You have those songs that mean so much to you, that you wish you could tie people to a chair and force them to listen to in a meaningful way? Name some, and maybe a couple people will take the opinions of great chewers and join you in your fanaticism (or find others who love the songs that mean the most to you). Here's 3, all hip hop:
Cunninlynguists f/ Masta Ace "Seasons"
While not only having the legendary (and perpetually underrated) emcee Masta Ace on the track, but with the four emcees each taking one season to represent the progression of hip hop from a pure art form into the commercialized bling-fest it's (ice=winter) become today, this wordplay infused song makes me both nostalgic and weirdly sad for a time when I saw the genre as something way simpler than it's become today.
J-Live "Epilogue"
A song as much about creativity and the balance between commercial success and meaningful artistic quality, the song has a bittersweet nature to it with an artist coming to terms with this internal conflict that brews as a professional musician. J-Live is a high school English teacher, and it shows in his rich lyricism...seriously, I view listening to this song like reading a great book. There's so much to glean from it every time I listen to it.
Mars Ill "Lump Sum"
Brushing aside the fact that Mars Ill may be the ONLY Christian hip hop group widely respected in the industry, the track lists people in lead emcee's manCHILD's life that have made him who he is today...it's one of those heartwarming songs that makes you adjust your view of what hip hop can do... Not to mention Dust's beat is viciously driving.
anyone got suggestions?
Cunninlynguists f/ Masta Ace "Seasons"
While not only having the legendary (and perpetually underrated) emcee Masta Ace on the track, but with the four emcees each taking one season to represent the progression of hip hop from a pure art form into the commercialized bling-fest it's (ice=winter) become today, this wordplay infused song makes me both nostalgic and weirdly sad for a time when I saw the genre as something way simpler than it's become today.
J-Live "Epilogue"
A song as much about creativity and the balance between commercial success and meaningful artistic quality, the song has a bittersweet nature to it with an artist coming to terms with this internal conflict that brews as a professional musician. J-Live is a high school English teacher, and it shows in his rich lyricism...seriously, I view listening to this song like reading a great book. There's so much to glean from it every time I listen to it.
Mars Ill "Lump Sum"
Brushing aside the fact that Mars Ill may be the ONLY Christian hip hop group widely respected in the industry, the track lists people in lead emcee's manCHILD's life that have made him who he is today...it's one of those heartwarming songs that makes you adjust your view of what hip hop can do... Not to mention Dust's beat is viciously driving.
anyone got suggestions?
