Do ever listen to a song and just think to yourself, "this is great music" ? Well, of course anyone would. Why else would you have all of those songs taking up space on your hard drive? This is different. It's just perfection, and comes courtesy of Philadelphia rapper Dice Raw, who you may or may not know as a contributor to The Roots. This guy has a gift, and a Grammy under his belt (though The Simpsons has worn off on me, and a true appreciator of music should not consider award as means for liking an artist). Most recently, Dice Raw's track "Time Flies" came to me via rcrdlbl, and the fun began.
With a piano tapping in the background, you've got a track that is already on the fast track to success for me. It's beautiful, and you can't help but love that chorus, and the repeating line time flies when you're having fun. And then: time flies like a bullet out a gun, pull it out on the corner and everybody runs. Yes, listen closely and you can hear a few lines about drive-by shootings, but it's done in a way that doesn't promote violence. In a way, Dice Raw makes "Time Flies" into a sad ditty, only sounding a tad optimistic upon a first listen. The point he makes is that time may fly when you're having fun, but we should look back and slow down now and again. Maybe slow down and listen to the music....music like this.
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