Curren$y is ostensibly one of the hardest working (and most likeable) rappers in the game, with a slew of consistent mixtapes since 2006 and buzzy features alongside everybody from Wiz Khalifa and Big K.R.I.T. to ScHoolboy Q. Spitta is nothing if not prolific, but what defines him is also his greatest enemy. His laundry list of a repertoire ultimately feels disparate – nibbles versus a hearty meal – and he’s still generally viewed as another, albeit adept, weed rapper still on the cusp of truly breaking. In his forthcoming seventh studio album Muscle Car Chronicles, Spitta doesn’t reinvent the wheel – it’s still a lot of braggadocio and weed talk – but he repackages his wares in a tight, fresh set.
Muscle Car Chronicles is a lush offering in which the New Orleans MC rhymes over instrumentation from the likes of The Mars Volta’s Thomas Pridgen, Robert E. Corrigan, Jr. and singer McKenzie Eddy. It’s produced by Sean O’Connell, a folk producer/songwriter/artist signed to Damon Dash’s DD172 (Dash is also co-credited as the album’s Executive Producer alongside O’Connell and Curren$y). Be clear: this isn’t a rapper trying to do a rock record or shamelessly pander to gain a new audience. This is genre-bending done right to create a really gorgeous sounding rap record.
The album opener, “Soundbombin’” is laced with mean guitars and live drums and kick-starts Curren$y tough talking. “Tell the driver to pull my truck up/Me and this L.A. woman stumbling out the club fucked up/The Jets my set I so love us/Call home/tell my bitch I come back after I come up.” A tune to the self-proclaimed “coolest nigga ever,” “Frosty” is infused with spooky electric organs to enhance lyrics like “Casper on these fools/Float/I’m talking about the Caspian Sea, ho.” Curren$y hasn’t lost his signature sense of humor. “The Strangest Life” flips Jim Morrison of The Doors’ famous quote, “This is the strangest life I’ve ever known” but famous features are thankfully slim – “Fly Out (Part Très) features Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids and Tabi Bonney – which allows the focus to be on Spitta completely.
MCC’s standout gem “Bout It 2011” is a loving homage to Spitta’s No Limit roots. “Jets nigga/Bout it bout it/Roll one and match one if you bout it bout it/ Smoke one for C-Murder you are not forgotten/If you lookin’ for Spitta/find me where it’s cloudy, cloudy,” he raps. A tinge of nostalgia, it’s a fresh and unique interpretation that does justice to Master P’s original cut.
The Hip Hop cognoscenti often muses that Spitta is just one hit from reaching his full potential; he’s just one “Black And Yellow” away from reaching that upper echelon. MCC isn’t going to be that, but shows a deeper, more interesting sense of artistry than we’ve seen thus far and brings him one step closer to fulfilling that dream.
Another great classic from the most consistent man in the game
I don’t think Curren$y is that consistent. I think this is a pinnacle work so far, and I think he keeps getting better.
This’ll be the first Curren$y album I pay money for.
What is your definition of consistent then? 2 albums in one year is more than some of these dudes who have been given the crown will pump out in a career…and I’m always for “quality over quantity” and homie defintely brings the heat w/out over going commercial. You might be new to the movement so I’ll give you a pass but trust me, dude is beyond consistent
anonymous nailed that one
“dude is beyond consistent”
AMEN
i like currensy’s music got sum great mixtapes and pilot talk 1 and 2 were dope but he seemed like an asshole in the nardwuar interview so he aint that likeable
how did he seem like a asshole? He was being cool with nardwuar. maybe you just sensitive and shit
the mic thing ehh. ye kinda of obnoxious to say the least. we get it u dont suck D.
really obnoxious? He did two Nardwuar interviews cause he thought dude was dope… you obviously haven’t seen the Nas, Jay-Z, or Kid Cudi ones
agreed, spitta was cool with him. except for the mic thing, which ive seen countless other artists say shit to him about. jay and kid cudi were just being dicks
this out? when it come out?
when comes it out?
Tomorrow
Really hiphopdx?! This most be the most ignorant site there is! You were hating on the first albums and now all of a sudden 4 stars?! I don’t mind your critics for being off so many times but at least stay consistent! This is just pathetic!
If you’re only good at recognizing yesterdays music, stop reviewing!!!
That also counts for your reviews of mixtapes.
The only reason I place this comment is because I love hip hop and people may be influenced by your shortcomings.
The new albums are way better bro. Chill on the letter-writing campaign
So you don’t believe in growth in an artist?
Got nothing to do with growth. Remember last year, when they were on the Game train? That didn’t make any sense! Maybe got some corporate money to promote?
all i know Is Curren$y is nice. It’s not that serious, Spitta talks about just feeling cool and having fun without that club sound or trying to impress the masses. Haven’t heard the album yet but will soon.
It’s on Amazon and its been on there for a minute but there’s no option to buy, I saw it on itunes but I like getting the physical copy…anybody know who will have it in stores?
this is gonna be good
Has anybody heard this?
Does it sound like the Pilot Talk series?
Or does it sound more like WaB?
Cause I might cop it, if the vibes are like PT, you know, that organic shit.
yeah 2 or 3 songs leaked a year ago, it’s wit a live band so if you hate rock you might not like it. but a lot of songs sound like pilot talk, way more like pilot talk than WAB n his mixtapes.
wait when did/does this drop? this is the tm103 of weed rap
drops tomorrow
It’s out tomorrow… Dope review tho
i plan on buying this album but it dosen’t come out til tmrw. does anyone have a download link for it leaked
haven’t listened to it yet. Ill be cop pin it tomorrow but tha boy Curren$y never disappoints #jets
I can’t say I’ve enjoyed all of Curren$y’s work. I liked Pilot Talk I & II as well as Covert Coup. But aside from that nothing ever stood out to me. I hope this changes my mind.
besides 3 whole albums nothing stands out, 3 whole albums isn’t enough? ok
where can you buy this? Curren$y is one of the greatest of our time
Well, if this is coming out tomorrow, talk about crappy marketing because I can’t find a single place to buy it.
Its an independent label, even when Curren$y was signed they didnt do promo, but I feel you becasue I want the physical copy not the digital and so far I’ve only seen it on itunes
JETLIFE
Buy on Itunes it’s already up for pre-order. It’s 19 tracks which is way more songs than curren$y usually puts on a tape.
9 or 10 curren$y tracks the rest is Sean OConnell’s album
this shit sucks i hate this dude
Well done DX, finally an accurate review for a Curren$y album, still can’t believe you gave 3’s to PT 1,2 & WAB.
This one sounds pretty different for Spitta. It’s actually a hip hop/indie rock collab album that sounds good. Including Sean O’Connell’s album was pretty shameless though.
its not even 30 minutes of curren$y music…why would i pay for ten 2 minute tracks then sum faggot country shit
cause the tracks are all high quality n not every single one is two minutes. you sound so ignorant, it’s not even country, it’s folk and acoustic, not really my thing, but appreciate music as a whole n talented ppl n don’t call it faggot ass country shit. you sound so oblivious n ignorant.
shit is great, no other rapper can do this kind of shit
One black and yellow away from making it? Man if you actually listened to his music you would know this guy has no interest in selling out. He talks about it in most his songs , this guy will never be a radio puppet. Man can i write for this site , it seems easy
Anyone have a good link to a torrent site to download this? Can’t find it anywhere…
rapgodfathers.info has it
o-rapgodfathers.info
without the o,
Thanks man.
google bro
Go buy it, you pathetic, broke fuck.
currensy , acid da savage , nesby
Spitta will never blow up, he doesnt want to or need to. He makes enough money to not have to and lives life exactly how he wants with what he makes. One of the realest dudes out there.
also watch his second Nardwuar interview, its much better. You can tell alot about a person by how they handle Nrdwuar, and Kid Cudi is a prick who takes himself too serious.
just got it from i tunes
amazing new fresh feel
love the band
flows are superb
it’s too short though
way too ill. Spitta does it again
100% original from spitta.
Dope
Great !!
This shit is too dope… Needed this
I CAN HONESTLY SAY WHEN I SAW THE VIDEO OF HIM WITH HIS NEW FERRARI I WAS HAPPY FOR HIM CAUSE UNLIKE OTHERS HE HASN’T SOLD HIS SOUL HE JUST MAKES DOPE MUSIC AND KEEPS HIMSELF TO HIMSELF.
Def hasn’t been reinventing the wheel, but repackaging his JET offerings very neatly. Well done Spitta!
What a disappointment…Spitta needs ta beg SkiBeatz to come back and stop fucking with this indie rock shit…
A fan of Curren$y, But i gotta say i don’t like this. Maybe its because i never listened to a song longer than 10 seconds lol i dont like rock shit.
first of all its too short.Only 9 tracks? Then i didnt really like that live instrumentation shit.I really enjoy currensy on his blazin style beats.That one was fresh but not Spitta
Let me explain this to you clowns. This album was recorded RIGHT AFTER Pilot Talk 2 and it was experimental. At the time, he was still with Dame Dash. His newest album up-to-date is still Weekend At Burnies. This album was great production and lyrically wise. You could obviously tell he was freestyling on “Frosty”. Let’s see some other rapper try to rap on those complex beats. Ski Beatz and Curren$y are probably going to surprise us this year with another album. Rumor says that PT3 is coming out in May. This may be true, considering how hard this guy works, coming out with Mixtapes and Albums in 1 year. THIS IS NOT INDIE ROCK YOU IDIOTS. Its a good album. Nice review DX.
Let me explain this to you clowns. This album was recorded RIGHT AFTER Pilot Talk 2. At the time, he was still with Dame Dash. His newest album up-to-date is still Weekend At Burnies. This album was great production and lyrically wise. You could obviously tell he was freestyling on “Frosty”. Let’s see some other rapper try to rap on those complex beats. Rumor says that PT3 is coming out in May. This may be true, considering how hard this guy works, coming out with Mixtapes and Albums in 1 year. THIS IS NOT INDIE ROCK YOU IDIOTS. Its a good album. Nice review DX.
Let me explain this to you clowns. This album was recorded RIGHT AFTER Pilot Talk 2. His newest album up-to-date is still Weekend At Burnies. This album was great production and lyrically wise.Let’s see some other rapper try to rap on those complex beats.
Let me explain this to you clowns. This album was recorded RIGHT AFTER Pilot Talk 2. His newest album up-to-date is still Weekend At Burnies. Let’s see some other rapper try to rap on MCC’s complex beats. This isn’t idie rock idiots. Its good music.
Let me explain this to you clowns. This album was recorded RIGHT AFTER Pilot Talk 2. His newest album up-to-date is still Weekend At Burnies. Let’s see some other rapper try to rap on MCC’s complex beats.
This album was recorded right after Pilot Talk 2. His newest album up-to-date is still Weekend At Burnies. Let’s see some other rapper try to spit on MCC’s complex beats.
Curren$y does interesting shit
Different but i like it, like a breath of fresh air
best video review explains it perfectly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_apizgtpxg
Damn Spitta…. Not commendable
if it aint commendable then what is
livin like a nigga cant feel no pain
“hes just one Black And Yellow away from reaching that upper echelon”
Black and yellow is commercial hip hop garbage, the oposit eof what curren$y is trying to ahcieve.
the only complaint I have about this album is why is it so damn short? how you gonna put together 20 mins of material & call that shit an album?
Because he dropped 5 sets in a year dawg, if that ain’t enough music for you gtfo.
so great , too bad that it’s this short
DAMN I JUST GOT PUCKED BY SPITTA, WENT TO ITUNES SAW IT WAS HIM AND SOMEONE ELSE SO I SAID THAT WASSUP HE LOOKIN OUT FOR ONE OF HIS BOYS EXPECTING SOMETHING HIPHOP,,,,,, NOPE, GOOD ONE NEXT TIME I PREVIEW AND SAVE TWO DOLLARS , NOT BOUT THE LOOT BUT DAMN WHAT THE FUCK GENRE IS THAT???
SEAN O’CONNELL??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_apizgtpxg
The best curren$y muscle car chronicles video review I could find, to be honest. this album is mad under the radar.
Curren$y
SPITTA!!!
currency is probably ma best rapper
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Yo seriously I love Curren$y and I love what he’s doing with this, but seriously $12 on iTunes? Thats like 75 cents a minute. Jesus.
damm this was kinda disappointing. shit i even paid for it on itunes. i was lookin forward to the usual curren$y so i cld kick back with a blunt and but this gave me a headache its deff not blazin music. looks like he tryna do what lil wayne did with Rebirth and the whole alternative/rockstar kinda shit. i didnt like that Rebirth and im not feelin MCC. whatever tho spitta still the best.
If Spitta ever releases a Black and Yellow like track he won’t be true to himself anymore
Spitta always does his thing
WORST ALBUM EVER!!! but the stoned immaculent is his best