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Oh.boy. this is gonna be a long response.
I was raised on a variety of music, and I kind of sought out hip hop on my own and became consumed with it as far back as when Nas, UGK, Outkast, Naughty by Nature, Dre, Wu-Tang, Biggie etc were all making a name for themselves. Since that time, I’ve seen a lot of great artists, some to take seriously others to take not so seriously. And it’s strange how the ones we’re not supposed to take so seriously tend to have a bigger impact.
I watch Cake Mix’s video and know almost immediately that there’s an artist at work, though I’m left with an impression that I can interpret it no differently than one of those SNL Andy Samberg style digital shorts. Like it’s an artist making a mockery out of other artists or itself.
If the content is no different than what’s already being spewed on the radio, then we’re left with how that artist chooses to deliver it. If they deliver it in the way we see here I know they either lack originality and/or are being influenced by major labels (which isn’t the case here)…or, they are making a mockery of it all. Even then, it too is becoming another commonality within the industry.
Think Lonley Island’s Giz my Pants.
I mean, if Cake does expect to be taken seriously with this type of content maybe he’ll collaborate with Micky Avalon, who is also an interesting artsist in his own right, has lots of fans on the West coast, but I don’t cop it, nor do I really include it in my rotation because I don’t dig his vibe.
One artist who probably leaves me the most conflicted is Amanda Blank. She originally appeared with Spank Rock on Bump, successfully pushing the self-empowered sexual vibe all up in everyone’s face, then it seemed after a few other cameos that she was a one-trick pony and couldn’t break out of that mold. I’m glad that she’s standing up on her own now, and from what little I heard of her new album “I Love You” she may actually have something real to offer. Which is a personal relief because I really want to like her and have respect for her music. She’s beautiful, and incredibally strong. So, again I don’t know about where Cake Mix will come down on all this, if this is his like is first major single used to entice listeners, it’s smart on one hand, but sort of viewed as disrespctful to hip hop heads who are always eager to hear someone step up and really dig deep into their heart and generate some real home cooked hip hop, not the 3-minute microwave shit. Okay, end of rant.
After a few more listens, the dude sounds like one of the member’s of Plastic Little (they do collabs with Spank Rock and Diplo), and IMO the song actually takes off and shows true potential after he stops rapping and the beat switches up at 1:50 and just sort of drifts into a trance, which really is the only thing that makes me want to listen to it again.
I think it’s just a catchy club hit, mixed and produced well with an excellently directed video. Hot Sex & High Finance is a new group with a silly name and a song that may or may not turn them into millionaires. I don’t know if it’s art, or worthy art, or worth anything at all, but it gives me hope that someday I’ll be a fucking millionaire too. You know, by selling out and becoming a somewhat more political Avril Lavigne-style pop star.
Thanks for posting the video and sharing your point of view. You are correct the song is sort of fluffy and lacks lyrical complexity. We went with it as our first single because it was fun. This whole project is more production based then lyrics based, but I do have a few tracks where i flex some muscle. Any who our album is coming out in about two weeks I’ll be sure to shoot you a digital copy so you can 1. rip it to shreds or B. dance your ass off.
July 30th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Oh.boy. this is gonna be a long response.
I was raised on a variety of music, and I kind of sought out hip hop on my own and became consumed with it as far back as when Nas, UGK, Outkast, Naughty by Nature, Dre, Wu-Tang, Biggie etc were all making a name for themselves. Since that time, I’ve seen a lot of great artists, some to take seriously others to take not so seriously. And it’s strange how the ones we’re not supposed to take so seriously tend to have a bigger impact.
I watch Cake Mix’s video and know almost immediately that there’s an artist at work, though I’m left with an impression that I can interpret it no differently than one of those SNL Andy Samberg style digital shorts. Like it’s an artist making a mockery out of other artists or itself.
If the content is no different than what’s already being spewed on the radio, then we’re left with how that artist chooses to deliver it. If they deliver it in the way we see here I know they either lack originality and/or are being influenced by major labels (which isn’t the case here)…or, they are making a mockery of it all. Even then, it too is becoming another commonality within the industry.
Think Lonley Island’s Giz my Pants.
I mean, if Cake does expect to be taken seriously with this type of content maybe he’ll collaborate with Micky Avalon, who is also an interesting artsist in his own right, has lots of fans on the West coast, but I don’t cop it, nor do I really include it in my rotation because I don’t dig his vibe.
One artist who probably leaves me the most conflicted is Amanda Blank. She originally appeared with Spank Rock on Bump, successfully pushing the self-empowered sexual vibe all up in everyone’s face, then it seemed after a few other cameos that she was a one-trick pony and couldn’t break out of that mold. I’m glad that she’s standing up on her own now, and from what little I heard of her new album “I Love You” she may actually have something real to offer. Which is a personal relief because I really want to like her and have respect for her music. She’s beautiful, and incredibally strong. So, again I don’t know about where Cake Mix will come down on all this, if this is his like is first major single used to entice listeners, it’s smart on one hand, but sort of viewed as disrespctful to hip hop heads who are always eager to hear someone step up and really dig deep into their heart and generate some real home cooked hip hop, not the 3-minute microwave shit. Okay, end of rant.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
After a few more listens, the dude sounds like one of the member’s of Plastic Little (they do collabs with Spank Rock and Diplo), and IMO the song actually takes off and shows true potential after he stops rapping and the beat switches up at 1:50 and just sort of drifts into a trance, which really is the only thing that makes me want to listen to it again.
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I think it’s just a catchy club hit, mixed and produced well with an excellently directed video. Hot Sex & High Finance is a new group with a silly name and a song that may or may not turn them into millionaires. I don’t know if it’s art, or worthy art, or worth anything at all, but it gives me hope that someday I’ll be a fucking millionaire too. You know, by selling out and becoming a somewhat more political Avril Lavigne-style pop star.
August 4th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Thanks for posting the video and sharing your point of view. You are correct the song is sort of fluffy and lacks lyrical complexity. We went with it as our first single because it was fun. This whole project is more production based then lyrics based, but I do have a few tracks where i flex some muscle. Any who our album is coming out in about two weeks I’ll be sure to shoot you a digital copy so you can 1. rip it to shreds or B. dance your ass off.
-POP PETE