Grats to my homeboy Davin for getting the first runner up for Breaks Supremos with Hansen and Kim. Wasn’t there but saw the vids posted on youtube.
“I love this guy.” – Emcee, nuff’ said. Ma’ boy making his mark with style, all grown up all grown u.
Which reminds me I should probably get my ass up and practice. Bah~ after finals I guess.
So I’ve been hearing to Flipsyde the entire weekend and I can’t take it that I’m the only one listening to the most under-rated musical geniuses of the century.
I loved their first album “We The People” and their 2nd album will be released this September if all goes well. These guys bring hybrid to the next level, with a balance of acoustic, rock, rap, latin, mixed with a great production = fantastic music. In fact, 9.9/10 and how often do I say that.
With their album near release, some of their new songs have been released on the internet. I noticed that there’s a new member in the group, seems like they got themselves a hot new female vocalist, Chantelle Paige.
Their songs have the entire package, good instrumentals (the best acoustic and electronic guitar solos even I think Layla by Derek & The Dominos loses not taking account the old/new style factor). Powerful and meaningful lyrics and their music compliments with their (R)ythym (A)nd (P)oetry.
My current favourite is Missing You featuring their new vocalist, it’s a message to a dead lover and the piano/drums combination is fantastic. No rapping here, completely slow music with a solo vocal.
Another new song that I love is Oh God. Damn there’re many ways to interpret this song but I choose to put it as a “what-if” song. It’s supposedly God’s thoughts on people but I think I’ll put it as “what-if” it’s really God’s thoughts on people. ^^V
When you ask me for help then its blasphemy. Cause I gave you everything that I had in me.
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How dare you believe I could live in a house. See your body is the temple and you kicked me out. With the drugs and the drank and the murder and the rape and you think it get erased sunday when you pray?
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And you blame it on the devil but he don’t exist. All this lawlessness, I’m all of this. Got love for ya soul but ya soul is numb. And I’m knowin that you can’t remember where you from.
Yup, this song is all rap and you can just feel the meaning behind the song. I loved the chorus where there’s a group background vocal with their male vocalist/guitarist – God! Please have mercy on me! Please have mercy on me!
They’ve many many many many many great songs in their album. Some of my fav are Angel, No More, Fell in Love, Flipsyde, Skipping Stones and Trumpets. Some of their songs have acoustic versions. Also, their new single, Champion is one of the songs for the Beijing Olympics 2008. RoXXor~!
The only thing is their 2nd album will be produced by Akon and Konvick Muzik. Frankly this sux cause their music don’t match. Try listening to Toss It Up featuring Akon and you get my drift. I just hope their flava doesn’t sway too much.