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Outasight - Near the End
Artist: Outasight
Featuring: Freddie Gibbs
Producer: Table for 6
Album: Never Say Never
Label: Asylum/Warner Bros.
Retro-folk-rock-rap pioneer Outasight and the relentlessly gangster Freddie Gibbs may at first seem like an odd pairing, but if Ron Artest and Kobe Bryant can become Champions, it shouldn’t be that surprising that the NYC singer and Gary, Indiana rapper have combined forces on Outasight’s new track Near the End, the second leak off his upcoming Never Say Never mixtape (the first was Dizzy). Near the End is exactly the kind of difficult to describe track we’ve come to expect from DJBooth Freestyle alum Outasight, as the man lays down some Dylan-influenced vocals and Jack Kerouac references over Table for 6’s clapping, shaking, bass-walking, classic rock influenced production. Predictably Gibbs doesn’t change a thing, dropping yet another street-level verse that helps The End stay grounded, although I’m still frankly not sure it truly works. So how about it Booth nation? Do these two fast-risers go together like peanut butter and chocolate, or peanut butter and mayonnaise? Those who think this is a musical Reese Cup won’t have to wait forever to hear Never Say Never; the mixtape’s sent to drop later this month.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 687 |
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This track's grown on me. Freddie Gibbs meshed perfectly with vibe of the song. These guys have great chemistry. I'd like to hear a whole project with them. It'd be like an amatuer American "Distant Relatives"
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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Love it! Outasight is cut from such a unique cloth that just about everything I've ever heard him do just, very simply, works. I would never have thought of Gibbs on a joint like this, but he pulls it off well.
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 61 |
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IF YOU GIVE THIS SONG A CHANCE IT DOES GROW ON ON YA. AT FIRST ITS LIKE YOUR NOT TOO SURE AS IT CONTINUES YOU'RE LIKE OKAY MAYBE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE YOU START MOVIN' AROUND A BIT THEN RIGHT AS YOU'RE LIKE OKAY WHAT NOW? FREDDIE GIBBS JUMPS IN FINISHES THE TRACK OUT NICE. YOU MAY HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT MORE THAN ONCE BUT I LIKE IT. DARE TO BE DIFFERENT. I CAN DIG IT.
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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Maybe it's just me, but while I love what Outasight is doing in terms of his creativity and willingness to step out the box, I have yet to fall in love with one of his tracks. Still, on a purely musical level I've got nothing but respect for Near the End; the production's outstanding, Gibbs goes in and Outasight delivers vocally. It's probably just a matter of time before I become a full-fledged Outasight fan.
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1306 |
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Haha wow.
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| Posted on Jul 07, 2010 |
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WHOA!!!!!! Two of my favorite up-n-coming artists on the same track. HELLO!! Never thought I'd see this pairing but I'm so glad to see that Outasight and Freddie G are willing to come together to make dope music despite being so different from one another. 4/5
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| Posted on Jul 07, 2010 |
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good call @XuUp17. after 'dizzy' outasight really got my attention and this collabo furthers my respect for him and freddie.
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| Posted on Jul 07, 2010 |
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good call @XuUp17. after 'dizzy' outasight really got my attention and this collabo furthers my respect for him and freddie.
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| Posted on Jul 07, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 08, 2010 |
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I CANT LIE....WEN I FIRST HEARD THIS BEAT THEN SEEN FRIDDIE GIBBS WAS FEAT.I THOUGHT DAMN THIS ANINT GOING TO GO GOOD..BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY I WAS GLADLY DISAPPOINTED
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| Posted on Jul 08, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Not my favorite Outasight track.
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| Posted on Jul 20, 2010 |
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