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Shwayze (Aaron Smith) - Love Letter
Featuring: The Cataracs
Producer: The Cataracs
Album: Aaron Smith Is Love Stoned
Label: Suretone Records
The rapper/reality TV personality formerly known as Shwayze may have made the switch to his birth name, Aaron Smith, but don’t worry – he hasn’t renounced his carefree, hard-partying, girl-crazy ways. On the contrary, new single Love Letter finds the Malibu native (and Booth newcomer) pining for yet another enchanting shawty. The Cataracs, the duo recently heard on Glasses Malone‘s I Get Doe, work their magic behind the boards, hopping between turntable-assisted hip-hop grooves and reggae strumming in an indecisive but infectious manner. For his part, Aaron Smith sticks to what he does best, spitting smooth yet sensitive sing-rapped game to a chick who had him head-over-heels at the very first glance. While the artist doesn’t seem too concerned with sticking to the concept (if this is a letter, why does he keep referring to the girl he’s writing to in the third person?), I’m pretty sure Aaron Smith wasn’t trying to create the next Stan, and this track is just too catchy for me to worry over the details. For more refreshing summer jams, check out Aaron Smith Is Love Stoned, set to hit stores in September.
Listen to More: Shwayze (Aaron Smith) , The Cataracs Pop, Westcoast, Collaborations
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 8792 |
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The first five seconds make you think this is going to be a straight-up hip hop joint, then 10 seconds in you realize that Aaron is going to take the Biz Markie approach (hey, it works) instead. Is "Love Letter" super poppy? Yes, but that makes this no different than a record Travie McCoy would have put on his new solo album. Not in my personal rotation, but radio should eat this up.
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| Posted on Aug 05, 2010 |
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I'm not gonna lie, I bought Shwayze's album and loved it from front to back. This sounds like it would have been right home on the record, which is a good thing. It isn't my favorite, but I love his laid back flow. The reggae throughout the poppy production is dope.
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| Posted on Aug 05, 2010 |
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I can definitely see this going big. I'll definitely keep it in rotation for a while.
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| Posted on Aug 06, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2480 |
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I found the whole Shwayze thing incredibly aggravating, and also living in L.A. is was even worse, so frankly it's hard for me to listen to this without being biased. If I were to be as objective as possible, I'd say this is a perfectly decent, if somewhat formulaic, hip-hop record.
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| Posted on Aug 06, 2010 |
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| Posted on Aug 06, 2010 |
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This is so smooth and I very much enjoyed it.
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| Posted on Aug 09, 2010 |
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| Posted on Aug 26, 2010 |
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this track is all over the place, it sounds like 3 different tracks in one and they all sound good seperatly but together it doesn't work.
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| Posted on Sep 18, 2010 |
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