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XV - 27 Club
Artist: XV
Producer: The Awesome Sound
Album: None (Promo Single)
Label: Square Bound Music/Warner Bros.
What do Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison have in common? Yes, they were all musical icons who died of drug overdoses, but that’s only half the answer—every single one of them was 27-years-old when they met their untimely demise. XV may not be quite as famous as the aforementioned rock legends were in their prime but, as a 26-year-old artist climbing ever-higher in the game, the Wichita repper’s understandably concerned that he might be the next entrant into the 27 Club. His second one-off release this week (see also Chaka Shao Khan), this moody promo single finds beatsmith The Awesome Sound chopping a sample from Minne-ap indie group GAYNGS’ The Beat Down into an ominous backdrop for the freestyle alum‘s rhymes. Lamenting our culture’s fixation on excess and self-destruction, he spits: “Consumption’s our destruction, if you figure there’s a whole generation of wild lil’ n*ggas sayin…. [ I will die young]” Heavy stuff, to be sure, but I have a feeling the Wichita repper’s realness will earn him major points in the Booth. Fans can keep it locked to the Booth for all the latest from XV, including release details on his yet-unscheduled Warner Bros. debut album.
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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The 27 thing is scary, eh? No worries, Vizzy. Stay away from hardcore drugs and stalker fans and you could be just fine.
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| Posted on Dec 16, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 7960 |
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Meh... The beat is OK on here and the flow/lyrics are pretty average on here too. I do hear some sense of hunger in there, but still just misses the mark for me.
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| Posted on Dec 16, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 1633 |
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XV is dope, nice song right here.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1805 |
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XV can and has done better
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 380 |
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Definitely will have this on repeat
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 492 |
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Someone correct me if i'm wrong cause I dont think vizzy would bite but I mean the opening of verse one "Spit that wonderama shit, that blow yo brain kurt kobain that nirvana shit, who gon bring the game back?"0
Then in verse one of Jay Elecs Exhibit A "I spit that Wonderama shit, me and my conglomerates Shall remain anonymous, caught up in the finest shit Get that type of media coverage Obama get, spit that Kurt Vonnegut That blow your brain Kurt Cobain, that Nirvana shit Who gon' bring the game back?" |
| Posted on Dec 17, 2011 |
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| Posted on Dec 20, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2904 |
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XV has done better, I like the concept but it was a little under for me, still, the beat is killa and I can't hate on XV, he's just too AWESOME
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| Posted on Dec 20, 2011 |
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