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TRUTHLiVE - Tormented Genius

TRUTHLiVE
Artist:TRUTHLiVE
Title:Tormented Genius
Producer: Martin SLO
Album:The UnLearned (Pre-Album EP)
Label:Interdependent Media
Twitter:@Truthlive
Website:TRUTHLiVE's Website

Average Rating:   32101   3.3
Total Ratings:       12

The intellectually gifted have it tough – from the excruciating logic puzzles, to the boring MENSA meetings, to the neck exercises you have to perform daily so that your spinal cord doesn’t snap under the weight of your massive cerebrum (seriously, I’ve seen it happen), it’s easy to see why the term “Tormented Genius” was coined. On this newly-leaked EP cut, Booth newcomer TRUTHLiVE laments that his erudite bars are lost on the majority of listeners: “...they must not get it though, my brain works in rhymes / My trying to flow is like the sun trying to shine.” Needless to say, the brainiacs who make up the Booth readership should have no trouble appreciating the Bay Area native’s agile, densely-packed flows; the rest can simply nod along to Martin SLO‘s upbeat, funk-sampled production, which comes complete with authentic cuts. If you like what you’re hearing, you can find more intellectually-stimulating jams on TRUTH’s UnLearningEP, the official prelude to the 4/20 release of his Jake One-produced debut full-length, Patience.


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XuUP17
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XuUP17
Total Ratings: 674
Rating:  43211
"Cutting edge lyricism" This dude was on point. I loved the funk-style horns throughout. Great track


Posted on Feb 15, 2010    

DJ Z
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DJ Z
Total Ratings: 8068
Rating:  43211
This is what hip-hop is all about. It would be a treat to see this live. Looking forward to the EP...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2010    

DjKidd
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DjKidd
Total Ratings: 272
Rating:  21321
i like the beat straight up ron burgundy ol skoo...flow is ok noting special it seems to push maybe they had bat latency, but the words are cool but honestly i wouldn't listen to this again especially when it does it haven't a hook, hook is a big part of hip-hop the hook makes a strong statement and this song needs one, not every song but this one does...


Posted on Feb 15, 2010    

LeWy
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LeWy
Total Ratings: 587
Rating:  14321
I agree with Kidd on production.
This is a straight up old school beat but other than that he didn't keep my attention long enough to get me through the whole song....


Posted on Feb 16, 2010    

Guest
Rating:  32121
       
Funky Beat + Dope Turntablism = Rotation Worthy


Posted on Feb 16, 2010    

DJ Rater
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Total Ratings: 951
Rating:  43211
loved the production on here! just so catchy and crazy! truth's lyrcis were on point and i easily got into this track- banger!


Posted on Feb 16, 2010    

Nathan S.
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Nathan S.
Total Ratings: 2478
Rating:  32121
I'm usually wary of anyone who plays the "you just don't understand my genius" card, but the man backed it up. Didn't blow me away, but definitely not anything to front on.
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010    

Mr.Top Hat
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Mr.Top Hat
Total Ratings: 3522
Rating:  43211
The lyricism doesn’t lose its steam here from start to finish, and the beat works with them, and hook is nice, which makes this My Pick for Track of The Day.


Posted on Feb 16, 2010    

Burmy
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Total Ratings: 515
Rating:  43211
Errbody talk about how they "bringin' real hip-hop back"-This man is actually doing it. The '80s and early '90s crowd would be all over this!

Martin SLO does his part too...hopefully TRUTHLiVE has the same chemistry with Jake One that he does here (Freeway sure made it work)


Posted on Feb 16, 2010    

TRUTHLiVE
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Total Ratings: 6
Rating:  54321
tip of the iceberg my people. trust.


Posted on Feb 16, 2010    

The 149th
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The 149th
Total Ratings: 2065
Rating:  21321
Not what I expected from this track. I'ma be looking out for him.


Posted on Feb 25, 2010    

Ghouse
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Ghouse
Total Ratings: 62
Rating:  32121
I hope this was released after his freestyle "coors light and ski boats," only so I can say he stepped it up greatly. And he gives off a lot of references to Wu-Tang.


Posted on Apr 02, 2010    

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