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2.6 ( 17 total votes )
Uncle Murda - No Sunshine ft. Akon
Artist: Uncle Murda
Featuring: Akon
Producer: Green Lantern
Album: TBD
Label: Gettin' Money Gangstaz
Bill Withers must make a killing on royalties. No Sunshine, the newest track from New York artist Uncle Murda, is just the latest rap song of dozens to sample his work, borrowing large portions of the chorus from Ain’t No Sunshine. Maybe DMX didn’t put it to rest after all. As can be expected, Murda’s version is another anti-authority hood anthem, relying on defensive accusations and Obama plugs to get his thug credibility across. Hitmaker Akon plays Withers’s part on the hook, bemoaning the lack of figurative sunlight in his neighborhood. Producer Green Lantern borrows some of the chord changes from the original, but for the most part keeps it fresh with a lively drum beat and some loud hits. There is no official word yet on Murda’s Def Jam debut.
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 31 |
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first comment baby haha. nice soft beat, cant go wrong wit Akon
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 1622 |
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Love the chorus/bridge, Akon is doin big things. Uncle Murda doesnt fit this track at all, it makes me want to not even listen to it. Akon and Uncle Murda just do not match up, this is a pass.
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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Murda is a lucky man, he will have Green Lantern doing the executive production on his debut album... when that album is coming, however, is another story. Akon is still the 'it' man for these sorta hooks, that is, until T-Pain is done finalizing, promoting and releasing his new album this fall...
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2281 |
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Real talk. preach murda! I like this, the hook is trash though, the beat is alright, murda makes his own track. Imagine that.
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2130 |
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Akon on another cover style hook eh? This one is straight, but not as good as the previous one where he covered Bob Marley. Green Lantern's production is pretty banging though. Uncle Murda has never been on my radar either, but this joint made me turn my head. I'll be checking for some of his future joints too. I felt Akon's vocals could have been a tad stronger on this, but this is tyte joint. Once again, sincerity is in attendance. It seems like rappers are finally getting the point, and the rappers who used to keep it sincere (Kanye & Jay) on some other stuff. Hmmm....wonder what the deal is.
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 908 |
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Second remake of an Akon song today (if the other one was done by Akon first before Nino)! Green Lantern does some pretty amazing stuff here; Murda hit one with using him. An album handled by Green Lantern? Never been Murda's #1 fan or anything, but I think I'll check this album out.
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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Im feelin this, been feelin alot of the stuff on here 2nite
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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I like the hook. Beat is murderous! Uncle doesn't do a bad job managing the track.
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 502 |
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Uncle Murda and Akon go together like a midget and a 7 foot tall lady, Akon is ok on the chorus though.
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 161 |
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Nothin is special about this sonq, ive heard plenty & better sonqs on this topic .
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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how on earth cud u give thiz a ONE THE QUEEN???,DAMN. akon wuz hot and i liked Murda in thiz a lot!!
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| Posted on Aug 25, 2008 |
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Murda did his thang on this one but I didn't like the hook too much could of been more creative. The beat and flow made this song though.
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| Posted on Aug 26, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 314 |
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Akon and the beat ARE this song...i dont think murda lyrically brings anything to the game that hasnt be said or heard a million times...
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| Posted on Aug 26, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 3210 |
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Not a song I would add to my mp3 player, but one I would gladly listen to on the radio...good beat, soft and chillin, and Murda and Akon killed the song! The chorus is really original...in rotation!
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| Posted on Aug 26, 2008 |
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I think they should have use the clipse beat that Akon used b4 or something like that!
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| Posted on Aug 26, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 161 |
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I qave it a one because its qarbaqe to me, there are plenty of BETTER sonqs that address struqqles qoin on and overall its my opinion so wtf & i dont acknowledqe u when u constantly overrate wack ass sonqs; dont address me "wow:)" .
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| Posted on Aug 26, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 356 |
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Murda is trash. The beat is okay at best and the hook is weak
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2008 |
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