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Sage Francis - Slow Man
Artist: Sage Francis
Producer: Brian Deck
Album: Li(f)e
Label: Strange Famous Records
While today notably marks the first time Sage Francis has appeared on DJBooth’s vaunted pages, fans of heavily bearded, possibly insane, poetically inclined rappers from Providence have been up on the man for years. (Frankly, there aren’t a lot of other options.) Those same fans also know that Sage has never hesitated to experiment, and his new single Slow Man may be one of his most sonically adventurous yet, thanks in large part to the country-meets-hip-hop audio template that producer Brian Deck lays down. On the mic Sage does more quasi-singing than he does rapping, but his lyrics are as heavily shrouded yet fearlessly autobiographical as ever. I know a lot of folks will either love this track or hate it, but as one of those long time fans I can promise you one thing; Sage doesn’t give a f**k. He’s going to keep making the music he wants to regardless. I honestly have no idea what his new album Li(f)e will sound like when it drops on May 1, but I do know I’ll be listening. How about you?
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This is great, not many artists can set a tone like Sage Francis. It's been a while since i've heard from him, but it sounds like he is as good as ever.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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This morning when we selected this record for feature I did a double check of our system to make sure we had really never featured Sage before. Incredibly, we had not. Obviously, that had to change. The production and feel of the record actually reminds me of some old school Everlast, but on the mic Sage is a much less rigid listen. I'm very excited to hear this project.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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the beat is cool, but cmon this is def a bad mix and it sounds really unprofessional this could have been a very enjoyable song...but i see this guy's idea...i call this alternative hip-hop which i am a big fan of...but this i can't really big that big of a fan of...i mean the hook is decent and the beat is cool, the verses are all right and i dig the whole singing/rapping deal but towards the end of the song it sound like they just threw a bunch of stuff together...and its already poorly mixed...i would be lieing to myself if i gave this a actual three star rating and put it in my rotation because im just not feeling this song like that, but this doesn't mean i want give this dude another chance believe that i like where he is going with his music, sounds like some ol type roots ish...
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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For the record, I always appreciate the honesty Dj Kidd. Let em know.
Second, this is one of those "I really respect what he was trying to do, but I'm not sure if I like what he did" tracks. (You know, one of those). As I alluded to in the intro, I've been listening to Sage for a minute now and have heard him go through all sorts of phases. Cowboy Sage isn't my favorite, but I'm still intrigued. Crack Pipes anyone?
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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not feelin da country feel but can say i feel da different flavor hes creating which is somethin we dont hear other den my nigga K-Sparks but cant really vibe to dis
like DJ KIDD will be lookin out come on sage |
| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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Sage going Uncle Kracker on us. I'll pass
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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damn that was a nice track that had some blues in it fo sho .... had my ears like whoooo .... lotta tracks be talkin bout sex, drugs, gangs, but not about life .... comeon yo mamma raised ya betta then that! don't get me wrong i like that but its startin to get played out .... gonna up this one and put it on my myspace
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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This is a good feel to it, Makes me feel I'm drinking alone in a bar and voices are speaking to me. I actually enjoyed this track alot, although it didn't make me jump around. The sort of appreciation of music enjoyment, keep it comin' Sage
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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After a few plays, and still being on the fence about this track, I've concluded this much: this track makes me want to play it again and again because I want to figure out what keeps me comming back to it. Second, THIS TRACK is a prime example of why DJ Booth exists, this track probably wouldn't have been featured on any other "hip hop" site because of the production value. Most people don't like different or alternative hip hop because it doesn't fit the mold, but this is why this track is great because it makes its own template, music isn't about comformity, its about universal expression. Hip hop is just as flexible as any other genre of music, if not more so because it was born out of so many other genres of music.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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I hear ya @The 149th. At first I wasn't really jocking the sung-rapped delivery but now I'm really settling in with it. The emphasis is on style and creating a mood and not necessarily on lyrical prowess. I'll put in rotation.
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| Posted on Apr 01, 2010 |
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Sage does his thing regardless of what path he decided to take to do it, RESPECT.
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| Posted on Apr 12, 2010 |
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