This is How You Get Got

Mos is so dope, not even for producing one of '09s meanest albums. When one can see the future of one's own artform, they are, officially, dope...and I apologize for my lack of word choice. Near the end of the vid he says that the future of hip-hop lies in it's sonic characteristics, meaning, the music, which is really what makes hip-hop unique. Notice the different musical shapes that occur within the genre, elements of techno, lush instrumentation, soul samples. All of these elements become hip hop when they are put ontop of those drums. Boom-bap.

Boom-bap.

If you listen to the sound scapes of hip-hop's most vital songs, the music is really unlike anything one has ever heard, even when there are sampled elements. And if you consider this progression from hip-hop's inception to now, it's really mind-blowing -- and exciting. Hip-hop as a music can soon become a genre that can be appreciated for it's sonic distinctions, which, in essence, is what music should be appreciated for. That doesn't mean lyrics won't be as important (seeing as they aren't that great nowadays; which maybe why production is coming to the forefront), we just may be seeing hip-hop move into 'avant-garde', so to speak, in the near future.

I may or may not be onto to something, but shit, note the 40 and over black chick in the vid next to Mos. He's so into the music and this chick does not budge, not even to scratch herself.