Anything with Thom York basically gets the insta-stamp of approval from me anyhow. Would have loved to see a fleshed-out project from Kanye, P and Lupe. I bet the live show would have been crazy too, given their track records. I mean God Bless the mighty men of Slaughterhouse… they’re all incredible rappers. But I’ve seen Royce a couple too many times to know I don’t like shows where there’s more dudes in an entourage on stage than actual performers. I never went to a Slaughterhouse show, but I imagine it’s something like more people behind the four emcees than actually in front of them. And the sausage-fest ratio is probably about 15:1.

I always loved “Us Placers”… thanks for reminding me, J.