In my last post on this Blog I made mention of reviewing Travis Barker's new album "Give the Drummer Some." Well, I was still in the design process of how this Blog was going to flow... At that time I was thinking of reviewing Hip Hip albums and such culture surrounding them from post to post... Well I took some time and thought about it and decided I did not want to go in the review style format for this Blog. I host several different Blogs and the best posts come from an idea hitting me and me thinking, I have to write about that, for sure!... So that is the way this Blog is going to go forward... Feeling pressured to write about a fresh new album just makes you feel like you have another deadline to hit... and well... I have enough already. However, I will say go out and by Travis's new album, I throw two thumbs up for that disc, it has killer real drum beats and great lyricists, period. So now lets get started, hopefully the title of the Blog gives you an idea of how posts will be going forward.
So is GOOD Music good?... I think so and I will tell you why. GOOD Music is Kanye West's label that boasts a roster of Kanye himself, John Legend, Common, Consequence, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, Malik Yusef, Mr. Hudson, Sa-Ra, Cyhi Da Prynce, Pusha T, and last bust certainly not least Mos Def.
So I ask you again, Is GOOD Music good? Yeah, I thought you would agree. This is huge and has been kept under wraps compared to most "Label Hype". Look at Cash Money Records and Young Money (YMCMB) they are the biggest hitters in the game right now, but unfortunately (Tunechi is my fav) things look like they are shifting around and Weezy and Birdman may be running up against some compitition with Slaughterhouse and Eminem's endeavors with them and the artists within the Slaughterhouse supergroup (e.g. Yelawolf) and GOOD, and other new artists, like B.o.B. The landscape is definitely changing my fellow Hip Hiop Heads (H3s).
However, I think the change is good because when you only have one primary outlet for heavy hitters like YMCMB has been the last couple things get stale, but not the YMCMB banggers. Anyway, I recently read about Pusha T's new stuff made me think about GOOD's artist and how much Yeezy's got his hands on the game. We all know that the Yeezy and Jay-Z's collabo is going to be stellar and will move some serious units but he has a lot of other serious artists too. Pusha T's new album will sell good I think. Come on he is half of Clipse and has worked with the Neptunes and now Yeezy, watch out!
However, the talent does not end there. we have Kid Cudi who is off the hook, Man on the Moon II was stellar, his next should be great too. You have Common who is stellar and consistent. Mos Def, just like Common but with a little longer history. So yeah.... GOOD is stacked.
So Hip Hop better watch out because 2011 could be the GOODYear. Kayne has to the troops that coulds bring the pain and lock down Hip Hop for most of the year... We will just have to see how the year goes and how Yeezy plays his cards.
-automachi, making Hip Hop hipper since 1981.
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