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.

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“Be Quiet”

“My Clientele”

Get further aquainted with Compton’s Young Money-affiliated Tyga as he continues to evolve from a one “hit” wonder to a kinda good rapper and (potentially) beyond. There is some really impressive stuff here. This kid is doing the right things. Again, shouts to Ill Will & Rockstar.

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Interesting case here. I immediately dismissed Tyga after hearing “Coconut Juice” (which is one of the worst songs in music history) and completely ignored him on the terrible Dedication 3. Since then I have taken the time to listen to two of his newer tracks… and they are pretty great. Perhaps my ignorance has put me in a position to see progress that doesn’t exist, but the kid seems to be repenting for his sins. “The Nausea” is original in subject matter and his completely unoriginal Eminem flow is actually pretty nice. “Heaven Or Hell” casts Tyga as a non-schizophrenic man’s center field Lil B. Maybe Tyga has been a good rapper this whole time and I’m the asshole, but I will be checking for him from here on out. Shouts to Ill Will & Rockstar.

The Nausea

Heaven or Hell (Gotta Make It)