If you have been reading my site for any amount of time, you will quickly realize that I talk A LOT of shit. Most of it is backed up, with what I feel is “truth, fact or educated opinion” but I figured this time I would get off my high horse and sacrifice my time, ears and taste in order to be more open to all types of “hip hop.” In an effort to do so, I took the Disposable Arts post to heart, and myself, along with a few comrades, are going to listen to ALL 28 of Gorilla Zoe’s mixtapes. I figured that it couldn’t hurt to devote an entire month of my life to an artist who I care nothing about right???? I started listening on Saturday and so far, I am 2 and a half mixtapes in. I listen to the LONG Crack Addiction first. Honestly, it was horrible but not as bad as I anticipated. The next mixtape was Diamonds, Dope and Dimez and it was atrocious. A LOT of autotune on it. The third one, Zoe Montana, although I’m not finished, is shaping up to be the worst one yet. I will give my full report tomorrow. So, I am going to apologize ahead of time for featuring all 28 Gorilla Zoe mixtapes on my site but it is to prove a point. I am a hip hop fan first and foremost, so I listen to music as so. Secondly, I make music, so seeing and hearing things makes me feel a certain way. I will try to include some good music to balance it all out so you are not all overwhelmed like me. I welcome and encourage any and all of you to join in the Gorilla Zoe Challenge by listening to ALL 28 of his mixtapes, starting from the beginning. The challenge is in full effect and I will share my thoughts on two more tomorrow. In the meantime, here are the links for Crack Addiction and Diamonds, Dope and Dimez.
