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Avg Rating: 43211   4.2 ( 18 total votes )

XV - Awesome

Artist: XV

Featuring: Pusha T

Producer: Seven

Album: Awesome EP

Label: Square Bound Music/Warner Bros.

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What’s got two thumbs and knows how to spit rhymes? No, it’s not this guy—I’m probably only marginally better at spitting rhymes than your four-year-old sister. It’s that guy; you know, the guy whose name is at the top of this entry next to the word “Awesome.” Previously included on this year’s Zeros Heroes mixtape but revamped for use as the title track and latest single off XV‘s next EP, this upbeat jam finds frequent Vizzy collaborator Seven layering radiant keyboard riffs over an exuberant rhythm section as the Wichita-repping Booth fave fills us in on just how f*cking fantastic he’s doing. When he’s not talking himself up, he finds time to drop references to pop-cultural touchstones from The Wayans Bros. and Full House to Death Proof and Dragonball Z. Pusha T guests, telling us just how great he’s feeling about his budding solo career on the back: “My solo discography, I’m building it / Now every time you hit spacebar, I’m killin’ it.” Digging it? Fans can find this cut and four more fresh records (including another Zero Heroesinclusion, Swervin) on XV’s Awesome EP, scheduled to drop this November.

This song first appeared on the Rap Chart on October 17, 2011

   

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DJ Z
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DJ Z
Total Ratings: 11674
Rating:  43211
Thought this record had potential this spring when Vizzy dropped it post-mixtape release. Glad to see Warner decided to roll the dice and push as a single. This sounds like a winner to me. If not, I don't know what they're looking for from XV.
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011    

afrodude004
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Total Ratings: 15
Rating:  43211
XV is definitely from Wichita, KS and reps Wichita not KC


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

Brad Nieper
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Total Ratings: 35
Rating:  43211
would have to one of my favorite songs by XV good work


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

Alekt11
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Total Ratings: 171
Original was good but pusha made this one great and this song is pretty old


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

Dj Baer
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Dj Baer
Total Ratings: 433
Rating:  43211
I've been following XV since the booth introduced him to me about two years back and every mixtape that he has dropped since then has made me like him even more. This has an early to mid 2000's flow and I love it. Vizzy's flow as always is on point with and Pusha has been on point lately. I really like the production by Seven. Hopefully this'll make it on the album, if and when it decides to get a release date.


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

Aussie_Accents
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Aussie_Accents
Total Ratings: 2919
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Man takes me back to 'Everybody's Nobody'. Best mixtape ever.


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

djblaze
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djblaze
Total Ratings: 7999
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This goes hard right here! Sick production, nice chorus, and good delivery by XV & Pusha! This would bump in the car, the crib, and the club. Good $hit! DJ BLAZE BANGER Status.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

Nikries
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

Cameron Jaworski
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

Caveman 305
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

BKryptonite
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Total Ratings: 168
Awesome song by XV, cant wait for him to drop his next EP


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

TurnMyMicUp
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Total Ratings: 132
Rating:  43211
Awesome


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

TurnMyMicUp
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

ReturnOfSanta
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ReturnOfSanta
Total Ratings: 490
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This was on Zero Heroes but the beat sounds tweaked a bit. So many quotables from XV as usual, I love this song man.
"I'm A.W.E., SOME call me awesome, some call my vizzy, ladies call me often"
"Jesus Christ I'm good, please don't cross em"


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

keli
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Total Ratings: 3
Rating:  54321
good vibe, feel good track


Posted on Oct 11, 2011    

albyLB23
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albyLB23
Total Ratings: 1805
Hey dis is on nba 2k12 :D


Posted on Oct 12, 2011    

Judge_Fudge
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Posted on Oct 13, 2011    

Mr.Top Hat
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Mr.Top Hat
Total Ratings: 4267
Rating:  54321
What can I say about this song? I've heard it hundreds of times and never tire of it. Perfection.

There are some fun songs that try far too hard to get you to love them, and then there are those that are so effortless that you can’t help but be completely charmed. This absolutely falls into the latter category with no difficulty whatsoever. It's got that infectious hook that no one can resist -- the kind you'd climb a mountain just to be able to play from the very top of the world. It's an anthem, and we all know how much everybody loves anthems.

"Everybody's Nobody" have a handful of strong potential singles produced by Seven, but I agree with @Z this is the best of the bunch. Full to the brim with charm and simple melodies, it does have an undeniable pop surge to it, and is possibly one of the best example of simple but effective production !!

As far as XV, I'd say the quality of his punchline-ridden rhymes has stood the test of time remarkably well. Plus, Pusha T adds a memorable verse that too effortlessly seams into the hook.

It is a foregone conclusion that this song (with no big superstar feature) will be dominating the charts. But if you do get a chance to hear it, you can consider yourself very Awesome.

For what this song does, the feel-good vibe it brings, I can not rate this any lower than 5-stars!


Posted on Oct 13, 2011    

The5Rings
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Total Ratings: 950
Rating:  43211
This came out a while ago but it's still dope. With this cut on NBA 2k12's soundtrack, XV is finally getting the attention he deserves.


Posted on Oct 16, 2011    

JonastyGER
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JonastyGER
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2K


Posted on Oct 16, 2011    

Shep
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Shep
Total Ratings: 74
Rating:  54321
It's crazy the quality this guy produces. I listen to tracks to some of my fav big time artists like T.I and it's literally hit or miss if I'm going to dig the track or not. This guy it's almost a guarantee I'm going to like it before I even hit listen and this is no difference. Part of me wants him to make it big, the other part is worried it will change the quality. Keep doing what your doing XV either way!


Posted on Oct 25, 2011    

Karan Gupte
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