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Skyzoo - Beautiful Decay
Artist: Skyzoo
Producer: 9th Wonder
Album: The Salvation LP
Label: The Faculty Inc./ Duck Down Music
Over the course of hip-hop’s history, countless rappers have made it their mission to convey the hidden poetry of inner-city life, turning poverty and struggle into transcendent art—and on his latest single, Skyzoo hits upon the perfect phrase to describe this dichotomy: Beautiful Decay. Over former Little Brother producer 9th Wonder‘s old-school, nostalgia-drenched boardwork (anyone know where that sample came from?), the Brooklyn emcee puts his wordsmithing skills to the test, recounting his own rise from the bottom the the top as he explores the ways in which beauty and ugliness are inextricably linked. Skyzoo’s artful mix of biographical detail and abstract reflection comes complete with some impressively vivid lyrical imagery; “Dollar shots of Henney and chicken wings and fries for $3.75” may not be the kind of poetry that’ll get starry-eyed English majors to lift their shirts, but it’s the perfect word-picture to illustrate the emcee’s point. Though less aggressive than many of Skyzoo’s recent features, Beautiful Decay contains some of the Brooklynite’s sharpest rhymes yet; and those who appreciate the single’s wistfully down-to-earth vibe are sure to find more to their liking on The Salvation (due out September 29th via JamLa/Duck Down Records).
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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Longtime fan of Skyzoo and his ability to captivatingly (which is not a real word) tell a story in rhyme.
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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CLASSICAL HIP HOP!!!!!
THISSS IS WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR!!! Z HOPE YOU PUT SOME MORE FROM HIM |
| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
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its ok.
nothin special. i do like the production. thats rotation worthy but i dont really like his flow. |
| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1189 |
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Skyzoo was a rapper that I picked to blow up years ago (and it still hasnt happened). This guy can seriously spit & the production from 9th Wonder sounded great
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 99 |
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Can't go wrong with Skyzoo!
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Production is hot and Skyzoo's lyrics and story are great! 4 stars!
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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It bumps, soulful, storytelling, crazy wordplay .... BANGER!!!
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2281 |
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I love this beat! Reminds me of some Old Premier shit! By far my fav skyzoo track. He comes off as a typical NY MC, so he has never caught on with me, however this is a track that I can see myself playin often.
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2009 |
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This is sick. Skyzoo sounded great over this production. Easy banger for me.
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| Posted on Jul 16, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 487 |
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So nostalgic, I like the feel. Beautiful, Catchy, Decay.
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| Posted on Jul 16, 2009 |
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My favorite song of 2009
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| Posted on Oct 28, 2009 |
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One of the best songs of 2009 in my opinion.
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