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3.6 ( 23 total votes )
Dao Jones’ first Booth feature, EP outtake Ayo, earned the full spectrum of reader/staff reviews, with some praising the Big Apple native’s lyrically defiant (and defiantly lyrical) style and others questioning his ability to stand out from the pack. Well, I got good news (for those who loved him) and bad news (for those who didn’t): on unreleased cut number two (another Booth-exclusive world premiere!), he assures fans and haters alike that he ain’t never gonna change – not even for a King’s Ransom. While this joint finds Dao returning to many of the topics from his previous feature, spitting about his life philosophy and his commitment to artistic integrity, he switches things up considerably on the production tip, backing his confident bars with a pensive, slow-burning synth-breakbeat groove – and he tops it all off with some surprisingly smooth, pop-appealing sung vocals on the hook. Ransom may not have made it onto King Cole, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fit for royalty – right, Booth readers? If you agree, more fresh cuts await on Jones’ new, Booth-sponsored EP, coming soon to our mixtape page.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on February 7, 2011
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Dao is two-for-two as a DJBooth.net featured artists and... wait for it... neither of the records are even on his forthcoming EP (both didn't make the cut). The arrow is looking upward for this young man.
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Dao Jones this is hot, love the hook, and overall production.
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Interesting info Z. If this didn't make the cut, I'm really anxious to hear the project. This is dope.
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this is just ok to me
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On his last feature I wrote that I thought Dao sounded talented but his lyrics were formulaic - no more. He really delivers some solid flows here - he's got to be the first dude to make an Egytpian revolution reference....ever.
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Good flow, like the lyrics, beat is nice. Really want to see whats in store from him
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Really, really feeling this. He does well on the hook, nothing spectacular but solid. His verses on the other hand were above my expectations and the beat is fire. He brings in and out a lot of different sounds over the course of the track and really makes it interesting. Im definitely downloading this mixtape.
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| Posted on Feb 04, 2011 |
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I dig it deeply.
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| Posted on Feb 05, 2011 |
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| Posted on Feb 05, 2011 |
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first time hearing Dao Jones and i must say im pretty impressed and i will be looking forward to more material from him. sounds a little like emilio rojas to me. beats pretty nice and his flows sick, chorus is a little weak though... overall nice track
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| Posted on Feb 05, 2011 |
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pretty dope.
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| Posted on Feb 06, 2011 |
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Kills it on this track, the flow is tight and lyrics are bomb
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| Posted on Feb 06, 2011 |
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"I'm tryna get them contacts you dont put in yo eyes"
well that somes it up for me lol 5 stars! |
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