Spring Break
The Lonely Island show some serious swagger on debut album, Incredibad
Nat Tingley
Issue date: 6/13/09 Section: Entertainment
Track three, the hugely popular "Jizz in my Pants," is without a doubt one of the best songs on the album.
Sure the material is less-than-savory and if you consider yourself a hipster, you might not want to watch the music video as you could find that your particular style of dress is the subject of some hilarity. It's also true that a sizeable percentage of men between the ages of 20 and 45 have life-altering issues with being a little too quick on the draw. That being said, smart lyrics, a beat that's heavy on the bass and a music video with some seriously funny faces make the song a hit.
"Who Said We're Wack?" was good. "Jizz in my Pants" was better. But track four revealed the best song on the album. "I'm on a Boat" featuring T-Pain, is without a doubt the best song on Incredibad. As the name would suggest, "I'm on a Boat" is about just that -being on a boat.
In this song, Adam Samberg, Jorma Taccone and T-pain explain what it is like being rich and famous enough to be on their own boat. When you first hear this song, you think it is just another funny, catchy song produced by "SNL." If you're like me, you eventually realize this song is a high quality hip-hop track that took a lot of time and money to create. Even the music video had serious production value.
I honestly don't think it would be a stretch if this song started playing on a popular radio station, and it is that fact I find amazing. Not just this track, but songs like "Santana DVX" and "Dreamgirl" featuring Norah Jones could all be songs that could be popular.
Incredibad made sure previous "SNL" knee-slappers also made the cut, including "Natalie's Rap," the revolutionary "Dick in a Box" featuring Justin Timberlake, and the song some will say started it all, "Lazy Sunday." I was glad to see that the group didn't forget their roots.
Some other notable tracks on the album were "Ras Trent," a song about the white, fake and otherwise lame Rastafarian who makes his presence known at every college quad, and "Like a Boss," a song that juxtaposes a set of hardcore beats and a hook with actions that you wouldn't normally hear in a rap song about being the boss.
One complaint I did have is that a song they produced and released in the middle of last year, "Iran So Far" featuring Adam Levine, wasn't on the album. I can see why they didn't add it, as comedy pertaining to current events doesn't translate well over time, but it was still a bit disappointing. I also didn't like track five on the album because it was a little obnoxious and because it was a skit, it broke up the flow of the album.
The rapping was, OK and some songs were better than others. But truthfully, one doesn't listen to a comedy album to pick up on sick flows, complex rhyme schemes and smooth transitions between bars.
Sure the material is less-than-savory and if you consider yourself a hipster, you might not want to watch the music video as you could find that your particular style of dress is the subject of some hilarity. It's also true that a sizeable percentage of men between the ages of 20 and 45 have life-altering issues with being a little too quick on the draw. That being said, smart lyrics, a beat that's heavy on the bass and a music video with some seriously funny faces make the song a hit.
"Who Said We're Wack?" was good. "Jizz in my Pants" was better. But track four revealed the best song on the album. "I'm on a Boat" featuring T-Pain, is without a doubt the best song on Incredibad. As the name would suggest, "I'm on a Boat" is about just that -being on a boat.
In this song, Adam Samberg, Jorma Taccone and T-pain explain what it is like being rich and famous enough to be on their own boat. When you first hear this song, you think it is just another funny, catchy song produced by "SNL." If you're like me, you eventually realize this song is a high quality hip-hop track that took a lot of time and money to create. Even the music video had serious production value.
I honestly don't think it would be a stretch if this song started playing on a popular radio station, and it is that fact I find amazing. Not just this track, but songs like "Santana DVX" and "Dreamgirl" featuring Norah Jones could all be songs that could be popular.
Incredibad made sure previous "SNL" knee-slappers also made the cut, including "Natalie's Rap," the revolutionary "Dick in a Box" featuring Justin Timberlake, and the song some will say started it all, "Lazy Sunday." I was glad to see that the group didn't forget their roots.
Some other notable tracks on the album were "Ras Trent," a song about the white, fake and otherwise lame Rastafarian who makes his presence known at every college quad, and "Like a Boss," a song that juxtaposes a set of hardcore beats and a hook with actions that you wouldn't normally hear in a rap song about being the boss.
One complaint I did have is that a song they produced and released in the middle of last year, "Iran So Far" featuring Adam Levine, wasn't on the album. I can see why they didn't add it, as comedy pertaining to current events doesn't translate well over time, but it was still a bit disappointing. I also didn't like track five on the album because it was a little obnoxious and because it was a skit, it broke up the flow of the album.
The rapping was, OK and some songs were better than others. But truthfully, one doesn't listen to a comedy album to pick up on sick flows, complex rhyme schemes and smooth transitions between bars.
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