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K. Sparks - Ghetto Child ft. Tina Quallo
Artist: K. Sparks
Producer: Cartel
Album: Manic Mondays (#23)
Label: Unsigned
Few rappers can match K. Sparks when it comes to intensity, and last week’s F*ck Outta Here found the South Jamaica, Queens emcee turning in some of his most blistering verses to date in an all-out assault on hater-dom. With his skeptics silenced, Sparks seems to have mellowed out a bit; on Manic Monday number 23, he joins forces with labelmate Tina Quallo (his collaborator on Movin’ On and Never) to tell the story of how he grew from a Ghetto Child into one of the rap game’s most ambitious up-and-comers. Cartel’s sampled beat, which features the smooth sounds of jazz saxophonist Bea Bell, provides a nostalgia-laden old-school backdrop as Sparks lets his storytelling skills shine. Can’t wait till next week to hear more new material from K. Sparks? Tune in this Thursday, when he steps into the Booth for our brand new exclusive freestyle series
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on February 9, 2009
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Feelin this beat. And the singers nice.
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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Bedstuy as always in the building. I heard Tina Quallo on a few sparks joints before. She laced this and sparks did too. Mellow joint to vibe to. Banger
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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tina quallo sounds nice, k spark did it so that equals to a banger
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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I was starting to wonder when was k sparks going to feature another song with tq. Nice beat and nice content. Emma likes : )
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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I need this song, hands down this is GOOD music. I'm feelin the way sparks and quallo played off of each other. Two different styles but they complement each other well. I was going to rate this a 4, but this song is classic in my opinion. The sample/beat is very melodic. I have never heard of cartel before but he did a good job production wise.
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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Real laid back. Heard this a while back, maybe 1-3 days. Good music as usual.
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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I aint sayin nuthin...
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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Typical K sparks. This dued always kills it. This aint even my type of music, but I still can respect it.
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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"Settle for my love" Musiq Soulchild from his first album. I recognize that rift. Nice! Sparks never comes foul. The Most consistent rookie in the game, bar none.
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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This is real hip-hop right here! K. Sparks cannot make a bad song and thats on the real. Perfect production by Cartel with that jazzy chill feel. K. Sparks can flow amazing on fast beats and he's dope on these chill songs! Tina Quallo has good vocals on this too. another CLASSIC from K. Sparks! Great message!
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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If you like this one, just wait for the Thursday premiere of "Soul Child"! Undeniable talent with the pen, pad and mic.
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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I like the mellow production, especially when the light horn comes in. Tina Q was pretty good on the hook, but I really liked her vocals on the verse. Dude is fresh on here. This is just some more K Sparks music (which is definitely a good thing!) Put it down for hip-hip, K!
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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I love this mans music
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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This is real music. And Tina is fresh
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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nice
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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I liked the smooth, soulful and abstract Cartel production. That caught my ear immediately. The vocals were dope by Tina and K.Sparks had a nice presence. I can throw this in rotation on banger status. It would be some great chill/relax music for the background or just kicking back.
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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What y'all said... consistent!
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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old... dj booth is posting alot of old stuff recently... whats up with that...
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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CLASSIC!!!! I may be biased because I produced the track.. but CLASSIC!!! Lmao
@BDF44 I used this sample well before Musiq Soulchild did it's just that the track sat until Sparks picked it. As follower's of Sparks knows... he has a musical ear like no other. |
| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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@jermaineatl - Before accusing us of featuring 'OLD' material, please realize this is a series. We don't pick random K. Sparks tracks and decide to feature them; K. himself makes that call and sends them to us weekly.
I did a little research and noticed that "Ghetto Child" was on one of his previous mixtapes. Unfortunately, that doesn't qualify this as "old". Please keep this in mind for the future. What up, Cartel?!?
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2009 |
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Z, what up fam?
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| Posted on Feb 03, 2009 |
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Spizzy as always! Hoffa on the check in. Damn this is soulful
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| Posted on Feb 03, 2009 |
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Sparks and Tina are great together. Cool vibez
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| Posted on Feb 03, 2009 |
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It safe to say that Cartel's production gets the thumbs up accompanying job! Nice work, my friend.
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| Posted on Feb 03, 2009 |
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yo the kid sparks has a potent pen on this joint.....tina put a soulful touch 2 it....and cartel utilized that vintage sound...i like that
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| Posted on Feb 03, 2009 |
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not a big k.sparks fan,but this aight..maybe a lil too soulful for me
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| Posted on Feb 03, 2009 |
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Great song. Solid
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| Posted on Feb 03, 2009 |
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Decent...
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| Posted on Feb 04, 2009 |
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nice smooth beat, sparks voice sounds smooth and on point, cleeeaaann
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| Posted on Feb 05, 2009 |
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This is really smooth. Cool. I dig the sample in the production. I haven't been really following K. Sparks' music too hard. He seems to have a very decent flow. Tina Quallo reminds me of the chick that sang on Thuggish Ruggish Bone back in the day - it was cool to have a hook even though vocally the deliverer of said hook isn't that strong. Whatever....
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| Posted on Feb 06, 2009 |
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not sure who had it first between Musiq and Cartel but either way the sample is hella smooth and shows K. Sparks diverstity. Track is definitely in rotation
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2009 |
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