so i finally got Da 2nd Phase, oddly enuff on the same day i got my promo copy of the new Streets LP.
on first listen, Wiley's new CD is awesome and i take back all the snide mixtape remarks i made (tho putting "oi" on there was an amateur move and it might stop some from taking this CD seriously as a real album and not a mixtape). for the most part, the songs are amazing, with only a couple stiffs. stuff like "johnny was a badboy" needs a vinyl press! def. looking forward to giving this a more detailed listen.
the streets record is pretty bad. it's like a british version of all the worst parts of the most maudlin eminem songs ("cleaning out my closet" and whatever that one is that goes "my girl knows that her daddy's a soldier") with even worse rapping... the whole "look at me, warts n all, i'm honest!" thing gets tired really fast when that's all there is to it... i mean, ANYONE can tell you "hey, i'm an asshole"... also, the off key, speak-singing choruses have to stop... and, wait, I THINK THIS GUY DOES COCAINE! i have to say, while i was not a fan of the first Streets record, i "got" it, and could understand the appeal.... but, listening to a guy talking over beats that sounded like they took 5 minutes about doing too many lines = BORING