Little Brother’s “Curtain Call” (download here)

For those still trying to make sense of Little Brother’s announcement that Leftback will be the duo’s final LP, the Khrysis-produced lead single ‘Curtain Call”released this week via, err, MySpace and available for download hereshould debrief you, if not relieve you. The exit doesn’t seem to rattle Phonte and Pooh here, both of whom sound satisfied with the precedent they set for newer rap acts like J. Cole, Wale, Pac Div and Jay Electronica, to name a few. ‘You mad wit’ me/ tough tittie/ get a training bra,” spouts Phonte, foreseeing the disappointment that many of us going to be harboring when we wake up the day after Leftback‘s release and realize that there are no more Little Brother albums. Much like LB’s career, ‘Curtain Call” is an elegant, but short showcase of the the husky fellas’ honest rap offerings, delivered on top of one of Khrysis’ gentler concoctionsa perfect fit for a denouement as heartfelt and funky as this one.