Well if you are not from Michigan, then you probably are not familiar with the popular phrase "April in the D".  It really isn't a "Michigan" thing, and can be used in the context for all states that have three sports teams playing during April.  Anyway, I am going to cover some sports stuff, I just feel like there are certain things I need to get off my chest, and even though this is a MUSIC blog, I am sure we can all use a little change in topic every now and then...

Let's start off with the Stanley Cup chase that has currently been going on for the past couple of weeks.  The way things have been shaping up, this years winner is going to be a toss up (somewhat)!  I mean the underdog teams have been fighting hard, and they have been putting up a strong effort to overcome and be the top seeded teams playing in this years Cup tournament.  I would have to say that the most entertaining matchups thus far in the Stanley Cup chase would have to be the New Jersey Devils vs. The Carolina Hurricanes.  Why is this such a great series...?  I mean it has the makings of being great, it has been physical, intense, filled with tons of big hits and big scores!  The series as it stands is 2-2 which is a big surprise considering the Devils (in my opinion) are the significantly better team.  I guess every team is really on the same playing field once they hit the playoffs!  Another great series that is taking place is the New York Rangers vs. The Washington Capitals.  As that series stands, the Rangers have a 2-1 lead in games (and as the current game progresses, it would appear that they will be taking a 3-1 lead by the end of the night).  This is another surprise... Washington has built one of the more stabile and stronger teams in the league, and with Ovechkin, it is really hard to find and excuse for their lack of scoring.  Another great series that is taking place in the league is The Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks vs. The San Jose Sharks.  The Sharks are heavy favorites in this series, and in some sportscasters minds, are favorite to win the Cup this year.  

And onward to the series games that really have not been much of a surprise!  The Boston Bruins have not let down their fans, their towns, and their reputation thus far in the playoffs.  As it stands, they are winning their series against The Montreal Canadiens, 3-0.  There really is not much going on there, and it would appear that the Bruins will get the win tonight and advance in the playoffs (along with Vancouver, who beat the Blues in four straight... SAW THAT ONE COMING!).  In the other blowout matchups, you have the past Stanley Cup Champs, the Detroit Red Wings taking on The Columbus Blue Jackets.  The Wings are up in that series 3-0 as it stands tonight, with a big game in Columbus tomorrow night.  It will be a must win for the Jackets, as they are facing elimination from their first ever Stanley Cup bid.  The Wings seem to have everything on lockdown right now... The Jackets have scored two goals in the three games they have played, and have just been outplayed and out-skilled by the veteran Wings.  I have to give a hand to the Jackets though, they have been physical and given Detroit a taste of what is to come in the future rounds of the playoffs.  They are not a bad team, and I would expect them to make it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs next year!  My predicted NHL Finals series is: Boston Bruins vs. The Detroit Red Wings, with the Playoff MVP Award going to Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings (also meaning that I think the Wings will go back to back and win the Stanley Cup for two straight years).

Moving onto a lot of peoples favorite sport, Basketball.  Right now the playoffs are a bit crazy, with a lot of teams making some strides against the higher seeded teams.  The Chicago Bulls upset the Boston Celtics in the first game at MSG, but the Celts took back a game with a last second shot by Ray Allen.  This matchup looks to be a good one, and if I was a betting man (which I am not), I would be putting it on Derrick Rose and the young up and coming Chicago Bulls.  We'll see how the rest of that series plays out, sure should be fun to watch!  Denver has taken a 1-0 lead on New Orleans, which was a big surprise to me, then again I am a huge Chauncey Billups fan, and I know him and his team are probably going to make some damage this year in the playoffs!  I guess this could be the year of upsets in the NBA Playoffs!  I know I will be keeping an eye on that series as it develops, and if you are an avid basketball fan, you should too!  Philly took a 1-0 lead on the Magic, but as I watch the game on tonight, it would appear that the Magic know what they are doing and should regain control of this series real soon.  ATL, like many other teams out there, has stunned many basketball fans, and have taken a 1-0 lead on the High-Flying Heat.  Wade has been tearing it up as of late, and even though Iggy's shot won the game for them in Game 1, I think the Heat are just going to straight up dominate the rest of the series, for the most part.

Now for the mismatches... LAL are up on the Jazz (can't say I didn't see that coming), and the Cavs are just destroying the Pistons and they are up in that series as well.  The San Antonio/Dallas series is going to be a heck of a series, and the Portland/Houston series will be another one to keep an eye on.  Otherwise, that sums up the first round of the playoffs thus far.  My predicted NBA Playoff Finals are: LA Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Lakers winning and Koby Bryant snagging the Playoffs MVP Award.

And onward we go!  I am not really going to get too involved with baseball, and it really is WAY to early to tell, but the Tigers are looking solid, I will cover more of their stuff as the season progresses, it is really too early to go in depth on any of that.

In other sports news...

• The Detroit Lions Are Working On Signing Matt Stafford, looks like the covetted QB will end up being Detroits next star/fart... I hope he works out, I liked the way he played in the NCAA, and if Detroit signs him, I would be hopeful that they would win at least ONE game next season, and not be the first team in NFL history to go 0-32 in two seasons. (Source: ESPN)
• Stafford has been heard saying the following about if he was drafted first overall by the Lions... I like the kid, I think things would work out well with him in Detroit, and I think he would be where the change will and should start from.  After they win a game... maybe they can add an offensive line, and if we get really lucky, maybe even a DEFENSIVE LINE!?  The Lions are in need of plenty of changes, but the fact that a young player coming out of college wants to play for an 0-16 team is amazing, kid has the right attitude, and I would much rather have him throwing to Calvin Johnson then the old timer Dante Cullpepper trying to bomb throws down the field.  ""That would be an honor to, obviously, be the No. 1 pick and be able to come to Detroit and hopefully turn it around and be a part of a regime that kind of brought [this organization] back to life," he also has stated that, "It would be a dream come true; it would be awesome for me, but if it doesn't happen it doesn't happen. Wherever I end up going, it's football and you've got to make the best of it." - Matt Stafford
• Looks like the Kansas Jayhawks will be the North Carolina Tar Heels of the tournament next year.  It is apparent that the Henry brothers have decided they want to go to Kansas instead of Memphis (due to the coaching change).  One brother was signed by the Yankees out of high school and won't have to worry about going to college there (at least money wise) because the Yanks are covering all the cost.  The other is going on some sort of scholarship I am sure.  As it stands, it seems that the Jayhawks will be the #1 team at the start of next season.  The two brothers are highly coveted ball players, should be interesting to see how they play in the Jayhawk system. (Source: ESPN)

That is all the sports coverage for right now... I'm all sported out right now!

Chester French Reactiones

TheSideNote is just on fire with reviews today. Here is another semi-highly anticipated album, but unfortunately the hype (mostly that we created) was a little too much for the actual album. Don't get me wrong, Chester French is going places, just not right now. Don't worry about it guys, good try!

BREAK IT DOWN NOW:

1) Introduction: Powerful strings, foriegn language, cresendos and orchestration. This is going to be a wild ride.

2) C'mon (On My Own): Well thought out rock pop, catchy and driving hook. Exactly what I was expecting from the newcomers.

3) Bebe Buell: This is the first time I had to google a hook in a pop song. "This ain't groupie love, cause you mean so much to me/ You're my Bebe Buell, you're my Puerto Rican Pamala Lee." It may not seem be flattering give your girl the pet name of a Playmate heartbreaker, but when you're Chester French, maybe its not so bad. The rock star serenede drives with guitars, electronic beats, and lyrics worth reading.

4) String Interlude: It's exactly what you think it is. Can they play the violin and chello? Hmmmmmm, rockers with classical tendences. Rock me, Amadeus, indeed.

5) The Jimmy Choos: The combo of synth, oooOoOoOoos, and design shoe name dropping actually works. So far, no real stand out track. All are solid tracks, but who knows if they'll still be good the 10th spin around? B, so far.

6) Time to Unwind: More synth, more beats, more quirky pop.

7) Fingers: "You're so fresh, you're fresh to death / but you've turned your tricks, made such a mess" See, its ironic because there's a grand piano track under it! Oh, and there's the strings from Track 4, I thought they'd pop up again.

8) Country Interlude: There are only a few times where I've looked foward to a track less. And its 5+ minutes. And now I'm thouroughly confused. This is no country track. Kind of a creepy techno/acoustic mash-up. To top it all off is the xylophone. Just a disorienting track.

9) Beneath The Veil: Now THIS is the pop/rock country I was expecting before. Tap dance solo as an added bonus.

By this point in the listening, I was decently bored. I had high expectations coming into the album, and none of these songs were going to stick in my head for more than a few hours. I really stopped listening to the album, except for the supposed single She Loves Everybody. The track has a rather large replay value on MTV, so I figured I'd check it out. Really, the chorus stands out because its straight-up hooktastic. The rest is like the love for a promiscuous woman that they sing about: you know you shouldn't like it, but it just keeps growing on you. Until you get crabs. And then you have a problem. The music video is worth a look though. Nothing says artsy like black and white and ass-kicking.

For a duo who rocked As I Em w/ Asher Roth, they did not deliever. 2, 3, 5, and She Loves Everybody are worth a replay or two, but not much. I'm tagging Love the Future with a heartbreaking C+. They're 1/2 to a solid CD. They just gotta finish strong.

"You think we should finish our CD?" "Nah, let's lounge in this preppy room some more."

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We're confused too! Maybe we can put your confusion into perspective!

Our topic at hand today deals with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The government calls it as an act including federal tax relief, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, and infrastructure. I call it the Help the Majority, Steal from the Minority, Pile on Debt Act of the Obama administration. While I am not completely against a stimulus package, and am mildly happy with the bailout of major financial institutions, I think that the size of this package and unfair redistribution of wealth away from the upper 5% of the country, which many of us are housed in, is out of control. While I do believe in Keynes’s Paradox of Thrift, and somewhat in his belief in government spending to raise aggregate demand, I can’t seem to agree with a tax the wealthy and deficit spend means of operation on such a large scale.

In addition to Obama’s deficit spending agenda, the Federal Reserve is printing money. With a federal funds rate near 0, it seems as if they will keep printing until they realize inflation. While their efforts to counteract deflation may be working in the short term, Socialistworld.net harps, “printing money today raises the specter of inflation tomorrow.” Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into unemployment checks, rebates for individuals unable to pay their mortgage (let me note that this is the ONLY time that the government would ever hand you money to pay your bills), frivolous enterprises, bank bailouts, where half of the time the banks don’t even know where all the money is going, etc. I praise Obama on stepping in and trying to fix the mess that was left to him, but why so much money? $787 Billion is just too much.

The Guardian references billionaire investor George Soros stating, “…bailing out banks could turn them into "zombies" that suck the lifeblood of the American economy, which he predicted is in for a ‘lasting slowdown’”. While we have seen a great rally of the markets in the past 6 weeks, we must be careful in gauging the success of our economy. Citigroup posted stellar earnings, and Bank of America posted $.44 a share, 10x the predictions of most analysts, but both companies’ stocks were still down in the dumps on Monday afternoon. Cramer says there is a bull market in every bear market, while Fast Money has a segment called “Bull Market or BS?” We can’t be fooled by fake bull markets in bear markets, while at the same time we can’t panic after one bad day in a six week good day span.

Lastly, I am a bit annoyed (and by a bit I mean healthily enraged) with the Democratic House and Senate for passing $3.5 Trillion budgets with no Republican support. Yes, 0 Republican votes. I don’t care what bill is being passed, whether it is Democratic or Republican; a polarizing house or senate without some bipartisanship is a violation of the underlying democratic system. Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada and majority leader, remarked, “This responsible budget will start cleaning up the mistakes of the past and make critical investments in our future.” Oh yeah, I thought Bush’s mistake was draining our surplus. I think firing you would be our first critical investment in our future. The brilliant Nancy Pelosi wants to find consensus with the Grand Old Party, but not at the expense of the infusion of federal money that the majority calls crucial in a time of economic distress. “[The American people] want real change, and we have come here to make a difference.” They only want change because Obama’s beautiful smile, charisma, and eloquence told them they want it. House Republicans offered budget alternatives featuring a domestic spending freeze and broad tax cuts, and were quite unhappy with the runaway spending of the Democrats that would bloat the government, and worsen the economy and debt on future generations. “Let’s not do this to our kids. Let’s not borrow from the next generation of Americans,” Rep Mike Pence of Indiana preached. We owe it to them and ourselves to stop this nonsense.

As you can tell, I am no fan of Obamanomics. I am a fan of modified Reaganomics. Quite simply: Reduce frivolous government spending, cut tax rates, and control the money supply to reduce inflation. In these rough times however, it seems inevitable that we must increase government regulation on the economy a tiny bit. Obama, I implore you! Please only spend on what’s necessary, bailout who we need to, and fix what needs to be fixed. Give money back to every single American; please don’t leech from those who you claim are able to afford it. Where do you get off making those judgment calls? If we cut taxes for everyone, increased consumption will come. Investors will be more confident, and the markets will rally. Everyone will be happy. According to John B. Taylor’s article in the Wall Street Journal from November 25, 2008, “The permanent-income theory of Milton Friedman, or the life-cycle theory of Franco Modigliani, shows that temporary increases in income will not lead to significant increases in consumption. However, if increases are longer-term, as in the case of permanent tax cut, then consumption is increased, and by a significant amount. Permanent Tax Cuts Are The Best Stimulus.”

This may be one of the more anticipated albums to be released during the '09 year. Now I won't say that the album was a disappointment, but it had some very solid parts, and some iffy songs. Asleep in the Bread Aisle is Asher Roth first album, and ironically (or not so much), it was released on a holiday celebrated by many around the world (April 20th). Now why might I say that this highly album was not so great? Well maybe it is because of the hype and expectation level that surrounded the album leading up to its release date!? Well I don't know, I guess I am going to move on with the rest of the review...

Let's start with the good parts to the album. It featured some pretty sick tracks, had some fantastic features on the track listing, and it also shows that Asher can bring it on an LP. The album shows the kid has some versatility and has the ability to blow up sometimes.

Coming into the album I was a bit nervous about Asher's vulgarity, and was hoping that he wouldn't go overboard. Yes, some of his tracks are a bit vulgar, but I feel like he did everything in his power to control himself on this album. I loved it!

CAN I GET A DRUM ROLL PLEASE?!?!?!

AND NOW...THE DEBUT OF OUR NEW WRITER: TheSideNote!!!

Finally, a CD release! And wouldn't it be from the other other white meat, Asher Roth. I was waiting for Bread Aisle since IceCrush and SoSick first got word of an actual release. And, 12 tracks later, I'm surprised and elated at the lyrics and flow of Mr. Roth.

Cue the track by track breakdown:

1) Lark On My Go-Kart: I heard this one on the mixtape. Really not that impressed, but props for the MarioKart references. Do you really need to talk about getting play the entire time to have a good CD? The first lines are "Sitting on a truffet / Puffing on the best cut bud tryna get but from ms. muffet" Nothing says hardcore rapper like smoking a blunt while macking on a character from a nursery rhyme.

2) Blunt Cruisin’: And here's the obligatory song about weed. Nothing special.

3)I Love College: The whole album really picks up from here, which is great considering it's Track 3. Amazing for its simplicity and honesty, as well as rhyming Hakeem Olajuwon with beer pong. This def deserves to be in the Top 10 of iTunes. Suck it, Madonna.

4) La Di Da: Solid track, and kind of reminds me of a combo of Flashing Lights and Superstar. I really like the underlying beats, and he just has great flow.

5) Be By Myself (Ft. Cee-Lo): You can feel the Gnarles Barkely influence seeping out of the track, which is an amazing thing. He got a spectacular vernacular, what can I say?

6) She Don’t Want A Man (Ft. Keri Hilson): Amazing use of Miss Hilson. A notorious dance track, it's been on repeat for a long while.

7) South Patch Kids: IceCrush's favorite track. Mmmmm, sour patch.

8) As I Em (Ft. Chester French): My absolute favorite track on the entire album. Amazing use of Chester French, necessary message, representing for his own respect. And he did it without pitting down Eminem. All day long, all day long...

9) Bad Day (Ft. Jazze Pha): Another story song, and pretty hilarious.

10) Lions Roar (Ft. New Kingdom, Busta Rhymes): Would be just another "don't hate the player, hate the game" track, but I could listen to Busta Rhymes do anything. I just want him to follow me around and narrate my life. Dream come true.

11) His Dream: Really deep track. Nothing says love liking making a song for your Pops. Mr. Roth must be some kind of dad.

12) Fallin: One of my favorite tracks, and one of the many about his past as a random white kid emerging into hip-hop. His rhymes tell a story and are ridiculously poetic at the same time. Also, I'm lovin the chorus. Just listen to it. The faded voices and keyboard make sense for a flashback.

13) Perfectionist (ft. Beanie Siegel) BONUS TRACK One of the more musical songs on the album, but I think that's because of Beanie. I'm digging Beanie part, if nothing else but the contrast between his style, flow and voice and Asher's. ICECrush approved too!

Asher Roth knows how to use his featured artists really well. Hopefully, everything he got from this one will carry over into his next recordings. I'd give it a solid A- (much better than EW's B). Worth many more spins and replays, and an awesome freshman attempt. Tha Good Life loves our Asher, so we're looking for any other tracks he has hidden around.

-SoSickWitItYo, ICECrush, and TheSideNote (Give him a round of applause!)

As it turns out, all Jewish boys look like this in the morning. Really.

Now fresh on the WWW is the album artwork for Eminem's upcoming album Relapse. Relapse will be Eminem's sixth studio album, and us over at TGLR are really looking forward to this release after five long years of waiting.

At this time we are not sure of any tracks that will be on the album except for the first single, "We Made You". Watch out for the drop on May 15th!!!

Allegedly Em will be releasing a second album in 2009 titled Relapse 2. Get excited!

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Buy Eminem's Album Relapse on May 15th, 2009!!!

HOW COULD YOU BE SOOO HEARTLESS?!?!?!

Today I'm hitting you with 2 Fresh Remixes of the new classic, "Heartless" by our boy Yeezy. The first remix (cover) comes from out bro Mike Posner from Detwa (watch for our interview with him in the near future), and the second remix comes from one of our favorite bands, The Fray. Listen up, listen good, listen the way you know you should.

These trax are BOTH straight fire, I hope you enjoy the mixes (or really covers).
And as always...ENJOY :)

-ICECrushhhhhhhhhhh

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Heartless: The Fray [Mediafire]

Every now and then, I find some interesting music news that I figure deserves making it on the blog.  Most of the time, I don't like doing single posts for small news things (unless they have to deal with an album of some sort!)  So I decided that I would take a few bits of music news, and educate you all on some of what is going on around the world, and in the music industry!  Let us know what you think, and feel free to post some news links in the comments (although I have serious doubts anyone reading this post will... haha).

The News:

• I am sure you all recall the Michael Phelps scandal that occurred a while back, and I am sure that many of you have your own feelings about the pictures that were leaked onto the internet.  I also am sure that the majority of you have heard the displeasure and disappointment many from Hollywood have shown based on the facts and current situation.  It is not very often, however, that you hear someone from the music industry coming out of the woodwork and supporting an Olympic Swimmer.  Jay-Z has made some comments, which I agree with, and he is in support and is defending Michael Phelps.  I mean it is not like Mr. Phelps hasn't apologized and realized what he has done was wrong... he came out after the pictures leaked and stated it for all the public to see: "I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way”

“You look at all these people who graduated from Princeton and Harvard, who are supposed to be pillars of the community, every day [they’re] in the newspaper arrested for some kind of financial fraud,” Jay-Z explained. “Then you look at someone like Michael Phelps. He’s 23. What’s he gonna do? He’s a kid. He’s going to experiment.” - Jay-Z on the Michael Phelps Scandal

• In other news, Drake, who has began to pick up some major publicity now that his second mixtape, So Far Gone, has been out for a while, has announced that he will be doing a tour which will feature many stops at univeristies and cities around the country, so be on the lookout for him in your hometown!

Tour Dates/Places:

4/17 Purchase, New York @ Purchase College

4/18 Elmhurst, New York @ Daemen College

4/21 Ann Arbor, Michigan @ University of Michigan

4/22 Gainesville, Florida @ University of Florida (Oconnell Center)

4/23 Durham, North Carolina @ North Carolina Central University

4/24 Columbus, Ohio @ Club Ice

4/25 Bowling Green, Ohio @ Bowling Green State University

4/28 Dekalb, Illinois @ University of Northern Illinois

4/29 Kingston, Rhode Island @ Edwards Auditorium

4/30 Newark, Delaware @ Bob Carpenter Center

5/1 Statesboro, Georgia @ Georgia Southern University (Performing Arts Center)

5/2 Atlanta, Georgia @ The Loft

5/8 Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live

5/9 New Orleans, Louisiana @ McAllister Center

5/13 Toronto, Ontario @ Sound Academy

5/15 Chicago, Illinois @ Excalibur Night Club

5/16 Washington DC, Washington DC @ Love Night Club

5/22 San Bernadino, California @ Santos Manuel Student Union

5/23 Los Angeles, California @ Luckman Fine Arts Complex

• Also, here is some Asher Roth news for you all, and I am sure he is having a crazy holiday today!  Along with Drake, he has released some tour dates which are listed below and if you are a fan of the up and coming musician, then you for sure should cop tickets for his show and check him out.  I got his album today, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, and it was straight fire! (Be on the lookout for a review on that in the next couple of days!)  Recently, Asher was questioned about his new found success in the music industry.  You can check out the interview on HipHopDX, it is pretty interesting to see how he responds to some of the questions and what he thinks about being a musician in the music industry.

Tour Dates:

4/18 Syracuse, New York @ Westcott Theatre

4/20 West Chester, Pennsylvania @ The Note

4/21 New York, New York @ Blender Theatre Gramercy

4/22 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Word Café Live

4/23 Camden, New Jersey @ Rutgers University

4/24 College Park, Maryland @ University of Maryland (Santa Fe Café)

4/28 Los Angeles, California @ Jimmy Kimmel Live

5/2 East Rutherford, New Jersey @ Bamboozled Music Festival



• Looks like G.O.O.D. Music and Universal Motown are in for some big things coming out of their newly signed musician KiD CuDi!  The Ohio-born musician recently signed with Universal Motown and has already begun talks of starting his own label called, "Dream On" and it will be labeled under G.O.O.D. Music (the label is also being co-started by Plain Pat and Emile, who I personally love and think will make some great music with CuDi for the rest of his musical career).  CuDi never ceases to impress me, especially with all the mixtape/album talk, his retirement and quick return to the music industry, and now signing with Universal Motown and potentially starting his own label.  The guy has a lot going on, and he definitely is going to be the next big thing (along with Asher Roth and Big Sean and a ton of other new musicians).  Also, he is becoming more of a business man, sort of following the footsteps of G.O.O.D. Music founder and co-label mate Kanye West.  Should be interesting to hear more news about KiD CuDi in the coming weeks, and be on the lookout for more updates on the upcoming album, and LP with Chip Tha Ripper!

“He crosses musical boundaries with an appeal that goes beyond genre, format, race, language, and culture. Cudi lives easily in the Hip Hop, Indie Rock, Pop, and R&B worlds – a diversity that shows in his innovative music and his all-embracing persona. He is a born storyteller who brings a positive, life-affirming message to his brilliant lyrical flow and compelling music. There are no clichés in what Cudi does. He is a breath of fresh air – a dynamic and important new voice, not only in the next phase of Hip Hop, but as a groundbreaking trendsetter who represents the future. I am thrilled to welcome Kid Cudi into the Universal Motown family.” - Sylvia Rhone, President of Universal Motown

• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum will now feature the famed Rap musician Snoop Dogg.  He was unveiled today (on 4/20, coincidence?).  The long time pot advocate/actor & musician will be featuring clothing from his clothing line.  Looks like Snoop is all waxed up, I wonder who else they will be adding to the museum from the music industry!?
  

And That Is Pretty Much The Low Down From The Music Industry, Check Back Here Later For More News, Reviews, Interviews, And Updates!

So I was privledged enough to see Big Sean live when he was in town with Mike Posner, and let me tell ya, he definitely rocked the house at the Wayne State campus.  I mean he was just unreal, but let's not talk about him live, rather let's review his most recent mixtape release entitled, U Know Big Sean – Finally Famous Vol. 2.  If you liked the first mixtape, then you will for sure love his second one.  It features some tracks that will be on the album, Finally Famous, and some tracks with some big time features.  I mean Big Sean and KiD CuDi are two musicians who are each going to blow up in the '09 year, and if their mixtapes [respectively] show any indication as to what their albums will turn out like, then music fans around the world will be getting a very big treat when they go out and buy their albums.

Anyway, onward with the review!  His second mixtape features a lot more of the same style of music you heard on the first one.  Again, I will make the same comparison as I did in past posts... His style, lyrical flow, and background music choices all entail very large similarities to Kanye West (before he went all 808's on everyone).  I mean, I have given the second mixtape a listen twice, in entirety, and I can't say that there is a track on the mixtape that I don't like.  I guess he just has this way of capturing his listener, and not letting them lose interest in the song.  He always seems to have a catchy beat on the track, and with that catchy beat, has a solid and catchy lyrical flow that just meshes so well!  I mean Big Sean is going to be making a huge splash when his album drops, and I am sure that the majority of music fans will all agree with me that he has a very promising future in the music industry!  Anyway, ya'll gotta cop Big Sean's new musical release entitled, U Know Big Sean – Finally Famous Vol. 2, which has taken the internet music scene by STORM!!!

U Know Big Sean – Finally Famous Vol. 2 Track Listing:
1. Intro (Skit)
2. Intro
3. Take Me Away (Snippet)
4. Getcha Some (Album Version)
5. Tomorrow

6. Finally Famous (Skit)
7. Desire, Want & Need
8. Who Knows (Feat. Mike Posner)
9. Rollin

10. Pharrell
11. Billionaire
12. UKNOWBIGSEAN
13. Outti (Feat. Pat Piff)
14. UKNOWBIGSEAN (Skit)
15. Million Dollars (Album Version)

16. Say You Will
17. Mr. Incredible (Feat. Earlly MacMillion)
18. Blog (Skit)
19. Love Story (Feat. Keely)
20. Supa Dupa
21. Starstruck (Feat. Santigold)
22. Paper Chaser (Feat. Jay K)
23. Cum Over
24. DJ Shout Outs (Skit)
25. Iraq (Feat. Dusty McFly)
26. Hollywood (Feat. Earlly MacMillion)
27. MC Serch
28. Minds Playing Tricks On Me
29. Outro (Skit)

30. Last for Life

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