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UGK遗作,R.I.P PIMP C
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自从2002年的原声《Side Hustles》以来,UGK已经有5年时间没有,Pimp C蹲了几年大牢,发了两张solo,Bun B各处客串并多次组织营救自己的好兄弟,同时也出了一张solo《Trill》,谁知道2007年夏天的这次合作居然是最后一次?专辑以“Swisha And Dosha”开头,UGK仿佛回到了90年代中《Ridin' Dirty》时的状态,缓慢的旋律和紧凑的小鼓遥相呼应,Bun B表明了自己的态度: I ain't got that time to waste, punch your mouth and knock out the taste You MySpacin and Facebookin, playin games with them toys I'm in the streets where gangstas meet, while you're online with them boys So step your game up, build your name up, quit your talkin and quit your doin UGK永远忠于街头。 这张专辑的多首歌中UGK都体现出了对早期精神的回归,如邀请Scarface来演唱(!!)hook部分的“Still Ridin' Dirty”,尽管这张专辑的封面设计很华贵,但他们的心境还是能回到十多年前一穷二白的饥饿状态的。 像以往一样,UGK最擅长的题材“pimpin'”还是占据了这张专辑的一席之地,第一单曲与OutKast合作、Juicy J & DJ Paul制作的“International Players Anthem”就是典型的一首。Andre 3000的开头琅琅上口: So I typed a text to this girl I used to see Sayin' that I chose this cutie pie with whom I wanna be And I apologize if this message gets you down Then I CC'ed every girl that I'd see-see 'round town And hate to see y'all frown, but I'd rather see her smilin' Wetness all around me, true, but I'm no island Peninsula maybe 但Pimp C和Bun B的歌词更精彩: Pimp C: My bitch a choosy lover, never fuck without a rubber Never in the sheets, like it on top of the cover Money on the dresser, drive a Compressor Top notch hoes get the most, not the lesser Trash like to fuck with $40 in the club Fuckin up the game, bitch it gets no love She be cross country, givin all that she got A thousand a pop, I'm pullin Bentleys off the lot I smashed up the gray one, bought me a red Everytime we hit the parkin lot we turn head Some h oes wanna choose but them bitches too scary Your bitch chose me, you ain't a pimp, you a fairy Bun B: Baby you been rollin solo, time to get down with the team The grass is greener on that other side if you know what I mean I show you shit you never seen, the Seven Wonders of the World And I can make you the eighth if you wanna be my girl When I say my girl I don't mean my woman, that ain't my style Need a real street stalker (stalker) to walk a green mile We pilin up the paper on the dinin room table Cause you able to realize that I'm the truth and not a fable We rock the freshest sable, keep that 'chilla on the rack What I look like with some thousand dollar shit up on my back? I'm a million dollar mack that need a billion dollar bitch Put my pimpin in your life, watch your daddy get rich 而后Big Boi的flow也很灵活,soulful的采样(Willie Hutch的名曲“I Choose You”)贯穿始终,这首歌是2007年最好听的单曲之一,最后也夺得了格莱美的提名。 反而和另一大皮条客Too $hort的合作“Life Is...2009”却不是这个内容,有些意外,这首歌和Eric B. & Rakim的“Microphone Fiend”使用了相同采样。 Life is too short, that's what I always say We wasn't homies last week so don't call me today I ain't got nuttin for you, can't loan you shit Don't you hate when broke niggaz be on yo' dick Too $hort和UGK做出了反省,什么是生活的意义?什么是友情?他们在反思。 与南部当今的各路文盲gangsta rappers们不同,UGK显然要有深度得多,在“Heaven”中他们悼念了DJ Screw等逝去的兄弟,在Pimp C和Big Moe在2007年11月离开后听这首歌更加百般交集,休斯顿的rap artists实在是命途多舛。 与Geto Boys成员Willie D合作的“Quit Hatin' The South”则是对那些把Hip-Hop的变质一股脑推到南部身上的人们的还击,这首歌可以看作当年Westside Connection那首“All The Critics In New York”的南部版,Bun B在intro说了些Hip-Hop的顶端现在属于南部的country rap tunes,那些批评都是不实的,然后在歌词里谈到了自己的经历: I've been down with rap music since Cold Crush and Melle (Melle) Before MTV put Run-D.M.C. on the tele (tele) Back when Whodini tried to tell ya about ya friends Nigga I was giving rap all my time and my ends Bought damn near every record the muthafucka dropped West coast gangsta music, East coast hip-hop Now it's our time to shine and the tables is turned Them muthafuckas aggravated 'cause we gettin some burn "There's no room for everybody, just a few niggaz is swole" (why is that?) Proabably 'cause they favorite rappers ain't in control But just let go of the past 'cause it's hurtin your hands And pass it over to the next generation of fans And quit hatin the South 事实上Hip-Hop的一些变化确实不能全部归罪于南部,在这里也有很多优秀的Hip-Hop团体,UGK的地位完全有资格说这句话。 在CD2中,UGK和一些相对“陌生”的伙伴做了客串的尝试,比较让人意外的是与英国小子Dizzee Rascal的合作“Two Type of B*tch”以及和Talib Kweli的“Real Women”,不过这两人2007年的专辑中也都出现了UGK的身影,这种互相客串的模式看来是今后的潮流。“Real Women”中UGK同Talib Kweli一起表明了另外一种态度——好女人是值得爱的,哪怕是gangsta。 Now bein King of the Underground's a title I wear with pride Like my syrup and swisha can't leave without it when I ride Even though I'm the king of the city where I reside I wouldn't and couldn't do it without my woman on my side Sometimes I got it figured out, sometimes I'm confused I win 9 times out of 10 but now and then I might lose But no matter the road I choose and how the drama unfold A playa always got his better half right on his shoulders She gon' hold me down to the fullest, rainy or sunny She seen me ball out of control and dead broke with no money So when the game got funny, she ain't pack up and roll She help me get back on my feet now man that's way too cold If you got a down woman wit'chu keepin it true Don't try to hate, appreciate her for the things that she do This dedicated to the dedicated ladies that stand up If you keep it real wit your man, then put your hand up 这是Bun B的表白,而Talib Kweli的歌词更是让人触动,在这个年代有几个饶舌歌手能有这样的见解? I'm 'bout to spoil you, show you my gratitude I love the all of you, even your attitude Never gonna give you black-n-blues, that's abuse I'm not that dude Take it back to when I held yo' hand and my name became yo' back tattoo I love the fact that you don't need me to make you whole Doin it fast or takin it slow, you know when to let me take control And I apologize for puttin tears inside them eyes When I wasn't fair didn't compromise, put you in fear when I told them lies How I love to dive inside them thighs, I love your cockiness Ain't gonna ask if you roll in rap, you know this right it's obvious I'm an Underground King with a winner down Queen I'm fin' to let her know This ain't about bling, this ain't about cream, I never let her go 更hype的一首歌是Marley Marl制作,Big Daddy Kane和Kool G Rap加盟的“Next Up”。不过两位纽约城的传奇Kool G Rap和Big Daddy Kane与UGK之间的化学作用并不算出色,算是专辑中低于歌迷期望值的一首歌。 CD2最后的bonus部分附带了“International Players Anthem”的另外两个版本——均由Three 6 Mafia客串的常速版和chopped & screwed版,以及一首T.I.客串的“Hit The Block”,这下南部的众多大名字在这张专辑里已经到齐了,只差Eightball & MJG和Ludacris了。 《Underground Kingz》阵容的奢侈和风格、主题的多元化在近年来非常少见,难得的是UGK也没有被这些客串抢掉风头,这才是他们的了不起之处,也许Hip-Hop历史上唯一一张在规模和质量上可以与其媲美的专辑就是十年之前的《Life After Death》吧。Pimp C的不幸让我们从感情色彩上很难以公正地评价这张专辑,本来就极高的音乐质量在“Pimp C离世”的阴影下被更加扩大了,虽然有少数两三歌曲比较一般,而且整个2CD的时长也非常恐怖——达到了130分钟以上,但我还是将其评为满分,一为纪念Pimp C和以后再不可能出现的UGK;二为专辑中数不胜数的好歌,实在是一场听觉盛宴;三为现在南部的大环境下已经变得越来越稀少的好唱片,怀念90年代的dirty south。 【试听链接】>>>专辑试听 链接页面是全球最大的网上零售公司亚马逊,页面中部有曲目试听。在此可以看到该CD在国外的售价。在“买CD“,您能以比亚马逊低得多的价格买到同样的CD! 【唱片曲目】 DISC 1 1.Swishas And Dosha 2.Int l Players Anthem (I Choose You) featuring OutKast 3.Chrome Plated Woman 4.Life Is 2009 featuring Too $hort 5.The Game Belongs To Me 6.Like That (Remix) 7.Gravy 8.Underground Kingz 9.Grind Hard featuring Young T.O.E. and DJ B-Do 10.Take Tha Hood Back featuring Slim Thug, Vicious and Middle Fingaz 11.Quit Hatin The South featuring Charlie Wilson and Willie D 12.Heaven 13.Trill N****** Don t Die featuring Z-Ro DISC 2 1.How Long Can It Last featuring Charlie Wilson 2.Still Ridin Dirty featuring Scarface 3.Stop-N-Go featuring Jazze Pha 4.Cocaine featuring Rick Ross 5.Two Type Of B****** featuring Dizzee Rascal and Pimpin Ken 6.Real Women featuring Talib Kweli and Raheem DeVaughn 7.Candy 8.Tell Me How Ya Feel 9.Shattered Dreams 10.Like That 11.Next Up featuring Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap 12.Living This Life 13.Outro 14.Bonus Track: Int l Players Anthem featuring Three 6 Mafia (Chopped & Screwed) 15.Bonus Track: Int l Players Anthem featuring Three 6 Mafia 16.Bonus Track: Hit The Block featuring T.I. DISC 3 1. UGK (Underground Kingz) -BET documentary ; plus bonus features including interviews with special guests 2.The Game Belongs To Me Video 3.Int l Players Anthem (I Choose You) featuring OutKast Video
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