Mick Boogie & Talib Kweli - MCEO
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Mick Boogie
was ahead of the game when it came to marketing. I remember speaking to
him once and he willingly described his formula for success. He waited
until an artist was on the verge of releasing a project and he dropped
a mixtape to coincide with that release. His explanation was that the
artists label would be promoting the artist and simultaneously without
direct knowledge, promoting his mixtape as well. Why pay for something
that the label would do for free. He went from the ho to the pimp.
Labels loved him for it and artist admired his savvy, personality and
he remained humble. It proved that you didn't have to be an asshole to
grind.
"The Beautiful Struggle" was one of the best mixtapes I've heard.
Clinton showed enough "smash time" to mark it as his own, but "The
MCEO" is a concentrated effort solely displaying the talents of Talib
and the Blacksmith Movement. Mick Boogie is an after thought and
honestly, that's what he should be. You purchased the mixtape to hear
Talib and that's exactly what "MCEO" provides.
Mick's "Intro's" never got my dick hard and this time is no exception.
"Independent (Amadeus Remix)" is creative, because it allows you to use
your imagination, while reminding you of the track from which it jacked
it's name. "Think About It" by Jean Grae is the wet dream of the kid
who still sits by the radio waiting to hear that "exclusive" that Angie
Martinez should be playing at 3:15. "Hold It Down" screams 9th Wonder
and makes you wish you could sentence the 3 defendants to life in the
studio while the free world nurtures their ears with the frustration of
the 3 for being unfairly imprisoned. One of my employees at
Mixtapekings (Ty aka Bush Face), swears by Strong Arm Steady and I've
never found them to be cohesive as a unit and I stand by that. "Big
Homie" by Kron Don pushes that slow stagnant flow to the forefront and
has me longing for when Strong Arm Steady becomes 'one albino doing his
own thing". "I'm not going to describe "Perfect Beat", because my words
wouldn't do it justice.
It's rare with the bullshit that DJ's put out today that I run out of
room to talk about a release. I'm on a fucking word limit, so make sure
you check for "Bushonomics" featuring Dr. Cornell West. It's an
important record and meshing of generations. Damn, and "Hostile Gospel"
with Joell Ortiz. Well done Mick Boogie, finally I have something to
listen to rather than some shit to pitch to the meth heads to cop
another hit with.
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