Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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!!!

3 comments:

  1. Yes love it. At first i thought you was going to be one of those ppl that hate on skinny jeans and say the New Boyz are gay,im so happy your not. Yes their rapping isn't all that great, I agree and I'm from cali myself. There are also a lot of other jerkin rappers like yg, go go rangers,NHT boyz,G. Austin, Vixen Ent., and California Swag District. just putting out some names if you ever want to go listen =]

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  2. interesting, I never would have even bothered to listen to them based on "You're A Jerk." I'm more into lyrical rappers.. but nice to know they dress well lol.

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  3. Yeah I think they're good. Legacy is obviously better then BenJ. I think if Legacy goes solo and has some time to grow he could be very big in the rap game. Legacy uses very entertaining punchlines. BenJ seems lacking and I'm disappointed with him as an artist. & their music is fun to dance to! lol

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