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| — by Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes |
12/19/2005 |
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— by Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
Artist: Papoose
Representing: The next level of being an MC
Mixtape: Menace II Society, Part II
411: We don''t know how Pap constructs the concepts for his rhymes, but he''s really thinking on a different plane from every MC in the game. Just listen to the title track, where he''s rapping from the perspective of the little boy on the tricycle at the end of the film "Menace II Society." Pap is still not signed, but this mixtape is almost like an album. The 18 tracks feature 14 new beats for him to rhyme to, and the creativity is omnipresent.
Joints To Check For:
"Fashion Statement." His nursery rhyme about Evisu and Red Monkey jeans at the beginning of the track is worth more than a year''s supplies of Bape kicks. There''s some really witty stuff here.
"Menace II Society II." Only Pap would think of a concept this left field. But he tells the story so intricately that even if you''ve never seen "Menace" (and you should be ashamed of yourself if that''s the case) you can follow along seamlessly. There''s also a message at the end. "Show off!"
"Raised With Them Gangstas" featuring the LOX, McGruff, Black Rob and Rahzah. There''s so much history on this track. McGruff put the LOX on their first mixtape, and we all know about how the LOX and Black Rob used to get down. This is a true gutter symphony.
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