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Free Music Notes for Remind Me in 3 DaysFree Music Review: Rocking Out Hit: 4 Stars
I am not one to review hip-hop because I don't claim to be a hip-hop head or a rap genius. But I think I know good music. The hip-hop that is coming out these days is a hodgepodge of dance music and wannabe gangsta rap. The hip-hop that is generally played on the radio is about drugs, sex, cars, money and doesn't really speak to me because that is not what my life is about nor the majority of my friends' lives. The beats are tight, the lyrics although not spectacular or mind-blowing are decent and have some intelligence in them. Definitely reminds me of Outkast and strangely enough Gnarls Barkley.
I had not heard of them until today and when I went to check them out on my iTunes, I was immediately captivated. Was nodding my head to EVERY song. Not to mention, how they discuss women is on a much higher level than the newer rappers out here. A must-buy.
Free Music Review: Knux are the T*&s! Hit: 4 Stars
Just great stuff all around... if you start out as a fan of Capuccino, you may listen to the album and be like, "aw, man, this isn't exactly what i expected," but the rest of it will grow on you until you can't stop listening.
Free Music Review: Good sound, wack lyrics Hit: 2 Stars
They have an interesting sound, which you can get a pretty good sense of in the previews on Amazon. However, their lyrics are lame. I think they cite among their rap influences Pharcyde and Outkast, but Knux is nowhere near as witty as either of them, although it's pretty obvious that their rapping is influenced by Outkast and also by Kanye. Other reviewers mention "Playboys" as a standout track, here's the chorus: "This one is for the playboys, there's some money to be made, there's some b*****s to be laid, hurry up I gotta get paid". Is this the best they could come up with, in 2008, to go along with their innovative sound? I'm really not feeling it. Maybe if I was at a bar, and they snuck a song in between some good music, and I couldn't hear the lyrics too clearly, I could get into it- but that's about it.
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