When B.o.B. included "How Bout Dat" on his not particularly epic "E.P.I.C." mixtape I didn't bother to listen. As a general rule, anything involving Future's "I sound like I just ate a bucket of paint chips" flow is an automatic skip for Nathan S. But then Bobby Ray decided to release "How Bout Dat" as an official single, along with a brand new video, and I...goddamnit, I almost can't actually type the words....actually can't...(ahhhh)....help.....(almost there)....but dig it. Here's why:
1) That beat has "it doesn't really matter who rhymes over this, I'll be nodding my head anyway" written all over it. A pre-inexplicale decline Ludacris would absolutely First 48 this.
2) I have to hand it to Bobby. Until I see better, that pic above is the "Screenshot From a Video" of the year.
3) B.o.B. doesn't exactly do the gold teeth, I love strippers thing particularly well, but he still pulls it off.
4) Future's verse is tolerable considering the circumstances.
5) Always a fan of Trae the Truth's work, straight up. It's a personal life goal to have him record my voicemail message.
Sigh, welcome to my "I don't really want to admit I'm digging this but I am" playlist 'How Bout Dat". Download is below the video, enjoy: