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Everyone has to Grow Up sometime—well, you don’t technically have to, but, having known a few middle-aged Peter Pan wannabes, I can tell you that there’s a point at which hard-partying slackerdom becomes far more sad than fun. Up-and-coming duo Apex‘s first Booth feature finds emcees Aris and Pre-Sense standing at a crossroads as they approach the big three-oh: does they continue living it up, or do they, you know, get their sh*t together and start acting their age? Over a multilayered, tunefully pretty piano accompaniment by German beatsmith Czientist, the Pennsylvania-repping duo weigh-in on the pros and cons of maturity, finally concluding that taking responsibility for one’s actions and having a good time don’t have to be mutually exclusive. A well-executed, insightful take on a dilemma everyone faces at one point or another, Grow Up has plenty to recommend it to listeners on both sides of adulthood. Struggle City, Apex’ sophomore effort, doesn’t drop till October 20, but their debut, Face the Muzik, is available now on iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and Amazon.
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If you are an indie artist looking for your first Booth feature and you are even thinking about using an Auto-Tune effects, this is the blueprint. Enjoyable from start to finish. Verses are light, hook is very good, and the production compliments both very well.
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| Posted on Aug 19, 2009 |
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i actually wasnt too big of a fan of the autotune on this. the beat is very simple. the flow was cool though. but i REALLY did NOT like the hook.
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| Posted on Aug 19, 2009 |
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Production is hot, that faint bass line is a fav of mine, it prob sounds insane on good speakers. Apex sounds like a positive group. I can see myself listening to this in passing.
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| Posted on Aug 19, 2009 |
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everyone always talkin bout autotune, ya ya ya.
i wont to know why its used so unnecissarily. this song does NOT need it. JD, idk what he thinkin. dude can sing. this song wud bang, minus the unneeded parts... |
| Posted on Aug 19, 2009 |
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whooooa. CORRECTION: i had the "Mann & Jason Derulo" tab open too, and i thot thats what i was listening to. lol
but point is, minus the autotune, this song wud be a hit. |
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I can get down with the lyrics but that auto-tuned hook just didn't work out and would have marked higher had that been excluded. I know what the attempt was but it did not transcend well. Only T-Pain can pull this kinda hook by keeping melodic yet soulful flava to it. Overall its feel good music with a down to earth, level headed approach to lyricism ... Rotation fa sho!
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Production is simple and good but I found this song boring. He sounds good but repetitive in the verses and I didn't like the hook (melody + autotune)
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Way To go apex, Pittsburgh Stand Up! Very Good group who keeps it real no matter what, stick to the true hip hop sound and really shows out!
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| Posted on Aug 19, 2009 |
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Yea Im feelin this. This got knock to it! Plus I like how the baseline go with the piano riff! I cant speak bout everyone else but this is a banger!
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This song is SICK!
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