john legend

i just bought the new John Legend album. it's so fucking dope. the beats are so tight and fucking smooth as hell. for all of Kanye's temper tantrums, the man has skillz, and, obviously, his soul is spoken for. i was talking to Massandje about it and she said it was really soulful. i agreed. "soulful" is such an overused and highly misapplied word, but, in this case, it's spot on.she also described it as hypnotic. i told her it's the kind of music you get high to, turn it up, and just get in a zone. head hung low, bobbing from side to side, unaware of anything but the beat.

we're working on a way to see him in concert in Jersey next weekend. she'd seen him in concert once and said it was amazing. as she put it, "he can sing his high-yellow ass off." indeed.