Talib Kweli, "The Proud" Black Star underwent a slow disintegration after their one and only record, one of the best hip-hop records ever. Mos Def pursued a solo career, leaving Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek to make a record together. Then, Kweli broke from Hi-Tek...
Earth Wind & Fire, "Help Somebody" There are several bands that I really only knew from later radio hits that were on when I was a kid. So, to me, they were just these bands that had some corny hits that I didn't think much about....
Rockabye Baby!, "Beautiful Day" This is ostensibly a cover of the Green Day song. This was a gift to us, I think, a while back. And I suppose you can see the intended joke here - it's lulliby music! But also Green Day! Har! But...
Pretty angry set of songs today, mostly. Ice Cube, "I Wanna Kill Sam" Here, we have Ice Cube from one of his peak albums, in full-on fury at the state of America. I love the break in the middle of the song. At any rate,...
