Sunday, May 1, 2011

Week of 5/1: SoundClick.com Hip-Hop Top 5

A pretty low-activity week this week, but still managed to carve out five songs that you should give a spin this week on SoundClick.com:
Jonny B - Set Me Free (f/ Chayse MacLair)
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10573021

The True Bonanza - Love Knocked Me Down
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10583118

Rah Scrilla - Can't Miss This Show (On In Five)
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10371640

Boss Game - On Top
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10541680

Established Dons - Killing Spree (f/ G-Lotto)
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=10544565
This week, Jonny B moves up from #5 to #1 with "Set Me Free," a heart-felt tale about love, family, and personal demons. Piercing lyrics and a commanding beat make this song really stick out, and Chayse does what he does providing a smooth hook to bridge Jonny's tale. It's a story we all can relate to, and Jonny provides witty yet well-written lyrics with interesting rhymes to tell the story. Very nice work here; while the selection was small this week, I think regardless, this track would have been top 3 easily amongst a number of competitors.

A gem found amidst the beat promotions, open collabs, and peep my track threads was The True Bonanza's "Love Knocked Me Down." It's well-deserving of some attention, but as of this writing, hasn't gotten any. The song is very well put together, the mixing is decent, and the lyrics are nice. I think the hook is a bit cheesy and some of the rhymes are forced, and words unnatural, but the verses are pretty good, especially the second verse. A confident performance here with a well-delivered hook and great beat make this a great listen, deserving of a spot on the list.

The rest of the tracks are also good listens. Rah Scrilla's "Can't Miss This Show" is aptly named. Witty lyrics woven into a nice anthem for his fanbase make this a standout track for me. Boss Game's "On Top" kinda falls short on the hook, but the verses are smooth and the beat works. Rounding out the list is "Killing Spree", basically one of my tracks to fill the list but a good listen nonetheless and brings something different to the table in relation to the rest of this week's selection.

As always, nice work this week by everyone, happy to see the good work coming out, and I'll be back next week with more...

N. Talekt

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