Triple – “Special” (Prod. Andrew James)
Long-time readers of SpeedontheBeat.com will remember my interview with Triple, who’s since dropped the Stu Madoff guise a bit. His new track, “Special,” sees Triple getting his Rich Homie Quan on over a hypnotizing beat produced by newcomer Andrew James. Mr. “Future Kike Anthems,” (his words, of course, not mine) here shows us that some of the things other cats think are once-in-a-lifetime, they’re nothing new to him and his team. I guess that’s just how it is in the Five Towns. The vibe of the song combined with Triple’s sleepy delivery create a track that’s pretty mellow, but still grabs your attention.
On another note, I’m still laughing (to a degree) about this RHQ/Future beef. Rappers are beefing over stealing styles, but both of them wouldn’t exist in this regard if it wasn’t for T-Pain, Wayne, etc. But, for the sake of discussion, here’s RHQ’s “A Nigga.” Recorded over a Kevin Gates instrumental from his Stranger than Fiction tape, Quan tells people, again, why he hates Future. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Now, whether or not the beef is legitimate isn’t what I’m here to talk on. These cats aren’t paying me, so I give no fucks as to whether their beef is legit. But, musically, this song is trash. It’s not even on some “oh, this strikly fo’ my street niggas” shit. He airs some grievances, but the song itself is trash.
Future’s star, however, is still looking a bit dimmer than it did a couple weeks ago.
Respect to Billboard, disappointed on being misquoted..always love for my fam Drizzy Drake
— FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) October 4, 2013
Future, don’t keep losing. We need your autotuned, hood falsettos to get a couple women a night to swoon for us.
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He went kind of “Rap God” on this. It had some great moments, and Kendrick showed that he’s one of the Heir Apparents to the Crown. However, as with “Rap God,” K dot kind of just spat alliterating lines and the like just to show his prowess. Besides, the best moments (the high-five and the Drake/Papoose/Meek/Cassidy lines) were spoiled. Nevertheless, Kendrick had the verse of the night and completely made people forget about Travis Scott’s monstrosity (and his “I only like white girls who got black butts” line). That is, until Travis said this:
FYI MY BET HIP HOP AWARDS CYPHER IS ASS. I ACTUALLY FREESTYLE. I WAS UNDERWHELM BY THE BEAT AND THE PRODUCTION VALUE.
— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) October 15, 2013
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