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Shawn Chrystopher - Can't Take That From Me
Artist: Shawn Chrystopher
Producer: Cameron Wallace
Album: The Audition EP
Label: Honour Role Music
Fresh off the release of Booth-premiered, reader-acclaimed leak Like a Kid Again, house favorite Shawn Chrystopher is back to remind fans and haters alike that, at the end of the day, he’s simply looking out for numero uno – in his own words: “I did this sh*t for me, and you Can’t Take That From Me.” Be that as it may, the Inglewood native comes with rhymes that just about anyone should be able to appreciate, especially those who enjoy playing spot-the-allusion – Home Alone, Gullah Gullah Island, I Love Lucy and The Matrix are just a few of the many pop-cultural touchstones Chrystopher references over Cameron Wallace‘s sparse, simmering synth instrumental. Not to mention, he drops the line “I won’t stop like a sentence with three commas,” which, as a guy who rarely writes a sentence with fewer than three commas, I found sort of hilarious. Anyway, it’s crystal clear that Shawn Chrystopher’s self-interest is listeners’ gain. For more evidence, check out the rising star’s latest EP, The Audition, when it hits the ‘net March 23.
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 272 |
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this guy is back, ok cool? flow is cool, better than his other songs...but this beat aint nothing special...hook sound like it was made in 5 mins...i wouldn't listen to this again its not garbage because of his flow and some of his bars
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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DjKidd, your on track to become as hated as I was. you rate harsher than I did!
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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Shawn's best quality is his ability to cater to the everyday rap fan. When you listen to his music its like your friend is talking to you about his day. Shawn is like the everyman emcee, ya dig?
This bangs. Excited about the new EP. 
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 254 |
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Lyrics don't jump out but production was refreshing
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1305 |
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Agree with "JKC" the production was the best part
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2130 |
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This joint was pretty cool.
I still couldn't help but see/hear the Kanye nibbling, from the title to the Kanye and Drake popularized elongated pause, originated by Big Sean. |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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I'm a little conflicted on this, and whattup with the lazy ass hook?
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 267 |
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If you can thread a Gullah Gullah Island reference into a track, you're alright by me. Chrys. is a man to keep an eye on, and I can't wait for the EP to drop.
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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shawn was ok here, not much i can say.
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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I'm a big Shawn fan (L.A. stand up!) but I have to be honest, this one left me a little cold. Just couldn't connect to it.
@MikeDreams Way to bring the elongated pause reference into it (these b*tches are fake...silicon"). Ha, that's a real inside joke right there.
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Well-written rhymes, but both hook and beat does nothing to enhance the replay value of the track.
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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Haven't been too impressed with him lately and that's hard for me to say cause City With No Seasons was great. All together the song was okay at best IMO.
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 23 |
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I literally have loved everything that Shawn Chrystopher has been involved in, especially "Summit at the Sands" off that El Prez Animal Style album (incredible song). This is no different. I am a huge fan.
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| Posted on Feb 27, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 23 |
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ps. the Gullah Gullah Island reference? Genius.
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| Posted on Feb 27, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 3210 |
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I love the production, not a fan of him, thought
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| Posted on Feb 27, 2010 |
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| Posted on Feb 28, 2010 |
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Didn't capture my ear like "Like A Kid Again" did, but Wallce's production and Chrystopher's verses are better than Just Ok.
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| Posted on Feb 28, 2010 |
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