![]() And naturally, he, like Ma$e, was from Harlem. Ma$e's melodic approach has a laid-back meter that is deftly reflected by his lyrics, which revel in casual understatement: "Can't a young man get money any more?" "I can't get mad 'cause you look at me/Cause on the real, look at me," "We was all at the Greek fest, it's hot and sandy/I rent scooters, I'm with my family/Tank top, flip-flop, really nothin' fancy." It was music about stunting and hollering at the ladies, but Ma$e's shrugging, self-effacing flow seems designed to make words like "stunting" and "hollering" sound woefully clumsy and gauche.īut before them all is Spoonie Gee, the laid-back grandfather of all slick-talking, nonchalant rap stars. So what was it? Take a listen, again, to "Lookin' At Me." The song is a master class in hip-hop nonchalance, of laconic, behind-the-beat style. Ma$e's style was not precise, intricate, nor aggressive. Attempts to make that stuff work in the club were less than successful, although often entertaining anyway. At the time, certain rap styles were more in vogue among critics and heads than others think Biggie's swaggering precision, or Nas's Kool G Rap-derived verbal density, or Ice Cube and Chuck D's confrontational bombast. Tangled up in the controversy over "jiggy" were questions about race, and what it meant to perform for the genre's ever-growing caucasian audience. While it's easy now to dismiss the critics as clueless fun-haters who didn't understand why hip-hop made for great club music, there's a more complicated history. II: Me Time, and earlier in the year, dropped some intricate bars on Young Scooter's "Made It Through the Struggle." This summer, Ma$e even reunited with Diddy for a performance at Drake's OVO Fest-no doubt one of those '90s fantasies Drake references on his new album. He had a standout verse on 2 Chainz's recent underrated B.O.A.T.S. He has, after all, popped up in a few places lately. In fact, Pusha's louche flow on "Let Me Love You" sounds so much like Ma$e's on "Lookin' At Me" that we're not entirely sure Ma$e didn't sneak on for a quick sixteen. That unflappable attitude is a refreshing throwback to more innocent times.īut more than a reference to earlier Clipse material, it was also a very obvious throwback to Ma$e's Neptunes-produced "Lookin' At Me," to which it bears a striking resemblence. And one of the album's highlights-if not its best song, point blank-is the The-Dream-produced "Let Me Love You." It is first notable because it finds Pusha-whose recent output tends to prioritize #BARS delivered with seething intensity-slipping back into a laconic flow reminscient of earlier Clipse singles. Sunshine returns Wednesday with highs warming to 70 degrees.The long-awaited Pusha T full-length My Name Is My Name is now streaming, after several years sitting comfortably in the "Coming Soon" column. Skies stay mostly clear Tuesday night with temperatures dipping into the low to mid 40s. An isolated shower or two is possible, but coverage is expected to remain very light – if we see anything at all. Gusts through the evening could be as high as 25-30 mph. Winds will also increase, shifting from the northwest to northeast as the front moves in. Closer to the Stateline the temperature drop won’t be as drastic, but we will feel the chill just before sunrise, possibly falling 15-20 degrees within a couple hours. ![]() Along the lake shore temperatures could fall 20-25 degrees within a matter of 30-45 minutes. This type of a cold front is known as a ‘pneumonia cold front’ because of how quickly temperatures fall behind it. ![]() ![]() Temperatures further inland will also drop, but not as dramatic as locations to the east. This will cause temperatures to quickly drop along the lake shore in Wisconsin and Illinois. ![]() Increasing sunshine during the afternoon and warming temperatures aloft will bring highs into the upper 70s and low 80s area wide.Ī strong cold front will race down Lake Michigan Tuesday afternoon and evening. Skies will start off cloudy Tuesday with temperatures in the middle to upper 40s. We will continue to see cloud cover stream in from the west and southwest as showers pass to the south. Following a cool and rainy Sunday afternoon, Monday was fairly comfortable as temperatures warmed into the upper 60s and low 70s. ![]()
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