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2.8 ( 10 total votes )
With the first installment of his Paid Time Off EP/online series, Blue Collar/For the People emcee Thad Reid set out to put the populism back into popular music with a track expressing the relief all us working stiffs feel upon reaching the 15th and 30th of each month. Now that all of our readers (at least the ones lucky enough to be employed) are enjoying their paychecks, it’s time for another miniature musical vacation courtesy of the man who brought us Watertight Flow. This time around, the Virginia emcee’s teamed up with two fellow DMV rappers to pay tribute to “small town n*ggas… with big-city swag,” aka Life Soldiers, on their grind across the globe. L.A.-based producer Auditory Beats’ thundrous instrumental, fueled by tension-fraught strings and brass fanfare, sets the mood for Reid’s hard-hitting rhymes, as well as some equally aggressive guest bars from Booth newcomers Flip and K-Beta. To paraphrase Reid himself, this record’s guaranteed to get you out of your seat and motivated to make it happen. If this two-fisted motivational jam’s got you amped up, be sure to tune in for the next Paid Time Off installment—Cruzin‘s set to cruise into the Booth on the 15th.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
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That beat came in hard didn't it!!!!
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| Posted on Jul 03, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11866 |
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This beat is a MONSTER, but Thad and his new com padres certainly match the energy-level with their rhymes.
Overall, Reid is two-for-two in this series. 
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| Posted on Jul 03, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 639 |
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Beat is good!!
Thad sounds pretty good on this but it's nothing special that i would listen to again!! |
| Posted on Jul 03, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1077 |
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I'm all for the subject matter, but the deliveries just didn't impress me (save for the second verse which was decent.) The beat was pretty hot, and like everyone said they just didnt match up to it.
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| Posted on Jul 03, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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It has it’s moments but it’s just an average track, nothing out of the ordinary, but it is listenable ...
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| Posted on Jul 03, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 34 |
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damnz this song was str8 fya!!! its gets a five from me!!!!
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2281 |
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Nothin to say here.
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| Posted on Jul 07, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 8 |
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" so i drink my glycerin, the henny on rocks change my temprament" This being the first time hearing Thad Reid I would listen to this and listen to more of his music.
K Beta hits a homer again. The DMV strikes AGAIN... |
| Posted on Dec 24, 2009 |
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