Artist Review: Hoodie Allen

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This post is going to be focused on an artist who I've recently discovered (that's a lie, it's been 8 months), he goes by the name of Hoodie Allen. This 26 year old star came from an abnormal start, born on March 19, 1988,(that means his birthday is tomorrow!! To state the obvious) and born in Georgia and moved to Long Beach in a Jewish household, he launched his music interest after 2009 when he produced his own mix tapes until his career took off in 2012 by releasing his first album All American. His most recent album released in 2014 called People Keep Talking has a collection of 14 songs.

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When it comes to Hoodie Allen, my personal favorite song is No Faith  in Brooklyn. Although I'm not totally sure of what his drive for this song was, I still enjoy the chill-ness and voice to match the song.

What Rap is About: Can You Pull it Off?

Many people who hear rap for the first time, often don't listen or consider the lyrics and write off the genre as "Devil Worshiping Music" or "The Devils Music". But lets be honest, we all get annoyed as hell when people write off stuff that they don't know anything about or haven't stopped to think about. So the subject of this discussion is what rap is about.
Rap has always been considered the playful side of music. Some artist (I'm sure you can think of a few names) rap only about how great their life is, how much money they have, and/or girls they meet at strip clubs. But if you search farther than those artists you find the few who have made it in the rap world who like to use their talent to their advantage. You will sometimes hear raps about the reality of their life, or generally just the reality of the world. Many of these artist of which have very little names in the music world. When you think about it, our music enjoyment is warped. Should those who speak out with an amazing talent be buried by those who say only what people want?
Rap itself is a talent and considered an art. Have you ever tried saying a tongue-twister and been unsuccessful every time? Imagine practicing them everyday just to get better at talking really fast and making it through your career. In fact I have one for you, it's the worlds hardest tongue twister!! 
"The Sixth Sick Sheik's Sixth Sheep's Sick."

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Did you try it? I'm sure you did. Anyway, with that said, think about averaging 280 words per minute in every song you create.

I hope your view of rap has been enlightened or enhanced just a bit. Sorry for keeping you waiting for my next post. See you next time.

Artist Review: Jack and Jack

Today, I've decided to talk about the pop rap dynamic duo called Jack and Jack (Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky). Since kindergarden, they've been the best of friends. Growing up in Nebraska, they started making music together and came to their chosen genre. Although their newest song "Wild Life" has made the second rank on most downloaded iTunes song, and the 87th rank on the most popular world wide song list, they weren't always making wild songs. Their original genre was more of a "refectory" "calm" type of rap, mostly talking about their relationships and life status'. I know it sounds boring, but their voices add a great twist and range on their songs. A lot of their earlier songs are a bit down and have a sad story.
 Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky, are both the age of 18, and continue to work well with each other. More focused on Jack Gilinsky, a brown hair, goofy singer who has dark brown eyes. Jack Gilinsky started making vines with his best friend and later became viral artists.

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Jack Johnson, a blond haired, 18 year old (baby face), who is "just a bit" shorter than his partner in crime. Originally living with his parents and his older Jeff, he eventually became a video web star.

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 I hope you guys had a wonderful week and a fantastic weekend. I plan on redeeming myself on the jump I recently fell on last sunday which took me to the hospital. Please don't use me as a roll model, I can be so clumsy, I'm only good at music. Speaking of clumsy and music, check out my friend's blog The Trebles of a Teenager

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Song Review: Stan - Eminem

Hey guys! I meant to post another review over the weekend but that didn't work out too well... I ended up in the hospital emergency room after a catastrophic fall on my snowboard. I hope ya'll had a wonderful weekend injury free.

The song in question today is a touching song by Eminem. It's called Stan because it was named after a passionate fan who had an unfortunate ending to his life. The story goes that Stan met Eminem at a signing and started writing him letters, he never got a reply and started getting more and more frustrated when he was waiting. Eventually driving him mad, he got drunk and well... the song will explain the rest. 

The Stan in the video isn't an exact look-alike, but shows the real Stan's dedication and obsession with Eminem. Tattooing his "Slim Shady" nick-name on his chest and bleaching his had to match his, explains how real of a fan he was to Eminem. Although on Eminem's perspective, all he can focus on is how uncomfortable he is with Stan's passion to him.

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For the video go to this link right.... HERE

Some info about the movie; the music video for this song, is not explicit, so if you're looking for all the words then I'll let you find it (sorry). Also,  this song is very dark in some places so it could touch on some sensitive subjects, so I will warn you now.

Song Review: Jimmy Iovine - Macklemore

First off, I'm sorry for taking so long with my next post, I was visiting California where I got 3 pairs of music design socks (insert happy face here). While I was in California I got to visit Universal Resorts Hollywood. But enough about me, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas or a fantastic Hanukah, and an amazing New Year.

Now on to the review; I generally don't obsess over Macklemore like I would with someone I truly look up to. But this rapper has already figured out where his voice and motivation in his life comes from. In the song Jimmy Iovine, he explains his expectations vs. the reality he walked into on his way to sign a record deal. The thing about most rappers these days, is they only rap about the absolute best thing in their life, but they rarely (if that) sing/rap about the unreasonable, or bogus events they go through in their everyday music life. Macklemore tells his story of how he expected a big welcome and an amazing deal when he walked into the studio offices. Although there is enthusiasm in the song, it comes from the man attempting to scam his deal. At the end of the song, he chooses to risk his pay instead of having money practically stolen from him.
When it comes to Macklemore, I have no complaints about his story or his music. His musical reputation isn't about how many people he can surround himself with, but more about his true character and stories of how the real world of music production works.

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Remember: Explicit Lyrics in this Song

New Chapter; Rap Music

Today I've decided that it's time to round out my blog; as promised, I would touch on all basic music genres. So, until January (ish) we will be talking about rap artists, and songs. If ya don't like rap, see you in January!

Rap music was a genre I was hooked on for a good 2-2 1/2 years before I started to really listen to all kinds of music. The artist who got me started was Eminem, Marshal Mathers, and B-Rabbit (bunny rabbit). If you're not a rap addict, then I will fill you in; all those names belong to the same person. Eminem was the first white rapper to break to barrier for white rapping. Not known for his voice or his "sick beats", he made it through music surviving on his amazing ability to rhyme AND make lines that normally would take a lot of thinking for most people. The story behind him is one that is always miscommunicated and misunderstood, but is at the same time one that would seem like a hard life to live. Well you're right, Marshal (before getting him name) started rapping with his black friend who first took him to rap battling in his younger years. After coping with the music, he began his obsession and sold his first record and everything blasted off from there. They do have a movie about his story before he began his career called 8 Mile, rated R and infested with language and adultery, I encourage you to brace yourself if you so choose to watch.

But enough about Eminem. Obviously rap has always been a more, explicit type of music and has more of an adult theme to it. I must warn you that if you get easily offended by music or certain subjects that may be mentioned, to steer clear of the song because this genre is not a light kind of music. I will most likely be posting the explicit versions (unless it is a censored music video). Hope to see you next time on the next song review!

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For 8 Mile movie click here