JAY-Z--------JESUS CAN'T SAVE YOU?

NOW, I would be the first to admit that once I heard Jay-Z said this, I wanted to call him the worst person in the world. Listening to it the first couple times through, I never even picked it up. The beat was so powerful, that my mind put the lyrics to the side (as amateur listeners of music do) and just paid attention to the instruments and how well they blended.

In "New York State of Mind", he states, "And Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends." WOW! I know right. He is obviously mocking Jesus and putting down Christianity.

WRONG!

Yes, he could have worded it differently. I wouldn't say it. LET ME EXPLAIN:

Context: This song is about NewYork. They city where Jay-Z is from. (DUH!) In the section that he says this phrase, he talks about a good girl gone bad. Phrases like, "Mommy took a bus trip and now she got her bust out, everybody ride her, just like a bus route..." I see it as the woman going to church even though she has repeatedly sinned and goes to church. Then she realizes that even though she goes to church and puts on a show of being righteous, she is still stuck in the same position as when she first entered. When he says, "Jesus can't save you....", he means that he save her from her present state. As if she is not willing to accept Him and will continue her sinning after she leaves church----when he says, "Life starts when the church ends.". I really don't think he would say this knowing of the backlash.

What do you think?

New Boyz: Skiny Jeans or Annoying things

OKAY!....Um, I'm just shaking my head right now. The only song I have heard from them before this review was 'You're A Jerk'. I didn't pay it any attention. I thought, "Hey, this is a fun song, but nothing to pay real attention to." Maybe they would have something more serious. We'll find out later on in this post.

BUT, this is the blog where I take ALL suggestions to do a review on. So recently, Genesys16------follow him on twitter!!!------, requested me to review them. So........

THIS IS HOW I SEE IT:





1. Clothing = A+.... From my perspective, I like their style. Many people forget that the jean style came to fame in the 80's....YES THE 80's! It's a west coast thing. For everyone to understand, we would have had to examine the west coast scene for years. Me personally, I think I can pull the look off, as long as I can rock my Cubs hat, I'm good. And one point I have to make clear: THEY ARE NOT GAY!

2. Sound: Now their sound is catchy, don't get me wrong. But, this is from my view. I like a TON of base in my music, enough to put me near death. Their sound is very light, but the thing that saved this was it's electro sound. The synths are laied in pretty good and it mixed up paces throughout the track pretty good. The best sounding song has to go to Cricketz and Turnt.

3. Lyrics: Okay, their lyrics aren't that deep, but they get their point across. IT'S ALL ABOUT GIRLS! As if nobody could tell. Some situation are fun the way they put it together. Also, I hear a little New Jack trying to come through in this album. But, they don't go deep enough for me. I know they aren't going for seriousness here, but hey I won't go too hard on them since it's their debut album.

4. Competition? I've listened to the whole album and I have to say......Legacy is way better! He goes harder and sounds better. Now, this may be bad for the duo down the line, but as of now they are okay. Not saying Ben J has no talent, just that Legacy is better.

5. Overall: The compilation of the album is kind of all over the place. It leads off with energetic sound and then goes slow towards the end. This is the opposite of what an album is supposed to do. The listener remembers what it last heard so if they remember a string of R & B song from people who DON'T sing, then it will be a turn off. I would have put 100% fast songs on here and left the slow one for the sophomore album.

FINALLY: My verdict is 3/5 stars. For this being a freshman album, there are many bright spots. They have an energetic style and make it look fun. Seriously, they make me want to move the the west coast RIGHT NOW! Trust me, they have a lot of promise. I believe the more experience they get in the industry, the better! If they can get this popular with the raw talent they have, I can't imagine the future.

NOW I'M OFF TO GET A PAIR OF THOSE JEANS..................SERIOUSLY, GET ME SOME SKINNY BLUE JEANS, BILLIE JEAN T-SHIRT, CUBS HAT, SUPRA'S, AND A TRACK JACKET....AND I'M GOOD..........


COMMENT!!!

A KID NAMED CUDI-----CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!!

Well, the title explains it all. Kid Cudi changed my life. I've made this assumption based on his studio album, "Man on the Moon" and this mixtape, "A Kid Named Cudi". His lyrics are something like I've never heard before. For years, Lupe Fiasco has been my favorite rapper. Everyone knows that. I never thought I would hear someone that would come close to match his flow of genius. The aspect that strikes me is they way he makes it seem like I can relate to him.

This mixtape includes a couple songs from the album. I literally couldn't stop listening to this! I felt addicted.

Well, enough of my blabbering!
THIS IS HOW I SEE IT:


1. THIS IS NEW MATERIAL!!!: Too many rappers use lyrics from other artist and just put their own style on it. With Cudi, he always says phrases that only he would say and his rhyming schemes are classic and unexpected. Some artist are so bad, that we could literally guess what the next word would be.

2. AMAZING INSTRUMENTALS: These instrumentals are excellent. The strings are awesome and his voice blends very well. My favorite ones are: ALL OF THEM! But seriously, Is There Any Love has the throwback feel of 60/70's blended instruments. It sounds like something from a James Brown sample to me. Awesome!

3. Substance: This mixtape has some of the most substance ever. There are 0 bad songs on here and every song is over 2 minutes (besides the intro). Each song has a message and you can take away something to think about.

4. Lyrics!: Every song is lyrically deep! Seriously, the first time I heard it, I couldn't move. This man is one the most influential people on my writing! After listening to his words, he gave me more confidence. If something or someone is trying to bring you down, listen to this! SERIOUSLY! He talks about how hard it was growing up and how he deals. I can't even explain some of his lyrics......I'm still stunned. A+!!! LISTEN TO IT. I literally cried on his songs because he makes you think of what you overcame and how we can deal with our memories.

5. As my life is right now, I'm beginning to see why people get drunk and high. NOT THAT I DO!!! It's just that when certain people are pushed to the edge for so long, they lose it. I believe my day is coming. He smokes a lot and it's one way how he get's his lyrics.

DOWNLOAD THIS MIXTAPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LISTEN TO THIS SONG. IT'S ONE OF THE SONGS THAT CHANGED ME AND THE MESSAGE IS AWESOME!




WELL, TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK..........COMMENT!!!

I SURVIVED A GUCCI MANE MIXTAPE!!!

Okay everyone, like the title says, "I survived." I never listen to Gucci! Personally, I think he is one of the worst rappers to ever gain popularity. He's just the poster child for what hip hop has become; COMMERCIAL. Yes, commercial. Artist coming out with the, 'I'm just like you' aspect has gone away and real artists are overshadowed by lames like this.

BUT, in fairness, I chose to give him a chance. I had only heard his songs on the radio up until this point and the radio is just garbage right now.

As requested, I downloaded the mixtape titled, Demolition. I must admit I had a bias to just not pay attention while he spoke, but I listened to his lyrics. This is how I see it:

1. I'm sick of the BURRS!!!! Seriously, SICK! Using a made up word to make your song longer shows no lyrical talent.

2. Bad lyrical content period. There is no serious content to take to heart. All there is is icing things. Icing things? Really? You can't rap about anything else?

3. This music doesn't relate to me. I'm a true student of music. I look up lyrics all the time to get a full grasp of the message an artist is saying. On the first 2 tracks (Bill and Constipated), he is just talking about ICE. I know it's winter, but damn! Come on! Ice is not going to get me to heaven.

4. This one pisses me off too. In 'Cuffin', he says, "I don't want to marry her....like O.J. Simpson, I just want to stab her"......LAME!!! Seriously, creatively disrespecting women is accepted in our society, but this isn't even CREATIVE!

5. Freestyles? The freestyles are super short and are weak. He just says things I've heard before!.....She think I'm handsome? This the matrix? I'm in the back, finna smoke somethin? HEARD THEM ALL!!!

6. Time? Why is only 4 songs over 2 minutes? Um, perhaps he ran out of words? Found out how wack he was and quit? Hmmm...I wonder

7. THE INSTRUMENTALS! There are a couple instrumentals that are good like on, Constipated, Diamond, Kiesha, Soldier, and Trouble....but the rest are extremely repetitive. Repetitiveness takes away from the excitement of waiting for the next track. If the next song sounds the same, there is a decreasing of interest.

AND FINALLY!
8. HIS VOICE!! Seriously, he just sounds slow. I don't get the appeal of some people. It sounds like he raps lazy and doesn't care. No substance + bad voice = FAIL!

What do you think?.......COMMENT!!!

Michael Jackson/Lupe Fiasco Mix

Hey everyone, as my first submission, I would like to post something I recently made.

Michael Jackson----Rock My World/Superstar by lghtmchl