Freeze. Lift that finger from the mouse.
More importantly, though, step away from the click bait.
The power of intrigue is strong. Part curiosity, part nostalgia, the internet's front pages have turned into a freakshow. Editors and copywriters are no longer journalistic professionals. Curators of online literary annals have embraced the worst aspects of a carnival barker. Come, come all!
Still, the television sitcom sampled below - on a track titled "Evolution" - will only bring fond memories to children of the nineties.
But the beat, laid down by a producer named Yves, is more than a mere third season sample from Boy Meets World. The production airy; only six or seven elements are heard. A soft rhythm is established by a kick/rimshot while a shaker occasionally syncopates. Additionally, a bongo marks quarter notes. Electric guitar plays the melody while the distant, amorphous sound of voices makes up the harmony. Only heard on odd notes, the bass is non-intrusive yet effective.
Where content is concerned, the song is equal parts romance and reflection. The performance comes care of Vallejo native MoeGreen. As such, the flow is understandably reminiscent of Mac Dre; but the tone is far from thizzing. In a first person point of view, the MC recalls the progression of a relationship over thirty-two bars and three choruses. Memories exist in a vacuum, but reality is much more complex. Time progresses and people change; as such is tone is not detached so much as matter of fact and longing for a point in the past. Unfortunately, such hoping and wishing proves to be as futile as the accompanying artwork.
A good cut overall; or to keep with the theme, a worthy effort on the high strike machine.
Notable Mention: OG Amber London [Rvidxr Klvn] - "Shyne Freestyle"
Released earlier this week, the second selection is a decidedly lighter number.
The beat is similar; though decidedly more trebley. A kick/rimshot makes up the main rhythm as a vocal sample syncopates. On the run, a guitar takes care of the harmony as an 8-bit synth makes up the melody. Bass is largely absent.
But "Shyne Freestyle" is much less about the musical accompaniment as it is about the performer. Care of What follows is another reflection number care of Houston's Amber London, The approach, however, is decidedly different; in part because the supporting theme is boasting. As a result, the tone tone combines the witty with the tough. Regarding duality, for example, the punchline, "I'm the same b*tch, something bout the world different / I'm tryna turn out what everybody isn't," is presented. The best line, though, is reserved
"Tryna dodge me is like tryna duck the rain."
Bringing a little joy into the world, Amber London's never wack.
- J.N.
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