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Metermaids - Graveyard Shift
Artist: Metermaids
Producer: 9th Wonder
Album: Rooftop Shake
Label: Strange Famous Records
A week or so on the Graveyard Shift, and you’ll never take coffee and No-Doz for granted again. As life-saving as these common remedies can be, though, there are times when you need something a little stronger to prop your eyelids open—-something like this new cut, the lead single off Brooklyn duo The Metermaids’ forthcoming full-length. Dedicated to anyone stuck on their grind while normal folks are catching Zs, this cut is the aural equivalent of a shot of pure adrenaline to the heart. Here, Carolina heavy-hitter 9th Wonder trades in his usual smoothness for something considerably harder-edged, serving up a grimy electric-guitar/breakbeat groove (complete with exhilarating old-school cuts) to back emcees Swell and Sentence as they pay tribute to the unsung heroes of our society—from sanitation engineers (i.e. garbagemen), truck drivers and subway conductors right on down to your garden-variety insomniac. Has this hard-hitting jam given you the burst of energy you need to grind from dusk till dawn? More amped-up bangers await on The Metermaids’ Rooftop Shake LP, due out September 6. Click here to pre-order the set!
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on August 8, 2011
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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Two dudes who call themselves "Metermaids" made it very hard for me to originally take their music seriously when their stage name crossed my inbox earlier this year. But, as I learned long ago, do not judge a book by its cover (unless your name is Waka Flocka). With 9th Wonder behind the words and Sage Francis (what up!) in their corner, there is a lot to like here...
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| Posted on Aug 05, 2011 |
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wow not your typical 9th Wonder production, this hot tho
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Yep, this is a grower, not sure if I'm liking it but something in me just wants me to keep listening, 9th Wonder I think
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was skeptic but saw 9th wonder on the track...this did not disappoint
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the name threw me a little off too, but i'm digging the track. 9th's production on here is pretty crazy.. interested to hear more.
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| Posted on Aug 09, 2011 |
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I didn't think I would listen to this entire song, but I couldn't actually stop listening. I like what's going on in this song.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2011 |
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