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Jay Z was a big political person this past election. Was a big pusher of registering to vote and endorsed Barack Obama like many other rappers. And for all his trouble, according to New York Daily News, he might receive a historical reward.
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First off, apologies for all the music. News is just hella slow right now, don't know if it's due to the holiday or what. Anyways, I thought this would be something different. All that mainstream rap is starting to get to me. Brisco's delivery here is pretty flat, needs some energy or something to liven it up. The production is good, has a very chill vibe to it. Sounds like a slow r&b groove, light piano with a calm melody. The hook is on point, Lloyd's vocals went perfectly with the track. Content was nothing new, but he worked it. Lyrically, the verses were easy to forget. There was nothing in them that caught my attention. Brisco seemed to put forth a very lazy effort. He sounds a little like LL Cool J though, I found that to be interesting. But nothing otherwise, which sucks, cause this could have been a nice grown and sexy cut. Overall, this song is not worth much. I mean, I guess it never hurts to listen anyways. After all, you might enjoy it. -MinM
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So far Scarface has delivered some real bangers off his new album. Therefore I had high hopes for this track, but it didn't quite make it. Face gave an okay delivery, lacked the passion that should have been present considering the topic. The hook was not bad, Bilal's vocals were on point, a little high pitched though. The verses were great on a content level. Told a very relateable story of the conditions we are facing these days. However, lyrically, Face could have been a little more clever with putting his words together. There was nothing here that made it stand out from any other story of today's struggle. Overall, I'd say this track is worth a little time. It is hardly Face's best work though. Remember new album coming the first week or so of December, be sure to check it out. -MinM
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Cory Gunz delivery here is not bad. He works the beat well but has a very annoying tone to his voice. The production here is not all that impressive either. Just a little bass, a low bell sound, and some computer generated sounds. The hook is alright, very vocoder heavy, gets kind of irritating after a while too. Or maybe I'm just tired of hearing T-Pain, lol. That's my dude but that negro is everywhere these days, geez! Content wise it's pretty corny. The verses here are pretty mediocre lyrically. Gunz has a pretty simple word play and way of putting things together, and also he relies a great deal on repetition. Overall, this song is blah. There is no creativity or uniqueness about it, nothing that gives it that special touch. Which suprises me cause I heard Gunz is nice with it. Maybe this just isn't his best work or maybe he needs to go take some more notes from his daddy and his old partner. They were one hit wonders, but that hit was a true banger. And their album wasn't bad from what I recall, it just got heavily slept on. But what say you? -MinM
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Russell Simmons and huge retailer Target will be putting together a holiday event next month for the youth. Along with his brothers, Simmons will celebrate the creativity of New York's future, by bringing more than 500 struggling youth to receive gifts and participate in a variety of festive events.
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First off there are too many negros on this one track, I really hate when people do that! A song only needs about three folks at the most, geez. Anyways, the deliveries here were decent, for the most part, everybody was in tune and stuff. The production was hot, the beat had a level amount of bass, a little clapping sound, and a dominate keyboard sound. The hook was weak to me, the yelling Arab voice was over doing it, just a bit. Then, having each individual repping their companies or whatever, was just too much chaos at once. The verses were not too bad, some folks did better than others. There are so many, I'll say that the stand outs are: Busta Rhymes, Ron Browz, and T-Pain. Overall, this track was decent, guess listening to it wouldn't hurt. But the number of guests really did make it a bit much to handle. And the hook needs to be reworked also. You go ahead and compare it to the original for yourselves though. Maybe you will get a different vibe from it. -MinM
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As we all know, about two years ago, T.I. lost his best friend Philiant Johnson in a shoot out. It was an event that obviously affected him and has lately come back into play. Recently, T.I. has been attending and testifying in a court case to bring his best friend's killer to justice. And as of yesterday, he can rest easy, Phil's murderer has been found guilty.
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Plies delivery here was very contradictory to the beat. It was loud and intense, which made it a little hard to listen to, so I'm not really feeling it. The production here is more in the way of r&b than hip-hop. It's very soft, bass pretty light, and a gentle keyboard generated sound. The hook is not all that impressive content wise, Sean Garrett's vocals were not bad though. The verses were lacking in quality too, I must say. It's just more of Plies sexual banter and talk of how hood he is. Was not put together with any type of creativity or real effort it seems. Overall, this song is nothing to get amped up about. I mean, it isn't completely awful, so don't be afraid to listen, just don't expect much. Be on the look out for the new Plies album dropping in December, called Da Realist. -MinM
