Hold Up

4.9/5

My fav girl talk track currently. Startin off with a cluttered blend of james taylor and mariah carey samples it quickly becomes one of the most genius concotions greg gillis as put out to date since.. well ever. tracks ripped from and sampled include:

* 0:00 (4:48) Mariah Carey - "It's Like That"
* 0:00 (4:48) James Taylor - "Your Smiling Face"
* 0:12 (5:00) Ludacris - "Number One Spot"
* 0:21 (5:09) 50 Cent - "In Da Club"
* 0:21 (5:09) Timbaland - "Indian Flute"
* 0:32 (5:20) Pixies - "Where Is My Mind?"
* 0:40 (5:28) Young Gunz - "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"
* 0:43 (5:31) Nas, Puff Daddy - "Hate Me Now"
* 1:25 (6:13) Girl Talk - "Unnamed Original Track"
* 1:46 (6:34) D4L - "Laffy Taffy"
* 2:08 (6:56) Buckwheat Boys - "Peanut Butter Jelly Time"
* 2:28 (7:16) Weezer - "Say It Ain't So"

ever before Night Ripper he was experimental as shit, and hilarious at times ("the right stuff" off of secret diary). but here he becomes listenable at last, making him what i believe to be the future of music. everything is just recycled music anyway. he meddles in popular rap for a moment and then gets real. the "where is my mind" fluency followed by chopped up presentation of the same lick is triumphant especially when nas and sean combs come in and rip shit apart rapping underneath the fight club closer. the track really starts to kick the shit out of anybody trying to categorize his music when "laffy taffy" busts out over his almost recognizable original riff which then is chimed in by the track closer - one of the most instantly recognizable solos in indie rock (at least to me) - the best use weezer has been put to since.. just a reall fucken long time: say it ain't so. this is the track that legitimized girl talk for me. a thorough mind fuck.