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2.9 ( 11 total votes )
El Prez - Bright Lights Big City
Producer: M. Will The Shogun
Album: A Journey Thru Space & Time
Label: Small Chronic Break/Honour Role Music
Musical icons may not always breed equally talented offspring, but, if I were a betting man (which I am, but that’s beside the point) I wouldn’t hesitate to put money on M. Will The Shogun, an up-and-coming producer who calls hip-hop icon Marly Marl “Dad.” The budding beatsmith’s impressive pedigree is far from his biggest asset, though—as demonstrated on mixtape single and Booth debut Bright Lights Big City, Will’s got some prodigious skills behind the boards and a style all his own. Inglewood emcee and fellow Booth newcomer El Prez spits a (self-) portrait of a hip-hop dreamer determined to grind his way to the top of the game, peppering his lyrics with poetic asides (”Art imitates life, and life’s lookin’ like the Mona Lisa…”) as the Shogun delivers a sampled instrumental with a ‘new-school’ emphasis on melodic catchiness—the strong chord progression at its core brings out the subtle musicality of Prez’ delivery. If you like what you’re hearing, why not take A Journey Though Space & Time with M. Will as your chaperone? The producer’s new, illRoots-sponsored mixtape/compilation album is available now for free download. In addition, fans can look forward to a Booth-exclusive freestyle from Prez next week.
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 1078 |
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The production is slick, the flow is tight, and the hook gets annoyin after a while. Hey, I can get over the last part.
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| Posted on May 31, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 8792 |
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M. Will The Shogun dazzles behind-the-boards and EP does a great job on the mic. A very solid producer/emcee collaborative effort and a fine Booth intro for both.
Look for El Prez later this week in our DJBooth Freestyle Series! 
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| Posted on May 31, 2009 |
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Gotta give props to M. Will The Shogun on the fresh production. The beat is hot and that melody is catchy. EP brings some solid lyrics..this song is refreshing! Rotation status
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| Posted on May 31, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 1315 |
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The production is definitely hot. El Prez sounded good. I was impressed for a first listen.
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| Posted on May 31, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 2283 |
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My head is noddin...
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| Posted on Jun 01, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 182 |
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I likeeee : )
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| Posted on Jun 01, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 365 |
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The obvious comment: It gets repetitive
BUT, I can't hate on this track, I keep hittin replay, his flow is real, the production is HOT, im diggin it |
| Posted on Jun 01, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 4224 |
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It’s one of those beat that so chill but still have you nodding your head ... & well EP is solid just as he was on XV's "Please Hold" ... But that repetitive hook is what drags the overall listening experience down ... Rotation
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| Posted on Jun 01, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 597 |
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I agree with all the above!!
The hook gets repetitive but the production saves it from being below average!! |
| Posted on Jun 01, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 77 |
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Def got me noddin so it getz rotation. On the 1st listen the production stands out and EL Prez does ok, but was left waiting for more? Still solid track.
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| Posted on Jun 01, 2009 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 869 |
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nuthin special,probably wont listen to this again ,not trash just okay
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| Posted on Jun 02, 2009 |
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