I still respect shadow and i have bought every piece of shadows music i can find. Honestly i think my gripe is more with the emcees featured on the album and not so much the music. Although i strongly dislike what is being called "hyphy music." As for the lyrics Keak the sneak, e40, and david banner all suck as emcees!! He could have gotten anyone, anyone on earth to rhyme on his new album. But why these people??? Think about it, imagine jurassic 5, or some one on his label quannum. MAYBE blackaliscious, lyrics born, krs one, so many skilled emcees to choose from!! Anyway i really cant stand bad lyrics, especially considering the people dj shadow has worked with in the past. People like thom yorke, zach de la rocha, and everyone on psycence fiction. Now look at the contrast to the people on the outsider, there is no comparison. Again im not talking about styles or what im used to hearing. Listen to them in terms of skill!! Zach de la Rocha is clearly a better emcee than keak the sneak!
I wont speak anymore on the subject...and i understand people have to pay their bills. Someone mentioned to me that shadow had some difficult times recently, and i hope everything turns out good for him in the future.
heres some info on the new album.
I guess ill listen to the songs that dont feature wack emcees.....http://solesides.com/index.php?page=article&id=87