Author: FREE MUSIC EMPIRE
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Nation Gvng-Every Song’s A Celebration
by Dan-O The newest release on Insubordinate Records is great! The full length album by Nation Gvng (PR The Great, Black, BIGSPITGAME, Scorcese) is a furious workout of focused voices passing the baton at full speed to a partner who surges forward. You don’t need to know wrestling to love it. You don’t need to…
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5 questions for Fatboi Sharif & Roper Williams
by Dan-O I know it’s a Fatboi beat when I know it’s gonna scare other lyricists.–Roper Williams We live in a world where children are sold for drugs and sex, murders are filmed on social media sites where millions will witness and not turn away, so you can’t be mad at my lyrics compared to…
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State of The Game Vol. 35-Label Legacy=Def Jux
by Dan-O ATTENDEESDaniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDANew Business● Generally acknowledge what makes these individual albums important.● Look for shared musical values that defined the Def Jux character andhow we experience them today. NOTES● Cannibal Ox-Cold Vein: released May 15th 2001. Produced entirely byEl-P, this album might be the single most important Def Jux release.Vordul Mega…
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FREEMUSICEMPIRE 2020 Voices That Stick featuring Nate Leblanc
by Dan-O Seeking out Nate Leblanc is one of the best moves I made. Within the discussion I outline my reasoning for him being at the top of my list. The mission: help me dig through all the great music this year and figure out how to identify the yearly FME MVP. Why was Nate…
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#BandcampGold-Routes by Sleep Sinatra produced by August Fanon
by Dan-O In my 2020 love of Sleep Sinatra I started calling his cadence Dragić flow. Goran Dragić has played in the NBA for fourteen years as a guard and every time he takes the ball down the court I trust him. As a fan of the other team he terrifies me because his consistency…
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#Bandcampgold-Couldn’t Wait To Tell You…by Liv.e
by Dan-O Neo-soul deserves the rich and bountiful future Liv.e can give it. The Dallas born talent slipped a momentous album by me on July 31st that I am just now catching up to. It was her feature on Mind Right off Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin’s collaboration album FlySiifu’s that really got my attention. Her voice appears…
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State of The Game Vol.34-Evolution of Megan
AGENDANew Business● Discuss Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album Good News . Was it successfulor is the support for Megan transcending the music?● Chart the evolution of Meg through her projects: Good News, Fever, TinaSnow. NOTES● While Tina Snow (2018) is not Meg’s first project it feels like thefirst incarnation of who we see now. It’s…
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Mac Miller Moments: Dang!
by Keith Rollins The power of music is in its ability to transport. A great song functions as a reprieve from reality. An escape to a crafted world constructed with detailed imagery and emotions specific to the artist. A great song is a well designed city. The more thought and care that is put into…
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