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3.7 ( 13 total votes )
Hoodie Allen - No Faith In Brooklyn
Artist: Hoodie Allen
Producer: RJF
Album: All American
Label: Unsigned
In order to come home, you first have to have left. This holds true even if you’re lucky enough to be a resident of Brooklyn, New York—aka, hip-hop’s answer to Mecca. As an artist quickly rising to prominence in the game, Hoodie Allen is beginning to feel his destiny pull him away from familiar environs and faces. On new video single No Faith in Brooklyn, he confronts the bittersweet aspects of his calling, saying goodbye to a woman who can’t come to grips with his itinerant lifestyle. An appropriately wistful, piano-led instrumental by RJF sets the mood as Allen weighs the glitz and glamor of his professional grind—with all the groupies, jet-setting and fly kicks that come along with it—against the loss of his old life with his girl. Though he mourns her desire to hold him back from his goals (“You just wanna tie me up, snap me like a rubber band.”) it’s clear that their time together has made an indelible mark; singer Jhameel‘s guest hook makes clear just how badly the artist wishes he could stay. If you’re feeling this poignant offering, more freshness awaits on Allen’s debut EP, All American, released today to online retailers.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on April 16, 2012
Listen to More: Hoodie Allen , Music Videos, R&B/Pop Written by richard
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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Allen sticks to what he does best here, crafting an ear-pleasing hip-pop jam that has more than just surface level content.
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| Posted on Apr 10, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 11 |
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awesome
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| Posted on Apr 10, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 7960 |
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This was aight. The beat was OK and Hoodie Allen had an OK flow. Just sounds like it's been done to death.
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| Posted on Apr 10, 2012 |
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I mean I can relate to what he's saying but it felt like it wasn't natural to him
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2904 |
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Hoodie rasiing the bar, in the sweet pop hop world
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1305 |
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The best song I've heard from him so far.
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 13, 2012 |
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Easily up there with one of my favorites from him. He works well on the beat.
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 238 |
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Another hit for Hoodie. This first "pay for" album he just released is legit. I think he made a good choice leaving Google and doin' this full time.
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| Posted on Apr 18, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 1724 |
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My favorite on his new EP, Hoodie has nailed down the hip-pop game
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| Posted on Apr 22, 2012 |
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