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ArtOfficial - The Payback
Artist: ArtOfficial
Featuring: K. Sparks
Producer: ArtOfficial
Album: The Payback
Label: Unsigned
As anyone who’s been to a Roots show can attest, live instrument hip-hop is better. It just is. So why don’t we hear more groups like Miami-based jazz/rock hip-hop outfit ArtOfficial? Only the rap gods know, so for now we’ll just have to make do with quality over quantity; quality that comes to us today in the form of the title track off ArtOfficial’s upcoming DJBooth-sponsored project The Payback. A reworking of jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood’s Chubb Sub, this smokey joint contains one of the funkier bass lines I’ve heard in a minute and a hot saxophone (saxophone?) solo, along with native ArtOfficial emcees Newsense and Logics and Booth regular K. Sparks (who’s also doing solo work today on Momma Say) spitting a lyrical exploration of karma’s effect in the world. Or to put it way less deeply, payback’s a bi**h. Fans can see watch some behind the scenes footage of ArtOfficial recording The Payback (the song) here, and everyone should expect to hear some sonic vengeance when The Payback drops April 23 on the greatest hip-hop site on the planet…that would be DJBooth.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on March 22, 2010
Listen to More: ArtOfficial , K. Sparks , Alternative Written by Nathan S.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 188 |
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I love Art official, looking forward to their album!
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11882 |
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You simply cannot beat live hip hop. From The Roots to artists like Jay-Z and Lupe Fiasco (who both play live with full backing bands), its an experience in it of itself.
If you enjoyed this sampling of what ArtOfficial will have to offer listeners this April, circle 4/23 on your calender. 
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Not a fan of this tracj, but I could see how some listeners could rock to this. Very few bands and artists can pull off the live show instrumentation, and those who do are world renowed for showcasing those talents as mentioned Nathan's blurb.
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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liking them alot the real instruments is what it says it is BETTER! should have more bands like this
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 272 |
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im loving the live instruments...word play is nasty ass hell...that hook aint nothing though...that organ and sax is stealing my heart away...and i you hardly ever hear a solo in a rap song...it was pretty nice...this is diffrent but its not big...did i mention k. sparks....but honesltly do i have to mention k. sparks?! well yes just because he deserves it....small rotation
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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wow thats certainly the best use of a sax in a rap song that i can recall. yeah i hear you djkidd, a solo is definitely a rariety. k. sparks of course doesnt really need anymore praise, he knows he is one of the best out there. great offering here
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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It's that bass line that really grabbed me - someone could pull that along as a sample and have a dope track. And while the lyrics are fresh too, I can't lie, it's that sax solo that I'm really feeling. Definitely official hip-hop (pun intended).
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 692 |
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I'm an instant fan.
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 424 |
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Nice...
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Smart lyrics draped in soulful jazzy instrumentals. Rotation fa sho!
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| Posted on Mar 21, 2010 |
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Imagine The Roots x Sean Price.
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2010 |
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Anythin' with Jazz and organs has my attention ahaha I'm too easily sucked in. K.Sparks stole the show in my opinion though, wasn't expecting him not to xD
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