ScHoolboy Q – Man Of THe Year
Kendrick Lamar canceled his performance for GQ’s Man Of The Year party due to their less than stellar article on him, but this song actually has nothing to do with that. ScHoolboy Q takes the liberty of claiming himself the man of the year in the animatedly boastful fashion he regularly loves touting. It’s a fairly straightforward song, especially with the somewhat repetitive nature of the chorus, but the general vibe is really damn enjoyable nonetheless. I absolutely love the plush sample taken from the song Cherry by Chromatics, and how it was reworked into this smooth yet gripping head-nodder. You’ll find Man Of THe Year on his upcoming album OxyMoron, which should be getting an offical release date sometime this week.
“Brah, I see girls everywhere. Titty, ass, hands in the air. It’s a party over here. Shake it for the man of the year. Man of the year. Man of the bounce.”
Joey Bada$$ has stated before in an interview that J Dilla is his all time favorite producer. So you can imagine why it’s an especially big deal for him, given that unlike the two songs Where It’$ At and Snakes off of his mixtape 1999 that utilize J Dilla beats, Two Lips boasts a completely unreleased instrumental from the legendary producer, courtesy of Maureen Yancey (aka J Dilla’s mother). She is also the founder of the J Dilla Foundation, and is using the seven-inch record sales of this song to help further fund the foundation’s goal, which is to provide instruments and music lessons for less fortunate children. I would link the site where you can buy them at, but in just two days after being released on Black Friday everything is already sold out.
The instrumental definitely possesses that J Dilla vibe with its muddy drums and whimsical keyboard. Joey also delivers some really incredible lyricism. He’s still only 18, yet many of his verses, such as with Bird’s Eye View, represent some of the most distinguished in the game right now. The ending is magnificent and particularly appropriate being spit over a Dilla beat. Here are the lyrics.
“He told me never to forget, and never to force it. To embrace this time and glorious moments. ‘Cuz you could die in a second, so open up within before I get to dissectin’. I woke up again, but this time forgettin’. Scratchin’ my chin, like ‘that was rather interestin”. I turn to the small coffee table on the right. Pick up my pen and turn on my thinkin’ light….Having somersaulted my eyelids, awaken from a dream to perceive that I live.”
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