Fred Knuxx - School of Hard Knuxx

Producer: X-Plosive

Album: School of the Hard Knuxx EP

Label: Unsigned

Fred Knuxx may have had to learn how to deal with life’s slings and arrows the hard way, but you don’t have to. Simply take a listen to newly-released street single and EP title track School of the Hard Knuxx and learn from a master. This slow-rolling cut, backed by the organ/piano-loop boardwork of X-Plosive (who grabs a vocal sample from Hova‘s Hard Knock Life for the hook), finds the rapper who brought us Booth-exclusive freestyle Microphone spitting his condensed life story, chronicling the struggles that made him the man he is today as well as offering his perspective on such topics as tattoos (he doesn’t have any) and drugs (he doesn’t partake). On the back end, he sums it up better than I ever could: “All in all, I wouldn’t trade my experience / It made me stronger and wiser / Neighbors thought I wouldn’t amount to nothing / Well, I’m glad I surprised ya… Stack up the cash, add up the math, School of the Hard Knuxx, flying colors I passed.” For more of the Delaware native’s hard-won insights, grab a copy of School of Hard Knuxx (the EP) when it drops – you guessed it – April 20.

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DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11882	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs Knuxx has a very laze fair flow here - which is both cool and slightly dull at the same time. I prefer Knuxx taking charge of a track with his vocal energy, but here is seems as though he let the production (BPMs) dictate the speed of his flow and his overall rhyme style. Rotation, but looking forward to what is next. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Mar 23, 2010

The 149th Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2065	Rating: The 149th's Top Rated Songs The flow here is sooooo sloooooow, and he sounds very bored here. I've never liked the chipmunk vocals or the complete opposite, the overly deep voice over featured here.
	Posted on Mar 23, 2010

Nathan S. DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 2476	Rating: Nathan S.'s Top Rated Songs How long do you think he's been waiting to use the title of this song? Anyway, while I would have liked to have heard a little more energy on the verses (if you're bored than you're boring), I've got no real complaints. My head was definitely nodding.
	Posted on Mar 23, 2010

Mr.Top Hat Tastemaker Total Ratings: 4267	Rating: Mr.Top Hat's Top Rated Songs For me its not his flow or lyrics, actually its the weak hook and beat. The production although knocking is a bit too dull, farther the song goes the more boring beat gets, and then hook doesn’t really appeal to me.
	Posted on Mar 23, 2010

DJ Rater Tastemaker Total Ratings: 959	Rating: DJ Rater's Top Rated Songs meh, not my type of song really. like z said he isnt taking control of the song. i dont think ive heard any other songs from him but if i do ill be hoping he takes more control
	Posted on Mar 23, 2010

DJ LiveWire DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 487	Rating: DJ LiveWire's Top Rated Songs Nah this song didn't impress...
	Posted on Mar 23, 2010

CaseJones DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 56	Rating: CaseJones's Top Rated Songs I actually liked this.The beat is a knocker.I think dude did his thing on the beat.I would listen to something else by him.
	Posted on Mar 23, 2010