Quality music

[wewontstop (Aquariusoul)]

Quality by Talib Kweli
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_(album)

終於弄到了這張專輯
一部份原因是對他本身的喜愛

另一方面
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulquarians#Discography
要湊齊那7張專輯
齊了後 突然有點空虛
大家覺得如果身為Soulquarians的粉絲
還有那些專輯 也是可以嘗試的嗎

和上一張Train of Thought (2000)相比
這張向流行靠了一點
專輯內頁 每首歌曲都有個小短文介紹
這似乎也是Soulquarians這群人的專輯特色

在聽這張專輯過程中 最大的收穫
大概是再次聽到Bilal的聲音吧(真的好久沒買R&B)

6. Waitin' For The DJ
8. Talk To You (Lil' Darlin')
Talib談到雖然自己玩hiphop但什麼都聽
Eddie Kendricks Nina Simone都是他的最愛
聽看看Bilal唱doo wop
應該是翻唱 Eddie Kendricks ` Can I`
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxmuBErKkFw

10. Put It In The Air
雞放客 找來DJ Quik製作

11. The Proud
手邊第一本購買的The Source 02年12月版
裡面有個專欄hip hop quotable 就放了這首歌第2段歌詞
第一句當時敲中了我的心

[Verse Two]
Niggaz with knowledge is more dangerous than than niggaz with guns
They make the guns easy to get and try to keep niggaz dumb
Target the gangs and graffiti with the Prop 21
I already know the deal but what the fuck do I tell my son?
I want him livin right, livin good, respect the rules
He's five years old and he still thinkin cops is cool
How do I break the news that when he gets some size
He'll be percieved as a threat or see the fear in they eyes
It's in they job description to terminate the threat
So 41 shots to the body is what he can expect
The precedent is set, don't matter if he follow the law
I know I'll give my son pride and make him swallow it all (damn!)
Fuck the pigs! I think the pigs killed Big and 'Pac too
If they didn't they know who did, they got to!
Who they serve and protect, nigga not you
Cops shot off of ten G's but they got glocks too
Let you protect yourself, or better yet respect yourself
Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself
They be gettin tips from snitches and rival crews
Doin them favors so they workin for the drug dealers too
Just business enforcers with hate in they holsters
Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier
Kurt Loder asked me what I say to a dead cop's wife
Cops kill my people everyday, that's life
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/talibkweli/theproud.html

12. Where Do We Go
13. Stand To The Side
連著兩首都是Dilla 偏R&B的製作 說真的 光聽 還真的聽不出來是他的東西
Talib也有在Def Poetry表演過Stand To The Side

14. Good To You
這首歌的感動也不小
因為是Kanye West製作的
不是auto-tune的那個kanye 是45轉的那個kanye
聽到那個老靈魂取樣"Simply Beautiful" by Al Green 簡直快哭出來了
立刻拿出The College Dropout複習
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMzO7GE14LI


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推 molemilk:很酷耶!
推 AmdsLancelot:今天在整理CD，也翻到這張，晚點回去也放來聽聽!
推 johnny04a:Quality我覺得是Talib最正點的一張專輯XD
推 ghettochild:新的Back again!也很好聽!
推 DisizZack:Talib的Get by是我入門的第一首歌
推 kidmen:這個裡面的成員我都不熟(汗)
推 verbalk:我愛KWELI ~~~~~~~~~
推 stickwit:back again裡面那段res那段副歌好吸引人
推 bluesky23:可以借轉嘛???
→ wewontstop:版主請轉XD
推 illmo:同意 我也覺得Quality是Kweli在主流/非主流取得最好的平衡
→ illmo:這張我放在車上CD player起碼一整年沒拿出來
※ bluesky23:轉錄至看板 Hip-Hop                                    07/02 13:52