It's finally happened. Two giants of mainstream hip-hop have towered over their first full-on collaboration, and it's one of the most interesting tracks either have put their name to this year.
2009 has been pretty drastic for Weezy. He's pleaded guilty to gun charges, released a handful of singles, turned in a hit collaboration on Chris "Beat Your Woman Down" Brown's I Can Transform Ya and announced the imminent release of his "rock" album, Rebirth.
At this stage, this is the closest we've got to the album itself, save for Prom Queen back in January. The album has been delayed from mid-year, to late-year, all the way through to February 2010. Everyone is still expecting a car crash, but perhaps Drop the World will work towards changing minds?
Drop is strange in the fact it starts off with an off-kilter, dripping beat, before building up to a splashy rock-funk beat where Weezy threatens to pick up the world and "drop it on yo fucken head". The transitions continue between one and the other, like moving from the closet into Narnia. Em eventually slithers in with one of his multi-layered singing tricks before not so much scoring a touchdown over the beat as winning the fucking Superbowl. Weezy F. Baby fans have nothing to be worried about, as he holds his own here; but Eminem continues to perplex as to why he saves his best verses for other people.
FINAL RATING (/10): 8
Honestly, this is worth it for Em alone, but everything else works considerably well here. Fans of either are set.
Download the track here. (big ups to Nah Right for the link)
xx
Deezy
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