crunk & crap.

here is something to wrap your brain around:

on april 8, fearless records will be releasing a compilation titled "punk goes crunk."

TRACKLIST:
1. Set Your Goals - 'Put Yo Hood Up' (Lil John) -
2. Say Anything - 'Got Your Money' (Ol' Dirty Bastard) -
3. The Secret Handshake - 'I Wish' (Skee-Lo) -
4. Forever The Sickest Kids - 'Men In Black' (Will Smith) -
5. My American Heart - 'California Love' (2Pac) -
6. The Maine - 'I Wanna Love You' (Akon) -
7. Emanuel - 'Kryptonite' (Purple Ribbon All-Stars) -
8. Person L - 'The Seed' (The Roots) -
9. The Devil Wears Prada - 'Still Fly' (Big Tymers) -
10. All Time Low - 'Umbrella' (Rihanna) -
11. Scary Kids Scaring Kids - 'Notorious Thugs' (Notorious BIG) -
12. The Escape Frame - 'Nothin' But A 'G' Thang' (Dr. Dre) -
13. Hot Rod Circuit - 'Gin And Juice' (Snoop Dogg) -
14. Lorene Drive - 'Hey Ya!' (OutKast) -
15. New Found Glory - 'Tennessee' (Arrested Development)


this album has left me in a confused/intrigued/disgusted state of mind all at once. is this some sick, sick joke? why is fearless records fucking with the general public? i'll admit that the previous compilations that this record company chose to release were...entertaining, but let's get one thing completely straight: YOU DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH HIP HOP.


you know how i know that this is absolute mochary? well, take a look at the choice of songs and artists that these bands chose to cover:

1) men in black. excuse me, men in black? it kind of makes sense; a whiney band full of white boy losers chose to cover a will smith (basically the whitest black rapper ever) song. BUT if they had any respect, however, they would have at least done "parents just don't understand." ya know, when dj jazzy jeff had big willie's back.

2) umbrella. first off, since when did rihanna's song "umbrella" become known as a crunk hit? sure it had its glory... about eight months ago (and in the pop industry, mind you). you can't cover a song that was released in the previous year. not only is that not fresh, it's downright funk. and not funk in that chaka khan sense...i'm talking stanky-body-odor-funk.

3) "i wanna love you" by akon? this song is not only suffering from the same ailment as umbrella (lack of crunkness), but it is also the radio edit version of the song. why would you choose the radio edit version? DOWN WITH CENSORSHIP. doesn't fearless records know anything about rap muzak?

4) i know for a fact that ODB and BIG would NOT be pleased with this situation if they were here with us on earth. this is not only disrespect to the deceased, it is an invasion of what is good in hip hop.


i could go on and on about this, but i would just get too exhausted.

while there are a couple of things to ignore in the upcoming months, here are some tight releases to look forward to:

c.r.a.c. (ta'raach (aka lacks) + blu) - 'the piece talks.' drops april 22.
ghostface killah - 'the wallabee champ'. drops march 25.