808s and Heartbreak
Let me be the first to say Not A Fan. i listened to this album on a girls dicsman at school, the first time id used one for like 10 years and sadly that was the highlight of the experience. "mainstream shit," is what popped into my mind while that week electronic fucking T-Pain type voice was rininging toughout my head. i thought, hmmmmm maybe Kanye is mixing shit up on this track but it turns out he uses that electronic voice in very song bar one. it was such a let down. i really just felt bad for Keyshia (the owner of the discman) cause she wasted $12 on that junk. although i must say i've been impressed lately with Kanye's actions towards the media and people in general that be gettin into his shit. this ablum just did not cut it for a hip hop lover like myself.
The Renaissance
i always have huge expectations of Tip because of how good A Tribe Called Quest were and how timeless their music is. The Renaissance is his second solo ablum and its not all that bad. ofcourse you get Tip's usual thoughtprovoking lyricism but i was suprised about the quality of the beats. although nothing really stuck out to me this is the perfect album to smoke some weed and chillout on if your down for something new that you may not have herd before.
Books
Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley
Reading this was a much better experience that what i went through with that Kanye album. Set in the late 50's in LA this book is about two black men one being Fearless Jones (who is fresh outa jail) and the other Paris Milton. Paris gets into some trouble because of a girl. Fearless is left to sort out the troubles and the rest is history....alot of sex, money and murders = very entratining.
what more could you ask for
