Bekay - Brooklyn Bridge
Artist: Bekay
Producer: DJ Babu
Album: Hunger Pains
Label: Deer Studio Records
As one of the foremost hip-hop hotspots in (arguably) the biggest hip-hop city on the face of this Earth, Brooklyn’s birthed so many rap icons that listing them all off would take this entire track review and then some. On his latest single (and Booth debut), Brooklyn Bridge, underground emcee BeKay joins forces with veteran rapper Masta Ace to pay tribute to the borough that made him the man and the artist he is today. DJ Babu backs the underground up-and-comer and his legendary collaborator’s gritty yet affectionate lyrical depictions of life, love, music, and crime in their home streets with a fittingly nostalgia-drenched instrumental, fusing vocal samples from MC Lyte’s I Cram 4 U and Marly Marl & MC Shan’s Queensbridge-dedicated, KRS-baiting The Bridge into a Brooklyn-boosting hook. Brimming with classic NYC flavor, this cut can be found on the emcee’s Hunger Pains LP, set to drop November 10th. In the meantime, keep an eye out for BeKay’s Booth-exclusive freestyle, premiering after our series resumes in September.
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 187 |
I like him. He's good : )
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11633 |
This has a very cool old-school/new-school "bridging the gap" feel (no pun intended). BeKay gets across what he wants to say very well, and is not overshadowed or outshined by the legendary Masta Ace.
Props to Babu on the excellent production work. |
| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 130 |
Love this record. Nice vibes and both emcees did great. BK baby
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker |
From the piano chords repeatedly playing in the background and the scratching on the hook..this has that true East Coast sound! The lyrics are on point from both BeKay and Masta Ace. Solid track!
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1642 |
nice. i wish this came out earlier in the summer. this a chill song with somethin 2 talk about.
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 104 |
Hoffa on the check in, I like this, nice vibe overall!
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2281 |
Love it! Feel Good East Coast music. Masta Ace keep um comming. Make music fam!!! If you don't know bout Masta ace, its only cause you didn't know he made "those" songs, cause trust me, you've heard um. " sittin on Chrome" "The I.N.C Ride" "Born to roll". Those are WEST, yes WEST COAST CLASSICS. He is royalty out here, and most of us don't even know him.
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
Dope track , really has that east coast vibe , love it
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 48 |
Pretty cool, old school sound, old school beat, got an everlast sound..
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
BEEN A FAN OF BEKAY FOR PAST 5 YEARS. THIS NEW ALBUM HE HAS COMIN IS GONNA BE A CLASSIC!
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 4267 |
DJ Babu displays fine form, concocting beat that is alternately bombastic and understated and everything in between, and tying it all together with his usual immaculate sample work and the way he weaves one song into the next and mixes it all in with snappy scratches. Then on top of that, you got some tight verses by both MC’s ... BANGER!!!
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
This may very well be my favorite song by BeKay and I've heard most of em...It's a h0t track!!!!
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 33 |
I'm not really into old-skool but this track is good.
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
smoothed out beat from babu. nice smooth, laid back from both mcs.
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 303 |
Love how they both represented.. i liked masta ace's verse a lot
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2009 |
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
nothing like a brooklyn boy
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| Posted on Aug 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
BK all day
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| Posted on Sep 24, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2065 |
A track inspired straight from the streets from where the artist is from, coupled with a lengendary artist of his time and old school hip hop production with the anthem, this track speaks for its self
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| Posted on Oct 23, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member |
ONE OF MY FAVS FOR BEKAY. I LOVE HIS HYPED UP JOINTS ALSO, BUT THIS ONE A NICE SWITCH FOR THE KID FROM BROOKLYN
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| Posted on Nov 09, 2009 |
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