One of my favorite pieces of recent rap minutiae has been Soulja Boy’s discovery of 90′s Memphis rap. For a while he has been building toward a full-on use of the style and it seems like he has settled into it when he isn’t cheffing it up with Lil B. The initial acknowledgement of the adaptation came on “My Clientele”, where SB drops a Kingpin Skinny Pimp reference (while pretty much rocking his style [and voice]). On “Be Quiet” with the venerable Tyga, his first verse is all out Yall Aint No Killaz. One more step towards (critical?) legitmacy for Soulja Boy or just a result of some uncle telling the kid he sounds like KSP? I’m A-OK with being the only person who cares about this, by the way.
Not new exactly, the first part of it has been around for a few months, but this is the first time you get to hear the whole thing with the Based God attached. Watching Lil B’s more introspective side start to metastasize within Soulja Boy is kinda fascinating, especially because with the benefit of the internet we get to see it happen in real time right before our very eyes. It’s like being a biologist and having a chance to observe a newly developing life form. I realize this sounds mocking and condescending, but it’s not really meant as such. Quite the opposite, the process is weirdly endearing to me. I get the same feelings watching ducklings trying to fly on Planet Earth.
OMG JAY ELECTRONICA LIKES SOULJA BOY?! MAYBE IT MIGHT BE OKAY TO CHECK HIM OUT NOW.
Tracklist:
1. Legendary Intro (3 years After Crank That)
2. Legendary Pt. 1
3. When I Grow Up Prod by Jahlil Beats
4. Squirt
5. UstreamTV Prod by Jahlil Beats
6. Cool Prod by Kajmir Royale
7. Legendary Pt. 2 Prod by Kajmir Royale
8. Forget About the Past Prod by Young Jerz
9. Mad Prod by Young Jerz
10. Legendary Pt. 3
11. Legendary Pt. 4 Prod by Kajmir Royale
12. Give Me A Dance
13. Legendary Pt. 5
14. Word Around Town Prod by Kajmir Royale
15. Bang Bang Prod by Camron Reams
16. Legendary Pt. 6 Prod by Kajmir Royale
17. Bonus Track – All Black Everything
18. Bonus Track – Pretty Boy Swag 2010
19. Bonus Track – 2 Milli
Another Based spectacle. This may be blasphemous, but Soulja Boy is kinda better at this than Lil B. At the very least is taking his ball and running away with it.
If Soulja Boy’s fantastically entertaining Eazy-E impression on “Cold Summer” wasn’t warning enough, it may be time to get ready to hop on the bandwagon… Before you scoff, check out his latest stream of consciousness rant about quasars, jupiter, 2Pac and “threedimensiolosophy”. Buy stock now.
