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More than five years after the beatsmith’s untimely death, artists and producers alike are still toasting the memory of J. Dilla. The latest emcee to enter his name into the figurative guestbook, Booth newcomer HaLo (aka Ben Ready) and a few of his most talented homies pay their respects to the hip-hop legend on newly-leaked EP cut Plan B. Flowing over the vintage jazz samples and boom-bap percussion of Little Brother alum 9th Wonder, the North Carolina representative drops braggadocio-packed bars calibrated to please even the hardest-core lyrical heads. Following the headliner up with some lyrical flames of their own are Missouri native TP, who laces the middle verse with laid-back punchlines, and Brooklyn phenom Skyzoo, who reminds us why his penmanship is some of the game’s finest in a brainy closing verse (“AP English, f*ck writing in layman’s!”) Have these underground rhymesayers done their production idol proud? I think I know the answer but, as always, you get the final say. For more, check out Heat Writer II The FreEP when it hits our homepage for free streaming and download February 1.
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I am more of a "Plan A" kind of guy, but I can rock with this "Plan B." The assist from 9th Wonder makes for a successful introduction to HaLo at the Booth.
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2011 |
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skyzoo kilt this ish ... dont like the mix on the record as a whole ...does the sample have to be "THAT" loud ? ...
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ehh not the best but definitiely not the worst. beats ok, lyrics are pretty good. i can see talent just not on this track.
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2011 |
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Off the bat anything with a 9th beat like this is going to be a winner, and thankfully every emcee here more than does the beat justice. Good to have Halo on the site - let's hope it's just the first of many.
Additional props for the first Tony Reali hip-hop reference I've ever heard.
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2011 |
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I'm diggin it. Its a nice listen. Its tough to kinda hear the 2 Dilla songs mashed up as a Dilla purist. Worth a DL for sure. Skyzoo always brings it you know this
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| Posted on Jan 31, 2011 |
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Nahh i'll pass
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| Posted on Feb 01, 2011 |
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