October 12, 2005 10:37 PM

round_ruckus is at it again

round_ruckus (of bong bong bong fame) released 6 new tracks today. I highly recommend education and coffee shop. Both of these songs were originally slated to appear on his debut album, but now they are available as free downloads on his web site.

Education (rap) is round_ruckus' answer to Jin Tha MC's Learn Chinese, but round_ruckus takes it to the next level by explaining the meaning of every Cantonese expletive I've ever heard. The lyrics flow seamlessly between Chinese and English so unless you are a native speaker of both languages, it might take a few listens before you pick up any Chinese.

Coffee shop (a cappella) is a pining love ballad about a girl who works at Tim Hortons (a Canadian coffee shop chain.) The back up singers are actually 4 copies of round_ruckus' own voice. Once again, round_ruckus seamlessly inserts Chinese into his lyrics. If you listen carefully, you will find that "wo ai ni" (Mandarin for "I love you") is stealthily interchanged with the phrase "what I need."