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Rhymefest - Letter
Artist: Rhymefest
Producer: Animal House
Album: Dangerous 5-18 Mixtape
Label: dN Entertainment
If recent In the Mix interviewee Rhymefest’s new track Letter sounds a little familiar, that’s because Wale has also dropped an identically titled and very similarly produced track. So what’s the story behind the shared song? Fest promises he’ll reveal the details “soon”, but for now the origins are a mystery, meaning our energies are best spent concentrating on the song at hand. In addition to a hook from John “I only f**k white girls” Mayer, Letter contains some of the most innovately simple production I’ve heard in a minute as producer Animal House fills the track with acoustic guitars and…is that an accordion I hear? Lyrically, Fest takes a personal turn on Letter by telling the story of a close friend who passed away with gripping honesty and emotion: “I don’t know how we arrived here, but this the block, I’m not fittin’ to die here.” I can’t speak for the rest of the Booth, but if his upcoming project, the Dangerous 5-18 Mixtape, is all this good, we’re in for one hell of a treat when it drops May 1….and when his album El Che hits our eardrums May 18. Mark your calendars accordingly.
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 272 |
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this was wales song, and i hate how they flipped it...this could have been better than wale's version...but this sounds really bad not mastered or mix i see now where the producer was coming from...small rotation
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 544 |
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Dope record, it kind of reminds me of something Kanye would do but Rhyme had some truly deep lyrics which just shows how underrated he is. Instead of John Mayer on the hook, who wasn't bad though. Someone more soulful like John Legend would of been better. The spanish guitars at the end were great and gave it a nice ending.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 432 |
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This is cool, average showing from Mayer but Rhymefest sounded like Tupac a couple times there.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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Huge fan of Fest, but I am not a huge fan of this record. I'll put it in "rotation" to justify us featuring it, but I know Fest is capable of even more. I assume he is simply holding over all the "goods" for the long-awaited release of El Che. Yup, that sounds about right.
Oh, and John Mayer is an idiot. The end. 
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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I wouldn't be so quick to say this is "Wale's record". They were both signed to Allido Records before Fest left, so it's entirely possible it was his first and Wale took it over once he left.
Anyway, enough industry drama. The autobiographical tip had be listening to every word, and I can't say that about many tracks. I've got nothing but props for Fest for making this one.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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i much preferred wale's version, i thought he killed it. john mayer is ok but i also think his hook works better on wale's version. rhymefest was alright but his rhymes couldve been better in my opinion and the beat didnt fit as well, took too much away from the lyrics
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1227 |
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I really like rhymefest but he just wasn't on form here. Maybe it was for the best that Wale got the song.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 278 |
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boring. stop being fans and say if its really good or not.The production mixed with the vocal did not grasp me, the track is just A TRACK. Nothing captured me.
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Production on this is better than Wale's version (more emphasis on Shaker and Outro was all good stuff) but Rhymefest isn't at his best. Lyrics are good but delivery of those lyrics is substandard (for him). Still, Rotation fa sho!
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 132 |
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real lyrics diggen the track.. 4 stars
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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love it its got a nice beat and a good mixture of vocals and different instruments
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| Posted on Mar 25, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Like Wale's version so much better, I hate copy cat tracks.
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| Posted on Mar 26, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 492 |
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Letter was the track that really sold me on wale. and like The 149th, i like wale's version better. sorry fest.
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2010 |
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