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Trae The Truth - Bad Don't Seem So Wrong
Artist: Trae The Truth
Featuring: Lupe Fiasco
Producer: Dirty Werks
Album: Ban The Truth
Label: EMPIRE
It wasn’t exactly surprising to hear esteemed lyricist Lupe Fiasco jump on the remix to Bruno Mars’ number one hit Just the Way You Are, but I doubt many expected to hear Lupe join Trae the Truth, the gravel voiced Texas rapper who’s as large as his home state, on Trae’s new record Bad Don’t Seem So Wrong. Then again, considering the response Trae’s been earning on the Booth lately (see Something Real), and the haunted, mellow production from producer Dirty Werks, who flips a sample from Garfield’s ‘70s song Private Affair into a melancholy banger, maybe pairing the Lone Star State and Chi-Town emcees isn’t so strange after all. While not his greatest verse, Lupe drops a typically dope and deep verse, and Trae keeps up impressively, continuing to prove his lyrical game is far better than many would give him credit for. If this record’s wrong, I don’t know if I want to be right. For more relentlessly real rap, be sure to keep Trae’s forthcoming mixtape, Ban the Truth, coursing through your speakers after it drops on September 28.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on September 27, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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I admire the collaboration (its been documented the love and loyalty Lupe shows to Houston emcees) and the sample work is solid (shouts to Kno, who has also used this same sample before), but I just don't know how much replayability this record has. I could be wrong. Let me give it a few more spins...
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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funny how even though Lupe verse is deep and dope, he's talking down about the trap, baller rap that Trae is all about...It's good though. Hoping to see Lupe do a track with Cham soon!
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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Lupe's verse is out of place. Trae's spits deeply like usual, flow's nicely over the beat.
Yet something really seems to be missing from this track, not sure what it is, but I think I'm going to agree with "Z" on this one and say this track doesn't have much "replayability". I can see myself skipping it quite often when I get the album. |
| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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Heard this sample before, really like it on this song. The lyrics are powerful to me, and (the message behind) will keep it in rotation. Music with meaning, that's what it's all about.
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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I think Lupe's work here is far better than his work on the Just the Way You Are remix. When I pressed play I didn't know how these two would pair, but it sounds dope, especially with Trae's lyricism apparently getting better by the day. I agree with Z that it's not one of those records that you can listen to over and over again, but most slow, deep records like this aren't either.
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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The sample is simply amazing but he bores me a bit
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 21, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 120 |
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The production iz nice... The hook iz soulful... But Lupe'z verese iz very short-lived... And Trae'z versez are very truth-filled... 2 - **'z
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| Posted on Sep 22, 2010 |
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Lupe was a good look for this track usually like lupe he just wasnt good for the beat in my opinion!!
Trae did the deep verse as usuall nice track not in rotation unless im down and high as hell around midnight on a monday or something |
| Posted on Sep 22, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1227 |
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This song is crazy dope, lupe killed it but this is all about Trae.
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| Posted on Sep 22, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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This track for me, should have been given to Lupe, he was much more better suited for this type of production. As for trae, he has the sam monotone vocals in all his songs, he needs more versatility. That raw, gritty vocals only work for certain tracks.
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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| Posted on Oct 23, 2010 |
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