No Condom!!!: I Don't Like Sh!t, I Don't Go Outside

No Condom!!!: I Don't Like Sh!t, I Don't Go Outside: Artists are really getting creative with their album titles this year. I thought no one would be able to top K Dot with the " To Pimp...

I Don't Like Sh!t, I Don't Go Outside

Artists are really getting creative with their album titles this year. I thought no one would be able to top K Dot with the "To Pimp A Butterfly" title but I was wrong. "I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside", has got to be one of the most obscure, yet interesting titles I've ever heard. Another one that makes you want to listen, to find out the reasoning behind the title. Earl being the artist he is, definitely adds to the "aura" of the album. I had to find time in my day to listen to it today, and here's my synopsis.

If you know Earl, then you know to expect the dopest beats that the OF production team offers, with the dopest dark lyrics to match. Its lil over 30 minutes so its a pretty light, easy listen. No need to skip any tracks, especially if your a real fan. The only song that I'm not too fond of is Grief, and thats supposed to be the lead single, that was to lead the album release but Sweat says the label fvkked up the whole process and released it the opposite way so that's, that. The bright side tho, folk like me who aren't particularly into that one still rushed to hear it cause we wanted to hear the album! IDLSIDGO has four features(Dash, Wiki, Na'kel, Vince Staples)...four dope features being that every artist not only held his own, but seemed to go the extra mile which really adds replay value. I listened to the album in entirety twice in one sitting no problem. It starts out really good, Grief is the weak-point of the album for me, but its just one song, and I'll add that I found it more amusing the second time around. There's suppose to be a story surrounding it and why he chose it to be the lead single, but I haven't heard it. The latter half of the album is what really does it for me (#nohomo) tho; the beats and the features just adds the extra uumph that makes it a good album.

If you're a fan already then buy it, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. If you're not a fan but are interested, its still worth the buy. Its an album to listen to when you just kicked back chilling, or riding through your city on a late night. All in all its a great first effort, and does what its supposed to do: Leave you wishing he'd hurry up with the next!

No Condom!!!: #MSI: Music Scene Investigation- Dance Party Revie...

No Condom!!!: #MSI: Music Scene Investigation- Dance Party Revie...: Its nothing better than waking up at around 8AM to a tweet about your song being reviewed by some industry big wig s! Set the tone for my...

#MSI: Music Scene Investigation- Dance Party Review!!!

Its nothing better than waking up at around 8AM to a tweet about your song being reviewed by some industry big wigs! Set the tone for my day totes!  Did everything with a little uumph, because life made it a point to show me the perks of hard work!  Notice how I've been putting exclamation points after every sentence because I'm still on that high lol.  I set aside special time to give the listen my undivided attention.  There criticism was on point as some things they said were even things i questioned, but as an artist you rarely ever reach what you feel is perfection, so after several record listening sessions  it was agreed that the song was great, and I was just being worrisome.  Awesome to know that I'm on the same wavelength as the seasoned panelists over at #MSI.  I wish I was able to sit in on the listen and review, cause there's somethings that I want to add, to get further perspective on the track.

1.  The 1st minor issue was that maybe the mixing could be a tad better, but its right there.  Agree with it totally, and that was something me and the engineer went back & forth on several times before giving it the final mix-down.  In the end we reached what we thought was a common middle ground and went with it.
2.   The next issue was that the hook could have been better.  Thats understandable, it's a love or hate hook.  The reasoning behind it is based on two major factors.  Its a remix of an original song I had entitled Dance Party.          The 99 of course was inspired from Prince's ultimate dance song "Party Like its 99", but I constructed the verses way before the actual hook.  The opening line of the song is what really sparked the thoughts of Prince, one rhyme lead to another and the hook was born lol.
3. The third & final issue was the final 8 bars of the song.  The homie Ian said he felt that they didn't fit the song, but this was done intentionally.  As I stated earlier its a remix of a song I made a year or two ago, so the last 8 bars are just an ode to the original as they were the highlight of the song.  That & the fact that I just particularly love those bars, some just stick with you, lol.

 

Well I hope this gave some good insight to why the song was constructed the way it was, but I greatly appreciate the constructive criticism.  The only way you'll get better is to fix what isn' working, but you can't fix a problem you don't know about so I'm always up for going under the microscope!  Huge Shout Out to the folk at Music Scene Investigation, can't thank you enough!!!  Check out the original Dance Party 99 release blog >>here<<!  Stay in tune with me and my music by subscribing >>here<<.  Thanks for everyone supporting, and riding with me on this journey, it gets better & better!!!

 

No Condom!!!: IYRTITL vs TPAB

No Condom!!!: IYRTITL vs TPAB:      Like a good friend of mine says let's talk about the elephant in the room.  Who has the hottest release: K Dot or Drizzy ?  Now...

IYRTITL vs TPAB

     Like a good friend of mine says let's talk about the elephant in the room.  Who has the hottest release: K Dot or Drizzy?  Now before we go any further let me acknowledge the fact that there were lots of other hot releases this year for example I love ZRo new shyte.  These are two of the most listened to hip hop artist in music like Kobe vs MJ both in their prime.  So with ninfurther or do let's get to it      Let's get the basics out the way. Two well put together projects, from two super duper talented artists.  Both have an excellent beat selection and when it comes down to content and skills neither of then slacked or missed a step.  On the surface the question just breaks down to who or what type of music you prefer.  A more soulful black revolution sound or something more along the lines of rhythm & rap?  

•      With "If You're Reading This Its To Late" Drake does what Drake does and that's stay in his lane and make good music.  Nothing outside of what he usually does, just upgraded as expected, but you can't go wrong with catchy hooks, solid song concepts &  production.  I'm still not sure if its Drake official album or is it just a mixtape/something he put out just to get on through. Whatever the case its a good project.

•      Kendrick also did what he was expected to and that's make another audio movie.  Complete masterpiece.  K Dot crossed a boundary with To Pimp A Butterfly that major artists these days dare not to, & that's wage war against the oppressor.  Content and production wise as well.  To top it off it sounds totally different from GKMC just as GKMC differs from Section .80.

     So in closing you can't compare the two albums because they're completely different artist, that make two different types of music.  I can say that Kendrick can do what Drake did (as far as the type of music he does) but I don't see Drake doing what Kendrick did.  Key words here are  I don't see it,  but that doesnt mean it cant be done.  Just like K Dot dont wanna do club type music, Drake may just not want to make music like that.  What is official though is that each artist put out some great material for their fans to savor for a while....  

How To Pimp A Butterfly

      Well worth the wait, To Pimp A Butterfly sets the bar for hip hop albums this year.  After GKMC I was left a bit hungry, ultimately because Section .80 was sooo good to me.  I can now say I'm fully satisfied for at least a year if not two!

Once again K Dot leaves out the glamour glitz for solid substance matter, speaking on how black america is being destroyed from within as well out.  The King also more or less wages war on the the evils of hip hop as well as white america.  The production is jazz/funk inspired, real mellow and chill at the same time though.  The lead singles "i" and the "blacker the berry" are about as close to club tempo as your gonna get.  He also leaves out the skits this time but instead uses a poem that increases a couple sentences after every song and is completed by the end of the album with a dope post death interview with Tupac....#DopeAf!!!

     TPAB is an album youre either going to love or hate according to your taste.  But all in all when it comes down to music this is a well put together album being nothing short of great.  Originality, substance, clear message, nice production, I mean you can't really go wrong with that formula.  I advise all K Dot fans to Purchase it as well as non K Dot fans who wanna know why Hes reffered to as "King Kendrick".