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It seems
like this year will have some variety after all, that and a lot of lady
snatching. Last week and a day ago Alpha Centauri and FTR respectively dropped
love jams. Not quite love as both of them dwell on the forbidden nature of it
all. So since some people had gotten used to turn up turn up jams with the
incentive being their ability to make rumps move, here is we think you should
have these heart moving jams
Side guy emotions explained
We are
absolutely thrilled to find that the two songs essentially put into words,
feelings behind two sides of the coin of guys dipping their fingers in somebody
else's honey pot! Or hands in another brother’s cookie jar (whatever works).
Alpha Centauri explores the "I want to steal your girl", side of it. In his release statement he says
...This song
is about a “situationship where a guy falls for another man’s girl. The girl
seems interested and leads him to a point where he develops genuine feelings
for her and is willing to fight to make her his girl. However, her previous
relationship remains intact and since he is ready to put her first he wants to
know if she is willing to put him “before anybody else"...
Yeap, he is that punk all boyfriends dread. FTR's
on the other hand is the punk people would kill (nudge nudge wink wink) because
he is pretty much sleeping with someone’s woman. Top it all off, the girl likes
it! The reason why we had such detail is that, THEY BROUGHT IT OUT WELL. Lots
of rappers don’t go that descriptive anymore but it seems like all it took was
being side guys to make it happen. Thank you!
The productions are on point!
Let’s
start with Love Triangles this time. Noone doubts the productions of Blow Hard
Records (eish the name though)... However the quality of productions can often
be judged better when we strip down all those loud 808's, MMG type bass lines
and just noise. They showed us that they are very capable of making a really
dope love jam. We heard Alpha Centauri's previous album. He has the type of
music which hinges on complex harmonies and pseudo futuristic patterns. Mastering
and overall production of music aren’t things that are difficult for him and
his team. This type of sound is his home ground so obviously no problems there.
Structure and stuff
The name
of the song to begin with BAE (Before Anybody Else), sweet stuff innit! The two
verses on this song of some-o-pure sob story tale (it’s a good one, the type
rom coms are made of) are simple to follow, the second being the more “getting out
of the friendzone” determination packed one. On Love Triangles, Its pretty
intense too coz its FTR telling off the girl that he don’t want her no more (hit
and run will ya?), Chorus, then Tru North crying for more, man! Dee girls aint
loyal though! You know why we getting emotional, it’s because they wrote them
well!
Samples and Features
Former
Major playaz R & B specialist Chyllur drops a really cool mellowed down
chorus for us and Surprise surprise, an unknown but really pleasure to hear
girl rapping, Tru North does the second verse. Introduction into the game? We
hope so! Samples can be hard to deal
with, where to use them, how to use them? On BAE, Alpha rides on the
instrumental with them placed appropriately in the background. Using the right
ones to go with his subject matter made something difficult look easy...
Bars, Lyrics…
“Who could plan to trip and fall and still
know where to stand” Alpha Centauri
"to me you a scheming devious, minor/ messing
with me major/ ..” see what FTR did there
“The grass is greener till you water your own/
so when u call me your queen I know your bed is my throne” Tru North (we
heard the lyrics, he ain't call you no queen, he said you devious!!)
This and
more is all why we think these songs are worth downloading and listening too! So get Alpha Centauri’s BAE over on this link and FTR featuring Chyllur and Tru
Norths Love Triangle over here!
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