Video: Blitz The Ambassador “Best I Can” f/ Corneille & New LP « Okayplayer

Video: Blitz The Ambassador “Best I Can” f/ Corneille & New LP

by Eddie "STATS" on May 3, 2011 NEWS

All Afro-everything renaissance man Blitz the Ambassador drops his new LP Native Sun today and in case the full streaming version with video montage wasn’t enough to sell it, he dropped this video too! (Sidebar: what a difference a plane ticket makes. Based on this and the Baloji joints, I don’t care if you are from Yonkers–from now on ALL rappers should shoot their videos in Africa.) It makes sense though, cause this song seems like kind of a mission statement for the ambitious goals Blitz set for himself with Native Sun–doing the whole damn diaspora proud–and it does not disappoint. Musically speaking, it sounds like he heard all these “Sabali”-based tracks that Theophilus, Damian & Nas and everybody have been jumping on and said, Maaaaan, I don’t need to sample no Afropop. I am Afropop! Now where is this dude Corneille‘s number, na…

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florlunamar

Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:06 pm

TOO DOPE!

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sstretch

Posted May 4, 2011 at 4:38 am

cool vibe over here, good lyrics also.

check out the beats at http://www.soundcloud.com/sstretch68323

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North Memphis MIKE

Posted May 5, 2011 at 3:18 pm

SHITT MUTHPHUKKKA GOTT DAMN !!!

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Swamp Jankins

Posted May 18, 2011 at 11:11 pm

diggin it

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hmmmm

Posted May 23, 2011 at 12:57 am

Is it me or this nigga look like Martin Luther the King:-p lol

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