Your Daily Funk – “Say You Will” (Kanye West Cover)
AUDIO By MZ on April 27, 2009 at 4:54 pm
It was the first day of a new school year.
Three boys arrive at class late and the teacher asks the first boy “Why are you tardy,” the boy replies “I’ve been on Blueberry Hill” the teacher said “Take your seat.” She asks the next boy why he was late. “I was on Blueberry Hill also” he replied. Then she asked the third boy, but he replied with the same answer. As the boys we’re sitting down a girl arrives in. “Let me guess”, said the teacher. “You were on Bluberry Hill aslo”
“NO…. I am Blueberry Hill” replied the girl.
This joke has been stuck in my consciousness since the first time I heard it, in third grade, and it sums up how I feel about “Say You Will.” It’s been co-opted and used by so many rappers, that you’d think the beat would be a little worn out by now. But just at the last minute someone comes through and adds another wrinkle to the equation.
Enter Dante Smith.
Instead of spilling his soul to the beat, he covers the original, backed by live instrumentation. Oh yeah, he then extends it out for close to twelve minutes with instrumentation (daily funk worthy) and spits a few bars from “U R The One” for kicks and giggles on the end. This is from his performance back in January at the Blue Note in NYC and CDQ audio is just now surfacing. Truth of the mattter is this is right on time as spring is finally here and you can sit out in the breeze and let it play.
As happy as I am to hear this, I’m still a little pissed off, because I’ve been waiting for him to do music like this since Black On Both Sides. And this isn’t even his song.
I’m We’re still waiting Mos, there’s still time.
Mos Def – “Say You Will” (Kanye West Cover)
Previously Posted — Mos Def – “Flowers” Promo Video | Mos Def – “Words” Promo Video | “You Got Bobby Jindal Down There…”
Posted in AUDIO, Daily Funk, GENERAL, MUSIC — Tags: Bluberry Hill, Blue Note, Mos Def, Say You Will, U R The One
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17 Comments
HaHa MZ used to be one of my fav jokes to tell brought back good memories.
Mighty Mos is doing some admirable shit here by covering Ye in the fashion of a coffee shop Open mic dude sanging the hell outta “time of your life” by green day and you think to yourself wow that was a good song I don’t remember liking so much.
Remember we are the same community who frowns on ghostwriters and “biters” not saying it dosen’t happen just saying Mr. Def lends credibility
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Green+Day+-+Time+Of+Your+Life+Cover&aq=f
2080 results of this tired ass Green Day song being coverd on youtube
kids are so flaky… we rant and rave about wanting Mos to got back to being “mos” but when he is, when he’s pushing himself–Black Jack Johnson, New Danger, etc. cats instinctively hate and say “that’s not real Mos… I want BlackStar pt. 6 Mos!”
We want him to sing, but only like he did on BOBS. We want him to rhyme, but only like he did on “Beef”. we want him to act but only like he did in Something The Lord Made…
Cats need to just write up menus of exactly what we want and send ‘em to the artists/labels so they can cook it up like fastfood and be done with it.
I ain’t sayin’ dude is perfect or even genius, but let the cat breathe.
co-sign
“dwelling in the past and longing for the future get in the way of the present”~Tom Robbins
i think too many are quick to criticize mos when he does somethin/new different. but innovation is what creates the dopeness. id like to think if you want the old mos def or if you’re all nostalgic and shit you’re just gettin in the way.
As if the original wasn’t long enough, he went ahead and added 5 more minutes…..great.
Ontopic:
Dopest version after the original…
Looking forward to his next album.. last album was (a bit…?) disappointing… but i think with this one he’s gonna be back!!
WAY Oftopic…
@ The Not So Subtle Art Of Daggering
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/04/busy-signal-beep
when i saw that post and video.. i had to share this:
(i posted it here, so there is a better change everybody sees this)
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhaL3YlZ1r2MYK0wKe
I feel you, Black Canseco. I guess we’ll have to wait to see what Mos will do next. This joint is sick though.
As if the original wasn’t long enough, he went ahead and added 5 more minutes…..great
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LMAO!
His version is ill though. Mos is still that dude, even if he never puts out that classic album we’ve been waiting for.
that joke is ill… i was imagining little kids and then BAM…
dope cover tho. Def. Mos’ lane forreal
So Drake’s joint wasn’t the hottest next to the original, before this one?
i think Mos’s cover is good and better than Drake’s. IMO.
For the mos fans, here is a treat from KTL.
http://iknowtheledge.com/hip-hop/mos-def-remixes-rarities-and-more
Eating this bowl of cereal got me to thinkin’…
If Sade wasn’t on the back of this here milk carton, she’d sound incredible over this beat…
I do enjoy Mos’ soulful side. He should be releasing more stuff like this.
MIGHTY MOS DEF
Z&D Tag-Team Midnight Mix
DJ Zita & Dmadness
Live at GOLDEN, SF
Feb 21 2009
http://tinyurl.com/d4zxwv
Ghetto Rock
Respiration w/Talib Kweli
Rising Down w/ The Roots
Mathematics
Ms. Fatbooty (White Label Rmx)
7 Days (DJ Premier Rmx) w/ Craig David
Sex, Love & Money
Rock and Roll
There Is A Way
Double Trouble w/The Roots
I Against I w/Massive Attack
Oh No w/Nate Dogg & Pharoahe Monch
Quiet Dog (Sake1 Edit)
Supercat – Nuff Man A Dead
Good Night (Plain Pat Rmx) w/Kanye West
Brooklyn
Brown Skin Lady w/Talib Kweli
Love Rain (Head Nod Rmx) w/Jill Scott
A Brighter Day Rmx w/Ronny Jordan
Definition w/Talib Kweli
Get By Rmx w/Talib Kweli, Jay-Z & Kanye West
Hip Hop
Universal Magnetic
Astronomy (8th Light) w/Talib Kweli
Reminisce w/Bilal
Do It Now w/Busta Rhymes
Hurricane (D’s Time You Looked Blend)
The Jackson 5 – If I Don’t Love You
U R The One
Bullshittin’ w/ N’Dea Davenport
Beautiful w/Mary J Blige
Respiration (Flying High Mix)
Travellin’ Man w/DJ Honda
Tinseltown to the Boogiedown (Ali Shaheed Muhammad Variation) w/Scritti Politti
Life Is Good w/DJ Deckstream
Umi Says
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Mos Def, Kweli, Common, QTip
Are Slowtahouse’s Slaughter !
Monch, Talib, Black Thought, Busta >