Miami Beat Wave ft. Dead Prez - This is Life [Premiere]

There are plenty of hip-hop artists who can be counted on to create high-quality tunes packed with lyrical insight, but truly mind-expanding records are few and far between. If you’ve been craving something a little (or a lot) deeper than your average rap joint, This Is Life, the latest single and solo Booth debut from Miami Beat Wave, should fit the bill perfectly. Making its world premiere right here in the Booth, this track finds the Floridian production trio blending spacey guitar riffs, vocal samples and synth ambiance into an eminently headphone-worthy backdrop for the existential ponderings of two of hip-hop’s most revolutionary thinkers; M1 and Stic.Man of iconic duo dead prez handle mic duties, delivering some of the most thought-provoking bars I’ve heard in a minute. As multilayered as their lyrical blend of spirituality, social commentary and poetry can be, though, the overarching message could hardly be simpler or more practical: “If you’ve done your best, you’ll have no regrets.” This consciousness-raising jam and much more can be found on MBW’s Slight Modification LP, scheduled, to hit our homepage in late summer.

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DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 8792	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs Getting to premiere such quality material is one of the many reasons why I love what I do for a living. It was an honor for MBW to reach out specifically to the Booth and ask that we introduce this dead prez collabo to the world. And with that I suggest you stop reading my two cents and press play again. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Jun 29, 2010

joshL Resident DJ Total Ratings: 1472	Rating: joshL's Top Rated Songs damn, i didnt expect this at all. i read "Miami" and "This is Life" and expected a party track. obviously i was wrong, but its for the good. this track is spotless.
	Posted on Jun 29, 2010

PrIc3Le$$ Resident DJ Total Ratings: 1233	Rating: PrIc3Le$$'s Top Rated Songs Everything is point. Vocals, production...everthing but the beat. I wish the beat came out stronger.
	Posted on Jun 29, 2010

Matty K Resident DJ Total Ratings: 116	Rating: Matty K's Top Rated Songs There are many tracks with inspirational/awareness messages like this one that fail because at times they don't even seem like the track's contributors believe what they're saying. With this, however, you can hear the sincerity.
	Posted on Jun 29, 2010

Shamir. Resident DJ Total Ratings: 610	Rating: Shamir.'s Top Rated Songs Something I could vibe and ride to. Nice
	Posted on Jun 30, 2010

Dan H. DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 149	Rating: Dan H.'s Top Rated Songs I'm digging the production and lyrics.
	Posted on Jun 30, 2010

Nathan S. DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 2480	Rating: Nathan S.'s Top Rated Songs This is so much better than anything on Dead Prez' recent mixtape. Thank god, frankly I was worried they were slipping - but it looks like all they needed was to get hooked up some truly dope producers. It's still bigger than hip-hop.
	Posted on Jun 30, 2010

Mr.Top Hat Resident DJ Total Ratings: 4224	Rating: Mr.Top Hat's Top Rated Songs A lot of great mindful stuff is said in this song, but you probably already expected that from dead Prez, while Miami Beat Wave makes sure that you want nothing more than to nod head quietly while they bump some substance in our headphones.
	Posted on Jun 30, 2010

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choche717 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 1	Rating: choche717's Top Rated Songs Shot out to MIAMI BEAT WAVE. The cover looks sick. Tight track. Many more to come!
	Posted on Jun 30, 2010

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The 149th Resident DJ Total Ratings: 2065	Rating: The 149th's Top Rated Songs This is a really cool, mellow track. i expected some club, synth filled, boom party track, but that, thankfully it is not.
	Posted on Sep 23, 2010