via//chicago

np: "Blue Christmas" - Bright Eyes

i'm in the Christmas mood tonight finally, took longer than usual to happen. i think it was the snow last night, the wrapping of presents, and the shopping at Woodfield yesterday. which wasn't as horrendous of an experience as i was afraid of. i hate that mall on an ordinary day, so i dreaded going this close to Christmas, when it was guaranteed to be "asshole to elbow" as my dad is fond of saying. but my girlfriend dragged my lazy ass out of bed and we were there before 9 in the morning, so it wasn't quite so bad. i finished up my shopping there, with an excellent score of this for my little brother. that's the hot shit right there.

and, as happens every year, i picked up something that should have been on my Top 50 without a doubt. i always find something shortly after i finish my list that is very deserving of a place, and this year it was Bubba Sparxxx's Deliverance. i wasn't a big fan of that single of his off the first album, so i admit i was totally sleepin' on this one. i did check "Comin' Round" thanks to P-Fork, but i figured there was no way in hell the whole album could be that good. but due to the $9.99 asking price at Le Boutique de Tar-jay (that's Target up in herre), and this review, i thought it was worth a chance. and goddamn, it was well worth the money. granted the whole album is not as good as "Comin' Round", and i still think its the best track on the thing, it is nonetheless a great hip-hop album from start to finish. the southern vibe complete with harmonicas seems so far beyond a gimmick for Bubba now, and works damn well with his flow. and the top-notch production from Timbaland is off the hook.

in other hip-hop news, i dled the leaked Eminem EP tonight, and its got some good shit on it. i recommend "Can-I-Bitch" if y'all want to hear a sample. a hilarious dis track aimed at Canibus with a beat not too far removed from "Without Me", this is by far the best thing on the 7-song EP.