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"...& then the clouds parted and riding down a stray beam of light in the land of pure darkness twas the one & only, who is braver than a hundred lions, wiser than a thousand goats, a mac in a million times a million...EMAC The Great." That was mentioned by some guy from a crowd when I was born...in my dreams. See...now you've come to understand just why I'm already cooler than you. In any case, I bring upon you the RAGE! & Reign of Great Music, Great Women, Great Art & Great Laughs. May you suffer the inevitable in peace.

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Showing posts with label Music Spotlight. Show all posts
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Music Spotlight : Chris Brown

 



Ok...this is somewhat going against my first instinct to use C. Breezy in this week's spotlight but this week in music was although jampacked, not so interesting to me. i must admire his work ethic doe. No front. This nigga was all over the news over that morning show incident, dyed his hair, club appearances, taking his shirt off, playing basketball wit fans, on 106th & park doing shit on 3 separate days. Straight pushin himself. He sold at least 1 billion (more so if he hadnt did all of this) more cd's doing this shit in my eyes but if it was planned his publicist is a genius if not, well all the same. Im not one to admitt I actually like his work. I didnt like him when he first came out. Like fo real. Partly cuz...ok I was hatin but it just wasnt kool to me. I just didnt care for him. his 1st album was wack, the 2nd was wack but wit a few hits, the third wasnt even known to exist & now he comes out with his 4th LP. Im sure his fan base took a huge hit with what that rihanna incident in which he k.o.'ed her. I mean she said he had a little dick, he went and got it fixed, & leaked pics of what his new needle dick (smartly before his release date). I bet thats why she dropped that restraining order...out of her curiosity. Like on some real shit. Cmon now! Anyways...here is my review of Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E."









    Chris Brown went through the gauntlet of the media circus to push his latest album "F.A.M.E." or forgive all my enemies. Pretty dope title +Creative points. Whats it with everybody these days? this album is full of disco techno reminiscent dance tracks. Anyways...you gotta give the people what they want. Listening to his lyrics, i can see the growth this dude has had. I guess even on the brink of going to jail, an artist's hardship can produce much better material. LoL This album has 16-17 tracks too. He put out music! I can respect that. CD's nowadays...well you would be lucky to see 10 songs on a CD. I actually enjoyed the album. Im not sure if he writes his music at all but the chris brown he used to be that I hated is not this man. He has a collab with the pop sensation justin Bieber. Smart move. What do you do to get girls to scream over you? Get another guy on a track that girls scream for. WTF!!! I find myself liking most songs on this damn album! This is a shame. But the songs of note 2 me are "say it with me", "next to you", "paper scissors rock", & "wet the bed". I must say some of this shit sounds the same (i.e. say it wit me & on my love & more). I must that good r&b goes a long way. Aite so to rate this album... 4 licks outta 5. Better than I expected. Possibly being generous.


If you havent heard or bought the album, it has your fave Mac's consent to do so. To the ladies...just try keeping your panties on.




                                  CHRIS BROWN - "F.A.M.E."








HAHAHA this shit is funny 2 me

Friday, March 11, 2011

Music Spotlight : Lupe Fiasco

Im a big fan of this dude. I wasnt right away doe. Kick push was wack to me when he first went commercial so it was quite a while he had been out till I heard his track called "He say She say" on a community empowering radio show (street soldiers) on a sunday night. I almost felt like crying. Real shit. I didnt know who or what the song was called but I did my research and sure enough, I found him and immediately got the rest of his work accordingly. So when "the cool" dropped I was already a fan. His latest album "Lasers" I feel was pushed more so by the fans and not Lupe's drive for the love of music. There was speculation that the fame he was gaining was getting to him or some usual artist shit, and his last album was near or could have already been made. So typical. Im a little late to listen to this cd but Im a fan. here we go.

Lupe drops his lyrical bomb threats and then explodes (no homo) over some uptempo beats. I guess it should be no coincidence since the album's namesake is "lasers". Techno beats and shit. The album art is dope too. No lie. He has some features with a few no names, his usual crew of artists, and a sprinkle of widely known artists. I think that's a great formula everybody should consider. Although the songs pretty much mesh into a blob, each track stands on its own. My faves would have to be "Words I never said", "Never forget you" , and " Beautiful Lasers". I wish 'Beamin remix" made the cut but yeah. Also this album doesnt begin like the previous two with a poem like track that is thought provoking.

All in all...it gets 4 licks outta 5. I can play it straight through but eh...it leaves me hungry. Go cop it if you havent yet.



Lupe Fiasco- "Lasers"



Disc 1
1“Letting Go” feat. Sarah Green
2“Words I Never Said” feat. Skylar Grey
3“Till I Get There”
4“I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now” feat. MDMA
5“Out of My Head” feat. Trey Songz
6“The Show Goes On”
7“Beautiful Lasers, (Two Ways)” feat. MDMA
8“Coming Up” feat. MDMA
9“State Run Radio” feat. Matt Mahaffey
10“Break the Chain” feat. Eric Turner & Sway
11“All Black Everything”
12“Never Forget You” feat. John Legend

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Music Spotlight : Marsha Ambrosius

I have been waiting & waiting & waiting....

                             & waiting...
                                                                                         &  waiting...

& waiting...


& Now I wait no more...Marsha Ambrosius finally dropped her first solo album. The shit is so fucking DOPE. I imagine it as if it were like ear butter the way it just melts away and seeps right into your soul. Ahhhhhhh!!!!! I love her voice. She sustained me musically from way back when she was part of Floetry. So sad to see those two split but life happens & music beckons. So this album had a precursor to it aka a mixtape and from what I see, only one song made the cut. Which is cool you know. Usually artists get lazy with their material and just re-release songs of yesteryear but this is dominantly new material. Right off the top, the song I fell in love with is "chasing clouds". 

Check out the Album if you get a chance. It gets 5 licks out of 5.
I say licks cuz u can only eat the same things but so much right? Well this is beyond edible.


MARSHA AMBROSIUS - "LATE NIGHTS & EARLY MORNINGS"



Time Price
listen  1. Anticipation (Intro)1:28$1.29 Buy Track
listen  2. With You5:09$1.29 Buy Track
listen  3. Late Nights & Early Mornings3:27$1.29 Buy Track
listen  4. Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)4:03$1.29 Buy Track
listen  5. Far Away7:16$1.29 Buy Track
listen  6. Lose Myself5:03$1.29 Buy Track
listen  7. Your Hands3:29$1.29 Buy Track
listen  8. I Want You To Stay3:49$1.29 Buy Track
listen  9. Sour Times3:20$1.29 Buy Track
listen10. Tears2:57$1.29 Buy Track
listen11. Chasing Clouds3:45$1.29 Buy Track
listen12. The Break Up Song3:24$1.29 Buy Track
listen13. Butterflies (Remix)4:11$1.29 Buy Track