Steal Vybe - Then And Now EP EP review
Steal Vybe - Then And Now EP was released as distal download and stream by the legendary electronic house label Strictly Rhythm Records in 2011. Steal Vybe released yet another timeless house masterpiece. The sound on this EP is.
Music 4 The World (Jack Your Body 101 Mix) is an upbeat electronic dance house number that will make you feel down to Earth and get groovy. This song will also make you want to dance. Steal Vybe did a perfect electronic house cover of Jack Your Body by Steve "Silk" Hurley. That is where those vocal samples came from. The duo paid homage to Chicago house music here. The sound is so atmospheric and airy.
Thee Alarm (From Atmosphere to the Cosmos Mix) is one of the more atmospheric and airy songs on the EP. The beats, synths, and chords are just infectious. When those bass chords and synths hit the speakers, you start getting a euphoric feeling. This song is also a good number for the dance floor. Longevity, bass, and chords are what make the song so great, euphoric, airy, and atmospheric. Of course you have the occasional violin stabs which also make the song great. House heads will surely this song.
To The Limit (Live To The Max Mix) uses a climatic sample of male vocals which make the song relaxing with the tribal beats you hear in the background. Tribal beats are incorporated with dance beats. The song also uses a rhythm.
5/5*****!!
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Kool Whip The King Pin - The King Pin album review
Kool Whip The King Pin - The King Pin is a forgotten rap album from Austin, Texas that got lost in the rise of dirty Southern rap. Despite not getting a lot of promotion, the album was a hit in Austin, Texas. You’ve got a blended mixture of Latin rap and Southern rap in one album. And you have the obligatory chopped and screwed tracks since this is a Texas rap album. This is classic ATX rap! This is real underground rap.
Picture My Pain was released right around those racer driving movies such as Fast & Furious and Tokyo Drift were being played in movie theaters. In fact the song Picture My Pain was used in the 2011 movie Death Race 2. If released today, the song would still be successful.
The song uses a wonderful beat over a futuristic electronic soundscape that instrumental. Those synths are what really stand out. You know when those synths hit your speakers that this is automatically going to be a good song. You’ll feel like a badass when you hear this song. It’s one of those types of songs. This song is perfect to benchpress or lift weights to.
You can hear the aggression and hostility in his vocals and lyrics. Those lyrics of his are very hostile and versatile. He makes the listener(s) feel his pain. That is why he wants you to picture his pain.
Kool Whip represents the South and Austin, Texas in the song We Out Dat South. The song uses that versatile dirty Southern rap sound. You can hear the aggression in Kool Whip’s vocals. One can see why this song was a success.
We Out Dat South was a regional hit in Austin which got constant play on radio stations across Texas. The song was #2 on the Texas Artist Top 40 Countdown in 2002. We Out Dat South was a huge hit for Kool Whip in 2002 and 2003. There was even a music video that was recorded on local cable television. The music video was even aired on UniVision TV a few times. Kool Whip was one of hottest white rappers in the Dirty South at the time.
The Beat Mekaniks were the producers responsible for producing the song. Beat Mekaniks had produced the beats.
Dormido is a Spanish rap song that definitely goes hard in the paint. Fans of Spanish rap will enjoy this song.
Y’all Dont Know Us is a favorite amongst Kool Whip fans and ATX rap fans. The song was #22 on the Texas Artist Top 40 Countdown before quickly falling off.
5/5*****!
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Frank Nitty - Murda Mil album review
Frank “The Enforcer” Nitty - Murda Mil is an ultra rare album from Milwaukee, Wisconsin filled with Snoop Dogg styled gangsta rap, soul, and G-Funk. Frank’s tone and style are reminiscent of Snoop Dogg. He copies his style, flow, and steelo. The album uses a mixture of R&B/Soul, hip hop/rap, and jazz. Other than that, this tight album is filled with 100% gangsta rap. Don't miss out on listening to this album!
Frank "P" Nitty produced the entire album himself with very little outside help from any producers minus the engineers. There were only a couple of engineers who helped mastered the album.
The album title itself is a reference to how Milwaukee is/was the murder capital of Wisconsin and the United States. According to the FBI, Milwaukee had one of the murder rates in Wisconsin from 1998-2007 and 2012. Milwaukee was widely known as the murder capital of the US next to Detroit, Flint, Gary, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Baltimore. Notice how the title Murda Mil is red and dripping blood.
Notice how the front cover has the caption “Street Justice: We play by a different set of rules!” That is a reference to how people in Milwaukee often take the law into their own hands by committing murder. People play by a different set of rules in Milwaukee when it comes to law and order.
This album is extremely hard to find since Frank released this album on an independent label without nationwide distribution or major distribution. The album was hardly sold outside the Great Lakes region let alone outside Wisconsin or up north. Lack of proper distribution is why his album hardly left the Great Lakes region up north let alone outside Wisconsin.
Frank tells the story of a good girl gone bad on Feel This. She subjected herself to prostitution. Frank wants us to feel his pain and her pain. The beats on Feel This are thick and loud but not thunderous or filtered.
Geneva is a good girl gone bad. She subjected herself to prostitution as she is a hoe sadly. She had everything from syphilis to gonorrhea. The CDC couldn’t stop all the sexually-transmitted diseases she had. Frank was relieved to hear she had AIDS so that way she could not contaminate the rest of the world with what was between her thighs.
HIV had her crying in the fire of lust. She’s opened herself to a world of harmful viruses. Her beauty was gone when cash started rolling in. Society’s pressure of life is trying to kill her and Frank. But Frank keeps striving and won’t fall for that.
Nina And Nitty is Frank’s cover of Grover Washington Jr. - Just The Two Of Us. He uses Snoop Dogg’s style, and flow throughout the song. Soul meets gangsta rap on Nina And Nitty.
The premise of this song is Frank proving his love and loyalty to his lover Nina. Frank proves his loyalty to his lover Nina by not leaving her side. Just Nina and Nitty to the very end. The two of them can make it if they try. Him and his girlfriend.
Nina and Nitty are the tightest couple ever seen for holding the record of faithfulness throughout hard times. He never thought about being with any else besides her. This is unconditional love.
What stands out about this cover of Grover Washington Jr. - Just The Two Of Us is the steel drums that are used. Those steel drums will remind you of Hawaiian music, Caribbean music, and Reggae. The steel drums are used randomly throughout the song.
Sexual Healin is Frank’s cover of Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healin. He uses Snoop Dogg’s style, cadence, and flow throughout the song. Frank brings out the Milwaukee funk in this song as well. Soul meets rap on Sexual Healin. You know what they say. Sexual healing does the body good whether it be fornication or masturbation. We’ve got to have it.
Frank woke up this morning feeling good and right. But there seemed to be something missing from his life. That something was sex. So he put on his best short set which are XL Magnum condoms. Today Frank will give Nina all he’s got.
He doesn’t joke about safe sex. Using ecstasy drops to increase pleasure during sex is what he uses. One more try is all he needs to set the pussy up for a killing. Just a little ghetto serenade of his sexual healing. Sex and love are what he needs.
We all need sexual healing whether it be fornication or masturbation. We’ve got to have it. That is something that needs to be fulfilled. Sex speaks for itself. Get those condoms up off the shelf.
Murda Mil, the title track, serves an example of street justice. Frank lets us know he uses and sides with street justice. By doing that he takes the law into his own hands and handles his business. That is what the caption on the front cover is referring to. “Street Justice: We play by a different set of rules!”
People in Milwaukee often take the law into their own hands by committing murder. People play by a different set of rules in Milwaukee when it comes to law and order. They take the law into their own hands.
For those who don’t know, the song itself is a reference to how Milwaukee is/was the murder capital of Wisconsin and the United States. According to the FBI, Milwaukee had one of the murder rates in Wisconsin from 1998-2007 and 2012. Milwaukee was widely known as the murder capital of the US next to Detroit, Flint, Gary, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Baltimore. Notice how the title Murda Mil is red and dripping blood.
Mil-Town Ridin is a funky upbeat dance rap song with a groovy vibe. The song is laced with infectious sustained electro synths. So you know the song has that 80s electronic sound. The beats are filtered and muffled. Frank brings out the Milwaukee funk in this song. The song describes a day in the life of Frank “The Enforcer” Nitty.
Frank starts his day at 12:00 PM by getting up and going to take a shower. He fixes himself some lunch. Then he gets all dressed up to impress. He has so many clothes to the point where he can’t handle it. Can’t forget the jewelry. Sterlings silver and Quartz diamonds. Now it’s time for him to hit the city streets to make his day complete. Just another day in the city of Milwaukee. No player hating or beat downs. Just Mil-Town riding.
Rolling down the freeway. Frank doesn’t think or care about what people say. He lives trouble free and drug free. Nothing is going to get in his way. He goes to the store to pick up a pair of jeans.
Next he heads to the gas station to get something to drink and fill up his tank. After that he hits up Desert Lake to go flex. Afterwards he hits up his homie’s pad since he was doing nothing. They just relax until the sun sets. Just another day in the city.
At 6:30 PM, Frank hits the road to grab dinner at P Dots. A basketball game with the Los Angeles Lakers is playing on television. All the fans were cheering them on.
You will love the soulful sounds on Fly Like An Eagle. Fly Like An Eagle uses a sample from Seal - Fly Like An Eagle. Not a coincidence because Fly Like An Eagle is a cover of Seal - Fly Like An Eagle.
A news reporter does a news story live on television with Frank P Nitty. Frank P Nitty has been dubbed Milwaukee’s most controversial rapper/street poet. There has been speculation of Fly Like An Eagle being a rap autobiography. The news reporter asks him, “Is this true?”. Frank confirms this to be factual. Fly Like An Eagle is described as a self-made story of Frank’s life.
Frank discusses the story of his life and how he came up. His mind was set on realistic dreams as he was trying to come up in this world. He needed a way out from the drug trade. So he started rapping.
Nasty Girl is a cover of Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl. He puts a Snoop Dogg type of twist and sound to this cover song of his. So things do get explicit. Do not be surprised.
Now what’s interesting and unique about this cover of Nasty Girl is the number of samples used. Instead of using just the one song to sample his cover song, Frank sampled 3 songs instead of 1 song. The songs he sampled in his cover song were Janet Jackson - Nasty, Sugarhill Gang - 9th Wonder, and George Michael - Hard Day.
Frank does a rap cover song of the song SOS Band - Tell Me which is retitled to Do U Still Care?. The song Do U Still Care? is a cover of SOS Band - Tell Me. Do U Still Care? samples SOS Band - Tell Me. He asks, “Tell me. Do you still care?”.
*Frank goes by the names of Frank 'P' Nitty, Frank “The Enforcer” Nitty, and Frank 'P' Nitti.
*This was his first album.
4/5****!
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Frank Nitty - Temptations of The Flesh album review
Frank P Nitty - Temptations of The Flesh is a sensual romantic soul album with romantic ballads such as Temptations, Sexual Healin, and Satisfy Your Love. So expect to hear love ballads and slow jams. This album showcases the more sweeter and sensitive side of Frank P Nitty instead of his usual rough gangsta side. Frank goes by the name of Nitty on this album instead of Frank “The Enforcer” Nitty or Frank 'P' Nitty.
This album is extremely hard to find since Frank released this album on an independent label without nationwide distribution or major distribution. The album was hardly sold outside the Great Lakes region let alone outside Wisconsin or up north. Lack of proper distribution is why his album hardly left the Great Lakes region up north let alone outside Wisconsin. Temptations of The Flesh is much rarer than the Murda Mil album. This one is even harder to find.
Now this was his attempt at being a professional singer. He was switched musical styles from gangsta rap to street styled R&B/Soul.
Ana's Little Secret showcases the more subtle sensitive side of Frank Nitty. A lady named Ana has a dirty little secret and Frank is about to find out what her secret is. He smooth talks Ana into giving him information about her secret.
A lady named Ana has a dirty little secret. Frank tries to get with her. However she has no use for another man. He wants her love. Her heart fits his meaning. So Frank smooth talks Ana into giving him information about her secret. He discovers Ana was a mother before she was even into her teens. No one could have ever seen or known about this shocking discovery.
Sexual Healin is Frank’s cover of Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healin. He uses Snoop Dogg’s style, cadence, and flow throughout the song. Frank brings out the Milwaukee funk in this song as well. Soul meets rap on Sexual Healin. You know what they say. Sexual healing does the body good. Whether it be fornication or masturbation. We’ve got to have it.
Frank woke up this morning feeling good and right. But there seemed to be something missing from his life. That something was sex. So he put on his best short set which are XL Magnum condoms. Today Frank will give Nina all he’s got.
He doesn’t joke about safe sex. Using ecstasy drops to increase pleasure during sex is what he uses. One more try is all he needs to set the pussy up for a killing. Just a little ghetto serenade of his sexual healing. Sex and love are what he needs.
We all need sexual healing whether it be fornication or masturbation. We’ve got to have it. That is something that needs to be fulfilled. Sex speaks for itself. Get those condoms up off the shelf.
Frank offers women a place of solace and comfort where they can leave all their worries behind on the song Come With Me. This song shows the more calm subtle side of Frank Nitty.
Frank offers women a place where they can leave all their worries behind. The place he wants them to come to is a garden where the temperature is burning hot. This place will put their body in a groove. He want to satisfy their love.
Caught Up explains the story behind Frank’s 3-way love affair. Frank is caught up in a 3-way love affair between 3 different women.
The song Satisfy Your Love is a cover of Dazz Band - Satisfying Love. That is where the Dazz Band influence comes from. Satisfy Your Love is backed by upright bass and a guitar. The bass notes are sustained through a loud filter. Satisfy Your Love is some smooth shit.
4/5****!
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Frank Nitty - The Ghetto Elelquent album review
Frank P Nitty - The Ghetto Elelquent is a sensual romantic soul album with romantic ballads and slow jams. This album showcases the more sweeter and sensitive side of Frank P Nitty instead of his usual rough gangsta side. Frank goes by the name of Nitty on this album instead of Frank “The Enforcer” Nitty or Frank 'P' Nitty.
This album is extremely hard to find since Frank released this album on an independent label without nationwide distribution or major distribution. The album was hardly sold outside the Great Lakes region let alone outside Wisconsin or up north. Lack of proper distribution is why his album hardly left the Great Lakes region up north let alone outside Wisconsin. Temptations of The Flesh is much rarer than the Temptations of The Flesh album. This one is extremely hard to find and is considered to be long gone.
Now this was his attempt at being a professional singer. He was switched musical styles from gangsta rap to street styled R&B/Soul.
The bass is intertwined tightly with the synths on Hot Stuff. The song is a hot and steamy love ballad. Mellow is a soothing sweet, delightful love song that is calming and comforting. Javana is a Spanish influenced love song with edgy snares and piccolo bass. Stay The Night uses a romantic atmosphere that will complete your sweet delightful night. The song will make you feel comfortable.
*Frank goes by the names of Frank 'P' Nitty, Frank “The Enforcer” Nitty, and Frank 'P' Nitti.
*This was his 3rd album.
4/5****!
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Steal Vybe - Dance 4 Life EP EP review
Dance meets electronic as there are 4 killer cuts on the Steal Vybe - Dance 4 Life EP. The genius creators themselves decided to infuse dance into an electronic EP. Not a bad idea. All of these cuts are perfect enough for the dance floor. The average BPM of this EP is 124 BPM.
After Hours is a perfect electronic song to mellow out to and chill. The vibe is very chill yet upbeat. After Hours is perfect lounge music. As the beat drops, you’ll sway your hips. You’ll be not even thinking about tomorrow because it’s hard enough living today. The flute is infectious. Most of After Hours is played in G minor key at 126.
Climb uses bongos over an electronic soundscape and dance beats. You can hear bongos all over this song too. The song is relaxing yet upbeat.
The beats and synths on Sueno are fresh and infectious. Steal Vybe used a thick layer double drums and double synths which make Sueno stand out. Thrown into the beats are some nice claps, a groovy guitar, and angelic grand piano. The beats and synths are what really stand out.
A New Beginning is just as breathtaking and fresh as the other songs on this EP. The warpy electronic synths and shakers are what stand out about this song.
3/5***
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