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Skyzoo & !llmind - Barrel Brothers
Artist: Skyzoo & !llmind
Featuring: Torae
Producer: !llmind
Album: Live From the Tape Deck
Label: Duck Down
On Barrel Brothers, a cut off 2007’s Big Doe Rehab, Wu-Tang heavyweight Ghostface hooked up with Beanie Sigel and Styles P. to craft a hard-hitting street banger for the ages. Three years later, beatsmith !llmind and B.K. phenom Skyzoo have stepped into the Booth with Barrel Brothers, a cut which is… well, pretty much unrelated, aside from the title and the fact that it features dope Northeastern rappers coming together over gritty, retro-informed production. But hey, what more could a hardcore head ask for? This standout album inclusion finds !ll serving up a stark instrumental with a dash of sampled soul as ‘zoo drops bars so packed with allusions and double-meanings that, even if I could pick a favorite line, I’d be hard-pressed to pin it down in quotes. Coney Island representative Torae bobs and weaves right along with him, peppering the beat with a more digestible but equally stimulating brand of lyrical fire. Barrel Brothers can be heard on Skyzoo and !llmind’s Live From the Tapedeck LP, set to drop October 5. In the meantime, keep it locked for the collaborators’ Booth-exclusive “In the Mix” interview, set to hit our front page soon!
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on October 4, 2010
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 68 |
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that dude on the left looks like the guy from Dexter.. songs hot
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 288 |
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I didn't know these guys were making an entire album togather, the album is going to be incredible if it's anthing like this. I can't wait to hear more from Skyzoo & Illmind.
PS-Torae's a beast on the mic, he can spit too. |
| Posted on Sep 30, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Production on this is off the wall. Skyzoo, and !llmind are impressive, my only thing is how much of an audience is this going to have beyond the streets.
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11866 |
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Tracks like this is why its obvious Sky and !ll decided to do this joint project together.
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| Posted on Sep 30, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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It's two of the most underrated emcees in the game on one track! You can't claim to dig hip-hop and not dig this.
And The 149th, why does it matter if this has an audience beyond the streets. It obviously doesn't, so what. Do you hear a new country western song and wonder if it has an audience in the streets? This record's obviously aimed at a demographic, and based on the ratings above, it hits.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1222 |
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Just two talented emcees trading rhymes over an ill beat. What's not to like?
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| Posted on Sep 30, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 42 |
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*clutching my pearls*
YAASSS! :-D This is that Black superhero music right here! |
| Posted on Oct 04, 2010 |
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