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Shawn Jackson - Money Mentality
Artist: Shawn Jackson
Producer: Numonics
Album: Being Cool Doesn't Pay the Bills
Label: TRES Records
It’s unfortunate, but true: Being Cool Doesn’t Pay the Bills, and that means even the hippest among us (myself included, of course) have to work to get by. On his solo Booth debut, Los Angeles up-and-comer Shawn Jackson (previously heard contributing guest bars to Buff1‘s The Best Are Full of Love), plays financial guru, giving aspiring paper-stackers some insight into his Money Mentality. Florida beatsmith Numonics’ string-driven soul sample sets a sunny mood as Jackson reflects on the interplay between race, power and wealth in America, delivering his economic ponderings in a unique, bouncy flow. He sums it all up with a few timeless words from my favorite track off Illmatic: “Realizing the realism of life and actuality / f*ck who’s the baddest, a person’s status depends on salary” If you’re digging this cash-centric cut, keep it locked; Numonics’ new, IM King/DJBooth.net-sponsored mixtape, featuring Money Mindstate as well as previously-leaked tracks On the Comedown (w/ Dre Biggity), Time Is Now (w/ Co$$) and Departure Time (w/ Sene), is set to hit our front page later this month.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on March 8, 2010
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With all due respect to Shawn Jackson, whom we've featured once before in a feature capacity (see Buff 1), the real star of this record (as it should be) is producer Numonics. Turn the volume up on this track and TELL ME it doesn't move you. Seriously, do it now and report your results.
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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I really liked this dudes flow and message on here. And of course Numonics came with some fire. Lotta quality tracks on here tonight.
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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I agree with Z fully, Shawn did his thing but Numonics killed it with the production. Overall it's a crazy track..the sample on this beat is ridiculous
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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Definitely worth the listen!
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The production on here is crazy-epic but I'm not feelin' Shawn Jackson on this.
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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Just so we're not all doing the "Numonics killed this beat" thing (which is true), let me say that I was feeling Shawn's flow, especially the message. I'll take a quality emcee with a quality flow any day.
That hook needs a serious overhaul though. Sorry, but real talk.
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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nodding my head straight away.. majority of the credit goes, as everyone else has already said, to numonics for producing an incredible beat. shawn just rounds this out nicely, he does enough to make this a banger
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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He killed this, unlike Nathan Im diggin the hook
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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I've been following Numonics tunes on DJBooth and he impresses me more with each joint I hear. Shawn Jackson does the track justice in terms of lyrics and flow, but falls flat on hook. Still, Rotation fa sho!
Looking forward to hear "Being Cool Doesn't Pay the Bills" in its entirety. |
| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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Very refreshing sound... I love the Production and def LOVE the fact that Shawn quoted my favorite rapper of all time!!! Beat is defintely musical, I'm feeling the melodies in the track also. Overall great job! On both the producer and the artist side. It takes 2 to make a great song:)
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| Posted on Mar 04, 2010 |
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DIS CAT USED TO BE FROM THE BEAN OR PROVI HE NICE WITH HIS
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| Posted on Mar 05, 2010 |
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thanks for the kind words. 1 sample, i added about 6 instruments and percussion and there we go. originally i wasnt sure how someone could execute this song based on the sequencing (particularly the bridge/outro) but shawn knocked it out of the park. the hook is not complex or revolutionary for sure but it definitely ties into the theme of the song.
My album is currently being mixed and mastered and will be available at the end of the month. |
| Posted on Mar 05, 2010 |
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This song is incredible. Front to back. Both Numonics and Shawn went in. This is something I would and will keep bumping. Loving the hook on this.
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| Posted on Mar 05, 2010 |
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The lyrics are good, the beat is a 100% banger..I'm not sure what is off about it..
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| Posted on Mar 07, 2010 |
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numonics with the dope beat, shawn with the words... fresh imo. .keep it up
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| Posted on Mar 08, 2010 |
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