This is a first for my blog and for those that know me know why. When I was a wayward youth hip hop was the soundtrack to my life. I loved it because it spoke to me and it touched me deeply. Over the years though hip hop changed and it's changes slowly pushed me away from it's embrace. It got to the point where it actually disgusted me, not all of it but the majority of it. Every now and then though hip hop would surprise me, where it gave me chills with it's creativity and it would seduce me to listening again. This song is one of those songs that captured me right from the start. Not because of the title of the song or who preforms on the song, none of that mattered to me once I heard the backing music. I heard it and I was floored.
If you don't know about this song Black Republican by Nas featuring his one time nemesis Jay-Z then allow me to introduce it to you and tell you why I love it so much. I am a HUGE movie fan and my love for movies rivals my love for music. This song brings those two worlds together for me like nothing ever had before. The melody that's riding the beat is from The Godfather Part II by Nino Rota (which I include below) and I knew it the second I heard it. I can listen to this song over and over again and I completely tune out both Nas and Jay-Z (I wish I could find the instrumental of this track but that remains a dream). If you're wondering where this music is in Part II it's when Vito played by DeNiro kills Don Fanucci of the Hand.
Black Republican off of Nas' album Hip Hop Is Dead that dropped in Dec of 06 was produced by L.E.S. and Wyldfyer. This is one of those songs that makes me wish I was in the studio when it was being crafted. I think it's fucking amazing and definitely a tasty tune. Enjoy!
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