L.O.C. - Nighty Night EP review
Nighty Night is the debut EP from South Carolina rap artist L.O.C aka Carolina Voodoo Child that was recorded and released in 1996 on cassette from After Dark Records. The album has that dark East Coast hip hop sound in it. East Coast hip hop meet Southern rap. Two words to describe this EP would be lyrical and dark.
The Carolinas have always been fairly heavily slept on in the rap game. L.O.C aka Carolina Voodoo Child is one of the artists who is a veteran from the region of the Carolinas, specifically Rock Hill, South Carolina. Belo See Leval is an album where the sounds of. South Carolina rap has been around but just over looked.
28 Gramz has the underground sounds of East Coast hip hop. Notice how the vinyl cuts & scratches are performed appropriately. The treble is laced with that heavy bass sound prevalent in East Coast hip hop. Treble is elevated by +12. The song itself is only 2 minutes and 15 seconds long.
28 Gramz came from the 1997 single called Nighty Night that was released on cassette. The song 28 Gramz was produced by MC Bass aka Young God and recorded at School Boy Recording Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Nighty Night is where East Coast hip hop meet Southern rap. Treble is elevated by +2 at a heavy level thus the track is treble heavy and not so much reliant on bass. Nighty Night came from the 1997 single called Nighty Night that was released on cassette. The song 28 Gramz was produced by my MC Bass aka Young God and recorded at School Boy Recording Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina.
803 is a heavy bass driven rap song that will surely rattle your headphones and speakers! Listeners beware! One word to describe this track is lyrical. His vocal capabilities truly prosper here.
5/5*****!!
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Santee - #itsallaboutme album review
The Santee - #itsallaboutme album celebrates his 25 years of being the rap game and music business. On this album, San Antonio OG Santee celebrates and brags about how long he has been into the music game overall. He showcases and represents his status as an OG. His PRC Recordings label has been in existence for 25 years as well. The album was released as a digital download (digital album) online on sites such as audiomack, Spotify, and Amazon in February 3, 2018.
The title track #itsallaboutme album celebrates his 25 years of being the rap game and music business. San Antonio OG Santee celebrates and brags about how long he has been into the music game overall. The title track is self-explanatory as its all about him.
C Me is a loud percussion driven rap song featuring Big C. The percussion really stands out due to its excessive loudness and hi-hats used. Clavs are used also.
Hustle Hard is about getting that money whether you’re earning an income or not. Santee lets us know that he and PRC hustle hard. They hustle real hard. Drill beats are used for percussion on Hustle Hard. The song is electronically processed.
Back Up has the same feel and theme as the song Let Santee Be The One from his 1997 album Out The Pen To Win. His aggressive flow gives off such a harsh vibe in such manner. The style is filled with harsh brash bravado and such.
Santee gets on the political tip buy getting politically conscious on the song Political Madness. Santee questions the leadership of Donald Trump. The world is in a crisis. Time is short in the land of the lost. Santee sides with Hillary Clinton as running for president. At less than 1 minute into the song and it has already turned into a pro-Hillary song. Also Santee sheds lights by shorty mentioning the bombing in Yemen. Santee seeks change for many issues throughout the song.
5/5*****!
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Twisted Black - Blackout album review
Twisted Black - Blackout was a posthumous album that was released in 2008 on CD when Twisted Black was serving time at FCI Beaumont after being found guilty of conspiracy to sell crack cocaine. 101 Distribution outta Phoenix, Arizona was responsible for distributing and releasing the album. Half of this album includes songs from his previous albums such as Late Bloomer, The Life of Tommy Burns, and Street Fame. A handful of these songs were previously released.
Blackout is a Twisted Black album that recommended for Twisted Black completionists and music collectors. Blackout is a Twisted Black album that is considered as a compilation album.
Block Bleeding feat. The Clipse was pulled off the Late Bloomer album. The song was a hot song that created a demand for it to be released on vinyl. The song was included on the soundtrack for the Spike Lee film Home Invaders.
Shake It is a crunk music inspired track with heavy beats over a looped chorus. This song was pulled from his Street Fame album. Shake It featured Scarred 4 Life labelmate Black Money.
The track I Got You was inspired by the movie Scarface for Life which incidentally and ironically features Scarface of the Geto Boys. The track I Got You was pulled from The Life of Tommy Burns album from 2005.
Damn Fool is a track that featured Bun B of UGK and was pulled from The Life of Tommy Burns album from 2005. Damn Fool was used on the soundtrack for the Spike Lee film Home Invaders. T. Hunt of 3R Entertainment co-wrote the song.
I ain’t sorry is a no hold barred track where Twisted Black has no remorse and doesn’t hold back any feelings or regrets. It’s like no apologies. His aggressive lyricism shines throughout the track. Twisted Black can be easily comparable to Snoop Dogg. Twisted Black is the southern version of Snoop Dogg.
Rock & Roll is a song that features 3R label mates Young Thousands and Mike Dollars. T. Hunt produced the track.
Secrets is about the secrets Twisted Black kept away from everyone in his life. He lives with regrets of course as he explains throughout the song. The song uses a sped up soul sample at the beginning and throughout the entirety of the song’s duration.
Secrets was a song that was supposed to be included on the Street Fame album from 2006 but did not make the final cut at the last minute. It was pulled from the final tracklisting by TVT Records. This song can be found on the promo version of Street Fame.
Twisted Black showcases his street smarts and wisdom of the streets on True Hustla. He raps on how he is a true hustler at heart and exactly how he has the heart of a hustla. His experience of knowledge comes from the streets. That is the reason why True Hustla has such a gutter and grimey sound. True Hustla was pulled from 2003 album called Late Bloomer.
Legendary DFW producer Ernie G produced True Hustla. T. Hunt of 3R Entertainment co-wrote the song with Twisted Black in 2003.
The True Hustla remix features BG of Chopper City Records and was pulled from The Life of Tommy Burns album from 2005. Legendary DFW producer Ernie G produced True Hustla. T. Hunt of 3R Entertainment co-wrote the song with Twisted Black in 2003.
Twisted Black showcases his street smarts and wisdom of the streets on remix of True Hustla. He raps on how he is a true hustler at heart and exactly how he has the heart of a hustla. His experience of knowledge comes from the streets. That is the reason why True Hustla has such a gutter and grimey sound. Legendary DFW producer Ernie G produced True Hustla. True Hustla remix was pulled from 2005 album called The Life of Tommy Burns.
4/5****!
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Robert Mirabal - Warriors album review
Robert Mirabal - Warriors is an album filled with Native American flute music & Australian music. The instruments used on this Robert Mirabal album are primarily the Native American flute & Australian didjeridu. Native American music meets Australian music on this album. Warriors is a forgotten album from Native American music. The album was released on cassette by Yellow Aspen Cloud Productions in 1991.
Owl Jazz is a flute solo performed by the one and only Robert Mirabal. No other musicians contributed to this song of his. Owl Jazz is memorable for its note progression. Dinogs Dreamng is a song that features the use of chapsticks and the didjeridu. Ross Lew Allen plays the didjeridu.
Kakadu Man is an Australian song which Aboriginal Elder Bill Niedjie speaks. The song is a story about evolution in an unconventional style. This story of evolution is much different from what we are accustomed to. He also speaks of loss.
5/5*****!
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Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show album review
The Reality Show album was released in 2015 by RCA/Sony after Jazmine Sullivan had taken a hiatus for 5 years after the Love Me Back album was released. Jazmine Sullivan decided to strike back in the music industry with a follow-up album to Love Me Back. (The average span between albums these days is 5 years. Do we really need to call it a hiatus?)
Reality Show is just as diverse as her debut album as the sound and production stuck well into its R&B roots. Reality Show is an appropriate album for today’s musical climate since life today is filled with so much drama. Jazmine Sullivan never fails to amaze her audiences with her songwriting skills of hers. She stays up to date by singing about new topics and with a fresh production sound. Reality Show is a diverse album that stuck well into its R&B roots. Its modern sound really stands out.
However RCA/Sony dropped the ball on this album by not promoting it enough times both online and offline. The album itself had potential to become a breakout success reaching sales number as high her previous album Love Me back and/or ever higher by going platinum. RCA/Sony did her wrong in terms of promotion.
Brand New starts off with a smooth piano jazz sound that is next accompanied by beats from the modern trap music sound. Piano jazz meets trap music and drill beats on the song Brand New. Her storytelling skills use vivid imagery on this song of hers. Brand New is an original love song written by Jazmine Sullivan.
RCA/Sony dropped the ball on this song by not promoting it as a single. The song itself had potential to become a single due to its modern sound. The wonderful part about the song Brand New is that the sound and production stuck well into its R&B roots.
It is proven that love don’t last forever on the song Forever Don't Last. The song Forever Don't Last showcases Jazmine Sullivan reflecting on her emotions on the demise of her relationship. However most of this song showcases the demise of her relationship and is also showcases Jazmine Sullivan reflecting on her emotions.
Chuck Harmony produced this song and was responsible for the arrangements. Chuck Harmony had done a wonderful job on the musical arrangements for the song Forever Don't Last. This one of her best songs for this album. The sound is both sultry and soulful in mood.
Mascara is a satirical song about the gold digger lifestyle. Jazmine takes jabs and pokes fun at people who are gold diggers and leeches who mooch off other people at their own expense. Gold diggers are people who mooch off other people at their expense with nothing in return. Mascara depicts modern society through a day in the life of a popular Instagram girl by her perspective. Mascara is a perfect song that fits this album appropriately.
At first Jazmine Jazmine takes jabs and pokes fun at people who are gold diggers. At the end, she laughs about the whole thing while at the same time she shows her natural self. This is the turning point of the song and moment where she takes it all off.
What’s so funny and ironic is that people don't understand she is being satirical. She's not promoting the gold digger lifestyle as many of you people out there think she is. That is where many of her fans are mislead. If fans paid attention closely to the lyrics, then they would understand the humor and concept of this song written by her. Some people are hating on the subject matter as she spoke about materialism with class and style.
Veins is a song that deals with addiction to love. She feels out of place like in the left field during a baseball game when it comes to love. Coping with ones emotions is a hard to manage. It captures the feeling of having love take over your life and becoming an addiction you can’t get rid of.
It is very obvious that the song deals with addiction as sung in the intro. The intro explain how it feels to be hugged for the first time.
[Intro]
When did you realize that addiction was your life?
The first time I pushed it through my veins
The hug it gave me, I never experienced in my life
It wouldn't let me go
Jazmine looks for love in all the wrong ways like a bad habit as explained in its pre-hook.
[Pre-Hook]
When he calls your name and you just gotta have it
Love me all the wrong ways, my bad habit
Hold me close, while you take me away
Dumb was the lead single that featured Meek Mill. Yes, the Meek Mill that took an L in 2017 when Nicki Minaj broke up with him. Dumb isn’t exactly one of her best songs nor is it one of her worst songs. The song is average at best.
At the very beginning is where the song symbolizes him falling back into old habits of criminal activity or illicit activity. It foreshadows him getting into trouble. She thought we were past those days. He is not fooling her anyhow. He thinks he his smart and slick. He has been unfaithful and ungrateful to her. Love hurts.
She knows he isn’t faithful but she knows that they aren’t in a legitimate relationship. She knew from the beginning. She thought she could change this man. That is why she is “dumb”.
Silver Lining is a song Jazmine Sullivan had written and produced herself. The song is an original organic R&B song. Silver Lining is a song that should have been another single used to promote the Reality Show album.
4/5****!
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