Fair Shake Review: Young Sylvan Ep. 3 - Sylvan LaCue

Young Sylvan Ep. 3 - Sylvan LaCue

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

Links to these episodes:

SS1 (Audio)

Senzu (On a Sunday) (Audio)

Chi Chi's & Bulma's (Audio)

Kame House (Audio)

Power Level (Audio)

Fair Shake Review: Young Sylvan, EP. 2 - Sylvan LaCue

Young Sylvan, Ep. 2 - Sylvan LaCue

(Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop)

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Peter Pan (Music Video)

BlipMasta5's April & May 2018 Favorites

Favorite Dance Video
Filthy - Ian Eastwood & The Young Lions

Being 100% honest, I had to choose between 3 dance videos this month to share with you guys. This ended up being the one I wanted to go with due to the execution of the concept. I already love the song and since the original music video had a whole futuristic robot vibe, I love how they took that into idea behind this routine. They try to start off robotic, doing a lot of the popular moves of the times for the sake of popularity until it flourishes into more intricate choreography. It's so amazing to watch them tackle this beat with a bit of groove and precision, so I had to pick this one this time. Hope you enjoy!

BlipMasta5's May & June 2017 Favorites

Favorite Anime Parody

TeamFourStar's DBZ Abridged Episode 58

TeamFourStar has never failed to tickle my funny bone. Yet, it's always a pleasure to see them also take the action scenes to the next level. It's finally the first match of the Cell Games with Cell and Goku taking center stage. Watch as TFS add their own flair to one of the iconic battles of the series!

Three Mini Album Reviews

GO - Krizz Kaliko

Genre: R&B/Hip Hop/Alternative Rap

Krizz Kaliko from the Strange Music camp is a monument on the label as his versatile talents aid everyone in multiple ways. It's one reason why most people can't envision Tech N9ne without Krizz by his side, whether by adding a verse or singing a hit chorus. This creative mind also always brought his well-rounded style to each of his past albums while continuing to push his limits with every one. So I was heavily anticipating this current project, especially because he was going to focus his efforts more on his singing vocals and more live instrumentation.

Kaliko presents a introspective journey through funk, R&B, pop, and hip hop tracks that detail his means to escape depression and finally facing his problems head on. The singles do well to demonstrate the album's range with the danceable "Talk Up on It" and the melancholy "Stop the World". Other tracks that I found to become favorites include "Logged Off", "Orangutan", & "Happyish". Yet, I must recommend that anybody who loves R&B give this whole album a listen.

Far From Familiar - Sylvan LaCue

Genre: Hip Hop

My introduction to Sylvan LaCue was as QuESt on the album Searching Sylvan which made a fan with his passion, story, and craft over many styles of hip hop. After that album, he took a small break to regroup and rebrand by starting his own crew with Wise Up and dropping his moniker for his government name. Following that, he dropped an EP called Evangeline dedicated to his current love interest who helped him during his changes. This showed Sylvan was ready to come back with full force.

Far From Familiar still shows the great craftsmanship Sylvan became known for. We pick up following his story right where he left off, bringing life after the success of the previous album. He chronicles over production similar to modern trap beats then switch to singing something 808's and Heartbreaks-esque leading to a sound akin to Because the Internet's experimental moments. Sylvan clearly emotes lyrically and each track's atmosphere making tracks like "Fall From Grace", "Studio City", & "Crosswinds" so great. Thus, I must recommend this project to fans of Logic, Kanye West, & Kendrick Lamar.

Twenty88 - Twenty88

Genre: R&B/Rap

Now being a fan of one half of the newly formed duo Twenty88, I got interested through Jhene Aiko's teasing of a new project on social media. I soon realized that it would be a collaboration project with Big Sean, who I've always saw as a subpar rapper that has slowly improved over time. Once it released, I was surprised it was first on TIDAL before finally becoming available everywhere else. That delayed my listen to this project, since I dropped my subscription after my free trial expired. (Thank you, Yeezus!) Yet, I still got informed that this EP was coupled with a short film,"Out of Love", on the website, so I hoped I'd soon get to experience it.

That time came and I must say that their synergy is actually very apparent throughout the project. Their past collabs together (and love songs in general) have always seem to bring some decent songs out of Sean and I have to admit this gave me 7 out of 8. Plus the addition of Big Sean I feel probably aided the more diverse production which helped Jhene not get too stuck in one sound. The short film, which is set to a medley of 6 of the songs, presented a simple, but interesting watch following the artists living as a famous couple in an alternate sci-fi world. To conclude, I can recommend a listen to those who dig mainstream hip hop love songs. Oh, and favorites on this include "On the Way", "Push it", & "Talk Show".