The Hell is wrong with Chief Keef?!

Alright, I’m not gonna front – I love gangster rap. Always have, always will. I’ve also been in love with the Chi-Town-Murder-Rap-scene for the past 20 years. All this Kill-Or-Be-Killed-stuff by artists like Psychodrama, Do Or Die, B-Def, Snypaz and who-not… It’s always been bout killing, shooting up, drug trafficking, pimping. But what Chief Keef just did is on a whole ’nother page.
Fellow Chi Town-MC Lil JoJo got shot and Keef took to Twitter, to go off on him, post-mortem.

I don’t get this. I mean – he might be your rival. He might be your call-it-what-U-wanna, but he WAS somebody’s son, somebody’s brother. He meant something to somebody. How the Hell can one just make fun of the passing of a peer, like that?! I was really feeling Keef, even though he was talking tons of trash. But THIS is a line not to be crossed.

I’m not gonna lie: I never felt Lupe Fiasco. Not even liked him. But he was so right, when he said, he was afraid of the culture Keef promoted. This is proof for it. And I really don’t think an „artist“ like that should be backed by ANY label. Major or indie.

Call me hypocrit, call this post pussy…call it whatever you want to. But clowning the death of somebody in this ways isn’t gangster. It’s not real. It’s plain stupid.

Throwback Thursday: SMK – Aint nuttin shakin (1996)

I kind of caught the blues prior to writing this installment of „Throwback Thursday„, which made me chose this certain record. Now, Scratch Master K’s (how old school is that?!) second album really ain’t nothing too sad, but it’s got this mellow vibe, that goes with any kind of emotion. Therefor I found myself playing it countless times over the years.

SMK originally is from Rochester, New York, but you could never tell, judging on the sound of this album. Few producers have helped shaping the sound of Memphis Rap, the way SMK has. He’s made his mark with his soulful approach, relying heavily on funky basslines and mellow vibes, to kick back and zone out to. This here is straight Gangster Walk-music. Bump for the trunk. Gettin‘ Blowed-tracks. Of course it is – the cover depicts SMK not only smoking one, but TWO blunts at a time.
It’s straight underground. In a way. But you could still play Slow Down or Yo! It ain’t EZ for your girlfriend or even your mums and they will most likely feel it. While SMK might not be the most lyrical rapper of all time, he catches atmosphere and bumps it through the speakers.

M-Town is one of those songs. While the intro plays for about 50 seconds and is totally different from the song itself, you’ll find yourself bopping your head and moving your behind like a muuuuuuuh, as soon as the beat kicks in. SMK makes gangstas not only boogie. He makes them dance! And that’s what makes this album so special: it’s straight forward, you can tell by the cover, this is some explicit ish. But at the same time it’s diverse as can be, in it’s own right.
K takes on social criticism (All I know), reps his town (M-Town), his crew (B.P.P. in Yo Trunk), raps about smoking and getting drunk (Who’s got the Fi), dancing (Gangsta Walk) and – of course – women. Still it won’t leave you puzzled. This is one you can leave playing without skipping. Throw away your remote and activate replay-mode. Because that’s what you will find yourself doing: replaying the ish out of this record.

I told you I caught the blues. That’s why I’ll wrap it up with Hoes got me boned. To me this is the jam! SMK’s masterpiece. The bass takes you in zone. The drums make your neck hurt. The chorus gets you amped and the flow just makes you FEEL it.

Yupp – Aint nuttin shakin is a Gangsta/Thug/Drug Rap album. But there way more to it. So many personal aspects, facets and tweeks that it won’t leave your playlist for a long time!