I Am An Artist of The People: Kweli Speaks on Gucci Collab
A few weeks ago a song leaked featuring Talib Kweli and Gucci Mane. The song is called "Poltergeist", and I posted it within minutes right here. In the post I remarked, " And worlds have officially collided and a million backpackers have no idea what to do with themselves." I think the song is pretty cool, and at this point in my life, am happy to see Kweli continuing to make music cause he is one of my favorite emcees... ever. He's also a cool dude, and has always treated me and RH with respect and humility. Being a fan of Hip Hop, a DJ, and yes, a recovering Hip Hop snob, I knew that not everyone would be as happy to see him perform with Gucci simply because for people that really really hate Gucci's music and how they feel it "hurts Hip Hop" Kweli is their soundtrack. Mychal Smith wrote an article entitled The Demise of The Conscious Rapper following Kweli x Gucci, using this situation to again point out the end of the conscious-era of Hip Hop, and simultaneously say that Kweli, " is throwing dirt on top of the grave. He wants to serve everyone, it seems, releasing songs to dispute the Arizona immigration law along with the aforementioned Gucci Mane collaboration. I understand not wanting to be singularly defined, but when you try to be everything to everyone you end up being nothing to no one."
Mad Decent: Free Gucci (Best of The Cold War)
We told you about this mixtape a while, and on Saturday posted a featured remix from Willy Joy and Benzi. The full Free Gucci mixtape, put together by the good folks at Mad Decent is available now right here. A word of caution though, the site seems to experiencing some trouble due to the high amount of volume and traffic. If it doesn't work right away, check back later.
Gucci Mane: "That Man Hustle" featuring Lil' Wayne
In the name of "balance" (word to Leon Rogers), I offer up brand new *ahem* Gucci Mane. I know, I'm just as surprised as you are, but I don't want to catch any flak from the GM fans in the office, cough Benny Rocs...I can always reconcile it by the Lil' Wayne feature...