2008 Woodie Awards
Death doesn't stop good artists
By Raphael
Issue date: 4/4/07 Section: Singal
Tupac Shakur & Notorious B.I.G.
"Why Can't We Be Friends?"
6.5 blings out of 5
What happens when two of the biggest names in the rap industry die in a pair of drive-by shootings that are in no way, shape or form related to one another? They squash their beef, yo, and release an album that's the illest game spat on this side of heaven or hell.
While Shakur is no stranger to making money after death, this will be Biggie's first disc from beyond the grave. The duo abandoned the gangster rap stylings that had nothing to do with their respective demises on "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Channeling posi-punk bands like Good Clean Fun, Biggie and 'Pac have invented a new genre of rap that's totally off the chain, cleverly named "hip-happy."
The disc includes remixes of hits like "Juicy" with re-worked PG lyrics. "Birthdays was the worst days, now we sip whole milk when we thirsty," Biggie exclaims, extolling the positives of a good diet.
Biggie and 'Pac show they've still got some of the venom that made them famous on the song's closing track, "F*ck Hataz, We Should Have Just Shot Kenny G." Yeah guys; kill that emo son of a bitch next time instead of each other. Sorry, right, unrelated deaths, unrelated deaths…
Key Tracks: "F*ck Hataz, We Should Have Just Shot Kenny G," "If We Hadn't Died, K-Fed Wouldn't Exist"
Jim Morrison
"Just Say No"
0 peace pipes out of 5
When Jim Morrison held a press conference from his shack of hemp in heaven, confirming that he had actually died of a heroin overdose and announced that he'd be releasing a solo album in 2007, everyone expected classic rock's poet laureate to come out swinging with the same controversial song themes that made The Doors famous.
However, when the disc hit stores, Doors fans were shocked to find Morrison had returned with straight-edge punk band MxPx backing him up and released a 25-track disc of two-minute songs listing the positive attributes of a drug-free life. Aside from the fact that MxPx's shitty brand of punk makes me want to do enough coke to melt my brain into a milkshake, Morrison has re-recorded all of The Doors' original hits with a message that corresponds to "the new Jim."
While Morrison's new disc might be a turnoff for most Doors fans (and anyone who grew up in the '70s or has a soul), it has apparently received positive reviews from grandmothers and televangelists.
Worst Tracks: "Gently Nudge Your Way Through To The Other Side," "Whatever You
"Why Can't We Be Friends?"
6.5 blings out of 5
What happens when two of the biggest names in the rap industry die in a pair of drive-by shootings that are in no way, shape or form related to one another? They squash their beef, yo, and release an album that's the illest game spat on this side of heaven or hell.
While Shakur is no stranger to making money after death, this will be Biggie's first disc from beyond the grave. The duo abandoned the gangster rap stylings that had nothing to do with their respective demises on "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Channeling posi-punk bands like Good Clean Fun, Biggie and 'Pac have invented a new genre of rap that's totally off the chain, cleverly named "hip-happy."
The disc includes remixes of hits like "Juicy" with re-worked PG lyrics. "Birthdays was the worst days, now we sip whole milk when we thirsty," Biggie exclaims, extolling the positives of a good diet.
Biggie and 'Pac show they've still got some of the venom that made them famous on the song's closing track, "F*ck Hataz, We Should Have Just Shot Kenny G." Yeah guys; kill that emo son of a bitch next time instead of each other. Sorry, right, unrelated deaths, unrelated deaths…
Key Tracks: "F*ck Hataz, We Should Have Just Shot Kenny G," "If We Hadn't Died, K-Fed Wouldn't Exist"
Jim Morrison
"Just Say No"
0 peace pipes out of 5
When Jim Morrison held a press conference from his shack of hemp in heaven, confirming that he had actually died of a heroin overdose and announced that he'd be releasing a solo album in 2007, everyone expected classic rock's poet laureate to come out swinging with the same controversial song themes that made The Doors famous.
However, when the disc hit stores, Doors fans were shocked to find Morrison had returned with straight-edge punk band MxPx backing him up and released a 25-track disc of two-minute songs listing the positive attributes of a drug-free life. Aside from the fact that MxPx's shitty brand of punk makes me want to do enough coke to melt my brain into a milkshake, Morrison has re-recorded all of The Doors' original hits with a message that corresponds to "the new Jim."
While Morrison's new disc might be a turnoff for most Doors fans (and anyone who grew up in the '70s or has a soul), it has apparently received positive reviews from grandmothers and televangelists.
Worst Tracks: "Gently Nudge Your Way Through To The Other Side," "Whatever You
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