If a classic is created in DC (i.e. the woods) & the masses don't hear it (nobody's there to hear it), is it a classic (does it make a sound)? Yes (yes).
I love this Phil Ade song so much, that sometimes, even a year later, I just want to hear it. Now that's classic. Reminds me of Definition's classic vibe for some reason.
I don't even want to mention Resurrection. Moving on, I was thinking the other day, even though Kanye's Gold Digger was a huge commercial success, it's really a hip hop classic. I mean, Ray Charles--performed by Jaime Foxx...a sample but not really. Telling stories--funny like Fresh Prince but serious like Latrell Sprewell & Shawn Kemp (child support issues). I found it funny that when Nicki Minaj went to record Monster in Hawaii for Kanye's album, she was intimidated because she thought Kanye was a "conscious" rapper. Really? I mean, he doesn't tote guns & he has been known to wear a backpack from time to time, but "conscious" has never crossed my mind. Just real--real talented & real vicious.
Here's a bonus cuz I just LOVE this, even years later--I never forget Kanye's magazine verse:
