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As a D.C. native, I’m going to take the time to issue this very biased but very true declaration: The DMV’s sound is like no other. It can be compared to other sounds - but not fairly - and its style can’t be duplicated or recycled (thanks for that line, Missy Elliott). With that said, K-Beta delivers the goods yet again with Burn Thru the Journal, a forceful, high-energy street banger that, lyrically, has Beta chronicling his rise in the hip-hop game. With a multilayered, slightly jazz-tinged beat provided by J-$crilla, Beta delivers his verses so insistently that it makes his passion for his craft evident to anyone listening. Where this DMV star shines, though, is in self-sufficiency, also known as “I don’t need a guest feature to sound hot.” If his recent Booth feature Black Business didn’t prove the man’s skills, then this one does. Look out for Burn Thru the Journal on Beta’s DJBooth.net-sponsored album The Inglorious Beta, set to drop April 1.
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Emma likes...I like his energy...I'm a K-Beta fan!
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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the beat is different and i like it...his energy seems too much damn and i thought it was going to be a great night...ahahaha...its all good...i like the verse a lil but i hate the hook it don't sound consistent enough it feels rush...sorry this is just ok for me
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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U can deff tell hes into his rhymes and his up comming album is guna be bomb.. keep it up
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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idk bout this track...sometimes I wonder what artist business plans are for their music??? Are they just writing music to make what they think is "real hip hop" or do they wanna sell records and make alota money?
Just my opinion...Listeners may see this as "Hip Hop"...but it wont sell many records, and will not get national radio play. |
| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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I wouldnt mind of I heard this again
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 23 |
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Swim with the sharks.
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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One of my favorites right now. The passion is evident and the skill is undeniable. This is the best of the bunch so far...
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Another good lyrical showing by K-Beta. But not my favorite song from him. Rotation fa sho!
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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Beta doesn't take prisoners on his tracks, and this is another relentlessly dope cut from the man. Which is to say to @PrinceCharming, while Beta obviously wants to make a living off his music, and a good one, I think he could give a f**k about getting mainstream radio play.
By the way, you know how you've listened to Black on Both Sides too many times? When you see the title to this song and instantly know it's a Mos Def quote: "I'm hotter than midnight on Broadway & Myrtle, ink so hot it burn through the journal."
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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Thanks everybody
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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Beta is an emcees emcee what I mean by that is an emcee can really appreciate Beta.He is a beast lyrically and this track proves it.You may not get mainstream radio play with this track but it is better than most peoples other tracks that are not singles
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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we dont make hip hop for the radio. we make hip hop in the same vein as the legends b4 us. honor your culture and thanks dj booth for giving hip hop an outlet on a national level
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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i think jscrilla's comment sums up the debate about what this song is trying to acheive and ive got a lot of respect for himself and k-beta with this track, maybe not his best but it still bangs in my opinion.
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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Like the energy, but his flow is outdated. But u gotta love it.
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| Posted on Mar 28, 2010 |
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| Posted on Mar 29, 2010 |
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This is the future. A hip-hop g-spot.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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THIS TRACK IS DOPE YO I HAD AN INSTANT CONNECTION
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| Posted on Apr 12, 2010 |
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Love the fast street beat. However the lyrics to me were a lil lacking ... sounded just a little bit to generic to me nothing I will remember
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2010 |
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