Caturday felid trifecta: cat controls yappy dog, cats sleeping weirdly, free cat rap album

October 3, 2015 • 7:45 am

Once again we start your Saturday with three cat-related items. In the first, a cat, by virtue of its power and magnificence, controls a yappy d*g:

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And here’s a nice video of cats sleeping in weird positions. (Sometimes I wish I were a cat, for never have I seen a cat have trouble sleeping!) My favorites are at 0:35, 0:55, 2:44,  Note also the two cats sleeping on Fussball games.

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Finally, we have a cat rap album, described by Slate:

Late last year, hip-hop duo Run the Jewels joked that for $40,000 they’d remix their latest record, Run the Jewels 2, using only cat sounds. Naturally, the idea was swiftly taken to Kickstarter, where a fan raised over $60,000 to ensure the creation of the world’s first cat-rap album. Now, almost a year after the release of its human-centric forebear, Meow the Jewels is available for free download.

For a lark, the album’s extremely well-executed, thanks mostly to a production team that includes Just Blaze, Boots, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, and Massive Attack’s 3D. They and others lend a feline sheen to the best rap record of 2014: Arpeggiated mewls underline “Lie, Cheat, Meow,” and “Paw Due Respect” sees an array of yowls punctuate Killer Mike’s verses. Track by track, it’s a delight that’ll tickle ailurophiles and hip-hop fans alike, and true devotees can purchase a vinyl edition whose proceeds will be donated to victims of police brutality.

Click on the screenshot below to hear a sample, or here to download the whole album (note: FOUL language!):

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Here’s the list of songs:

01 Meowpurrdy [ft. Lil Bub, Maceo, Delonte and Snoop Dogg] (remixed by El-P)
02 Oh My Darling Don’t Meow (remixed by Just Blaze)
03 Pawfluffer Night (remixed by Zola Jesus)
04 Close Your Eyes and Meow to Fluff [ft. Zack de la Rocha] (remixed by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow)
05 All Meow Life (remixed by Nick Hook)
06 Lie, Cheat, Meow (remixed by Prince Paul)
07 Meowrly (remixed by Boots)
08 Paw Due Respect (remixed by Blood Diamonds)
09 Snug Again [ft. Gangsta Boo] (remixed by Little Shalimar)
10 Creown (remixed by the Alchemist)
11 Angelsnuggler (remixed by Dan the Automator)
12 Creown (bonus) (remixed by Massive Attack’s 3D)

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Finally, a bit of lagniappe:

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h/t: Su, Phil, Taskin, Merilee

13 thoughts on “Caturday felid trifecta: cat controls yappy dog, cats sleeping weirdly, free cat rap album”

  2. I saw Killer Mike on Maher’s show recently and instantly liked the guy. He’s very personable, speaks clearly without any vocal fry, the scourge of today’s youth, and educated us on the history of hip hop in a very short amount of time. But his music . . . meh. I understand why it’s popular culturally, but I don’t understand it musically, if that makes sense.

    1. The idea that vocal fry is “the scourge of today’s youth” is an urban myth. Here’s William F. Buckley and Noam Chomsky frying away at each other copiously and unapologetically in 1969.

      Language Log has extensive coverage of this topic. Executive summary: vocal fry has been a standard feature of human speech since forever; the only recent change is that it’s become a trendy target of journalistic peevishness, mostly aimed at young women.

      1. Interesting. I think Chomsky might have a bit of fry going on but Buckley just sounds as though he has a cold. The fry sounds worse in women because it’s much more unnatural.

      2. This is the best part of the WEIT commentariat, opportunities for education. Thank you, Greg.

    2. I’m with you on hating vocal fry, and it doesn’t seem to be only among the young. It seems to be moving upwards in the generations:-(. I also don’t enjoy rap musically…

      I heard a literary interview taking place in Berkeley a couple of days ago and the interviewer, a woman in her 40s and English prof, suffered greatly from this affliction. Also saying stu-DENT and woulDENT…Where has this come from?

      Hey, kids, get off my lawn🐸

  4. “Never have I seen a cat have trouble sleeping!”
    Hence the expression, “You lie like a cat!”

    1. @:55 looks just like Carmen Dingle and the tuxedo right before like Booker T. Brilliant photos all!

  7. Heres one of the Lords of the Universe taking vacant possession of a Vacant Puppy Bed, much to the chagrin of the Bulldog Puppy.

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