8.23.2008

R&B Passon Vol.12 Review By DJ Diva


Review:

DJ L makes a good effort on RNB #12. He has great tracks, but at times gets a little scratch happy. I love to hear skill but when it turns into sounding like a messed up cd, I have to press skip. Instead of mixing, you will hear horns or scratching to let you know that the songs have changed. At times he makes questionable choices but the songs hold their own.

Notable cuts(when he lets them play): #2, #12, #14, #17, #19,#22

Top 5 Banging Beats worth listening to:

-Kenna feat. Lupe Fiasco - Say Goodbye To Love [remix] (A house beat mixed with an early 80's rock feel)
-Chris Brown feat. Bow Wow & Hurricane Chris - Picture Perfect [remix] (Bubblegum yet a kicking beat)
-Usher feat. Michael Jackson & T-Pain - Stop Playin' (Very Michael-ish beat..makes one nostalgic)
-Day 26 feat. Diddy - In My Bed (clubbanger)
-R. Kelly - Freak Show (I stan for R. Kelly)


Track Listing:

1. Paula Abdul feat. Akon - Dance Like There's No Tommorow [remix]
2. Kenna feat. Lupe Fiasco - Say Goodbye To Love [remix]
3. O'Neal McKnight feat. Jermaine Dupri & Diddy - Check Your Coat [remix]
4. Nicole Scherzinger feat. Britney Spears - Do What You Want To Me
5. Chris Brown feat. Bow Wow & Hurricane Chris - Picture Perfect [remix]
6. Usher feat. Michael Jackson & T-Pain - Stop Playin' [Produced By T-Pain]
7. Ciara - Click, Flash
8. RL [Of Next] - Dangerous
9. Day 26 feat. Diddy - In My Bed
10. Boxie feat. Juelz Santana - Let Me Show
11. Wynter Gordon feat. Maino - Surveillance
12. Robin Thicke - Magic
13. R. Kelly - Freak Show
14. Lil Wayne feat. Babyface - Comfortable [Produced By Kanye West]
15. Tre Williams feat. Nas - I See You Coming
16. Karina Parisan - Can't Find The Words [Produced By Ryan Leslie]
17. Dwele feat. Slum Village - I'm Cheating [remix]
18. Ryan Leslie feat. Phene - Rescue You [remix]
19. Lee Carr - Radio
20. Trey Songz - Craz
21. LL Cool J - Girl If I
22. T-Pain - Silver & Gold
23. Dear Jayne feat. The-Dream - Fall Back
24. Mariah Carey feat. Lil' Wayne & Akon - Bye Bye [remix]
25. Ciara - Supernatural
26. Keri Hilson - Energy
27. Usher feat. Jermaine Dupri - Chivalry [Uk Album Bonus Track]
BONUS TRACKS
28. Tarrus Riley - For The Girls [Never Wanna See You Cry]
29. Tarrus Riley - Hi, Hi


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8.22.2008

Eviction Notice Review By DJ Diva


Review:

Red Cafe's Eviction Notice is a compliation of drug tales and gangster profiling. After listening to this mixtape, if you takes notes you could probably be the next Nino Brown. Red included a host of mainstream rappers and some unknowns. Lyn Carter sounds like a replica of Amil, but she's acceptable on these hard tracks. Sean Kingston is no Akon, but Red Cafe got the necessary annoying singing from him. Red Cafe should score a hit with this one amongst his fan base.

Notable cuts: #3, #4, #11, 14

Top 5 Banging Beats worth listening to:

-Brooklyn Money (a head knocker..the piano is sharp over the snare)

-Paper Touchin [remix] (this song is just hot!)

-Bam Bam (you gotta love the classic reggae beat!)

-Dolla Bill [remix] (club banger)

-Cowards Ain't Neva There (I really dig the horns and 70's black film feel to it)

Track Listing:

1. Intro [Prod. By Konkrete Kaos, DJ Ron & DJ Shusta) - Red Cafe
2. High School Bulls**t - Red Cafe
3. Brooklyn Money - Red Cafe feat. Ross Fortune & Lyn Carter
4. Paper Touchin [remix] - Red Cafe feat. Jadakiss, Fabolous, Cassidy & Ace Hood
5. A Milli - Red Cafe feat. Ross Fortune
6. Bam Bam - Red Cafe
7. Halftime Show - Red Cafe feat. Ross Fortune & Lyn Carter
8. Cadillac - Red Cafe
9. The Worst Rapper Awards . . .And The Contestants Are
10. Dope Boyz - Red Cafe feat. Fabolous
11. The People - Red Cafe
12. A Tree Grew In Brooklyn - Red Cafe
13. Dolla Bill [remix] - Red Cafe feat. Jermaine Dupri & Juelz Santana
14. Cowards Ain't Neva There - Red Cafe feat. Ross Fortune & Lyn Carter
15. Playin Wit It - Red Cafe
16. On Da Block - Red Cafe feat. Ross Fortune & Sean Kingston
17. We Got It - Red Cafe
18. The Dope Game - Red Cafe
19. I Ain't Scared - Red Cafe
20. Buck Buck - Red Cafe
21. Take The Game Over - Red Cafe
22. The Worst Rapper Awards . . . And The Winner Is
23. Life Of A Millionaire - Red Cafe
24. Wildstyle - Red Cafe
25. Gullyside - Red Cafe feat. Movado
26. Dreams - Red Cafe feat. Ross Fortune & Lynn Carter

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8.20.2008

Wale: The Mixtape about Nothing Review By DJ Diva



Review:

To say that Wale is the second coming of conscious rap would be an understatement. This son of Nigerian immigrants is from Washington DC and the Go-Go beats throughout the mixtape would clue you in to that immediately. Go-Go is wildly popular in the DC and B-More areas, but rarely is it played anywhere else. Wale could change that though, with this heavily Seinfeld influenced mixtape, which holds crazy cuts to entertain the ears. There is jest, tongue in cheek references and "The Manipulation" will have you hitting the rewind button. Great effort. I just wonder what he would sound like on a studio produced album, but it may not matter because this concept mixtape is definitely worth the money.

Notable cuts:#02, #10,#11, #16

Top 5 Banging Beats worth listening to:

_The Roots Song Wale Is On (?uestLove genius)

-The Feature Heavy Song (very good fusion of Go-Go with an early 90's feel)

-The Roc Boys Freestyle (he murders this beat)

- The Manipulation (once you get past the Seinfeld piece the beat knocks...plus the lyrics are fire)

-The Bmore Club Slam (the house beat is slammin!)

Track Listing:

1. The Opening Title Sequence - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
2. The Roots Song Wale Is On - Wale feat. Chrisette Michele [Prod. by ?uestlove & James Poyser]
3. The Feature Heavy Song - Wale feat. Bun B, Pusha T and Tre from UCB [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
4. The Roc Boys Freestyle - Wale
5. The Perfect Plan - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
6. The Kramer - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
7. The Crazy - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
8. The Vacation From Ourselves - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
9. The Remake of A Remake [All I Need] - Wale feat. Tawiah [Prod. by Mark Ronson]
10. The Grown Up - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
11. The Manipulation - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
12. The Artistic Integrity - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
13. The Star - Wale
14. The Skit [Untz Untz] - Wale
15. The Cliche Lil Wayne Feature [It's The Remix baby!] - Wale [Prod. by Osinachi]
16. The Bmore Club Slam - Wale [Prod. by Scottie B]
17. The Chicago Falcon [remix] - Wale feat. The Budos Band [Prod. by Mark Ronson & Eli Escobar]
18. The Hype - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]
19. The End Credits - Wale [Prod. by Best Kept Secret]


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