A Week In The Life...

7 Days - Cook Norman Blaze

Hip-Hop is a generation defining genre in music, so much so that it isn't simply a style of music, it's an entire culture, a way of life. "7 Days" taps into that 80's style of Hip-Hop when telling your story and getting your message through in a way that would be enjoyable to anyone who listened was the main goal. As the mixtape's title would lead you to believe, the tracks are set in the context of one week starting on a Wednesday I like to think; though there isn't one stream of thought., there is a coherence from "Day 1- The Show" to "Day 7 - Over". Being a mixtape, it does sound a bit raw while still being well mixed, but there is a lot of potential in CNB especially lyrically; nothing overly superficial or just put together right before recording, these are well put together and deliberate lyrics with their own meaning and value. I've always supported talented up-and-coming artists and I think Cook Norman Blaze is an artist worth listening to especially if you've been looking for a different sound without completely going off the tracks.

1.- Day 1 - The Show

2.- Day 2 - Thinking Out Loud

3.- Day 3 - Far From Kind

4.- Day 4 - Tonight (Ft. Lelelhe)

5.- Day 5 - Sunday Morning (Ft. Gigi)

6.- Day 6 - Lights Out

7.- Day 7 - Over

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Air Swell - Chiddy Bang

My very first impression of this Hip-Hop duo was simple: these guys are amazing. The talent and potential of these guys would make other artists extremely envious. Their sound is a mix of Alternative-Rock, Pop and Hip-Hop while using some outstanding sampling from Electronica and House songs. From The Intro to "Shooter", if this mixtape is a sign of things to come I am eagerly awaiting their very first studio album and I will bring it to you in due time.

The Swelly Express - Chiddy Bang

If "Air Swell" was good, this proves these guys can get better. Stuffed to the seams with thirteen tracks of Hip-Hop and Rap that I wish more artists would get behind. I am not the only one who believes that the rap game is thinning in talent and if anybody can make music as genuinely as these guys they have a bright future. Having said that, Chiddy Bang is not perfect but when you have songs like "Opposite Of Adults" , "Truth", "Never", "All Things Go", "Dream Chasin'" and I could go on, mistakes are quickly forgiven. I am not exaggerating when I say that if you love Hip-Hop you HAVE to give this a listen.

Air Swell

The Swelly Express

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