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Booth readers know ArtOfficial as prominent purveyors of live-band hip-hop, but did you know they’re also experienced practitioners of the dark art of Voodoo? Now that’s versatility. Previously heard in a recently-featured video, the latest single off the Miami-based crew’s forthcoming, Booth-sponsored street album sees Danny Perez, Manny Patino, Ralf Valencia and Keith Cooper recreating the squalling blues-rock riffage that backed Jimi Hendrix’ Voodoo Child as rappers Logic and Newsense deliver verses packed with braggadocio and ballistic weapon-based imagery: “I go off on a tantrum and jam like handguns…‘cause after all, trust me, you do not want to get hit by the catapult, let alone the cannonball.” If ArtOfficial’s fusion of hard-rock beats and hard-hitting rhymes has you spellbound, you’ll be able to find Voodoo, along with the previously-featured title track and Booth-premiered cut Doing Things Wrong, on the group’s The Payback mixtape, set to hit our front page on April 23.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on April 12, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11677 |
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My favorite featured song of the day. ArtOfficial has impressed me more and more with every song they've sent our way; I am very happy that we are endorsing and sponsoring their forthcoming album.
Jimi's version was a classic, but this is a mighty fresh take. It does nothing but make me appreciate the original even more. 
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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not bad...now let the verses/hook begin...for me this is just yea....not great, not bad just just...i really don't know how to explain it...sorry i honestly can't get into like that....and i love rock music, but i don't know im going to stop writing in 3..2..1.
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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This was really cool. I think that these guys are gonna go far with records like this. Looking forward to the Payback.
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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des not my style but ok
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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I LOVE live drums!!!!
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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I have to second @LeWy - I love live drums, and I love live instrumentation in general. It just sounds so much fuller and deeper than even the best DJ, and the rhymes really match the backing here. Quite possibly my favorite ArtOfficial track yet.
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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dope!
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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For one thing, it's always a joy to listen to the Original.
I love what ArtOfficial did here. A recreation that is faithful to the original, the band getting to work whipping up their own brand of good time, blasting out solid lyrics is dope! A must listen! |
| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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Live instrumentation makes hip hop universal.
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| Posted on Apr 05, 2010 |
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| Posted on Apr 06, 2010 |
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This sample has been done TO DEATH by a million other artists
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| Posted on Apr 06, 2010 |
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I know I was definitely feelin this track nothing but good vibes...way to keep on rockin it!!!
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| Posted on Apr 06, 2010 |
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| Posted on Apr 06, 2010 |
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this is incredible. the majority of artists that sample jimi flunk and cannot even come close to recreating the genius of jimi. in this instance though, artofficial manage to not only use the sample amazingly but also they manage to not defile of deface the original which i think takes a lot of talent.
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| Posted on Apr 06, 2010 |
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Dope.
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| Posted on Apr 07, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 221 |
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Beginning kinda reminded me of the intro of the song California - Has an alright beat almost like rock but it was still good
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| Posted on Apr 14, 2010 |
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THe production is @*#$! awesome. It can kinda over hsadowed the verses but i wasnt mad. ArtOffiicial came with a in ya face flow. Kinda sounded like the Roots and Wu-Tang meshed togethr with some Lenny Kravitz somehwer All in all dope feature cool vibes banger
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| Posted on Apr 18, 2010 |
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The breakdown on the 3rd verse is dope! Let the bass shine!!! ;)
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| Posted on Apr 21, 2010 |
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