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Frank B. - The Other Side of Brooklyn
Artist: Frank B.
Producer: M-Phazes, cuts by DJ Dutchmaster
Album: Just Being Frank
Label: Diamond Music Group/Coalmine Records
Want to get intimately familiar with the biggest borough in hip-hop, but don’t have the time or money to book a flight to N.Y.C.? Luckily for you, local emcee Frank B.‘s taking all who will listen on a guided tour of his home streets on his latest single, The Other Side of Brooklyn. Originally included on DJBooth-sponsored compilation mixtape Brooklyn’s Finest, the track finds Australian producer M-Phazes serving up an appropriately retro-informed East Coast beat (complete with a sampled hook by DJ Dutchmaster, who grabs vocal snippets from a variety of Brooklyn classics) as Frank looks back on the formative years he spent in BK’s lesser-known neighborhoods “I’m talkin’ Mill Basin, down to Bentonhearst, Sheepshead, Park Slope, don’t matter what I mention first.” As well as being featured on Brooklyn’s Finest, Other Side is available now for purchase on iTunes. It will also be included on the emcee’s punnily-named forthcoming album, Just Being Frank, which is set to hit stores and online retailers “soon.”
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This is on that Brooklyns Finest mixtape, I thought it was a dope track I could relate to alot of the lyrics in the songs on that mixtape. Oh- I just watched the movie to and it was really good :D
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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If this is what the newest wave of talent from BK sounds like ... mark me down as a fan. I like the realness in his lyrics and his clear devotion to being himself. This isn't the case of a white rapper from BK trying to emulate the artists he grew up listening to from his borough. Good stuff.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 432 |
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This beat is dope, it sounds like something Dr. Dre would make. Frank B went hard! It's crazy how much good music Brooklyn has inspired.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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I do agree...production is hot, The other side of brooklyn huh? Is that the Suburban side??? :)
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2949 |
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White rapper Z? From my first look I thought he was brown at least ahaha don't matter, this is dope nontheless
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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As the track progressed, I got a little bored as it went along.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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Quality hip-hop. I've got nothing but respect for this cut, but I have to agree with The 149th, it just didn't grab me. Maybe a little more energy on the lyrics? I don't know what it's missing, but it's missing that extra something that would truly make it dope.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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i like his flow over this beat- suits really well. missing something to give him a boost into top tier of white rappers but he certainly has potential
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Frank kicks good rhymes over a laid-back Dr. Dre sounding beat, complete with those trademark chorus cuts that one can not have enough in life. But the lack of energy in the production during verses renders the song dull.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 86 |
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Track is bangin, shouts to Frank B. & M-Phazes, good combination on this record...cop it on iTunes. Stay tuned for some more leaks comin from Frank B. in promotion for his album 'Just Being Frank'.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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Frank B. obviously draws influences from BK's legends (if N.O.E., Angelous, or Stanza tried this style, y'all'd be thinking it was the first single from Blueprint 4).
M-Phazes-Obvious Dr. Dre influence here (Surprised nobody noticed this) Brooklyn has a rich past...and if Frank B.'s a good indicator, a bright future! (I'm just extra inspired by seeing Jay-Z break ground for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn-future home of the Nets!) |
| Posted on Mar 12, 2010 |
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This track is dope. Finally a fresh breath of air in this polluted industry,. I am going to follow his career.. got a good feeling /vibes
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| Posted on Mar 13, 2010 |
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I have to give this 2 Stars. Nice contribution from Dutchmaster, but Frank just leaves to much to be desired. As Burmy points out, the Dr. Dre influence is evident. Only problem is that Beats by Dre go HARD. This doesn't.
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| Posted on Mar 13, 2010 |
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| Posted on Mar 14, 2010 |
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BROOKLN IZ COOKIN
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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seriously,if this garbage makes any kind of radio play i will go to the radio station drag the dj out and ask him what is he thinkin...really come on guys i heard better when my 5 yr old son raps
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| Posted on Aug 08, 2010 |
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