ARTIST: Guilty Simpson
TITLE: Ode To The Ghetto
LABEL: Stones Throw
GENRE: Hip-Hop
BITRATE: 168kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 47m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-03-25
RIP DATE: 2008-02-01
Track List
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1. The American Dream (produced by 2:10
Madlib)
2. Robbery (produced by Mr Porter) 3:20
3. She Won't Stay At Home 1:55
(produced by Madlib)
4. Footwork (produced by Oh No) 3:29
5. Ode To The Ghetto (produced by 3:26
Oh No)
6. Get Bitches (produced by Mr 2:19
Porter)
7. I Must Love You (produced by J 3:16
Dilla)
8. The Future feat. Med (produced 2:57
by Madlib)
9. Pigs (produced by Madlib) 1:49
10. My Moment (produced by Black 2:52
Milk)
11. Run feat Sean P & Black Milk 3:39
(produced by Black Milk)
12. Kinda Live (produced by Mr 3:19
Porter)
13. Yikes (produced by Madlib) 2:05
14. The Real Me (produced by Black 2:43
Milk)
15. Kill 'Em (produced by DJ Babu) 3:09
16. Almighty Dreadnaughtz feat 5:02
Super MC, Krizsteel, Konnie
Ross (produced by Konnie Ross)
Release Notes:
Promo bots / voice overs
Guilty Simpson was born in Detroit, the son and grandson of the familyÆs
performing musicians in his father and grandfather. At age four, Simpson and his
mother began traveling with an aunt in the military, living in California and
Birmingham, Alabama, before settling back in the Motor City at 15. Big Daddy
Kane, N.W.A, and Scarface were all major influences, but it was Queens-bred
street bard Kool G Rap who made the biggest impression. ôThatÆs my crΦme de la
crΦme rapper right there,ö says Simpson, his own presence among the latest in a
rich lineage of heavy-handed MCs.
For years Guilty Simpson has been a rock on the Detroit hip-hop circuit
alongside those such as J Dilla, Slum Village, Eminem (whom Guilty still calls
ôMarshallö) & D12, Obie Trice, Proof, Phat Kat and Black Milk. A member of the
Almighty Dreadnaughtz crew, Guilty emerged as a sound to be reckoned with after
linking with producer Dilla in 2001. In the midst of recording an albumÆs worth
of material on the MC û including the recently released duet ôTake Noticeö off
of DillaÆs heralded Ruff Draft album û Dilla gave Simpson his first appearance
on disc with ôStrappedö (from 2003Æs Jaylib album).
2006 marked his allegiance with Stones Throw Records û at DillaÆs behest û and
appearances on both Chrome Children installments and subsequent tour. ItÆs taken
years, but finally SimpsonÆs full-length solo debut, Ode to the Ghetto, brings
him worldwide, chronicling a life led in the rough-hewn city that birthed him.
Featuring an all-star cast of producers normally reserved for those signed to
six-figure deals (J Dilla, Madlib, Denaun Porter of D-12), Ode to the Ghetto
marks an evolution, incorporating a more topical and thought-provoking persona
in addition to the extra-savage braggadocio Simpson is known for. ôI want to
make the consumer care about the music again,ö the 31-year-old explains.
GuiltyÆs testosterone-charged, inner city themes possess of a sense of humor at
times so side-splitting, it only proves how serious he really is. This rapper
was raised on the field of battle and he has more to say than just how fresh he
is and how fresh ôtheyö are not. As a matter of fact, heÆs found that heÆs here
to remind the hip-hop world û currently captivated with that manufactured
freshness û that life in the ghetto is real.
The evidence shows excessive use of double entendres, too much flavor on public
grounds, microphone assault, and verbal harassment of an officer of the law. On
the counts of freshness AND realness: The Court of Hip-Hop finds Mr. Simpson to
be Guilty.