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The sound of popular rap is still skewing down south, as seen with Chamillionaire and Slim Thug. The dirty south sound will continue to be popular throughout the decade.
With Timbaland, The Neptunes, Danger Mouse, and Swizz Beatz, we're seeing a lot of established names in the world of music production popping up in the top 10. Timbaland was already a well-known producer in the 90's, especially his work with Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, Jay-Z, and other notable names in rap and R&B (cutting a lot of artists from this list; seriously he's very prolific). In the mid-2000's, Timbaland started working with more pop acts, like Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, and The Pussycat Dolls (again, cutting a lot out), bringing more mainstream pop listeners to his sound. Like The Neptunes, Timbaland's production style is incredibly distinct and helped to shape what a lot of music in the 2000s sounded like.
This was also the year the second-generation iPod Nano was introduced. This is mostly notable to me because this was the year I upgraded to one from my Walkman, and I saw the music video for Gnarls Barkley's Crazy on that tiny screen and it blew my goddamn mind because I thought I was living in the future.
And I gotta give hate to you gangstas out there fakin' the funk,
Actin' like you got a problem, but you're just too goddamned drunk.
Put down your forties, pick up your fists, and handle that shit like men,
‘Cause too many punks out there pumpin', thinkin' your gat is your friend.
Wake up, wake up, wake up it's the 1st of tha monthTo get up, get up, get up so cash your checks and get upWake up, wake up, wake up it's the 1st of tha monthTo get up, get up, get up so cash your checks and get up
Hey my nigga we havin' a wonderful day and I won't fuck wit me, why?'Cause it's the 1st of tha month and now we smokin', chokin', rollin' bluntsAnd sippin' on 40 ounces thuggin' come come we got the blessed rumFrom jumpin' all nights we highHit up the block to where? East 99I get wit my nigga to get me some llelloDouble up nigga what you need?,,,,
Let's send a prayer to Krayzie Bone of the legendary Bone Thugs N Harmony rap group out of Cleveland, Ohio. He has recently checked himself into the hospital 🏥 😕 so we are hoping he will fair well 👍 after this
Holdin’ the gauge on the ladies slayed ripsta slit like back in the days;
Yes Flesh put ‘em to rest,
Let’s test.
Feelin’ the pain runnin’ this gang insane
To the brain runnin’ the same stuff doin’ them everyday thangs.