen.
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Snap Judgment: Rick Ross (F/ Jay-Z) – Free Mason
Rick Ross should do the right thing and give this track to Jay-Z. I say that because he is merely an after thought on what’s really a Jay-Z affair.
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King Reign – Money (F/ Saukrates, Kardinal Offishall)
“Money” is easily one of the best songs I’ve heard all week. And believe me, my ears endured plenty of music in the past 7 days, what with Big Boi’s album dropping and Rawse’s joints leaking like loose diaper.
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Snap Judgment: Rick Ross – “Live Fast, Die Young” (F/ Kanye)
Unless you own a chain shaped in his image, Rick Ross is kinda hard to like. Kanye? Well, he isn’t exactly the most likeable guy in hip-hop either (although “Power” may have won back a few fans).
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Snap Judgment: Bun B – Trillionaire (Feat. T-Pain)
Why do I have this strange feeling that “Trillionaire” would be much more enjoyable if we didn’t have to endure T-Pain’s boilerplate chorus for four agonizing minutes?
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Snap Judgment: Jeezy – All White Everything
I’ve learned to be suspicious of songs with dubious subtitles, like this here “All White Everything: The Summer Anthem.” If Jeezy’s latest single from TM 103 is truly the summer anthem it’s pegged as, why not allow it to summerly warm me into the groove and leave bogus song titling to MF Doom? But that’s not my real beef with “All White Everything.”
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Snap Judgment: J Cole – Higher
As always, J Cole’s got that smooth flow and his timing is on point but lyrically this joint is weak. While the instrumentals give the track a lively feel, the hook is bland and redundant.
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Snap Judgment: M.I.A. (Feat. Jay-Z) – XXXO (Remix)
Having recently endured a brutal slaying in the hands of the New York Times, a remix with Jay-Z is just what the doctor ordered for M.I.A. “XXXO” is an uptempo dance number from Maya’s upcoming new album. Jigga sounds comfortable here, almost too comfortable.
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Snap Judgment: Eminem – No Love (Ft. Lil Wayne)
Following their first sparring session on “Drop the World,” Marshall and Dwayne connect again on the brilliantly bleak “No Love,” a track off Em’s Recovery LP. This time Lil Wayne is in beast mode.
