Showing posts with label Brooklyn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brooklyn. Show all posts

Thursday, November 17

Video: Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire - Lou Ferigno's Mad


Eclectic up-and-comer Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire (@eXqomaniaRules) presented us with his video for "Lou Ferigno" today and it's everything we can expect from the porn-loving dude with the mouth full of golds. The Brooklyn MC has been compared to Ol Dirty Bastard and Biz Markie and can usually be seen rocking tons of chains (fuck 2chainz, right?) and some Mishka threads when he's not guzzling cheap vodka or watching porno. This is the second video from his "Lost in Translation" mixtape (download here) and the follow up to his underground summer anthem "Huzza." Mr. eXquire's style may not be for every Hip-Hop head out there but he's certainly adding to the growing feeling that, along with A$AP Rocky, there is something special happening in New York City's undergound rap scene right now.

Download "RIP Payso" - Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire's freestyle over A$AP's "Peso"




Tuesday, November 15

Album: Childish Gambino - Camp


Donald Glover (@DonaldGlover) aka Childish Gambino dropped his highly anticipated major label debut "Camp" today. And in usual Childish style this is one LP that you will have to play over and over AND OVER if you want to catch every punchline and double entendre. But don't let Google searches and Wikipedia distract you from its simple elegance.  The production, to "Community" composer Ludwig Göransson's credit,  is bigger and more on point than any of Glover's previous projects--and that alone is worth the listen. The album, which premiered at #2 on iTunes behind Drake's "Take Care," establishes Childish Gambino as a serious rapper despite his many critics (which he often mentions). Perhaps even more so than Drake, Glover connects with an entire generation of Brooklyn transplants (who he addresses in "Les") and indie music heads that are less concerned about street credibility than characters and subjects with which they can relate. And therein lies Glover's antihero appeal. But don't compare the NYU alum with Drizzy, Glover is clearly in his own lane. And "Camp" is much more "College Dropout" than it is "Take Care."

Check out the video for "Bonfire" below. "Camp" is available for download today on iTunes; stream the full album here on NPR (no, really).