Dan Vidal
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Dan is a nocturnal creature who needs good, nutritious alcohol to power his fuel cells. He thinks, lives and speaks from the underground.
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Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Released by Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam
My relationship with this man and his music has been one of love and hate. It seems that within the past couple years, my sentiments have slid further and further in the direction of the latter. It's ironic that Kanye's very (rare) artistic trait of unabashed self-expression is the very same trait that caused me to begin to lose interest in his work, not to mention respect for him as a person.
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I busted my ass last night to get up to Manhattan in time for this nice little soiree Cee-Lo and company hosted at The W Hotel to celebrate Tuesday’s release of The Lady Killer. After consuming my fair share of free drinks and waiting around with the photographers for James Woods to stop circling the block and (presumably) blazing up, the lights dimmed, curtains raised, and Cee-Lo Green busted out key selections from his back catalogue before running through the better part of the new album. His performance of my favorite cut from it is down bottom. “Bright Lights Bigger City,” “Fool For You,” and “Fuck You” are all after the jump.
Cee-Lo Green
The Lady Killer
Released by Elektra/Atlantic
His second album was called Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine. Now that I've got the chance to hear his latest, something tells me that perhaps it might have been more appropriate to save that title for this release.
That isn't to say that the current title isn't fitting in it's own right. In fact, The Lady Killer almost actually warrants the classification of a concept album. Right off the bat, Cee-Lo's soothing voice quickly turns sinister on the intro as he growls, "when it comes to ladies, I have ...
| Nov | 08 |
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Last week we were able to fill in some of the missing pages in the story of Big L’s life. In part two of my interview, I talk with Don and Gustavo Guerra (CEO of Distrolord Entertainment) about the new album. Don and I also get a chance to dissect some of L’s best music, as well as get the latest update on the upcoming biographical documentary in the works.
So this new album — is it going to have new material, or will it be mostly stuff we’ve heard before over new production?
Don: No, some of it will be [stuff you've heard before], but a lot of it’s gonna be new. Gustavo can tell you more about that.
Gustavo: Just to be honest to L’s fans, the album we’re releasing we’re putting out to start off Big L’s legacy. …
| Nov | 02 |
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He was poised to be one of the greats. Supreme wit, raw passion, and a flow tighter than Kid Cudi’s jeans. But the timing in Big L’s tragically short career never seemed to quite work in his favor. First there was his tepidly received debut album, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous. Then there was a 3 year hiatus during which the mic-ripper born Lamont Coleman watched as MCs he’d helped introduce to the rap game (Jay-Z, Cam’ron, Ma$e) began to make very big names for themselves without him. But L never stopped sharpening his sword. He had big plans, and the cards looked like they held a long and prosperous career for him right up until the night he was gunned down blocks away from his childhood home. Now with the upcoming release of Return of the Devil’s Son, …
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