Apr 15, 2009

Fox and Rawse


Rick Ross f/ Foxy Brown – “Murda Mami“

from Deeper Than Rap (Def Jam, 2009)
Foxy Brown – “Magnetic“

from Ill Na Na 2: The Fever (Def Jam Unreleased, 2002)

There is something vintage Foxy about “Murder Mami”. It’s the type of cross gender heist track that could’ve been on a late 90s Jay-Z record. Except with worse rapping from the y-chromosome holder, of course. And, on first listen, it’s sounding like one of the few actual highlights on Deeper Than Rap, the rest of the album being a frustratingly polished and calculated affair in the American Gangster mold. (It’s depressing how easily my peers are impressed by simple competence. Stop waiting for major labels to send you promos and go find some great underground rap.)

Really I just think this photo is fantastic and frightening.

For a bonus beat here’s the last good Foxy Brown record. “Magnetic”, from the scrapped Ill Na Na 2, finds Inga doing her best Big Daddy Kane impression over a Neptunes beat.

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7 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. MAYNHOLUP!

    u alreddy kno MAYNHOLUP stay up on de underground tip mayn but i mean u can’t deny dat Ross is conciously trynna rap better, an i respect dat mayn. not feelin dis track doe mayn

    Apr 15th, 2009

  2. LT

    Is Ro of the week done with? I’ve been waitin’

    Apr 15th, 2009

  3. ANU

    that neptune beat is great.

    Apr 15th, 2009

  4. ekb

    I actually thought “come fly with me ” was pretty dope …her last really good song …shorty got talent …but her head ain’t right ….black roses woulda been dope if she coulda kept her head on straight

    Apr 15th, 2009

  5. noz

    “Is Ro of the week done with?”

    Maybe mayn can answer that? I know he’s been hard at work with maynholup.mayn lately…

    Apr 15th, 2009

  6. air max

    doesnt she have some disease thats gonna make her completely deaf? or am i just spreading a nasty rumor

    Apr 15th, 2009

  7. twix

    hey man,

    I agree and dissagree, i really like ‘deeper than rap’ my only comment is as much as i like it, it needs to get out of landing gear, it doesnt have the bigger club tracks of the last album, but still its a good listen but just a little too melow. I actually am not really feeling the foxy brown track, i agree totally about ‘worse rapping’ comment. The track with nas is actually quite good, i expected that to be terrible as NAS these days bores me.

    Apr 16th, 2009

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