Do you feel like every week there’s some band your “eccentric” co-worker/friend is trying to turn you on to? Are you confused as to which band with the word “wolf” or “horse” you’re supposed to like? Lucky for you, every week DJ Father Guido spends hours in his lab sifting through bits and bytes of hipster blog entries and indie magazines searching for the finest aural pleasures available. Then the Father compiles them here for you to enjoy in the comfort of the Donnybrook Campus. 
Common is too good to be nice; to nice to be good. Ever since One Day It'll All Make Sense I've felt like he was an MC who, if he were to let himself let go, "bust-out" if you will, he would be that much better. I always have related to the laid-back, jazzy feel of Common's flow, but felt at the same time that for all the emotion in his raps he rarely changes up the lulled feel of each song. Still, Like Water for Chocolate is one of the best rap albums ever. But what has he done since? You would think making albums with Kanye would pay off a little more.
Common may never find the level of emotion of , say, "Jesus Walks" but he has gotten something else from West. He's gained some hipster cred. and he's gonna use it. His new song with Lily Allen might be a little contrived (rapping about Myspace & Youtube), but they meld really well together with 'Ye's beat acting as the glue.
The rest of this weeks Snobcast features more of this hipster-hop. Gorillaz, K-OS, J Dilla, Outkast, M.I.A., and a special outro by the real Father Guido Sarducci, all after the jump.
Playlist:
"Drivin' Me Wild" Common Ft. Lily Allen. Here's the video featuring Jeremy Piven (?). That's right, Common was in that movie with Piven.
"Don't Mug Yourself" The Streets. There might not be a Lily Allen if not for Mike Skinner. He opened the door for the whole grime genre (of which he's not a part) and the rest of this whole "hoodie" music.
"Clint Eastwood (Live)" Gorillaz w De La Soul and Bootie Brown from Pharcyde. When Bootie raps, "How I wish my brother Del was here," I couldn't agree more. The only thing that could make this remix any better would be if the Funky Homosapien was on it.
"1000 Bpm" Beck. Wanna see two bears rapping? Click the link for a live Bonnaroo set. Then cross your fingers, close your eyes, and repeat five times "Beck at next years Monolith, yeah."
"Habeas Corpses (Draconian Love)" El-P feat. Cage. Holy crap!! You wanna hear what storytelling in rap form can really be. This is a dark story that takes place in a futuristic prison where most of the prisoners get raped and killed, but El-P escapes with female prisoner #247290Z. You've got to just listen. Nobody does dark beats like El-P
"untitled" K-OS. This is the untitled track at the end of his superb new album Atlantis: Hymns for Disco. This guy just keeps getting better with each album. This is the second time that K-OS gives you his most personal song as a "hidden" track on the end of the album. It's a rockin' track. K-OS is the only new school MC who is not just using rock tracks to samle, but actually making rock songs. I can't wait 'til he teams up with ?uestlove. That'd be dope.
"Intro (Feat. Father Guido Sarducci)" Handsome Boy Modeling School. This is the original Father Guido. I take my name from this legendary graduate of the Handsome Boy Modeling School. Donnybrook Writing Academy would like to open its own modeling school based on the Handsome Boy. If anyone out there would like to be the first enrolled, please email the Academy.
"Nothing Like This" J Dilla. Check out the video. It's a cute little story of some animated jellyfish(?) who fall in love.
"Jaspora" Wyclef Jean. Jaspora doesn't respect Jaspora. That's the meaning of this song off of the second half of the classic Carnival. In this song Wyclef talks about how Haitians are scared to say they are from Haiti and Wyclef recounts his early relocation from Haiti to Brooklyn. Probably due to the fact that its now been a decade since he first went solo, rumors of a Carnival II have been circulating. I'd like to say I'm excited, but judging by the lack of a Fugees reunion I don't have much faith in Wyclef.
"Down Lo Ho (Interlude)" Wyclef Jean.
"My Way Home" Kanye West feat. Common. Hear we get another Common/Kanye collabo. On this one, 'Ye samples some Gil Scott Heron "Is Where The Hate Is".
"The Assman 640 Speaks" Deltron 3030. It is the year 3030. Buy your Assman 640 today. Know the future tomorrow.
"Cowboy Funk" Sticky Pistil. SNOBCAST EXCLUSIVE. Here's a band you've never heard of and may never hear about anywhere else. The Taos, NM bred Sticky Pistil put out two CD's and were early users of the internet as marketing. The first album Hi-Fi Superfly included this track and was heavily influenced by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The album got the Pistils a spot at Woodstock '99. The band put out one more album shortly afterward which was followed by their breakup.
"Anything Is Possible" Blueprint. From his Myspace page: "Blueprint rhymes. Blueprint does beats. He is from Columbus, OH. Blueprint rhymes on and produces Greenhouse Effect records. He produced three
Illogic albums. He's serious about his production. He met a guy named RJD2, who was also from Columbus. They did music together and started a crew called
Soul Position. Soul Position has released three
records. Blueprint didnt have to produce any of these records because
RJ is good at production. These records all came out on Rhymesayers
Entertainment. Blueprint has released one solo record. It's called 1988 because he likes that year. He produced it himself." I guess he likes to produce. And he's really good at it.
"Toilet Tisha" Outkast. Off their most experimental album (Stankonia), this the weirdest track. A sad story about a 14 year old girl who is forced to give herself an abortion in her parents bathroom.
"Saved" Qwel & Meaty Ogre. This song continues the fucked-up feel of "Toilet Tisha". This song comes from the highly ambitious second album (Freezerburner) of Qwel's "four seasons" album cycle. The first album, The Harvest, focused on autumn. Freezerburner is their winter album and therefor the tracks are all layered over some dark, ethereal, guitar fuzz beats. As you can guess from the title, Qwel uses his Christian roots to portray his dark observations.
"Memorias Del Futuro" Mala Rodriguez. Shout out to Lady Z for turning me on to this beautiful Spanish hip-hopper. Mala's lyrics are often about the perils of women and outcasts. Since making it in the mainstream (she's had her songs featured in a couple video games) her flow has been toned down a little, but her words are still hardcore.
"The Turn" M.I.A. Yeah, she's huge. There isn't much to say that hasn't been said recently. This new album is awesome, although I know some dissenters who don't know what they're talking about.
"Friend Of Mine" Lily Allen. Grab life by the balls and click that link.
"El Torrente" Minus the Bear. I know this song doesn't fit with the rest of this playlist but it's such a great song and these guys will be here in Denver soon so I wanted to show some love. Hey, I could see Lily Allen opening for the Bear, so there's your connection.
"Outro (Feat. Father Guido Sarducci)" Handsome Boy Modeling School. Funny as hell. Enjoy.
