G. Love and Special Sauce

There's something endearing about a rapper who, barely two verses into the leadoff track
of his debut album, finds it necessary to clear his throat. G. Love is rapping about the
"Things That I Used to Do," and his excitement is taking him into his upper register. His voice
gets scratchier as the chorus progresses, and when he gets the chance, he gives it a good
"ahemmm." Typically, such an utterance would end up on the cutting-room floor... More >