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U.C.B. - Diana
Artist: U.C.B.
Featuring: Wale , Colin Munroe
Producer: MikeyMike
Album: The Blend Mixtape
Label: InHouse Music
As anyone who’s attended a performance by the DMV heavyweight is well aware, Wale puts on an absolutely killer live show. His secret? The UCB, a locally legendary Go-Go ensemble who have backed the emcee at performances across the nation. On new mixtape single Diana (their Booth debut), the group take center stage, serving up a lushly funky groove loaded with syncopated percussion and smooth guitar licks as frontman Tre (who produces the cut along with MikeyMike and fellow UCB member Rashad) shows off his silky-smooth falsetto. Wale drops a few energetic bars on the back end, sounding utterly in his element over the band’s swung groove, and past tour mate Colin Munroe rounds out the guest lineup, enhancing the track’s texture with some of his trademark, studio-tweaked backing vocals. Could UCB be the group to bring Go-Go into the national spotlight? Never say never! If you like what you’re hearing, you can catch both Wale and UCB on tour right now – and if you can’t make it, you’ll be able to find plenty more high-caliber musicianship and infectious tunes on their Blend Mixtape, due out in late summer.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on July 6, 2010
Listen to More: U.C.B. , Wale , Colin Munroe Written by richard
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G'damn, I need more of this kinda music in my life! Like The Roots, UCB puts on one helluva live show with Wale (Richard is correct), but you don't need to be standing in a packed hip hop venue to enjoy their new single "Diana."
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| Posted on Jun 30, 2010 |
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What Z said. :)
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| Posted on Jun 30, 2010 |
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My thought process:
1. "Hmm...U.C.B. ft. Wale & Colin Munroe...let me listen." 2. "Wow! I really liked that. Let me listen to it again so I can find something wrong with it." 3. "Huh...still no complaints. Let me try again." 4. "Are you serious, Matt? Nothing?" |
| Posted on Jun 30, 2010 |
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This sounds like such a beat Wale could/does tear apart.
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| Posted on Jun 30, 2010 |
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Anyone know what UCB stands for? (I doubt it's the University of California Berkeley.)
It's always hard to beat some live instrument hip-hop, and this is a great breath of fresh air. I can only imagine how good these guys are live - dopeness. By the way, Colin Munroe continues his stealth campaign to become the number one hook man in the game. Seriously, that dude's everywhere lately.
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| Posted on Jun 30, 2010 |
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This goes HARD!!! DC All Day!
@Nathan it stands for Uncalled 4 band |
| Posted on Jun 30, 2010 |
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This is CRACK! Love the way they flipped the Diana Ross sample.
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| Posted on Jun 30, 2010 |
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THIS MAKES ME THINK EVEN THE ONES DO THE ROCK-AWAY COULD EVEN GROOVE TO THIS. THIS IS HOTT ALL AROUND. THE YOUNGER GENERATION PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE FEELIN' THIS BUT IT DEFINITIVELY HAS A GROWN FOLKS VIBE AND WALE IS ALWAYS NICE... AGREED THAT HE SOUNDS TOTALLY IN HIS ELEMENT NICE WORK.
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| Posted on Jul 01, 2010 |
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I love this beat and I love the hook with this song im feeling everything about it.
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| Posted on Jul 01, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 01, 2010 |
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Hard to resist the uplifting soul in this song. If you don't have some part of your body in rhythm with this song you have no soul.
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| Posted on Jul 02, 2010 |
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Not really feelin' this one..
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| Posted on Jul 02, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 02, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 07, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 08, 2010 |
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This song is amazing, it’s just to fresh.
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 21 |
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I LIKE THE SLOW OLD SKOOL TONE OF THE SONG I REALLY LIKE IT
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| Posted on Jul 17, 2010 |
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Its god for one or two plays, but i dont see a long rotatio life for this one.
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| Posted on Sep 24, 2010 |
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