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August 23, 2005
Chill With The Virgo
Ludacris turns 28 years old on September 11th. Nas will turn 32 on September 14th. And the original human beatbox Doug E. Fresh hits the magical age of 39 on September 17th. I have no idea how in the hell these three dudes discovered the close proximity of their birthdays in the first place, much less what made them decide to do a "zodiac posse cut". Regardless, I can't help but admire the conceptual brilliance of "Virgo" and the fact that a voice-only song has somehow become one of my favorite new-ish jamz in this era of hip-hop super-producers.
"Virgo" appears on both Nas' double-album Street's Disciple and Luda's Red Light District. And even though "Virgo" is already a really sparse vocals + beatbox cut, there are apparently some 12-inches out there that actually have separate acappella and "instrumental" versions of the song. I don't have one of those, though, so I did a lot of playing around with the full version of the song. Last spring I started mixing "Virgo" with the Pete Rock remix of "Juicy". It wasn't the most interesting pairing ever but I stuck with it since I never seem to get tired of the "Juicy" remix (or the "Juicy" original, for that matter). And really, who doesn't still enjoy hearing Nas spit over a straight-up '94 beat? This particular recording is slightly rough-around-the-edges, but it's definitely time to throw an MP3 of this thing up, it being the start of Virgo season and all.
As one might guess from the title of this mix, Christopher Wallace was not a Virgo. Pete Rock is not a Virgo either. Then again, neither is Slick Rick, and he has already impurified a legit "Virgo" remix with his non-Virgo zodiac sign.
For what it's worth, I was born just a few days too late to be a Virgo. I have chilled with many a Virgo over the years, though, so I guess this post can serve as some sort of collective birthday shoutout to the following fine folks: Stuart, Jesse W., Whitney, Chris W., Ashley, Reynolds, Kat, Carlie, Malcolm, my Mom, and any other Virgos that I may have unwittingly omitted (like Yonni, sorry!!). Sip on merlot, y'all!
Posted by Tim at August 23, 2005 11:31 PM
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Awesome. Thanks Tim! Now you need to figure out how to mix up Polvo's "Gemini Cusp" and Outkast's "Aquemini" for all the Geminis out there... But please leave Harvey Sid Fisher out of it.
Posted by: Stuart at August 24, 2005 12:08 PM
i am all about constructing music in accordance to one's astrological chart, tim. just think about it. all the beef between Game and 50 cent could have easily been resolved had someone suggested the root of the problem was nothing more than the persistant need of 50 cent's Leonine ego to be in control.
as a Virgo, i could have facilitated this intervention.
Posted by: yonni--an omitted Virgo at August 25, 2005 02:20 PM