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[0018] the prettiest people do the ugliest things
Halloween over. I wish I had friends in town to actually... do stuff with? But not enough to actually try making them. One last quick update for the road and then I AM looking at Darrow stuff. But first, have a fresh edition of Leshia Reviews a Weird Junk Food She Found in the House!
The can boasts that this is 'UNITED WITH 3 FLAVORS', and it is definitely imported, because there is no French anywhere on it. The 3 Flavors in question are Code Red, White Out, and Voltage. None of those sound edible!
This made me feel like I could see through time, but only to the bad parts of history! This has been my MTN DEW DEW*S*A review, thank you.
Wikipedia Sez: The College Dropout is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. In the years leading up to release, West had received praise for his production work for rappers such as Jay-Z and Talib Kweli, but faced difficulty being accepted as an artist in his own right by figures in the music industry. Intent on pursuing a solo career, he signed a record deal with Roc-A-Fella and recorded the album over a period of four years, beginning in 1999. The production of The College Dropout was primarily handled by West and showcased his "chipmunk soul" musical style, which made use of sped-up, pitch shifted vocal samples from soul and R&B records, in addition to West's own drum programming, string accompaniments, and gospel choirs; the album also features contributions from Jay-Z, Mos Def, Jamie Foxx, Syleena Johnson, and Ludacris, among others. Diverging from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop, West's lyrics concern themes of family, self-consciousness, materialism, religion, racism, and higher education.
Prior Familiarity: Fair! This shit was pretty goddamn inescapable when I was in high school.
What I Did While Listening: Downloaded a whole bunch of movies, arrr matey.
Verdict: Some of this is really great, some of it fucking sucks a lot! Overall, pretty good and decidedly not my thing. Very long, too! The last track alone made me bump the whole thing down a full star rating because I just wanted it to be over already!
Favourite Song: Through the Wire
The can boasts that this is 'UNITED WITH 3 FLAVORS', and it is definitely imported, because there is no French anywhere on it. The 3 Flavors in question are Code Red, White Out, and Voltage. None of those sound edible!
This made me feel like I could see through time, but only to the bad parts of history! This has been my MTN DEW DEW*S*A review, thank you.
Wikipedia Sez: The College Dropout is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. In the years leading up to release, West had received praise for his production work for rappers such as Jay-Z and Talib Kweli, but faced difficulty being accepted as an artist in his own right by figures in the music industry. Intent on pursuing a solo career, he signed a record deal with Roc-A-Fella and recorded the album over a period of four years, beginning in 1999. The production of The College Dropout was primarily handled by West and showcased his "chipmunk soul" musical style, which made use of sped-up, pitch shifted vocal samples from soul and R&B records, in addition to West's own drum programming, string accompaniments, and gospel choirs; the album also features contributions from Jay-Z, Mos Def, Jamie Foxx, Syleena Johnson, and Ludacris, among others. Diverging from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop, West's lyrics concern themes of family, self-consciousness, materialism, religion, racism, and higher education.
Prior Familiarity: Fair! This shit was pretty goddamn inescapable when I was in high school.
What I Did While Listening: Downloaded a whole bunch of movies, arrr matey.
Verdict: Some of this is really great, some of it fucking sucks a lot! Overall, pretty good and decidedly not my thing. Very long, too! The last track alone made me bump the whole thing down a full star rating because I just wanted it to be over already!
Favourite Song: Through the Wire