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Skewby - Ups and Downs
Producer: DJ Charlie White and Skewby
Album: Unreleased
Label: Unsigned
Fortune is a funny thing; if you’ve done enough living, you’ve likely seen friends with the most potential struggle and fail, while those who you never would’ve thought had it in them achieved success beyond their wildest dreams. On this unreleased cut, leaked along with its artist-directed video, Skewby takes a look back at the Ups and Downs he and his acquaintances have gone through over the years. Blue Ruby, a wistful instrumental originally featured on Apollo Brown‘s Clouds EP, sets the perfect mood for a trip down Memory Lane. Over the Detroit beatsmith’s dreamy synths and acoustic-guitar arpeggios, the freestyle alum describes how Greg, a drug-dealing high-roller in the artist’s graduating class, ended up stocking shelves at the local Wal Mart. Skewby can’t help but chuckle—though, as someone who spent his own high-school years so broke he had to sweet-talk girls into buying him “hashbrowns and pizza” when he was broke, he can hardly criticize how another man gets his paper. Chorus scratches come courtesy of FreeSol member DJ Charlie White, who samples a line from Murphy Lee‘s What Da Hook Gon Be. This joint is unattached to any forthcoming project, but fans can keep it locked for all the latest from the talented up-and-comer.
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 8792 |
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When an artist tells a story through their music it can either be a) entertaining, b) boring, or c) ineffective. Here, Skewby easily tells us a tale, describing things so well that images of his story (if you don't watch the video, that is) are generated immidiatly. The song could have benefited from more length (another verse), but sometimes less can be more.
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| Posted on Jan 25, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 4028 |
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Another smooth-type hip-hop track for the djbooth for the week. I like these types of tracks and Skewby fits into the genre nicely. I like the beat and the cuts in the chorus.
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| Posted on Jan 25, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 966 |
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Yeah I am really feeling this one right here, great song to play when you want to chill.
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| Posted on Jan 25, 2012 |
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| Posted on Jan 26, 2012 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 936 |
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Oh how I wish this track could have been just a little longer. The production and Skewby's two verses were both on point. Skewby is one of those booth features that I am always on the lookout for.
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| Posted on Jan 26, 2012 |
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| Posted on Jan 27, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 326 |
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skewby is dope. nice sample
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| Posted on Jan 31, 2012 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 1233 |
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Chill track right here.
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| Posted on Feb 20, 2012 |
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