About two years ago, Papoose was a promising, young rapper with heavy street buzz (countless mixtapes, hot97-radio love, magazine/blog exposure, etc.) and a 1.5 million dollar record deal in the works with Jive Records. Well, the deal fell through, and Pap bragged on subsequent tapes that he kept the 1.5 million from the label, but plans for his debut album The Nacirema Dream never actually materialized. Pap has been releasing mixtapes (and greatest hits from his previous tapes) and newer bits/leaks surfaced every now and then. On this particular track, he’s disgruntled, disgusted with the whole music industry and he’s letting his feelings known, keeping it one hundred/real (as “real” as rappers can keep it anyway.)
[audio:http://nyc.duttyartz.com/mp3s/papoose-_i_jus_want_the_paper.mp3]Papoose – I Just Want The Paper
[audio:http://nyc.duttyartz.com/mp3s/PlayazCircle-HoldUp.mp3]I found this one on my desktop. Playaz Circle with (insert big name/famous rapper) is usually pretty good, but this is the first time I’m hearing the group without Lil Wayne, Ludacris, or OJ Da Juiceman and it’s surprisingly nice.
Nice tunes, I esp like the Pap joint. He is anti social in a way that is very new york and I enjoy. Totally un-charming and hostile but compelling nonetheless.