The Cataracs are going to take Clear Channel by storm in the very near future. Already having cracked the airwaves in the Bay Area and LA, The Berkeley duo has a pop pizzazz the industry fawns over, while also being a hit with rappers like E-40, Ya Boy, Clyde Carson and now Glasses Malone.
“I Get Dough” showcases why The Cataracs are the ideal vehicle for emcees trying to capture that ever-elusive cross over hit. Not only are The Cata great hook writers, but Cyrano’s potent pop production can ease even a gangster rapper like Glasses Malone into a new comfort zone. Of course it doesn’t hurt that this particular song is dedicated to making money, a concept that’s about as American as humping apple pies.
Glasses isn’t a perfect fit for this track, but he does show off some decent lyricism. The stand out line being his political description of his car, “Dark body, white guts, call it Colin Powell.” In can’t be ignored however, that it’s the Berkeley boys that put one in the win column for the Watts emcee. West Up!
“I Get Dough” showcases why The Cataracs are the ideal vehicle for emcees trying to capture that ever-elusive cross over hit. Not only are The Cata great hook writers, but Cyrano’s potent pop production can ease even a gangster rapper like Glasses Malone into a new comfort zone. Of course it doesn’t hurt that this particular song is dedicated to making money, a concept that’s about as American as humping apple pies.
Glasses isn’t a perfect fit for this track, but he does show off some decent lyricism. The stand out line being his political description of his car, “Dark body, white guts, call it Colin Powell.” In can’t be ignored however, that it’s the Berkeley boys that put one in the win column for the Watts emcee. West Up!
DL: Glasses Malone & The Cataracs: "I Get Dough"
via TheBayIsBack
And here's a dope little short featuring footage from The Cataracs' recent Oakland show at The New Parish.
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3 comments:
"The Berkeley duo has a pop pizzazz the industry fawns over..."
Plus they're white boys doing Black music! that is as american as greed and immorality! elvis, jerry lee lewis, pat boone etc.
I don't see how you could call what they are doing "black music." You could argue that back when they rapped they were appropriating a black art form, but they are pop musicians. Pop is not race specific.
If you are basing your opinion on them being on a rap song, I see what you mean, but disagree. This is just a collaboration. Its true that rock, jazz, blues, soul and rap all originated as black art forms, but this day in age, you will kill yourself trying to shake your finger at every derivative or by-product of black art.
Again, your attention to the pirating legacy of artists like Elvis and Pat Boone is important, but there is a difference between working with black artists and working at the expense of them. So though, I understand your point, I don't think this is the most relevant point of attack.
anonymous = FAIL!
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