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K. Sparks - Stolen
Artist: K. Sparks
Featuring: Julius Francis
Producer: Big Drew
Album: Manic Mondays (Week 51)
Label: Unsigned
Child molestation is a subject that most artists stay far away from, and that’s probably for the best—those who attempt to tackle the topic without a full understanding of its painful and complex consequences are more likely to trivialize the issue and insult the victims than to shed any light on the matter. On the 51st entry in his Manic Mondays series, K. Sparks takes his biggest artistic risk to date, spitting the stories of two young girls whose innocence was Stolen by sexual predators in their own families. Big Drew‘s string-driven production and Julius Francis’ mournful hook vocals carry much of the track’s emotional weight, while Sparks keeps a bit more distance, layering on the characterization as he brings both scenarios to their bleak (yet all-too-realistic) conclusions. Chilling without being exploitative or overly sentimental, Stolen is—to say the least—quite an accomplishment, and will likely be remembered as one of Manic Mondays’ standout tracks. If you haven’t circled August 24th on your calendar, do it now—next Monday, Sparks will bring his epic, 12-month series to a close with the release of entry #52.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on August 24, 2009
Listen to More: K. Sparks , Julius Francis Written by richard
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Too touchy of a subject ... but it flows .. respect it
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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Like Richard said, "those who attempt to tackle the topic without a full understanding of its painful and complex consequences are more likely to trivialize the issue and insult the victims than to shed any light on the matter."
Such is not the case here. Sparks (again) shows his versatility and command of any topic. As always, impressive stuff. 
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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Lyrics are must respected. Agreed with Kryssie.
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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K. Sparks is proving, in this series, that he can do so many different things with his music. Great story-telling skills on display here and I thought he did a good job on the subject.
One left... To be honest I don't even know if I've given one 3-star rating on any of his songs in the series. Maybe 1 at the most. |
| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 128 |
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His ability to adapt to any musical style is insane. Another great one.
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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why is "Stolen" bold and italicized like an artist?
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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I love Julius's vocals, Reminds me of David Ryan Harris, This topic you can see Sparks puts alot of heart into his songs and doesnt just pick random topics to go on about, Sparks is one of my top respected artist on my list.
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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Man, this is just a beautifully depressing song. But it brings light to a horrible topic in a sad but effective way. The hook worked wit the mood of the track and Sparks' verses paint a vivid tale, but who was expecting anything different?
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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This touches home for me. My niece was molested by her father a few years back, Kinda brought tears to my eyes...
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 161 |
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Nice to see K. Sparks not afraid to tackle different subject matter. Beautiful record : )
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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@Richard - "to say the least — quite an accomplishment, and will likely be remembered as one of Manic Mondays’ standout tracks."
The subject matter is something that is hardly ever touched upon in music, so it is most welcome. |
| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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Rating for execution of the track/subject ...
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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I am loving this song so much, the beat is amazin', lyrics krazy!
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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K Sparks does it again!
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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Everything what everyone else said equals my comment. It's Spizzy : )
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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Deep Subject. This should open alot of eyes, that may be still sleeping on this New rap legend. There is not much to say, other than, if you are being abused, don't be afraid to tell someone. Don't be ashamed or afraid to protect yourself.
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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Not sure I would've been able to tackle this subject myself, but Sparks does well with it. Can't say this one will be in my rotation though, not the kinda subject I like to have on repeat.
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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K. Sparks is not afraid to tackle any subject matter but after showing us how versatile he is he doesn't need to be.
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K.Sparks did a good job but its nothing I would want to listen to time after time...
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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K sparks ripped it
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2009 |
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T_T So Touching makes me wanna cry about girls that needs HELP!!! From being abuse
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| Posted on Aug 22, 2009 |
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realist tracks iv heard ina while ...too bad i cant find this song anywhere i want it soo bad
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2009 |
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old song but i hadn't heard it until yesterday and since its great (and from K. Sparks) i think it deserved my rating =P but ya another amazing song from sparks. i love how he can sing about any subject and pull it off with emotion.
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| Posted on Jan 29, 2010 |
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k. sparks must be the most versatile rapper in the game... from club-bangers to spitting tracks to ones with a message to them like this one... truly a great.
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