Pretty ill
Monday, January 08, 2007
RJD2, talking to HipHopSite circa. 2002 after the release of Dead Ringer:
HHS: Speaking of movies, "The Horror" sounds like it could be the theme music for any potential secret agent in waiting; would you ever consider scoring for motion pictures in the future?
RJD2: If it was dope, but I’ve been compared to Moby enough in the last two weeks. I would do a score for some shit that was hot and Indy, like Donnie Darko or an ill Jim Jarmusch flick.
Um, ill, right? And RJ's plans for the future at this particular juncture?
More video games, more touring, more records, more lawsuits, and I intend to hone my pimp game this year. Thanks.Ah, the ever elusive "pimp game." Fast forward 4 years to Oh Six, and RJ's chatting with PitchforkMedia:
"Rhythmically, I feel like there's a continuous thread that would run throughout everything that I've done, and I'd like to think the new stuff still has that kind of emphasis on the rhythm section and groove. [But] there are a lot more songs in major keys. There are a lot more vocal harmonizations. I think it's a lot prettier than anything I've ever done. And it's all live. There's, like, one or two samples on there."Prettier? Is that part of the pimp game? Later in the interview he claims to be a "folk musician." And what does Mr. D2 of ought-six see in his future now? Hopefully...
to do an integrated Nelly Furtado/Timbaland kind of thing.ILL! DOPE! Not really, no.
Stuff like this makes my day for some reason. Funny how the RJD2 of 2002, hot DJ complete with obligatory ill shit rapper speak, manages to sound less disingenuous (and certainly less self-important) than the multi-instrumentalist musician of '06. He's changed up an irritating way of speaking for irritating speech. Don't misunderstand, I hope that his new record is wonderful. I hope he's not just another overreaching artist believing his own hype. I hope he has much success with the new direction.
I'm just not going to bet on it.
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