Tuesday, November 28, 2006

#33: Gym Class Heroes - The Queen & I

Hip-hip with a live band outside of something using ?uestlove? Unheard of!



The Gym Class Heroes's "The Queen & I" (from the As Cruel As School Children album) didn't take off like I thought it would - I sort of was hoping it would break seriously into the mainstream, as it's got a bit of a latin feel to it, and it's really catchy. Still, it was popular enough and there was definitely some interest in it by the mouth-breathers who attend nightclubs (this I am sure of). Part of the reason that I like this song so much is that it's unlike much else that is out there in the mainstream music world, much like Rhymefest's "Fever" - it has a hip-hop edge but doesn't take itself as seriously as the Unks and Jim Jones' of the world (for the record, I think "We Fly High" is just an awful song, up there with the worst of the year. Jim Jones is easily one of the worst mainstream rappers in a long, long time, and he's acting like he's the heir apparent to Jay-Z - not so fast, my tattooed friend.)

And because they're on the Fueled By Ramen label, which also features such artists like Fall Out Boy... here's the track that was posted on AbsolutePunk.net by Fall Out Boy, called "Carpel Tunnel of Love". Yay for brand new Fall Out Boy! (That sounds as bad I think it did.)

Audio: Gym Class Heroes - The Queen & I
Audio: Fall Out Boy - Carpel Tunnel of Love
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posted by b, 11/28/2006 12:56:00 AM | |