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...usual scathing battle raps, Jay sent a whole slew of cookie-cutter rappers running for cover in early June with an airwave alert in the form of “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune).” Throwing down the gauntlet to a burgeoning generation of indistinguishably mechanized MCs, Jay holds no punches, rattling off a list of rap game faux pas: “You boys’ jeans too tight / your colors too bright / your voice too light.” Dangling his past commercial successes before these young wannabes, Jay-Z taunts...
...Jones, I really wanted to give it a go." He bought $5,000 worth of equipment, and spent another $150 or so on a class. The problem: as more people look to deejaying for extra cash, the oversupply will drive down the number of work opportunities for aspiring MCs, and the fees they can command. "Business is a little slow right now,' says Colvin, who also suffered a neck injury from an auto accident last month, making the job tougher. He has yet to make back his deejay investment. "I'm like a fireman waiting for a call," he says...
...shouts, before vigorously imploringly listeners to put their hands up, shout on command, and perform a series of other delightfully nonsensical tasks for the sake of a good time.No fewer than 28 contributors make an appearance on “The Bridge,” including lesser known MCs as well as established names like Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, and Big Daddy Kane. Unsurprisingly, several lines are dedicated to paying homage to the man laying down the tracks—“Before rappers was turning mics on, he was up at 63 Park, playing the right...
...Shawty Is Da Sh*!,” rehashes the staccato piano work of R. Kelly’s “I’m A Flirt” and Fabolous’ soporific verse cements his status as one of today’s blandest guest MCs. Dream’s vocal work itself is heavily indebted. He sneers “Yessir” like Pharrell and yelps his “Ohs” just like Akon. His intervals recall R. Kelly, who he even invokes on “I Luv Your Girl...
Leading the movement is a Palestine trio of lyricists who call themselves DAM, a triple-loaded name: an acronym for 'Da Arabian MCs, the Arabic for "blood" and the Hebrew for "eternity." The group doesn't do the formula, commercialized rap music that gets a lot of radio play; instead DAM is a vanguard for a politically charged subgenre of rap that focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...