Pharrell should pull himself out of his mind and get back behind the boards (see how that could be a skateboard reference? Clever!). In My Mind is such a gawdawful album, I don't understand how ? uestlove is supposed to salvage it and turn a remixed album in to Interscope. But if he's going to pretend he's a hustler, maybe he should, I don't know, get a rapper on the track who actually is a hustler (but not Rick Ross, because " Hustlin'" is annoying). Which is fine, nothing against that, and the early Neptunes beats still are a force to be reckoned with. The problem is, Pharrell isn't a fucking hustler he's a self-professed band geek with a fucking skateboard.
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This song admittedly contains the album's best beat (utilizing an organ and a simple drum pattern at first), but the chorus consists of some no-name studio singer talking about showing you how to hustle "so you can style all these n-s" (repeat 3x). Speaking of which, the final (but not soon enough) track is the awkwardly-titled "Skateboard P Presents: Show You How To Hustle", which is the most annoying name for a song that I've come across in about an hour (although it's better than some of those bullshit fucking emo song titles). Jay- Z's cameo on "Young Girl" is short and terrible, and we have to put up with Skateboard P getting his bullshit Prince on for what seems like twelve minutes before we can even hear Shawn's verse.
Nobody cares about Nelly anymore, which is why it's so surprising to hear him pop up on "Baby". Slim Thug also appears out of obligation the same would go for Snoop. There's no real reason for Gwen Stefani to appear on "Can I Have It Like That", the first track and single, other than payback for Gwen's huge-ass hit " Hollaback Girl" (which also sucks). In My Mind alternates between rap and R&B, both genres equally lacking in adequate representation. (For an example in what I'm talking about, listen to a few songs off this album, and then try to find Kenna's New Sacred Cow, which was produced solely by Chad Hugo. Nobody seems to know where the hell Chad "Chase" Hugo has up and gone off to, but he is sorely missed, as the beats presented here lack.oh, what is it, I just had it.oh yes, melody. It's produced by Pharrell by his damn self, just like all of the " Neptunes" production work these days ( Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury, the Snoop Dogg songs on his last album, etc.). Secondly, the album wasn't produced by the Neptunes. Okay, I'll grant that Pharrell's flow has gotten better over the years, and his verse on the Clipse's "Mr. Dre and Kanye West ( notice how I didn't say Timbaland), but most producers stay behind the boards for a reason. First off, he believed that someone actually wanted to hear a solo album by a guy who is known for his production work. Pharrell seems to have made two major mistakes during the making of this shitstorm. That is to say, it sucks, it's awful, and also kind of grotesque and obscene. They have made some otherwise mediocre artists sound great (see: Noreaga, um.well, come on, Noreaga! You gotta give me that one), and they have made the club banger (a prerequisite on any mainstream hip hop album) a most bearable listening experience.Īnother example of stating the obvious: In My Mind guzzles the cum out of a goat's testicles, and regurgitates it into its mother's mouth while french-kissing her.
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams have produced many beautiful musical babies together. I have to start this blog by stating the obvious: I have a lot of love for the Neptunes' production work.