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Fashawn - Life As A Shorty
Artist: Fashawn
Producer: Exile
Album: Boy Meets World
Label: One Records
After a few decades of living, it’s easy to forget just how much we all had to learn about the ways of the world—for example, post-potty training I had tremendous difficulty understanding that the great outdoors were not one big toilet. And I still don’t totally get that (hey, animals do it!), but in hindsight I see why my mother was so eager to drum that particular societal norm into my head. Similarly, though tough circumstances can force kids to grow up quickly, no one emerges from the womb knowing the meaning of “rich” and “poor” (let alone as a fully-formed hustler, as some would have you believe). Point being, the story Fashawn spits on Life As a Shorty, the second single off his forthcoming debut LP, rings truer than most—the West Coast up-and-comer aptly captures how mundane nearly all childhoods are at the time, and how much more significant those memories can become with time and perspective. Exile (sole producer on Boy Meets World) nails the wistfully humorous mood with an off-kilter piano beat, perhaps subtly playing off Fashawn’s lyrical homage to Wu-Tang classic C.R.E.A.M. Fans digging Fashawn’s vivid lyrical storytelling are sure to find more to their liking on the his debut full-length, set to drop this September.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 161 |
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Emma likes! The entire feel is great!
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11866 |
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It seems as though EMMA and I are on the same page tonight. Fashawn and Exile go together like PB&J.
Side note: We had cable, but I had to watch the premium channels at the neighbors haha. 
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 98 |
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Was pretty good, I felt like something was missing though.
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 138 |
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Wat DJ Z SAID!
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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Flavor. I'm gonna check for this guy more
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Amazing! Thanks for taking me for a trip down memory lane ...
The icing on the cake is the hook in-btw verses ... BANGER!!! on a whole different level. |
| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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This guy is another breath of fresh air for Hip-Hop, especially for his age. Don't stray from the meaningful lyrical raps and stay away from punchline g-unit garbage.
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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good lyrics, but something is missing.
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2281 |
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Not reallf feeling the beat, but fashawn's honest wordplay is charming. I like the lady on this hook here. Nice voice.
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| Posted on Jul 07, 2009 |
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caaammmm on man... im not hater but im keepin it real.. i heard his mixtapes and his latest joint and this guy can bearly hold a bar.. what the @*#$! is so good about this shit.. sounds like it was recorded in my trunk.. i mean i go to all these sites and the comments are the same.. HECKTIK SAPRANO stop making fake accounts and proppin your boy.. be real we all know hes generic.. WHY are you sooo cocky about your boy.. hes like a 3 out of 10 and he aint God's gift to hip hop.. I can name 10 rappers out of Fresno alone that iller than your boy.. BE REAL HECKTIK BE REAL.. this song sounds like a nursery rhyme out of sesame street...so stop being cocky over your boy youre being laughed at.. for a real rapper check out NAZ..not this NAZ wanna be..
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| Posted on Jul 09, 2009 |
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Crack.
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| Posted on Jul 10, 2009 |
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Vibing!
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| Posted on Oct 15, 2009 |
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