Author: FREE MUSIC EMPIRE
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Song of The Year-The White Shoes by Wale
Song of The Year-The White Shoes by Wale by Dan-O Not to get super militant on anyone but can you imagine a world where Wale is white and still as talented as he is? Can you imagine the exposure/built in audience he would have to choose from? Instead Wale is not white and not slam…
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Free Album Review-Pilot Talk 3 by Curren$y
Free Album Review-Pilot Talk 3 by Curren$y by Dan-O On the Opening Credits (the first track) of Pilot Talk 3 Curren$y references his lost relationship to savagely independent hip hop mogul Dame Dash “then I tried to start a business with Damon…charge that to the game, learned some things…” he implies the money wasn’t right.…
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Song of The Year-Other Guys by ILoveMakonnen
Song of The Year-Other Guys by ILoveMakonnen by Dan-O I’m probably addicted to ILoveMakonnen but I’m not alone. His new mixtape Drink More Water 5 starts with a freestyle under the same name that is a train wreck. It’s more clear than ever from his new output that Makonnen is that weird character in the…
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Mixtape Review-Traffic Jamz by Scotty ATL
Mixtape Review-Traffic Jamz by Scotty ATL by Dan-O When Scotty ATL is about to go to sleep and he’s alone just gazing into the ceiling with his private thoughts, he has nothing to regret about how he has attained his success. He doesn’t have to wonder if his evolution into the spotlight is due to…
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Mini-Mixtape Review-Mardi Gras 2 by Juvenile
Mini-Mixtape Review-Mardi Gras 2 by Juvenile by Dan-O I have been on the craziest Juvenile binge lately. I’m talking Solja Rags, Tha G Code, Juve The Great, Reality Check and that was before he dropped his newest mixtape Mardi Gras 2. What has already been said is that Juvenile reinvented where the catchy part of…
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Mixtape Review-The Iron Way by T-Pain
Mixtape Review-The Iron Way by T-Pain by Dan-O T-Pain is the Mozart of strip club music. No matter how many changes he has gone through I’ve never given up on him because I know that to be true. I know he is capable of stifling musical intelligence and flawless execution on very silly songs about…
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Song Review-Fly Away by Boosie Badazz produced by Crush Hayven
Song Review-Fly Away by Boosie Badazz produced by Crush Hayven by Dan-O How many artists could borrow a very silly R. Kelly hook and repurpose it for lyrics like “when people take your words and twist it, on parole still pissing, man wishing sperm make some more real @$$ N_’s”? This isn’t R. Kelly’s I…
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Song review-City Boy Blues by Action Bronson featuring Chauncy Sherod produced by 88-Keys and Party Supplies
Song review-City Boy Blues by Action Bronson Chauncy Sherod produced by 88-Keys and Party Supplies by Dan-O Modern movies aren’t sleek anymore. You can’t get out of a romantic comedy nowadays under three hours running time and the director will try and make you feel better in interviews by specifying that the REAL cut was four…
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FME Official Guide to The Five Combat Jack Episodes you need to hear
FME Official Guide to The Five Combat Jack Episodes you need to hear by Dan-O This is not a podcast review. I have never been able to wrap my head around why those exist. I love podcasts and have heard A LOT of them but only two hip hop podcasts are must listen for me(the…
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Song of The Year-Why iii Love The Moon by Phony PPL
Song of The Year-Why iii Love The Moon by Phony PPL by Dan-O Phony PPL is a band whose trademark is experimentation. From the Phonyland days the Brooklyn group has been working trying to triangulate the perfect way to bridge the gap between the soul/funk music we all really love and the vibrant energy hip…
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