Here Are 16 of the Most Absurdly Funny Moments in Recent Rap Video History – Pitchfork

Philly breakout Ot7Quanny only has a handful verses that are officially out so far, but each one is extremely replayable—his anecdotes are so detailed that there’s something new to catch onto every listen. On the NR Boor-assisted “Slidin,” he elevates a cliche Friday reference by conversationally dissecting the movie’s logic: “I wonder what was going through Craig mind when he put the ratchet down?/If Deebo would’ve tried to punch me, I would’ve clapped ’em down.” His verse on Crazy Bill’s “Trappin Ain’t Dead” is even better, with lyrics that create entire stories with just a few lines. “That nigga had a check, he went broke, and then he sold his watch” or “Real street nigga still sendin’ money to my celly/In the spot with three smokers, countin’ racks, watchin’ Belly.” It’s just straight-up good rapping.

YL and Zoomo: In Memory Of

New York’s YL returns from a few months spent infusing the sample-drill trend with his observant, city-dweller raps by reuniting with producer Zoomo for their third—and best—collaborative tape, In Memory Of. YL has been on a tear since adding a breathless, ahead-of-the-beat delivery to his arsenal early last summer with It Never Entered My Mind, which was a cool departure from his usual patient descriptiveness. On In Memory Of, he breaks out both flows, sometimes skillfully switching between them mid-song. And these flows rip right through Zoomo’s warm beats, which feel like they belong in the flashback scenes of a New York mafia movie—call them Bronx Tale-type beats. As usual, the tracks are brisk, and the extremely specific pop culture references are on-point, too: former New York Yankees ace Andy Pettitte, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, and the trashy MTV reality television time capsule Next are all on the lyrical menu.