Another duplicate CD that can get plays in another genre (urban). You can read a more detailed review at http://reviews.wruv.org/author/justintime/page/3/
My 2 cents, The kid has plenty of years ahead of him, he is only 22. Funky deep house, groove, some dubstep, cheesy synth and beats, some rap (8,10) and vocals (2,4,9,11,12) Tracks – 2,4,7,8 -12. RIYL – Toddla T, Smoove & Turrell FCC – 8
Added 12/15/2011
LA-based, Brooklyn native, DJ Charlie Bethel (Captain Planet) stews up a very danceable mix of funk, soul, & house, using tasty ingredients from Puerto Rico, Brazil, India, Africa, & Japan. The mix is simmered with hip hop production values until it’s exotic, spicy, & fun.
This is Spank Rock’s sophomore album, the follow-up to 2006’s “YoYoYoYoYo.” This album incorporates a mind-boggling variety of genres; from electro and bass to soul and rock, every song offers something different. Tracks like “The Dance” and “Baby” sound like they could have been pulled straight off from a Prince album while other tracks like “Turn it Off” and “Energy” are much more rock-oriented. These tracks blend very well with the songs that exhibit the more traditional Baltimore party rap sound like “Birfday” and “Nasty.” The variety in this album is what makes it so great; although the catchy and sexually-charged lyrics certainly help as well. The album will probably require (and is definitely worth) multiple listens to fully appreciate.
FCC: CLEAN
PLAY: ALL
RIYL: THE NEPTUNES, PRINCE, MAJOR LAZER
From hiphopdx.com:
Aaron Livingston, who has collaborated with The Roots and Hezekiah, has a distinctive, soulful, and gritty voice. Of course, any RJD2 project is cause for excitement, particularly when he pairs with a voice as distinctive as Livingston’s to form Icebird—but does The Abandoned Lullaby sound as good as it looks on paper? People will be tempted to make comparisons between Icebird and Gnarls Barkley, but this project is much more understated. Rather, Broken Bells (another Danger Mouse-helmed effort) is a more accurate one. Aaron Livingston isn’t the bombastic personality that Cee Lo Green is—nor should he be. This is music that’s equally at home in a dimly-lit upscale lounge, or at a low-key basement party. It’s impossible to overstate how rare that type of crossover ability is. Unquestionably, this is one of the most complete works of music made this year, and absolutely speaks volumes about what cohesiveness and attention to detail can do for a project.
Recommended Tracks: 1, 3,11, 12
RIYL: The Roots, Sharon Jones, TV on the Radio
Forrest Day…Slightly neurotic and heavily medicated I’m guessing by the lyrics that he writes. His voice reminds he of a combination of Howard Jones (Killswitch) & Bradley Nowell (Sublime). It’s pure, clean, subtly powerful, slight vibrato at the end of a held note. The album is all over the place, lots of different genres. “The syndicate” would have you believe that Forrest sounds like Sage Francis, Ben Folds, P.O.S., and Sublime. I’ll agree with the first and last, and add Barenaked Ladies. Since his lyrics are primarily fast talk-sung you have to throw one of the original fast talkers in the mix Steven Page from (BNL)
FCC: Track 11 -1:17 (The rest are edited)
Recommended Tracks: 3-9 &11
RIYL: Sage Francis, Sublime, Barenaked Ladies
Promoter says:
Evidence, the producer/MC who won praise and adoration of fans globally as a member of the venerable LA outfit Dilated Peoples, is primed to release his second solo full-length, Cats & Dogs, on Rhymesayers Entertainment on September 27th. With lyrical contributions from Slug of Atmosphere, Raekwon, Aloe Blacc, Prodigy, Aesop Rock, Krondon and more, Cats & Dogs is a feral demonstration of boom-bap instrumental sensibility underlying gully rhyme schemes.
Melo says:
It’s great to hear a MC who has been “in the game” for a long time still producing music that is both revelent and great to listen to. Sure to be a Cultural Bunker favorite.
FCC: Clean edit
SUGG: 1,3,4,6,8,10,12 (late night), 16, 17
Promoter says:
J-Live’s long awaited fifth full length album, “S.P.T.A.”, will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally September 27th, 2011. “S.P.T.A. Said Person of That Ability” (Pronounced Spitta) is the follow up to the Undivided Attention EP.This is the first full length project released from his own imprint Triple Threat Productions. The producer, deejay and emcee, approaches this project creatively as if he were a three man group rather than a solo artist. The album features production by J-Live, RJD2, Nicolay, The Audible Doctor, Illastrate, Korede, Floyd The Locsmif, Marco Polo and Diamond D. The cover art features illustration by Adam “Illus Wallenta and art direction by Collin Badger of Freshrr.
Melo says:
Hotness! One of the dopest MCs ever.
FCC: Clean
SUGG: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12
Promoter says:
Janelle Corpuz aka JNatural presents her debut LP ‘Love Is On Hiatus’, executively produced by southland icon Aceyalone. The album contains universal themes of love, desire and heartbreak and follows in the tradition of uncompromising and strong emcees like Jean Grae and Medusa. The song “I Am Where the Music Is” is a celebration of true love and the work any good relationship takes, while on “Limber Slinky,” JNat employs a sultry inflective hook alongside sharp choppy verses to release her emotional wounds at a past love. “Keys To The City” feature both Aceyalone and Abstract Rude and the album has production from San Diego beat maker Jeff Wonder and LD (Dilated Peoples, GZA, LMNO).
RIYL: Lauryn Hill, Jean Grae, Aceyalone, Freestyle Fellowship
Melo says:
Excellent Femcee. At first I was unsure, wasn’t really feeling the first couple of cuts, but then she kicked in but good. Second half of the release is very strong.
FCC 2,7,
Late night track 6
Check 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
From the promoter:
Real Frequency grew from a humble foundation, becoming one of Toronto’s most loved radio shows, and the first all-hip-hop show on Canada’s first commercial urban radio station, FLOW 93.5FM. The show’s popular New North segment, which launched back in 2008 as a quarterly month long occurrence became a mainstay for featuring new, up-and-coming artists, and while the radio show has since shut down operation, due to its parent company being sold, the idea lives on with The New North album. Features Shad, Kardinal Offishall, Shaun Boothe, Mathematik and more
From Melo:
Very nice! I’m a huge Shad, Kardinal & Shaun Boothe fan, these cats give their American cousins a run for their money.
FCC: Radio Edit
SUGG: 1,2,3,6,9,12
Promoter says:
The prolific, globetrotting Los Angeles emcee and vocalist, IAMOMNI, presents his defining work. IAMOMNI is produced by British musical visionary Tricky, who strips the trip-hop sound he created alongside Massive Attack and Portishead and on solo albums like Maxinquaye and Pre-Millennium Tension, down to a lean, sinewy hybrid of hip-hop, rock, dubstep and new wave, all intercut with heady, atmospheric vocals from singers Tiki Lews and Kassia Conway. Recorded between Los Angeles and Paris, IAMOMNI also features Japan’s premier emcee Shingo2, and Suffa from Australia’s hip-hop crew Hilltop Hoods, rounding out an album every bit as global as the struggle has become. As we fashion the future from the rubble of the 20th century, our hearts and minds are the frontline of the new war, and the enemy has become part of us. IAMOMNI is IAMOMNI’s call to arms for the youth to claim control of themselves, and to understand that in a world where nothing seems real, they are the only thing left that is.
RIYL: Tricky, Omni, Massive Attack, Blueprint
Melo says:
Tricky fans definitely check
FCC: Clean
Check 1, 2, 5