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Skyzoo - Speakers on Blast (Remix)
Artist: Skyzoo
Featuring: Lloyd Banks , Maino
Producer: !llmind
Album: Live From the Tape Deck
Label: The Faculty Inc./ Duck Down Music
Is it possible to improve on a masterwork of freshness like Speakers on Blast, single number two off Skyzoo and !llmind‘s recent collaborative debut? Having meditated on the matter for 40 days and 40 nights (OK, maybe it was more like 40 seconds), I have to say… I don’t know. But, hell, it’s worth a shot. While the official remix retains Ill’s icy boardwork, Sky jettisons his original verses in favor of a brand new 16 on the front. Handling the latter two-thirds are a duo of NYC mainstays who know their way around a street banger; recent Kanye cosignee Lloyd Banks jumps on the middle for some raspy car talk (along with what, if my ears don’t deceive me, is one of the weirdest boasts I’ve heard in a minute: “I’m tough as a frog.”) and Maino takes center stage on the back, showcasing a “coke dro flow” that goes with the stark production like peanut butter with chocolate. On par with the original? That, my friends, is for you to decide. Either way, those who haven’t already purchased a copy of Live From the Tape Deck are depriving themselves of a tremendously dope experience – make a trip to your local record store, stat!
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on November 29, 2010
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This remix is all about whether or not you prefer Banks and Maino over Skyzoo. Because if the two guest artists are sharing the spotlight with Sky, that means there is less of a spotlight on Sky. And lets be honest - anyone who jumps on an !llmind beat will sound f**king fantastic.
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| Posted on Nov 24, 2010 |
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| Posted on Nov 24, 2010 |
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I dig the idea of more famous NY street rappers jumping on an "underground" track, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't prefer the original (double negative alert). Consider that more of a compliment to Sky and Ill than a diss to Banks and Maino.
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| Posted on Nov 24, 2010 |
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Well first off, i really like the beat and production from !llmind. Also, im sure this is my first time hearing from Skyzoo, and my first impression couldnt be better. This record is amazing. Im a HUGE fan of Lloyd Banks and a even bigger fan of Maino. And having them both as a feature in this is straight FIREEEEEE!!!!!!!!
I cant wait to see whats to come from Skyzoo. This is a BANGER for me. I would give it a "classic" but it seems not finished..... |
| Posted on Nov 24, 2010 |
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I really like this songg!
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| Posted on Nov 25, 2010 |
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| Posted on Nov 27, 2010 |
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Nice delivery i actually prefer banks, beat is on point...Thumbs up
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| Posted on Nov 29, 2010 |
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skyzoo is dope
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| Posted on Nov 29, 2010 |
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hot track and Lloyd Banks kill it
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| Posted on Nov 30, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2010 |
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this shit the classic
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2010 |
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Theres a reason this is a big record. Shit hot
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| Posted on Dec 05, 2010 |
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this stays turned up! skyzoo & !llmind don't need collabs, but good to hear this
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| Posted on Dec 05, 2010 |
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I dont mind being the odd man out. The production doesnt catch me at all.
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| Posted on Dec 06, 2010 |
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