Tuesday 13 May 2008

N.E.R.D strikes back, CRS helps out,

to say i was gutted at the rumours a couple of years back that N.E.R.D had split over differences with the virgin label would be a massive understatement. "in search of" still stands as one of the most innovative (at it's time) and influential hip-hop albums of all time and "fly or die" is mainly excellent with only a few tracks letting it down.


but the threesome are back, as we all expected really. the new single is "everyone nose", a thumping funk-hop gem, and william's et al are being as experimental as always. a remix has surfaced featuring CRS and pusha t that's equally brash. not the best verse i've heard from west but i can't get enough of lupe this year, as you can probably tell (two in a row son). heres the remix and another track off the upcoming album, the not so PC "spazz".

download: N.E.R.D feat kanye west, lupe fiasco & pusha t - everyone knows [remix]



download: N.E.R.D - spazz



those in the US should count yourselves very lucky, the glow in the dark tour is going to be insane. a friend of mine was assistant to the stage designer so i've heard some of the details, it really is ashame there's no UK dates planned.