Memo from Dade County
I unlocked the giftbox and a glut of Pitbull freestyles were inside, including "Miami Clap," and "Miami" on the beat to "New York." So like, why was his crunk-aeton album not-so-blazing? Other than the singles "Culo" and "Toma," M.I.A.M.I. was kinda like buffalo winging it. AND YET! This man in my iTunes has a sense of humor, a crunky-satiny flow, and a love of the best beats: "Knuck if You Buck," his distinctly Cuban take on Semtex' "Forward Riddim," even my lady Teedra's "you'll never find a better woman" song, with a verse that is nicer and more dateable than the original Jada verse. He breezes through "Overnight Celebrity" as smoothly and as rapidfire as Twista. His next album: possibly lighting a small fire.
His first line over the beat from L. Jon's "I don’t give a fuck":
"I'm back / it's that Cuban from track 18 on the Kings of Crunk." Hee!
I liked Pitbull's album a lot (and didn't expect to be into it all) but I recall a conversation with someone from his record label who even thought his mixtape stuff was better. I gotta give it all a relisten before I pass judgement one way or another.
Pitbull rules. I have to get my hands on the mixtape stuff.