Stanks For The Memories.
2020 has really smelt like poo-poo-oh, but at least 20 years ago we had something that stank good. Thank you smelly much! On a great Friday in hip-hop this weekend gone, the most "Woo-ha", energetic rapper of all-time, Busta Rhymes returned after a wonder eight years to release the sequel to his 1998 classic 'Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God' for the end of the world as we know it. The same time Common surprised us with another album full of hope for part one of 'The Beautiful Revolution'. Part two begins after the election this week. And if that wasn't enough OutKast released a deluxe edition of their masterpiece 'Stankonia' two decades later. A record that featured both 'Ms. Jackson' and 'So Fresh, So Clean' on the same damn album and so much more. One so black and white American flag legendary before ASAP Rocky that Houston Rockets dynamic duo James Harden and Russell Westbrook rocked the exact Sir Lucious Left Foot and Three Stacks look for a GQ Magazine cover feature for the former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate reunion return last year. So in its honour let's bring back out old 'Tape Deck Shuffle' (which also feels like 20 years ago...nobody uses tape decks anymore...except hip-hop that inspired this series) feature to celebrate. You remember how it goes? Side A is the original definitive tracks. Side B is the best of the deluxe. All to give stanks.
SIDE A
MS. JACKSON - I'm sorry competition. But this is for real. Never mean to make you cry, but I won't apologise a thousand times.
SO FRESH, SO CLEAN - Popping tags like Big did on Jay-Z's 'Blueprint' too, Boi did these two from the A floss on everybody again all in mink. Stepping to the club in the video and stepping over everybody with that Lucious Left Foot long ballet, pointed toe dip to the puddles of the curb. Even Pennywise couldn't f### with this sidewalk killing with Andre 3000 pulling off the yellow slicker like he was about to lose an arm.
B.O.B. (BOMBS OVER BAGHDAD) - You want to talk about an explosion? This song doesn't let up from the first lyrical detonation from Andre 3000 to the final burst, "bob your head, rag top" call and response. BANG!
GASOLINE DREAMS - But if you want to really talk about igniting a track, or even a whole album from the moment you set it off, this fuse throws everything on the fire. "Burn motherf#####, burn American dream." Now how d'ya like that slice of apple pie? BOOM!
HUMBLE MUMBLE (Feat. Erykah Badu) - People say Erykah does something to rappers. From Common's 'Electric Circus' (actually an epic, experimental, underrated classic), to Andre 3000 taking it out of this world. We say she's the best thing to happen to H.E.R. since the 'Love Of My Life'.
SIDE B
SO FRESH, SO CLEAN (Feat. Snoop Dogg, Sleepy Brown) - What beats a remix that is so original it doesn't even sound like the original? One with the original P.I.M.P., legend and best guest feature rapper of all-time spelling his name, Snoop Dogg. Permed and pimpin' since pimpin' been pimpin'. Chuuuuch!
B.O.B. (BOMBS OVER BAGHDAD) (Zach De La Rocha Remix) - What more can we say about this remix, like what more can we say about 'Bombs Over Baghdad'? Well how about this? This Zach De La Rocha remix is as good as the Puff Daddy and the Family rock remix of 'It's All About The Benjamins' that rages against the machine.
MS. JACKSON (Mr. Drunk Remix) - Get drunk to this one...that is all. Or is that get crunk?
SO FRESH, SO CLEAN (Acapella) - Want to know how fresh? Want to know how clean? Let them spell it out for you, no beat, all acapella.
MS. JACKSON (Acapella) - Or what better way to apologize and show you are for real? TIM DAVID HARVEY.
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