Too bad the Philly Freezer and Beans didn’t rip this. Presumably, they might’ve advised Black Thought against shouting out Pitchfork in a rap song. No disrespect to my friends who write there (it’s usually a good site), but that’s the lamest name-drop since Nas copped to a Barbara Streisand fixation on “It’s Mine.” Couldn’t ?uest have recommended Mojo? Naturally, I’d also advise rappers to avoid giving props to Passion of the Weiss–it would sound unwieldy and unduly Semitic.

Nonetheless, the track lives up to its hyperbolic name. As for “Magic,” the other track leaked via Wale’s Twitter–it fails to live up to its titular promise. It’s solid alright, but if you’re going to call something “magic,”you better sample “The Final Countdown,” and reference Tony Wonder not 9th.

I’ll never get into the magician’s alliance at this rate.

Download:
MP3: Wale ft. Young Chris, Peedi Crakk, Black Thought-”Hot Shyt”
MP3: Wale-”Magic”

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