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Red Cafe - Hottest in Da Hood
Artist: Red Cafe
Producer: Reefa
Album: Transition to Power (Street Album)
Label: Konvict/Bad Boy/Interscope
For fourteen years, Red Cafe has been trying to drop his debut album, bouncing around from Arista to Capitol to RCA to his current home of Kon Live/Interscope, but never quite getting a disc released (unless you count his DJ Envy team-up, The Co-Op). The Brooklyn resident got a huge boost this year, however, with his role as underground rapper Primo (the first to meet rap battle defeat at Biggie‘s hands) in Notorious. Now set to drop his street album, Transition to Power, this spring, Red brings the first (and likely only) official single from that set. Even without an album out, Red boasts about being the Hottest In The Hood over a Reefa beat. The biggest attention-getter is towards the end, when Red shouts out “Street Fidda-didda-dam!” (the catchphrase for Fabolous’ Street Family label). Has there been yet another label switcheroo for Red Cafe? Stay tuned…
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 241 |
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beat is nice...cafe does his norm...
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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This is a hot record from Red Cafe. He always comes out with something i can bob my head to. The beat is on fire and his lyrics are okay. This is definitely a street single but not a radio hit. Overall, its a good song to come out with cuz we need more club songs that people can dance to.
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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i've had this for a couple days and was waitin to go crazy on the board! i mean cafe's lyrics aren't the tops but his flow is undeniable and this beat is fire...he's the hottest in the hood in my book
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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This beat go hard! The hook is lazy, but the verses are pretty cool... a better, more creative hook would have made this a banger for me
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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I'm feelin Cafe. Always got heat
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 391 |
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ahaha i remeber when game droped my mate was goin on and on bout this guy!!! sayin red was nxt to get hot BUT... what elc hahaha nuthing elc happend!!!
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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Red Cafe has been able to earn his respect and work his grind angle because of all the records he has pushed so hard in the streets. This is club territory, and yaknowwhat.... he kills it.
Great production from Reefa, real engaging. Red comes real smooth, as always, and is an underrated emcee. 
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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The beat goes hard off top! It sounds like something 50 could have smashed in 2001. The flow and "flickiness" of the joint actually sounds like it could have been 50...just a different voice. It gets rotation.
P.S: Red Cafe, money taller than Weezy isn't that tall. LOL. |
| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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To me tha Beat sounds like a Mash-Up between 50 Cent's latest offerings .... 'Get Up' & 'I Get It In' .... Storch+Dre .... but I can't hate .... im liking the verses from Red-Cafe ... Banger
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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Weak hook! We got it the first time...
Nothing but wack beats today. Repetitive! |
| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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I've been diggin Red Cafe since he was on that remix w/ Kanye a couple of years ago. This beat rocks! Its reminiscent of a early 2000 Dr. Dre beat. I'm gonna bump this!!!
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2009 |
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nice beat
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2009 |
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SHIT Th3 BEaT Is ReAlLy TuFF Um F33lin thiz its heavy all dat
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2009 |
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But TH3 HoOk fo real Weak wa everyon3 said i agr33
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2009 |
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I like the beat, it seems that of In Da Club by 50 Cent...also the type of flow. I'm tired of dudes who think they are the hottest in the hood, though...money and I'm fly themes are boooring can't stand them anymore! In rotation
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2009 |
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First off, The BEat is HOTTT!... Production is pretty good! Verses are good, chorus can be better... but this is hot right here!
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2009 |
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good song
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| Posted on Jan 30, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 8 |
this joint is still a banger
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| Posted on Jun 10, 2009 |
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