I fell behind in ’09…

Unfortunately, yes I did.  I planned to write quarterly reviews of all the music I had been listening to throughout the year, but I ended up accumulating so many albums that I didn’t even have a chance to listen to them all until the new year had passed.  However, an ass-load of what I did hear was fantastic.  Since I’ve been procrastinating so much on making a post like this, I’m going to try to bang it out as quick as possible.  So, while I may not be thorough in developing some (or any) of my opinions on the releases of 2009, I figure this is better than nothing.  Here goes…

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Black Keys x Mos Def x Jim Jones

I’m too tired to type much of anything about this video for “Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)” besides that it’s my favorite song off that Blakroc (the Black Keys and Dame Dash project) album that dropped a couple months back.  But before I sign off completely for this evening, a few words, all related to this video in one way or another, for your creeking-asses to marinate on…

  • Mos Def is one of the most overrated artists in the last twelve-or-so years, and by no stretch of the imagination is Black on Both Sides a modern-day classic.
  • This is the first time I’ve heard Jim Jones over good production, and, even more importantly, spit something worthy of my attention.
  • Vimeo’s video-quality shits all over other video-hosting sites.
  • Although Blakroc was a decent release, it would have been twice as nice if released with a bonus disc, sans vocals, because the Black Keys get filthy with it.

Need bed.  Thinking about posting some more of my favorite cuts from ’09 tomorrow.  Peace.

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