Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Gilbere Forte - Pray


Here's a 'strong' effort from Gilbere Forte (get it?).  This dude has been around the rap game for several years now.  I first heard his music when he appeared with Kanye on the Alors On Danse Remix.  You'll hear all the Ye influences in his music.  Incidentally, that version is on a Fall Mix I made in 2010 that'll probably never see the light of day...it's just too late.

For his new single, 'Pray', Forte hops on a Fiona Apple-sampling production by Raak.  This is a good introductory track to Forte because he begins with a verse that gives some background about himself.  He touches on where he's from (Michigan/Philly/burbs) and his career thus far.  Then he dives right on into his passion for luxury items and excess, but does so with plenty of creative puns and one-liners.  He drops a few more hints about himself and where he's headed, but even if you're not too invested in what he's talking about, it's a head-nodder nonetheless.  I've given it the repeat treatment quite a lot over the past couple weeks.  Check it out.

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Watch the seizure inducing video after the jump.

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