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Bryant Dope - Live Your Dreams
Artist: Bryant Dope
Featuring: Talib Kweli
Producer: DJ Webstar
Album: Untitled (TBD)
Label: Unsigned
While today’s Booth lineup offers no shortage of upbeat, encouraging tunes (see Pugs Atomz’ live-with-no-regrets cut Faded and Parable‘s grind-chronicling That Feelin’), it’s been a minute since we’ve heard a straight-up motivational anthem. Here to fill that niche is Booth newcomer Bryant Dope with new single Live for Your Dreams. Previously featured on the Auto-Tune-drenched Dancing on Me, DJ Webstar stays behind the boards here, crafting a sweeping, alt-rock-informed instrumental as the rapper delivers his inspirational bars. On the back end, BK vet Talib Kweli takes center stage for a characteristically impressive guest verse, peppering his bars with intricate lines like opening couplet “Rollin’ through the back streets like I got beef / A carnival for the carnivores with the sharp teeth.” A sadly unknown female vocalist (can anyone I.D. her?) completes the lineup, contributing a powerful bridge and chorus. Like what you’re hearing? Keep it locked – Bryant Dope has yet to announce details on the project to which this track is attached, but we’ll be sure to bring you all the latest!
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on August 23, 2010
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A surprising (and welcome) introduction to Mr. Dope (no really, that is his alias last name). I mean, what does it say about you when Talib Kweli agrees to jump on a record (assuming his verse wasn't bought off the rap black market for $1500 haha)?
And while we are asking rhetorical questions (and by we I mean me), who knew that Webstar could produce records like this? Why didn't he ever drop a song with his own anthemic production backing it? Ahh, who knows? 
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| Posted on Aug 18, 2010 |
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Nice song, good message, nice chourus, and good verses.
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| Posted on Aug 18, 2010 |
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Very good introduction to Mr. Dope. I must say if an artist will pick his alias name with the word "dope" in it, he better come correct on the mic and behind the boardwork. Adding Talib for a guest verse and the female vocals for the hook was a smart move. Everything here works.
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| Posted on Aug 18, 2010 |
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pretty solid. nice hook, and both artists drop decent verses. nice.
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this is a superb introduction. everybody has already mentioned bryant's talent on the mic (which by itself is already a 4), but when you add on a verse by the talented talib, a great beat from dj webstar along with that great hook and bridge from the stunning female (if only we knew who she was), you get a classic i think. welcome mr. dope
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| Posted on Aug 18, 2010 |
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Talib kills it! Would the hook be better it might be a classic track!
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| Posted on Aug 18, 2010 |
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Only listened to this because of Kweli, and he was the best part of this song.
‘Lose faith in the dream like Christina Milian’ |
| Posted on Aug 18, 2010 |
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Am definitely feeling the chorus takes the crown still overall the track is hot am feeling it.
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| Posted on Aug 19, 2010 |
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2010 |
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I listened to this song for a week straight and still find myself scolling back to hear it
Production is tight, Kwali is always flowing and he hook is off the chain |
| Posted on Sep 20, 2010 |
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