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February 23, 2009
So i picked this album up, its an ehh album for me just straight up in the middle. Not to high not to low. The production is a gripe for me, but its to be expected that its a not typical hip hop album which a good thing I guess. I liked the fact he used some samples from the Ethiopquies , so i liked that part.
There is enough top 40 material here, 'bang bang' feat maroon 5 front man is MTV material, that enough will most likely help K'naan blow and bring in new fans, that does not mean it commercial or anything just that its a very welcoming and the beats are friendly, at least that's how i see it. Anyway enough about that. 'America' for me is the standout track , although Mos def's verse is ehh (i keep hoping for 'black on both sides' Mos), i liked the track though, my fav track. I also liked 'Fire in Freetown' and '15 minutes away'(attached).
Overall you should pick it up, very relatable material .
So I saw slumdog milionare before all the awards hype and such, its a good movie but hot damn the fellatio is movie is receiving, City of God was iller and much better than this glorified love story, gotta be the subtitles and unknown director that gave city of god a bad rap.
March 6th, I'm watching this, I liked the fact the director stayed true to the book, which was excellent by the way.
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Troubadour is good stuff, starts a bit slow with tracks 1 - 6 but definitely picks up in the second half. 'Somalia' and 'America' stand out for me.
And who thought someone would make a track about waiting for Western Union transfers!
Thu Mar 12, 04:23:00 AM
the track about Western Union, was nice and funny...
Good to hear you enjoyed the album.
Mon Mar 16, 08:10:00 AM
I agree, the album is kinda just in the middle..when you put it up against Dusty foot it unfortunately does fall short...But I do love 'Somalia'..favourite line 'and all of you who thought I wouldnt amount to constipation'
And I feel you on City of God, that movie was amazing
Sat Apr 18, 11:19:00 AM
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