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Thesis
I'm already hours behind on my reading. But when today was as nice as it was, I can't help but forgive myself for being irresponsible about school work. Besides, it's still summer! I mean: today I watched an iridescent butterfly flutter in the morning sun while I ate an apple and cooled off in the late-August breeze. How could I work today after living that?
Last Day Of Summer
> Took an early morning walk
> Watched television's best show, Louie
> Attended a fantasy football draft
> Watched Cowboy Bebop with my friends
> Tried to make music with Zech, but ended up eating a burrito and bike riding
> Walked around with E.swee and Andy
> Watched the sunset on a porch with people I love
Great News, Everyone!
Both Grouper and Lil B released new music today, and both releases are phenomenal. Grouper's Water People 7" is on another level (as per usual). Lil B's I Forgive You is delightful for being completely unexpected.
Fitting that I spend the last moments of summer digesting music from these two phenomenal artists, as their work more than any other's soundtracked my spring semester. Let's be honest, I'm getting into that back-to-school mentality.
Summer Music Review 08
This is certainly not the bang with which I planned to end my Summer Review series, but maybe it's for the best that I don't heavily involve myself in art criticism when I should be sleeping.
Tha Carter IV [2011]
by Lil Wayne
[YMCMB]
This review will be short and sour.
When Weezy was in prison, rumors of Tha Carter IV had me excited for what promised to be a return-to-form, statement-making, MBDTF-level comeback record. "6 Foot 7 Foot" was exactly the ear-grabbing single to celebrate Wayne's freedom and rediscovered ability as a wordsmith. The song is absurd, breakneck, and dense. It's everything I wanted and didn't get from Tha Carter IV.
Excepting the singles and a few other songs ("Megaman"; "How To Hate"), the album just sounds flat. The verses and production are unmemorable. There are none of the surprising musical detours that made Tha Carter III such a fun and rewarding listen. I figured Weezy F would be pouring himself into the entire record with all the passion and drive that seemingly went into "6 Foot 7 Foot."
I was wrong. Maybe I was too concerned with a comeback narrative, and not enough with the fact that he's releasing music again. Wayne does sound happy to be out of jail, but not at all eager to prove himself once more as a great rapper. Hard to blame him for being content. It's just too bad his contentedness resulted in an undemanding, lethargic record.
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Hard to say goodbye to two best friends in two weeks. Ted, you beautiful nerd, not sure how I'mma make it without you. Thanks for all the Ted talks and all the toons. Have fun in .jp
Conclusions
I'm not tryna make y'all jealous, but I only have one class tomorrow. And it's at 1 o'clock. Not too worried about it, but the beginning of fall semester is certainly something to give me pause. Will I be able to motivate myself? Will the classes be too much? Will I actually get sleep this year? That I began this blog at 11 PM and not 4 AM is a good indicator of what I hope my sleep schedule will look like. On that note: goodnight, fam.
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