King Of The Ad Lib
AUDIO By MZ on July 2, 2008 at 4:56 pm
While Jim Jones may not be the King of New York (or even Harlem), he can still hold his head up high as he holds the crown for King of the Ad Lib. It may not be the most coveted title, but it’s like that sometimes. Most people use ad libs to reward listeners who pay attention to lyrics by throwing in comments or jabs to add a little something extra to the song. Not Jones, he shouts and squeezes his in between every pause of silence so that they fight with the actual verse for the listener’s attention.
I first noticed his gift for ad libs when “We Fly High,” was dominating airwaves back in ‘06. Anyone who has the audacity to shout out “twinkle, twinkle” after letting you know that he’s fly as the stars is always a winner in my book. It doesn’t translate well in writing, but to hear a grown man say that and make it sound like a normal phrase definitely has a gift. As much as I hate the word swag, it’s the only word I can think to describe what it takes for some of the things that he says to not make me stop the song and say “what the hell is he talking about?”
Conventional wisdom would suggest Young Jeezy as the King due his stock four or five ad libs appear on every song, but they little more than stop gaps for him to catch his breath or take a quick hit of the blunt. At this point I seriously doubt that he even says them anymore, instead letting the engineer “fill in the blanks” so to speak with a click of the mouse. On the other hand, Capo uses his ad libs to give added description to a line or move a verse forward (maybe because he isn’t capable of actually putting in the verese.) Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but I picture him exercising as much effort into his ad libs as his verses.
I won’t even form my lips to tell the lie by saying that he’s in my list of top rappers, but I will say that I do check out his songs for the ad-libs. So in truth if you can’t be the King of New York (debatable) or King of Features (Busta), I suppose the King of Ad Libs isn’t a bad consolation prize right? I mean everybody wants to be known for something.
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first…ballin!
http://i26.tinypic.com/2r6mouu.gif
^ Only image one would ever need to see to be reminded that at one time, Jimmy owned the world.
“And when it comes to ‘Jimmy,’ my name’s ‘me’ too
‘Cause when he got cash, I was like “me too”
And when he got ass I said “me too”
And when he got the drop I was like “me too”
And when he almost got shot I said “me too”
What you get now is just a preview
We all tinted out, your car’s see-through
I see you”
Cam’ron(Horse & Carriage)
I always thought that was funny…but seriously (in third person about self) jimmy sux but jimmy is getting paid i guess…jimmy has nice beats…watch this jimmy can dunk lol
Jimmy(seindfield)
Started off reading this post like, “WTF is he going with this?”, and found myself laughing and/or agreeing the whole way through.
“It may not be the most coveted title, but it’s like that sometimes.”
Funny line.
ruck rubin with him…
let me see that !!!
damn fux da rest …
jimmy has style !
for the NYC crowd
Free event hosted by Talib Kweli, D-Nice, and Pete Rock on July 5
http://www.thehamptonsaintcool.com/
this is suppose to be the nas advance untitled.
I’m still downloading
http://rapidshare.com/files/126533568/Nas-N-_Untitled_-_Advance_-2008-Effect_Mode.zip
@dc
whuddup TSS,
ayo the buc link is “page not foud”
turth be told, I occasionally sneak and listen to all my L.O.G tapes/cds, I got keepers of the funk on cd and I still appreciate the mr funkyman, but do-it-all always had me on my ass with his stories and such….
thanks for that blu also, I dont really get excited about them cats but he kinda hot….
I just wanna give you RESPECT and PROPS for that OSCHINO hope its some new shit cause im d/l this and go buy a couple copies, its my nigga O turn now…..
PHILLY STAND da EFFE UP!!!!
Im sending my postage GOTTY ( still got funds from my stimulus) so I know i have been bullshittin for the past two years Im serious now, so I want everything from all tee-shirts, stickers, and any kinda rare material you can muster up….
where’s the first ‘love me no more’ joint feat max b
…wherezatit
Hello TSS!
Cam’ron – Let the Beat Build Freestyle
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1459039879bc1b9b/
Bad quality, but he’s going in!
Lloyd feat. Nelly – Lose Control
http://www.zshare.net/audio/145884605870a7f1/
I think he does the smoothed out party joints better than anybody out right now.
King of NYC … jay/nas
king of bounce … timbo
king of west coast … the game (period). but really snoop
king of vuiton … kanye (CHI city king and stadium status)
King (self proclamed) of south … ti
King of Kast … andre 3000
King of lyricism …common
king of thug motivation … young jeezy
king of speedflow … twista
king of greums… greumsy greums
king of wavy… max b
king of g-unit … fiddy LOL
king of feat … busta
king of lil …weezy (fault of stans)
king of trill … bunb ALSO underground king !
king of skateboard …pharrell o lupe ; lol
King of punchlines … sean p
king of kings …
?
@ TSS Homies
Didn’t the first version just have Jim w/ NOE on the hook?
Let that beat built
’s a reall’y beat fo’ cam’ ron !
peace
ps: i want some/a jay verse on it ..too see !
good
great.
king of storytelling… slick rick
king of real…scarface
king of double entendre’s…jigga
Sam Scarfo – America Happens
http://www.zshare.net/audio/14513236e61a56b9/
Jim Jones = Love Me No More
http://sharebee.com/84d685d6
It doesn’t sound like Biggavelli to me.
Ingrid Betancourt iz free !
peace
Everytime i see the “We Fly High” video or that BALLIN! gif, the sports nerd in me cringes and I feel like yelling at them “TUCK YO ELBOWS IN!!”
Yo Greums you’re right. Jay would do something crazy w/ that. He might tell a story or something. What about Andre 3000 on that beat. I could make a case that at least 5 other artists could take every Wayne beat on the album and murk them.
^ tres
You right homie. I used to be bad about gator arming my shot, too. But that was in middle school.
Snoop Dogg – Snooperman
http://limelinx.com/media/35329658e35e45a981a49858bf49c790.aspx
He should make an entire album of old school covers. Every time he does it he reminds me of why I’ve always liked him. La Di Da Di, Vapors, Paid In Full (let’s go streaking through the quadrant) lol
@ tres
funny sh*t homey… I know what you mean, & it’s deep-rooted subconcious ish you can’t help but think.
damn you sports.
There’s nothing worse than seeing someone do the “Balliiiiin” with bad form…
I do it mumblin to myself like Malone at the foul line
@ tru school
iESSYR !
true, if someone don’t think that
imagine his voice and his lil laughs.. on it ! Haha
Crazy !
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i really think a furst version w/ biggaveli on it.
cuz a news about “The clip without Max B is out” at the first of the beef iz on my mind. but if no unreleased first version with the silver surfer… i just wanna say sorry?/fuck!. & Wave me no more !!
Yo Greums who is Ingrid Betancourt?
Damn my bad y’all! The Jimmy I posted earlier is clean. I would up the remix w/ Game, but it’s clean, too. I tried.
My bad Greums. I forgot that I’m on the internet. Anyone else who was wondering about Ingrid Betancourt check this site out.
http://www.4ingrid.com/main/accueil.htm
a really good politic french/colombian woman
hostage since 6 years in the jungle south america
(that she wanna freedom and peace for colombia)
… my english is not at his top to explain more… so
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Betancourt
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little consolation fo man wavy ninjaz right now
http://www.mediafire.com/?fud314eyfzm
http://www.zshare.net/audio/12191136dd58717a/
wave wave wave homie max b wave !
^
I’ve been wondering if McCain is going to try to spin it and or take credit for this.
Thank you Greums.
Crooked Lettaz :: Grey Skies :: Tommy Boy/Penalty
as reviewed by Steve ‘Flash’ Juon
Slowly but surely, the face of rap music is evolving. As time goes by, it will be increasingly harder for both music critics and simple-minded fans to classify rap as “East Coast” or “West Coast”. What coast are you from when you hail from Michigan, Illinois, or even Mississippi? Yes, you heard that right: M-I-Crooked-Lettaz-Crooked-Lettaz-I; you know the rest. This group can’t be labelled: East, West, North, South, none of them fit their sound or style. The only thing they can be labelled is dope.
Fronted mostly by MC’s Veil, Kamikaze and David Banner but featuring an outstanding rotating family of guests, this group does for ‘Jacktown’ Mississippi what the Dungeon Family has done for Decatur. And they do claim allegiance to the South in their rhymes – with a difference. You will not find anything from No Limit, Suave House, Rap-a-Lot, or Cash Money on this album – you will not find anything that sounds remotely like it either. They don’t really sound like anything you’ve ever heard before, and in a good way. Crooked Lettaz takes this outsider position to the established norms of hip-hop seriously to the highest degree – they take shots at gangster rap, cliched scientifics, the New World Order, and lack of self-love.
I bust the same sad story, over manditory blunts and the liquor/ I’m thinkin back to them ancient times when we was once the victors/ In them wars fought on the shores of the Barbary coasts/ We went from a whole to three-fourths and that’s what bothers me most/ In bottles we toast, success but y’all ain’t tryin to succeed/ Fight for thangs you think you want but y’all ain’t got what you need.. — Kamikaze, “It’s Ours”
You will find everything on this album that should encompass the diaspora of hip-hop emotions: deep soul searching on “Tupelo”, wild for the night partying on “Get Crunk” and “Fire Water”, the search for a better world on “Chicken and Swine” and “Daydreamin’”, true love on “A Girl Named Cim” and so on. Musically, the production from David Banner, Kamikaze and Phinga Print fits each track like a surgeon’s hand to a glove. About the only thing I can find wrong with this album is that “Pimp Shit” is a misleading title for a song that seems to be the antithesis of playa cliches and more about the dawn of the Illuminati, where money doesn’t exist and computer chips are embedded in your skin. As a description of how dope their lyrics are, it might fly, otherwise, it’s just inaccurate. Since this is the only gripe that THIS reviewer can find with this album; I’m forced to give it an unqualified thumbs up. A million wack Pimp Trick Gangster Click type albums will come out this year, but dope groups like Crooked Lettaz on independent labels will go unheard and unnoticed. That is, unless you do your service to the hip-hop nation and buy a copy of this album – play it LOUDLY every chance you get so people can ask you, “Playa, what’s that fresh shit? It don’t sound like nothing I’ve EVER heard before.” That’s what hip-hop SHOULD be about.
Music Vibes: 7 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 9 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 8 of 10
Peace TRU !
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ThisIsWavy.Com … Wavy Pt ? ! … Wave On !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAwnSve4M0g
Terminate On Wave…I like the wave he do it ! haha
Crooked Lettaz – Grey Skies
http://sharebee.com/6d75f784
Give it a spin and I guarantee you’ll think differently of David Banner. As for myself. I’m pissed off at him right now b/c he talks the talk, but when his last 2 albums have dropped he’s only had 2 or 3 joints on them that are like his early stuff.
“You gotta fight the powers that be!” – Public Enemy
p.s. zshare and rapidshare are done uploading so they should work. megaupload should be ready in the next 5 and badongo is bringing up the rear.
only the sun can fux with me ! brraaaatttt !
To comment on the post (plays Radiohead’s scatterbrain) I thought Young Jeezy has the distinction of ad-lib king.
Peace to the Gods Greums!!!
And tonight for your listening pleasure:
Max B – I’m Waaaaavvvvvvvyyyyyyy
http://sharebee.com/71e63e6b
All-Time King Of Ad-Libs:
Mr. Flavor Of Love Himself
please… cam is the real master of the ad-lib
^
I don’t know about that one. Maybe king of hypemen. Did he ever really kick a rhyme at all on any of those classics?
homey TRU
i déjà have wavy
déjà pleasurin’ this ish
i wave this joint
peace !
SCHOOL iz tss hustle(r) !
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cam’ron king of purple ! kinf of his kind of hype sure!! and also king of wrong-right/fake-real flow … i don’t know if u understand what i’m sayin’ but …
it’s greumsy ! so. so real !
hypeman / ad-libber – slight difference in some regards (think Jeezy/Can’t Tell Me Nothing and Flav over Chuck’s vocals), but you may be right..
He was sposed to drop an album a “500,000 billion” (-
Frank lol) years ago, but only did 911 Is A Joke, and spit sumn on Amerikkkas Most Wanted.
^
Yes. Killa is the king of purple, and you can probably throw pink in there as well. He did set the trend w/ those colors in hip-hop. I personally prefer his flow right before he started the whole diplomats thing between SDE and Come Home With Me. When he killed the Hot Boyz beat, The Dynasty intro. Man I could go on for days about some of those freestyles. He even killed the Hate Me Now beat when he went at Nas.
a = about
@ OED
According to cdnow.com he did drop an album 2 years ago. It must have been shit b/c I never knew about it.
king of purple….Prince
jus’sayin
and perhaps sometimes “queen”
One Greums > 500,000 billion
I guess technically he did ad-lib, and he was a member of the group so he could be classified as the king. What about Snoop though. He has been ad-libbing his own songs now for a minute and his ad-libs are always on point.
@ Tru
lmao… straight to dvd type sh*t
yeah OED lol
sorry TRU yeah “pink” !!! but i remember “purple haze” so my confusion… my DAB <– !
prince it’s purple rain, or sometimes princess
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damn… TRU lol you give me hungry hungr !
drops links about freestyles … and killa ish …
Prince did do the purple thing to death, but in relation to hip hop styles and trends Killa did it to death.
forgot all about the D-O-double Gizzle.
Oh shit, Redman… how could I forget him? He’s up there too.
no doubt, hip-hop…purple…Cam
purple everything….fine chicas…blouses….Prince
jeezy as king of BIG[GER] ad-libs
HHAHHA, YEAHH !
tss king of hiphopsite
biggie king of illest !
easy e king of sickest ! (excuz my bad joke)
e40 king of big rapper alive…
no sorry 8 ball … no sorry Gorilla black
hiphop king of music !
speaking of hip-hop and colors, whatever happened to “Jay-Z blue”? lol
@ Greums
KIlla did the purple thing too, but I think it was after he got tired of pink.
One Greums > 500,000 billion (I co-sign lol)
@OED
You’re so right about Reggie. He is one helluva ad-libber! He’s pretty much a total package.
tss king of hiphopsite
biggie king of illest !
easy e king of sickest ! (excuz my bad joke)
lmao You’re a trip! I can’t co-sign E-40 over 8-Ball though. Premro is Thee Fat Mack.
king of eyez … sermon/mef
no homo (in every sense of word bitch)
ps: sorry homie one-”eye”-deer… lol
king of craziest … redman/dre3000
(in (every) hiphop sense) choose ya sense so
cuz those crazy men like ra rugged man, necro, …
have honorable mentions
Yeah, Reggie was/is a straight BEAST! Major, MAJOR respect for that dude.
@ deer, nuff respect
yeah jayz blue ! blueprint, blue magic, …&allthereferences
n’ waht about Lloyd banks green…
cam’ron pink then purple YEAH!
the game red, michael jackson “black” or ‘white’ lol!
papoose green.. lol i stop now … cuz if just extrapolation not really fake but not really right too …
(cues up The Healer by miss Badu) hiphop king of music !
I like your thought process Greums! I don’t understand it, but I like it. lol
@OED
You’re right! I remember him trademarking that. I thought GM was supposed to come out w/ a Yukon in that color if I remember right. You could say what happened to a lot of things concerning Jigga. Even with as much success he’s had you wonder about some of the things promised that never saw the light of day. Can I get a Lost Tapes Hova edition or what!
* checks to see if Untitled or Project Roach has leaked yet
@ Greums
“Green eyed bandit can’t stand it” – Redman on How High
E-Dub is the only emcee I can remember that has an alias that involves his eye color. lol However, the king of craziest has to go to ODB (God bless the dead). That dude admitted to getting “burnt by ghonorea”, had like 30 kids and then died of an overdose. That’s some rockstar shit!
8ball is !
Premro ??? i’m on internet, but not my bad cuz i don’t find …an real explicativ ish …
Ricky Raws King Of Baws !
king of dirty … ODB !
Juelz king of “‘hey” adlib’ !
King Of soulful … Dilla
yo.. king of Soldier (on a crew) : ???
king of styles…biggie
king of abstract…kamaal (that title might be up for grabs now though due to inactivity)
I hate to interrupt, but E! has a show on right now called 50 Outrageous Moments…
…and number 47 was Michael Jackson showing up to court, dressed like Captain Crunch and dancing on top of cars.
Listen, stans, I know you got his back, and that’s cool. He may or may not have touched little kids, and yes, the man did Thriller, but dancing on top of a SUV?
Prince won. I could give a damn what else you say about MJ.
@ Gruems
Correct. 8-Ball = Premro
king of soldier…memphis bleek? lol
nah hold up. king of soldier…beans
R.I.P. O.D.B.
and Tru… Dude rushed the stage at the Grammy’s and left mofo’s around the world w/their mouths hanging open.
Classic material.
@ tru
YEAH I WANNA PUT THIS REFERENCE NAME…
BUT I TELL ME it’s PROBABLY just for his EYES !
sooo lol ps: You’re a trip too i think !
@ Brock
Yeah you right. Prince’s legacy is def solidified w/ Mike wiling out the last 5+ years. Every time I hear about him dressing up like Capt. Crunch I can’t help but laugh. Out loud. Really loud. However, maybe Prince just kept his craziness out of the spotlight. He did beat Darkness’ ass in pumps and cook him some pancakes at like 6am!
btw Brock. At least it was a good interruption. lol
Yo Greums! What about:
king of bitchassness…Ja Rule
king of (most unknow)soldier … spliff starr
i say king of soldier not king of friend … bleek lol
no i like bleek a lot. style,loyalty,hiphop luv.
but i agree… sigel Yeah ! he’s raw and good !!
(no homo) again in every sense of the word …
YO best soldier (without ROCaFELLA)
if u tell me … “nah greums i have a lil reflexion and i say Freeway”. I kill you !
Killer Mike – I’m the Shit
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1459584070a241c0/
Killer Mike – God’s in the Building (really? where’s Rakim?)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/14595829848d2c76/
LMFAO
YO! how crazy did Mike hafta be to erase Prince’s legacy of eyeliner, eccentricity, “slave” written across his face, and ASSLESS PANTS??????
My answer: PRETTY DAMN CRAZY!
I Pledge Allegiance 2 the Grind: July 8th
I’m copping this shit. You?
Damn OED! You just put that shit in perspective for me!. lmaorn
@tru
… lil flip is in competition with Ja … no?
King of styles … styles P !!!! no biggie lol
r.i.p notorious
King of biggie … Gravy !
King of Rabbit … Eminem (8miles ref)
King of Mixtape … artist (young jeezy [self proclaimed] … but i think it’s Clipse !
i tell u not by the number but quality.
King of dj mixtape…Clue?
king of dj … primo !
king of dj’s (hip-hop gods forgive these comments for we have gone completely astray)- Jazzy Jeff
king of soldier w/o Roc-A-Fella (sorry I’m biased, lol)…keith murray
king of boss… rick ross
second slim thug, third crooked i …
king of underrated ???
king of killer/killa … killer mike !!
sorry killa cam, killa kill (or something, a friend of lil flip i think), killa mase, killa fifty or kill yayo…
considering that he was in def squad and sermon was the general and red was the capo
@ oed
greums forgives you !
@ Gruems
GTFOH LMAO
@ tru
I had understood your allusion.. and i agree !
king of iron … mike
king of empire … no limit !!!
king of hype (fashion hype)… kanye
king [or queen lol 4someone i say king lol ]of b-girl ?
king of soulrnb … kels
king of pop rnb … justin
king of rnb usher
&sorry king of killer … Shyne !
king of stuntin…bridman
king of bling…slick rick
king of positivity…common
king of killer…definitley killer mike
king of camo…master p
no… the king can’t fux with jail [see “Louis XIV”.., so OG simpson.
lol ! (second bad joke)
king of cocaine … raekwon !!
princes of cocaine … clipse!
sizzurp king … jim jones
cuz weezy is just a majordom
king of dark … dmx
king of fresh … mannie
king of pimp … c ! r.i.p homie
king of edutainment … krs1 the blastmaster
god of kings … rakim
Peace Greums & OED. Peace TSS. I’m going to play some ball.
gREUMs SAYS THX !
HE going to play some sleep …
Late as hell OED, but I was talking about Jay-Z blue yesterday. I swear I saw it on an Envoy one time , but that was it.
^ Great minds, mayne…
Still wondering how that man could copywrite a damn color lol
Jay-Z Blue = defunct???
You get poweful (or rich) enough & you can do whatever you want….
Haha I actually just wrote about this and proclaimed Noreaga as the one who popularized the “funny adlib”. Peep game…
“…he is one of the first rappers I can recall that popularized the “funny adlib” that rappers today such as Jim Jones and Jeezy emulate.”
http://www.yorapper.com/the-importance-of-capone-n-noreagas-war-report/
‘what ! what !’