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3.5 ( 17 total votes )
Paul McCartney may have been addressing a romantic relationship when he sang “Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting…,” but that sentiment holds even more true when it comes to the spilling of literal Blood. On this new, unreleased cut, A Blessing emcee Jabee pays tribute to his brother, who passed away this past September. The ARE flips a sample from a soul cover of the Beatles hit mentioned above into an elegiac, string-heavy backdrop for the Oklahoma City emcee’s reflective verses, which find him lamenting the vicious circle of gang violence and expressing hope that his lyrical insights will help steer others away from that self-destructive path, “When I’m gone, play ‘em this song and rewind that/ Tell ‘em it’s their blood, and you can’t get your time back.” Blood isn’t set to appear on any forthcoming project, but fans should be sure and check back with us in December, when Jabee will step into the Booth to contribute to our exclusive freestyle series.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on November 23, 2009
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 247 |
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not bad,actually expected it to be worse-but not bad..not my type of banga' tho
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11866 |
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We've been following Jabee for the past few months and this song is (by far) his most impressive. It's always exciting to hear an artist take their music in a direction that you didn't know that they could (or would expect them to); that is exactly what happens on "Blood."
Keep up the good work. 
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 492 |
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I can feel this. His voice has an
appealing sound to it and the production just makes him sound so much more epic. |
| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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really siick joint!
3 verses were all solid.. profound subject matter dope beat what elese ya need props to djbooth for showcasin this song |
| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 16 |
im feelin it
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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You can always hear when an artist truly cares about what they're spitting, and Blood is the new definition of real. Gripping work, I'm a Jabee supported from here on out.
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Some heavy lyrics for sure, good to see Jabee choosing to recount his life and share personal feelings. A sampled hook helps his heartfelt rhymes hit home.
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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i like this joint. its real music, real content like the track. something about his voice tho< maybe its a regional thing, and he could hav sat on the track a lil bit differently at times to color it and make it alil more engaging and dynamic w regard to sound aesthetics. good shit tho.
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
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its ok. not diggin the sample and wud never listen to again.
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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The background vocals weaken the song
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 3217 |
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the production is wonderful! I don't know this dude but the overall song is amazing
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| Posted on Nov 18, 2009 |
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Not bad here. Deep lyrics but i think the beat kinda dominates the song when it should be the message.
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| Posted on Nov 19, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 197 |
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Jabee...ok.
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| Posted on Nov 19, 2009 |
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| Posted on Nov 19, 2009 |
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Jabee + the ARE make a GREAT team, hope to hear more from them both!
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 7 |
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The ARE and jabee= magic!!
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| Posted on Jul 20, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 15 |
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hit them right take out tha chick tho
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| Posted on Sep 15, 2010 |
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