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Shane Eli - I Love You (Kinda)
Artist: Shane Eli
Producer: Shane Eli
Album: I Can Do Better
Label: Unsigned
As we’re all (some of us painfully) aware, tomorrow is the day when romance reigns supreme and couples everywhere get to trumpet their affection for one another while singletons look on wistfully. If you’re dreading the prospect of another Valentine’s Day alone, though, there is still time to strike up a steamy affair; on mixtape leak I Love You (Kinda), making its world premiere in the Booth, reader fave Shane Eli demonstrates that, with the help of a little liquor and some body-moving grooves, you too can can socked in the face by Cupid’s boxing glove in time for the big evening. Over his own synth-accented soul production, the freestyle series alum recounts how a close encounter on the dancefloor and a little Twitter-flirting (Twirting?) quickly developed into something more. Throughout, the L.A. native emphasizes the breakneck speed with which attraction turned to lust (and… just maybe… love?) by dropping some of the most head-spinning flows we’ve heard from him to date. Digging this ode to whirlwind romance? More fresh, innovative jams await on Eli’s Booth-sponsored I Can Do Better LP, set to hit our mixtape page in March.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on February 21, 2011
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Regular readers know that I only swear when I really mean it, so allow me to take a moment to say - this...beat...is....mof**king....pistachios.
On a purely production level this is on of the doper beats I've heard in a minute, and Shane's flow is completely locked in. If you're loving a girl for the night, and not the rest of your life, this is your new anthem. 
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| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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um...and i love you (really). This is HOTTT. Did not expect the beat to drop like that. damn.
If this man needs a date for tomorrow...CALL.ME. |
| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Whoa.
This shit is crazy. The Beat is bonkers. The Flow is so tight, and if you listen to what homie saying he got bars. West Coast stand up. |
| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Shane Eli, you officially just went up a couple of notches in my eyes.....make that a few notches. You flat out owned that beat.
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| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Never listened to Shane Eli before, but he sounds interesting.
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| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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All I need is this song for my Valentine's date!!!
FIREEEEEEEEE was so in love with the sound of The Push, wasn't sure how it was going to get better....but he CAN do better ICDB so ready. |
| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Love this innovative combination of hip hop and soul
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| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Not much time this week to share my full thoughts on every song feature, but I'll let my ratings speak for themselves without much additional commentary.
Yet another regular feature artist who is a model of consistency.
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I wish i didn't read the comments before i listened to this song. i'm actually disappointed now. I thought I was about to listen to the 2nd coming of drake except not played out...well i learned my lesson. listen before i scroll.
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| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Where there's smoke there's FIRE baby....nice blend of everything that's good to make a good track.....First time i hear this dude, keep what you doing son.......I Like...
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| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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HIT RECORDS
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| Posted on Feb 14, 2011 |
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Nowhere near Drake. Kinda looks like him in the pic, but a totally different feel. This song is dope as hell tho. This is my first time hearing from Shane and im really excited about whats coming up for this dude. The production from himself was very good, and an enjoyable listen. A banger for sure.
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| Posted on Feb 15, 2011 |
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I haven't liked much of what I've heard from this dude, but he definitely got my respect on this one. Hella dope and he flowed nice over the beat.
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| Posted on Feb 15, 2011 |
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For those comparing him to Drake, you might just have missed the "You ain't got to tell me who I look like / I'm not with the Roc and I don't rep Sprite."
Shane apparently saw it coming.
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| Posted on Feb 15, 2011 |
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2011 |
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normal
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2011 |
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The beat is scary good and his flow murderous. I'm loving the guitar part on the verses, so spazmatic yet so controlled.
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| Posted on Feb 21, 2011 |
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THIS SONG SADDENS ME--WHY IS IT THAT CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER GRASPED AS MUCH AS IGNORANCE--"HOW ABOUT THAT HUH?
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| Posted on Feb 22, 2011 |
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Yeah, certainly a banger.
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2011 |
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ELIIIII! Flow getting better, prod getting insane!
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| Posted on Feb 27, 2011 |
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Dirty hotttt!
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| Posted on Feb 28, 2011 |
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i like this track--but after such a great song like GREY AREA-THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT-BUT HEY ,I EXPECTED THIS-SO NO SURPRISED HERE
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| Posted on Mar 08, 2011 |
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