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For every producer that turns out fast beats to pay the bills like McDonalds turns out burgers (dum-da-dum-duum-dum, Lex Luger), there’s another that takes his craft and creates seriously good music. Enter Dela and Go On, his sophomore feature in our Booth (the last one came almost three years ago with the listener-acclaimed Long Life). With Dela manning the boards, Kansas City’s own and frequent Dela collaborator Reach rocks the mic to deliver a powerful and head-nodding ode to the working class, giving proper respect to the boardwork with lyrics like “I bet you’re thinking ‘this is not where I belong’/ but I know the feeling and that’s partly why you’ve got this song.” While there’s a producer dropping a project every minute of the day, few have the competency to tailor their work to both emcees (Blu and MC Kermizt) and talented vocalists (French singer Sowlie) on the same album, so if you liked the way this one sounds, Go On, do yourself a favor and grab Translation Lost, Dela’s sophomore album, out now.
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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I wasn't previously familiar with Reach, but we have featured Dela in the past and his production skills are top shelf. Reminds me of something Kanye or Talib would rock over, circa 2000-2005. The chopped sample is uber catchy and blends nicely behind Reach's vocals. Dope hip hop if you ask me.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2011 |
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catchy beat....... ipod worthy
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2011 |
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2011 |
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I absolutely love this track, and Translation Lost as a whole. Dela is a great producer and this beat showcases his ability to produce a quality track. The beat is so clean and well put together, and Reach brings his A game on this track. His flow matches the beat very well. I find that when producers release bet oriented albums, sometimes, the guest emcees have trouble matching the quality of the beats. That is not the case with Translation Lost. You can sense Dela’s quality and professionalism on every track on the album. If you like this kind of jazz inspired, beat-heavy Hip-hop, I would check out Nujabes. He’s a Japanese producer who does incredible things with samples and beats, much like Dela.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 211 |
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I love beats that have an obvious heart & soul feeling to them. I've never heard of Reach until today but I'll be on the lookout for more to come in his direction. Great production & verses.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 676 |
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Not bad cool beat....3.5
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2011 |
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Dela is an incredible producer though it's not his best beat
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2011 |
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too non-descript all across the board... quality tho.... but sounds like too many other things out there
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2011 |
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