Monday, February 09, 2004
submeat’s top 100 tracks of 2003: songs to download and love
#7 “What We Do...,” Freeway featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Siegel (Roc-A-Fella)
Mr. S. Carter sure knows how to pick ‘em, doesn’t he? The year’s finest rap single, “What We Do...” showcases to blinding brilliance the gritty US grime and spitting ability of Jay’s protégé Freeway whilst also serving to spotlight the clean-up batter in the Roc lineup, Beanie Siegel (who could make one hell of an excellent Bonnie-and-Clyde kinda record with his Philly pal Eve, if so inclined). But it’s Freeway who shines brightest here, as it should be. His voice and cadence have such as urgency to them, it nearly sounds like he’s pushing the beat along here, instead of the other way around. Best moment: when Freeway’s ever-supportive boss tells him not once, but twice, to “keep blowin’.” And he does, like Miles and Coltrane.
#7 “What We Do...,” Freeway featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Siegel (Roc-A-Fella)
Mr. S. Carter sure knows how to pick ‘em, doesn’t he? The year’s finest rap single, “What We Do...” showcases to blinding brilliance the gritty US grime and spitting ability of Jay’s protégé Freeway whilst also serving to spotlight the clean-up batter in the Roc lineup, Beanie Siegel (who could make one hell of an excellent Bonnie-and-Clyde kinda record with his Philly pal Eve, if so inclined). But it’s Freeway who shines brightest here, as it should be. His voice and cadence have such as urgency to them, it nearly sounds like he’s pushing the beat along here, instead of the other way around. Best moment: when Freeway’s ever-supportive boss tells him not once, but twice, to “keep blowin’.” And he does, like Miles and Coltrane.
# posted by Thomas : 7:32 PM
