Big Boi - Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)

Brand spanking new music from Big Boi. In "Lines", Big Boi teams up with NYC swag-mixtape superstar A$AP Rocky and fellow NYC indie synth-pop band Phantogram. Now this combination with the Southern MC (and one half of Outkast) should make heads spin but, wow, they actually pull it off. Somehow the production by Organized Noise brilliantly meshes A$AP's deep dreamy bass, Phantogram's shimmering synths, and Big Boi's Southern drawl. This is where hip-hop has landed in 2012 and damn it sounds great. 10, hell even 5 years ago nobody could've ever dreamed up this crazy collaboration. Rappers working with others outside of their 'coast' (let's call the South the third coast) and outside of their genre. Spectacular!

Now sit back and enjoy this one. From A$AP's hot, bass heavy opening rhymes to Sarah Barthel's gorgeous hook this is a barn burner from start to finish. I especially love the magical, shimmering electronic breakdown near the end of the track that transports you into a wonderful, mythical world where brooks babble, birds of paradise chirp, and leprechauns frolic in rolling meadows. Go explore!

Some thoughts...

- The new Bond movie is fucking dope. Go see it now!

- 3 straight wins for The KEE to Winning and the playoffs are looking more and more like a reality in Fantasy Football. Shout out to the Broncos D/ST that I traded for earlier in the week and their 28 points! I probably had 28 points all year so far from the dreadful Eagles and overachieving Cardinals. 

- Going to see James Murphy DJ at Celebrities (Vancouver's main gay bar) on Saturday. This'll be the first time I've been there and it should be interesting to say the least.

- Then I'm off to the West Final on Sunday to watch my BC Lions shit-kick the Calgary Stampeders who just lost their starting QB. Na-na-na-naa...