Chiddy Bang

Chiddy Bang is probably within the future of rap. It's a group of two people, Chiddy (rapper) and Xaphoon (beat maker) They could be considered Hip Pop in a lot of ways, but I think in the future Chiddy's rhyming skills will get better. Right now he tends to go off topic in his songs and say a bunch of shit that doesn't even go with the title. But none of the less he comes up with some crazy analogies and similes that are genius.

The more underated beat maker Xaphoon is the one with perfect skills in his department. Rediculous beats. Better than any I here. If I were to pick one person to make my beats it would be Xaphoon. It's a shame he doesn't exactly get the credit he deserves. When I first heard them I thought it was just one person named Chiddy Bang. He is a genius on the beats. I think he could go off by himself and become a top rated techno DJ.

Chiddy Bang is more of a mix tape group considering that they only have 2 albums on iTunes, one with only 6 songs. And all the songs on their albums are on their mixtapes first. If you want a good listen for them, either listen to "Air Swell" or "Peanut Butter and Swelly" (my favorite)

I like Chiddy Bang because even though it has a lot of elements of Pop in it, it has some great sounds that make you feel different. Really good to listen to if you want to listen to something fun.

Their most famous song is one where they took a sample from MGMT's "Kids" and remixed the beat making "Opposite of Adults"

My favorite song by them is either "Cameras" (they took a sample from Matt & Kim) or "Talking To Myself"

K'Naan

K'Naan is a African native rapper/singer from Somalia. He moved to Canada as a child and spent his childhood there. He was a poet when he met a producer named Sol Guy and they became friends. His first official performance was a speech he gave to refugees criticizing and bashing on the way the UN. At that moment Sol Guy saw K'Naan's ability to connect to a crowd. So he introduced him to Nas and Rakim and their ability and K'Naan fell in love. Although he did not yet know the full English language, he started to study rap diction and free styling and similes. Since then he has been signed to A&M Records and Octane Records.

I love this guy. His story is remarkable, plus he's a great visionist. He knows how to connect to another person through words. We can all relate to his lyrics, and I have never heard one line about him having a car, nice jewelry, or pretty bitches. He is a plain and simple lyricist. And only few people can be called that. Nas, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Common, Black Thought, and K'Naan are all lyricist and that is quite a roll call. Personally I like him rapping more than singing. But when he sings he usually raps in there too. But he has some pretty good songs singing wise. Some in particular are "Take A Minute" and "Hurt Me Tomorrow". His best rap song by far is "ABC's", such a good track.

Here is "ABC's"

Here is "Take A Minute"

And here is one of his recent songs, "Hurt Me Tomorrow"

Here is the one that everyone knows, the theme of the World Cup, "Wavin' Flag"

Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath

Well I can't say I was entertained by most of the songs from Sabbath.... the singing was really sloppy but I will admit the guitar was kick ass. My favorite song by them is War Pigs because me that what sounds most like Rock. And what sounds most like a song that defines them. Not a big fan of them, but that might just be my taste. It just sounds..... all over the place if that makes sense?

And we listened to Zeppelin III which I was entertained by, but not as much as I was listening to their first 2 albums. I kinda think the screaming at the beginning of Immigrant Song is kinda annoying and personally I don't really like the song. Not as good as classics like "Babe" "Whole Lotta Love" and "Black Dog". Overall I give Zep 3 a...... 3 out of 5. I give Zep 1 a 3.7 out of 5, and Zep 2 a 4.5 out of 5. Overall 3 was a decent album to me.... but some songs were really unmemorable and kinda boring. Not bad, but far from mind blowing.