BY-NC-SA If Bay Area rapper, D-Lo, wants you to know anything about him, he wants you to know that he doesn’t care about “no hoe.” Over a year ago, the rapper’s roughly mixed underground hit “I don’t give a” began to infect the minds and stereos of Bay Area rap followers. The video and song are too vulgar to post.
When I first heard it, I made the mistake of sharing my thoughts on how this young rapper had the lyrical ingenuity of a fifth grader. This resulted in my being branded with the scarlet letter “H” (for HATER) by the same folks who brought the song to my attention. I was disgusted by everything about the song from its poor sound quality (it sounds like it was recorded in a closet) to its remedial redundancy. But something happened. It got into my head.
I moved from the Bay Area to Los Angeles and the song moved with me. I began to hear it at a few house parties and clubs. I was so excited that people down here were energized by Bay Area rap music. It made me forget how much I disliked the song. So this is how guilty pleasures are born!
Then came the remixes. The Bay Area remix features E-40, Jacka and Beeda Weeda, gangsta/pimp rappers whose talents in the genre far outweigh those of D-Lo, also known as “Mr. No Hoe.” A video of the remix released only days ago has already received millions of hits.
The OTHER remix features Snoop Dogg and Daz, and uses the E-40 verse from the other remix to illustrate how the west coast supports Mr. NoHo’s movement. I really feel pity for D-Lo. His uncreative creation has inspired greater verses from other rappers who have out-shined him on his own project.
For D-Lo's next magic trick, however, he has released a more sensitive single to articulate his feelings of heartbreak, titled “You Played Me”.
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