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#borngifted, #iamtheindustry, Category_Artists To Watch, Category_Pop, Category_R&B, Category_Reggae, R&B, reggae -

  : Move : Born Gifted Overall Grade/Rating: 8.9/10 Production: 9.6/10 Lyrics: 9/10 Melody: 9/10 Execution: 8.9/10 Subject Matter: 8.2/10 Replay Value: 10/10 Originality: 8/10 The Big Apple۪s own Born Gifted steps away from r&b ooooh-yeahs and oooh-baby ad libs with a refreshing island jam. It۪s hard to ignore how influential world music has been in shaping pop in the last few years. Drake۪s More Life showcased how pliable elements of world music can be when it comes to fusing it with American sounds. Wale even had a hit on his recent full length project with My Love,۝ a Nigerian...

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#hiphop, #iamtheindustry, #lyrical, #midwest, beflow, Category_Culture, Category_Hip-Hop, Category_The Latest, Chicago -

: Elite : Be Flow Overall Grade/Rating: 9/10 Production: 9.5/10 Lyrics: 9/10 Melody: 9/10 Execution: 8.9/10 Subject Matter: 9/10 Replay Value: 9/10 Originality: 8.7/10   Critique: Beflow reminds his onlookers that he۪s a ill nigga, in a league of his own,۝ during the opening lines of his latest single, ELite۝ at a time of reformation in Chicago hip-hop. The Post-Obomian era has brought along with it changes in the city۪s hip-hop scene. The once nationally known sound of the drill movement has lost its momentum for various reasons. It could be the giants of the city۪s urban youth culture making...

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cash sinatra, Category_Artists To Watch, Category_Featured, hip hop music blog, i am the industry, i am the industry cash sinatra, indie hip hop, real hip-hop -

In an industry where lyrics don't seem to matter, Cash Sinatra proves why they do and always will. Hailing from New York City as the self-proclaimed "hip-hop philanthropist," Cash Sinatra has made it his personal mission to revive the spirit of hip-hop. His music is deeper than simple entertainment - deeper than the amount of money he has, the cars he's bought, or the amount of women he's been involved with. It is meaningful and satisfies the true meaning of what music should do -- change lives. Cash Sinatra is a breath of fresh air in a muggy loop of...

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#grunge, #INDIEROCK, #postgrunge, #roamlikeghosts, #ROCK, Category_Folk, Category_Indie Rock, Category_Music Reviews -

: Yesterday and the Day Before : Roam Like Ghosts Overall Grade/Rating: 7.8/10 Production: 8/10 Lyrics: 8/10 Melody: 9/10 Execution: 7/10 Subject Matter: 8/10 Replay Value: 8/10 Originality: 7/10 Fav songs: Smile, See You Again, Heaven۪s Light, Ballad of a Friend Least fav songs: Go On   Critique: Roam Like Ghosts make a bold statement with their debut, yesterday and the Day Before, by going against the current of today۪s hip-pop wave. The laid back, post-Nirvanian ,raw acoustic effort comes on the heels of one music۪s watershed moments when hip hop was declared as the most popular genre. In the...

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Artists To Watch, Category_Artists To Watch, Category_Featured, desii stone, i am the industry, indie music blogs, indie R&B artists, r&b artists to watch -

She smoked a joint with Wiz Khalifa on his tour bus... and that's cool, but that's not why we're here. Desii Stone is a face of this generation's R&B that you might as well get used to. Backed by smooth vocals, melancholic lyrics and hard-hitting trap drums and 808's, her songs provide you with all the feels. When asked to describe herself, the enigmatic songstress replied with a story about a dream she had when a king dressed in all gold told her she was,"the one who will save and replenish souls through music because she's the most rebellious one."...

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