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3.6 ( 14 total votes )
SmCity - Thin Air [Premiere]
Artist: SmCity
Producer: Judah
Album: The Indie Life EP
Label: Twenty20 Music
It only takes about 10 seconds to realize the strength of a track (go ahead, test it sometime). So when I plugged in my headphones to check out SmCity’s premiere single and the bass almost knocked my eardrums out, I knew it would at least be pretty damn good. Upon further listening, I realized that it was indeed dope, and that this dude really can pull his rhymes out of Thin Air. The heavy-hitting, up tempo production (thanks to Judah) provides Sm with everything he needs to show off his skills on the mic, giving listeners a taste of the kind of linguistic mastery the up-and-coming emcee is capable of: “The crew committing mutiny, but the captain will prevail/ now I have to just sail/ like I’m Captain Ahab, chasing after his whale.” It’s not every day you hear a rapper reference Herman Melville. If you liked this track, be sure to check out The Indie Life EP, hosted by DJBooth, produced entirely by Judah and due to set the internet on fire February 22.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on February 15, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11882 |
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Sim is a dope emcee. Not because of his voice, his image, or his swag, but because he has substance and unadulterated enthusiasm.
And Sig is right; Judah made sure the bass REALLY bumps here. This might blow out a few speakers if people decide to not read the intro to feature before pressing play. 
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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Definite props for such a relentless flow and the always-admirable "I'm better than you" lyrics.
Only thing that bothered me was that it sounded like I've heard it many times before from different artists, but Sim's got skills for sure. I can take or leave the beat, but still pretty cool. |
| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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never heard of him but he ight i would listen to another song but this is a song...decipher it and wouldn't play it again.
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 56 |
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Some DMV music right here beat is dope and SM does his thing on this.It has replay value for me
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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I could see listening to this one late at night on your headphones and then finding yourself subconsciously nodding your head...which, come to think about it, is exactly what I'm doing.
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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Now this is DMV Hip Hop at its finest!!! Track is dope and lyrically, SM's gonna change the game! DMV stand up!
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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Sim and Judah are two of the most talented people I know....this piece is a direct product of their overflow of DOPENESS
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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HOT JOINT, FAM!
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 25 |
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Music almost overpowers Sim's dope lyrics. Wish I could hear him a little better, just sayin'.
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| Posted on Feb 11, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Everything about this song is hard. straight banger here.
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2010 |
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What the games been missing.. for real
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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2.5 and I'll round up!
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| Posted on Feb 13, 2010 |
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Sim's always been on it. The video for this is real nice.
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| Posted on Feb 15, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2949 |
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Not much to say but relaxing. I duno, just not gettin' my panties all excited at once.
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2010 |
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