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3.5 ( 15 total votes )
XV - Batteries
Featuring: Trae The Truth
Producer: The Awesome Sound
Album: TBD (Promo Single)
Label: Square Bound Music/Warner Bros.
As our own DJ Z remarked last week, when the Kansas City repper stepped into the Booth with The Kick, XV is the master of the concept record—whether he’s drawing from cinematic source or coining a broader analogy, Vizzy knows exactly how to paint a vivid picture of his grind without belaboring the point. On Batteries, the freestyle alum evokes not one but two popular metaphors for the industry: the shootout and the video game. Over ever-modest beatsmith The Awesome Sound cinematic synth/brass boardwork, the emcee announces his intent to run and gun his way to the top, with an XBOX controller doubling as his MAC-10. Trae the Truth grabs the mic on the middle, rasping his way through a hi-octane middle 16. True to its title, this hustle anthem left me feeling energized and ready to chase my dreams (even though, for the moment, that involves sitting on my rear in front of the computer). If you feel the same, keep it locked; while this out-of-this-world banger isn’t attached to any forthcoming project, you can count on us to bring you anything and everything XV going forward, including a forthcoming, in-progress collaboration with fellow fave Yonas.
Listen to More: XV , Trae The Truth Street, Downloads, Midwest, Unreleased, Collaborations
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 8792 |
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I'll tell ya - when Richard (our amazing writer/editor) includes my thoughts/feedback in his feature piece (see above), I don't even need to leave a comment! I love it when my job is made easier haha. Dope sh*t from Vizzy. WB needs to start pushing this stuff.
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2011 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 455 |
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Not the same XV we previously heard, the lyrics are on point as usual, but something was different
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2011 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 1783 |
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For a while a wasn't a fan of XV but he showed me wrong. I really grown to him. This record isn't as good as "the kick" but still dope.
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2011 |
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2011 |
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good stuff. but i know XV can go harder but i still love it
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2011 |
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 1052 |
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Solid
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2011 |
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 936 |
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I'm a Vizzy fan, but this track wasn't his greatest. I think that Vizzy has the right mind set to be something truly great, he just needs the right beats. His lyrics are always on point, but the production and Trae were just sort of a buzz kill for me.
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2011 |
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this goes kinda hard differently not XV's best but hey its nice to hear from him again
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 492 |
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What really impresses me about Vizzy is how consistent he is with his high energy and unique pop culture references. This track is pretty solid, although I didn't think Trae's style meshed well with Vizzy and the production. Really loved Vizzy though.
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 60 |
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Ok this beat is seriously exceptional. Nice cadence from xv near the end of the first verse, trae a personal favorite.
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2011 |
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| Posted on Sep 14, 2011 |
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Resident DJ  Total Ratings: 2303 |
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It's not a kick, but it's still dam good, XV FTW
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| Posted on Sep 18, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 243 |
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production is nice....i do miss the old XV tho...
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| Posted on Sep 20, 2011 |
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