So after several weeks of bellyaching about DipSet, Nick emails me the other day to put me up on Camron's new joint I Hate My Job. I'm not even going to wait for the bottomline today: I dig it. Killa Cam re-achieves relevance with his best single since Down And Out (which was actually a guest spot). It's about the recession, money troubles, and how much it sucks to work a dead end job. Surely we can all relate at some level.
The beat is dead simple: knock and keyboards. It could be a little heavier (this is DipSet...) but it fits the track pretty well. I wonder if we're going to see a lot of YouTube freestyles over this one.
The video is fairly literal, and low budget - but isn't that exactly what a economically conscious video should be? Killa doesn't try to impress us with his acting skills either, he keeps it real. I totally buy that he doesn't really know how to conduct himself in a job interview. I also buy the idea that no one would give him any respect in a job interview, regardless of how polite he was.
And getting a job with a few priors? Cam knows it isn't easy.
I went in for an interview, for delivery
"Locked up, felonies?" now the dude's quizzing me
You working on my future, why you need to know my history?
All he did was Google me, no big mystery
Like I said, it isn't complex, but it is a good track. What IS a little more complex is the public's infatuation with Jim Jones.
In the last couple years, Jones' career has really taken off - but WHY? For some reason, guys like Yayo, Flav, Farnsworth Bentley, and now Jones - all former hypemen - get tons of airplay. And while I could sit here and philosophize about how I think he is aiming himself squarely at the frat demographic, instead I'll leave you with Jones' new video for Na Na Nana Na Na, which in addition to being the polar opposite of Cam's, just dropped as I was writing this post. (Jeebus, a Élan Luz Rivera cameo? She is just all up in my mindspace this week!) Enjoy.
wow, no kidding on these. they are almost complete opposites. the big difference is that Cam is making thoughtful music that i'll listen to again and Jones is basically throwing some money at the camera. the more i think about it, the more impressed i am with I Hate My Job. not only is the guy doing something timely... he's also making a point of it to NOT waste my time.
Well, it's kind of like the pot calling the kettle black, isn't it? Cam is responsible for Jones' initial success and general stuntin. He still makes retarded music about selling drugs in Ohio too.
It is a struggle for me, but I have to give up the idea that an artist is "good" or "bad" or "offensive" or "socially conscious" all the time. Because no one wants to just rap about how awesome it is to be in love with one person, campaign for equal rights and economic reforms, head home early, drink a glass of warm milk, and go to sleep at 9pm. That shit does not sell for your entire career.
haha yeah but at the same time, it's nice to see Cam not making the usual "a bunch of witty lines about drugs" track. i mean, the dude is obviously an excellent architect of the english language, but the drug thing gets boring. not that i'm one to talk, considering i have my one trick thing too... but i prefer I Hate My Job to most everything else coming my way from hip hop right now (i mean, not that i'm looking that hard... the songs find me, not the other way around).
AudioShocker Shoutouts!
you know, the war on drugs has really driven rappers to come up with incredible imagery in their rhymes.
'underneath her lipgloss shorty keep some lipgloss' - one of the best juelz lines ever.
annnnnnnnnd here is a video of cam talking about how he wrote the song and his 5 day career in retail/garments.