anyway. so that's the weather for ya today.
after much review-reading, i went out with the good intention of buying a shitload of albums this afternoon. but since store availability can suck sometimes here, i was left wanting more. thank god i didn't splurge on anything to avenge my thurst, though. i must be growing up :)
anywhoo. the lucky winners are:
Ghostface, The Pretty Toney Album
got it because i heard so much about "Tush". and i like Ghostface too. i didn't have to get it today but since it came out yesterday it was super cheap.
Memphis Bleek, M.A.D.E.
i got The Understanding last week at the used record store. and the damn thing can't seem to get away from the cd player in my car! surprisingly so. that's a damn good album. i hate proteges but Memphis B sure doesn't fit the usual description. M.A.D.E. was a high-profile release so i got it. this one was also rightly-priced :)
Usher, "Yeah! featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris"
this sweetened the bad taste not being able to find more albums from my list left. sweetened it by twenty! i was so happy to finally find this single. i didn't wanna have to buy his crappy r&b album but i love (lurve) the single. plus, it includes the Neptunes' track, "Sweet Lies". it was supposed to make the album but somehow was left off at the last minute. folks were waiting to get their hands on the proper copy. i'm so thankful it made it's way onto this single, though. two-for-one. very cheaply too :)
btw, i've been listening to the Wu-Tang's The W album (by mistake. i wanted to listen to the second one and i'd switched #2 and #3 on the shelf) all day. and i know it didn't get too many great reviews (none have since 36 Chambers) but i like the damn thing. and everytime i listen to an album produced by RZA i just can't deny how right Quentin was in getting him to produce the soundtrack to Kill Bill (right now, "Jah World" is playing. check it out. totally perfect). i'm telling you all this because i wanted to prop up a song on the album that catches my ears everytime it comes on -- "I Can't Go to Sleep (featuring Isaac Hayes)". this damn thing is epic and yet amazingly intimate. a great song.
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