Tonight is the end of a lengthy press run where he’s peddled his new product, The Dreamer, The Believer, to a multitude of media outlets. So it’s no surprise Rashid Lynn is reveling in his return to the rap game. But a true rapper always returns to his roots. I wanted to leave a mark on this culture and this world.” Descripción del álbum“With Resurrection, it was like, I’m going to really make these things happen. Ver Más Your browser does not support the audio element.
This is one of the most underrated hip-hop debuts of the '90s. Stand-out tracks such as "Charms Alarm," "Take It EZ," and the only outside production, the Beatnuts' characteristically bell-driven "Heidi Hoe," are calls to arms to all hangers-on and fakers in the hip-hop community. Though sometimes lighthearted to the point of aimlessness and occasionally veering into harder-hitting (vaguely misogynistic) sentiments, Can I Borrow a Dollar? acted, for the most part, as an antidote to the exaggeratedly hardcore rhymes of a lot of early-'90s hip-hop. His lyrics are packed with allusions and references to pop and street culture nearly as eclectic as those of the Beastie Boys. The production perfectly complements Common Sense's hiccuping/singsongy vocal style and involved rhymes. They opt for a spare, minimalist production that prominently features understated keyboard loops over simple drum tracks, occasionally augmented by saxophone or flute for an overall jazzy, laid-back feel. Drk Productions (Immenslope and Twilite Tone). Can I Borrow a Dollar? features the fabulous, oddly muted production of 2 Pc. Disfrute de este álbum en las apps Qobuz con sususcripciónĪ former Source magazine "Unsigned Hype" winner, Common Sense almost single-handedly put Chicago hip-hop on the map in the early '90s with his excellent debut, Can I Borrow a Dollar?, which displayed a truly unique sound that, nevertheless, situated the rapper somewhere between the ground staked out by A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr.
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