Drive Slow is a track that gives us a lazy-boy attitude. Just a track to kick back on and blow off everything. Simply being cool and ignoring all authority and responsibility. GLC and Paul Wall accompany Mr. West on this track. Kanye West discusses one of his friends and how he grew up with him. While Penafire and Paul Wall lead a very strong chorus, with beautiful singing as always.
While GLC does rap primarily about cars, he does a very good job of it, having a lot of swag in his rap. As I don't promote the: Money/Cars/Hoes style of rap. I can only remind myself that it fits the track well, and that is important. Fitting right in alongside the storyline of Late Registration(Which I can discuss later). In fact, GLC fits very well in this beat.
The sample on this one is from Hank Crawford: Wildflower. Which samples the keyboard and the beautiful saxophone we hear. While the body of the beat can be found in about the 1st minute of the track, I find the sample itself to be very uplifting farther in. Definitely another great quality of Mr. West's work: the discovery of older and incredibly interesting music. That and Jon Brion's skills come together to produce a great beat.
There will be a lot more themes covered as we continue.
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