Hoodie Allen

Ever listen to a song that you kind of think you like, and then you end up hate yourself for even thinking there was a possibility you liked it? Well let me introduce to you:

HOODIE ALLEN

Why did this music have to come to me first? Why couldn’t Chicky pick up on this first? This is the type of music that the Vermont Bros love. Considering half his college is jewish, you would have expected every Vermontian to be blasting this from their porch / beer pong tourney. When I listen to Hoodie Allen I have this feeling Kanye West is jerking off right behind me. Awkward as fuck right? I just really don’t like cd’s that revolve around college or high school or have the words “pep rally” in them. But that’s just a personal gripe.

Let me say some nice things about Hoodie Allen though. This New York MC has skill. A shit ton of it. He seems like an awesome guy. I mean, to come up with the name Hoodie Allen is pretty fucking amazing. I thought someone was trying to rip off our own Woody Allen WW, but I was wrong. Hoodie Allen is a very creative individual like myself. He’s by far the best Jewish white rapper out there. He’s sure as shit better than Asher Roth. And I know you gotta rap about what you know best, but does anyone really care about the plight of a middle class, white, collegiate? Or is this an upcoming trend in the world, like the white rapper Sam Adams?

I also enjoy (not love) the songs he samples. I like Beach House and the Black Keys, but then again, Death Cab for Cutie just brings me back to high school. I swear though, by the next album, I’m going to be raving about this guy. I’m going to get over whatever it is I need to get over, and Hoodie is going to get better and better, really gonna make his own name and style. I am not going to give this album a Hall & Oates rating, but the next one he puts out will get the full treatment.

Hoodie Allen is not for me. But I feel like 90% of hipster Jew readers would love him. And Chicky. (This also by default makes me much more of a hipster, being in the discontent 10% of HJ readers.) Check out his new album Pep Rally. Download for free here.