I was listening to Atmosphere’s Aspiring Sociopath in the car on the way to work:
Talk radio gets a lot of play in his vehicle
It teaches him topics to dicuss with real people
So when he stops to get gas or hit that coffee shop
His neurotic ass can act like he knows a whole lot
Pour some sugar on me, my counterfeit personality-a
It teaches him topics to dicuss with real people
So when he stops to get gas or hit that coffee shop
His neurotic ass can act like he knows a whole lot
Pour some sugar on me, my counterfeit personality-a
It’s funny because it’s true.
Atmosphere is a gringo – which brings a refreshing absence of the N-word to his lyrics. Even though the content may be more caustic, it doesn’t grate the ears and alarm passers by as much as Busta Rhymes’ Gimme Some More for example, which peppers the otherwise awesome song with the un-utterable word. That sample, by the way, is from Hitchcock’s film Psycho. I heard it in context over the PA at Value Village last Halloween.
I thought Brother Ali was the frontman for Atmosphere, which would make him an albino black guy. I guess I thought that because they sound EXACTLY alike and the production on the two respective albums that I have are very similar. I’m probably wrong.
Its not coincidence. Ant produced both albums, Ali is on Atmosphere’s albums and Slug (of Atmosphere) is on Shadows of the Sun.