Miguel - Hard Way (Remix)
Artist: Miguel
Featuring: Gilbere Forte'
Producer: Salaam Remi
Album: All I Want Is You
Label: RCA
If I can be excused a little name dropping, I ran into fast rising emcee Gilbere Forte’ during last weekend’s Grammy festivities and frankly it’s not hard to picture the man on the other side of the fence someday, acceptance speech in hand; especially if he continues to turn out material like Hard Way (Remix). Here Salaam Remi’s pounding yet haunting beat is the same, as are Miguel’s powerfully understated lyrics, are left essentially untouched, meaning the real addition here are Forte’s bars. In usual Gilbere fashion, the Philly representative drops off two smooth but deeper-than-they-may-initially-appear verses, proving he has the versatility to sound as at home on r&b/pop as on bangers (like Push the Bar). Nothing good comes easy, so if you like doing things the hard way be sure to cop both Miguel’s All I Want Is You album, out now, and Forte’s new mixtape Eyes of Veritas, which dropped last week. Something tells me there might be a gramophone or two in store for both artists, but in the meantime…
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1337 |
Love this album, and this remix. Miguel is going far in his career, I can forsee it.
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| Posted on Feb 15, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11639 |
Still traveling, little time for insights, but...
The original version was delightful - yes, delightful - but Gilbere's two verses make the song even better. It really shows his versatility as an artist. |
| Posted on Feb 15, 2011 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 676 |
Dope if i may say so myself......
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1069 |
I am not a huge fan of any of these guys, but I have to say I like this remix. The old school production was nice, Miguel's crooning is captivating and Forte two verses are solid.
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| Posted on Feb 15, 2011 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1305 |
Forte definitely puts his stamp on this track. At times it almost starts to seem like it's his record and Miguel's the feature.
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2011 |
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Not feeling the song at all but i got really nothing bad to say about the track. Its Miguel doing his thing.
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2011 |
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nice laid back beat, Forte's verses are super dope as usual, nice flow. Miguel did a nice job on this track as well, Forte beat him though.
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2011 |
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| Posted on Feb 17, 2011 |
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Nice solid beat, good lyrics :)
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2011 |
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 395 |
i like how Gilbere Forte verses coordinate with the songs lyrics
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| Posted on Feb 22, 2011 |
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Tastemaker |
Another solid contribution from Miguel. Forte continues to make noise.
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| Posted on Feb 22, 2011 |
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Miguel is the future of good music i can c it alreday
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| Posted on Feb 23, 2011 |
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Nothing special, decent though, not really a fan however.
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| Posted on Feb 23, 2011 |
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i love his album
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| Posted on Feb 23, 2011 |
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Big Fan of his work...and this shows how good he is and how he is diff. from the rest.
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| Posted on Feb 23, 2011 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1805 |
ehhh.. i liked his pass work much more.
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| Posted on Feb 24, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 16 |
different. love it,
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 16 |
different. love it,
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2011 |
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eh... i got through the 1st 1:06 & felt like i was listening to a mini remix to "All I Want Is You".. not bad, just too similar to his other song.
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| Posted on Mar 01, 2011 |
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this is good and i like ( sure thing ) and all i need is you and hard way
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| Posted on Mar 03, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 428 |
consistent...lovin both team contributions.
Miguel's vocals soft and sweet Forte sounding exempler and delish But something bout this swings me to another track, like reference to someone below similar to 'all I want is you' |
| Posted on Mar 12, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |