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...MYSTERY WHY CEE-LO, one of rap's most appealing personalities, never became famous on his own, but teamed with Danger Mouse, his caterwauling made Crazy the indelible hit of 2006. The rest of the album mixes neosoul loops with Cee-Lo's view from deep space: "Way over yonder there's a new frontier/ Would it be so hard for you to come and visit me here...
...RAPS, SO HIS DEBUT GOT FILED under hip-hop by default. But this Chicago-born Jay-Z protégé relies on orchestral swells far more than beats, and his subjects range from an indictment of rap fantasies ("Now come on everybody, let's make cocaine cool/ We need a few more half-naked women up in the pool") to a gentle skateboard romance as innocent and sincere as Annette Funicello...
...Diplomats, Jay-Z vs. LL Cool J, Jay-Z vs. Lil’ Wayne, Lil’ Wayne vs. Clipse and Pharrell, Nas not vs. Jay-Z? And the list goes on. Epic, confusing stuff. All that’s certain: 2006 was the year of the rap beef. People are very, very angry. Also, Weezy may or may not be gay (yes homo). Jay-Z loses, the hip-hop industry loses—but those in need of thirty versions of “We Fly High” come out ahead. Winner: Lil’ Wayne, who, apparently...
...dealer with his mom’s habit: “She addicted to the high, I’m addicted to the cash / Almost put my hands on her when I caught her in my stash.” It’s the most harrowingly autobiographical rap track since Jay-Z’s “December...
...song “Outta Town Shit” is entirely about a dice game, and songs like “Guns N’ Razors” and “Grew Up Hard” emphasize the life of drug dealing and violence oft portrayed in rap. Ghost doesn’t just glorify this life though; in his song “Josephine” he tells the story of a woman whose life was ruined by drug abuse, a common theme throughout his work. Other, lighter material is featured in “Pokerface...