is that gross? they're not like talons (yet) but they're a little wolfman-y. i can't find the damn clippers anywhere, and i never remember to pick one up when i'm at a pharmacy or the grocery. this would be the perfect occasion for a Nine Inch Nails song, but i don't like them. the soundtrack to "The Social Network" was totally forgettable and i'm convinced he won because the Globes try to be "hip" more than anything. ((and i still can't get over "Black Swan" not winning best picture. "The Social Network" was abysmally loathsome. "Black Swan" had art, it had drama, it had momentum, it had performances you couldn't ignore. "The Social Network" was devoid of charm, populated by assholes and dickwads, acted with all the flare and dynamic as a stale saltine, and the only reason i stayed in the theater is because my brother-in-law bought the tickets. enough ranting.))
anyway, been listening to Group Home quite a bit lately. little did i know, back in the day when i used to constantly bang this Gang Starr tape, that
The Nutcracker, who is my age and only 16 when he cut this track, was in this thing called Group Home. here's that track, which holds probably the only hip-hop reference to Scrooge McDuck, and definitely the only one to rhyme McDuck with "suck my nuts".
ain't that dope? one of DJ Premiere's best beats, imho. so Sirius XM old school rap station plays Group Home every now and again, but they usually play either "Supa Star" or "Livin' Proof". i've downloaded their only (?) record but only kept those two tracks. well today, i heard another. again, the Primo beat is fresh and these two kids just level it. most "youngster" rap is either too safe or too over-ambitious, (Li'l Bow Bow, Shaheim the Rugged Child), and the swagger always feels more tacked-on than real. none of that happens with Group Home, though, apart from the occasional lyrical misfire. but for the most part, these kids are sharp and they made one lean, mean record. enjoy "Suspended in Time".
missed talking with you on your lunch... hopefully we can make it up later.
LRV, b
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