Ring leader
Birdman, “Money to Blow” f. Drake, Lil Wayne. Cash Money, 2010.
Directed by Gil Green pretending to be Hype Williams.
Today’s Transcript originally appeared on The Knoblr.
Zachary Sachs: I dunno how I feel about Drake.
Alex Naidus: yeah people i talk to are torn. i turned a corner with him at some point. hard to put my finger on it. i completely understand some people’s apathy. he just passes my very rudimentary “will i download this no name person’s single from nahright if there’s a __ cameo on it” test. the beats on that birdman album though. fuck’s sake.
Zach: It’s sort of an album, for chrissakes.
Alex: right?? i used to get all uptight about rick ross getting tons of great beats until i realized that “deeper than rap” actually rules. it’s like one of those (blasphemy ahead) first-run wu solo albums where it would be a ghostface album ostensibly, but rae or meth would be on 90% of the tracks.
Zach: I’ve always loved the Baby Wayne duo singles. But Bird is like the most insanely two-dimensional rapper ever.
Alex: omg yes. do you remember “leather so soft”?? i always thought that was the goofiest boast
Zach: I want to say “indulgent” but I feel like that would be too credible a description by Cash Money standards
Alex: wow this has a terrific wiki —
The video features Lil Wayne playing the guitar. The end of the video has some scenes (beginning at 2:55) with a deaf interpreter.
Zach: The second-to-last track on Pricele$$ … “I Want It All” is like a Cash Money Xanadu, though. Dude. Like how about a posse album with Lil Wayne DJ-hosting a bunch of rollerrink bangers.
Alex: YES. what’s more fun than a rollerrink banger.
Zach: The first three tracks on Pricele$$ all go at it but the dude CANT say anything other than hunren mill making big money big house on the hill got new harley making bank flippin bricks always been money. But then once in a while. Like he drops some ad lib like “big rings… big diamond rings.” And it’s awesome.
Alex: oh, birdman. what is his real name, do you know? i’m hoping it’s something real dopey
Zach: Haha
Alex: bryan williams. he’s 41. no big deal.
wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. “discography”:
Pricele$$ (2009)
Pricele$$ 2 (2010)
Alex: things to look forward to
Zach: On Pricele$$ 2 songs are all the same, but now they all have Gucci Mane on them. Speaking of which sorta, love that Drake line about losing a sandal
Alex: hahhahaha. can’t say i know the one yr talking about, but that is an amazing sentence.