Solange

I was actually looking forward to hearing Solange's new album 'Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams.' I was diggin the video for her single "I Decided" produced by the Neptunes. Her sound has a throwback feel to an earlier era of soul music, very different from her sister Beyonce's sound. Well my anticipation for this release deflated as soon as I heard track one, "God Given Name." I fell in love with music through Hip Hop. The type of Hip Hop where the number one rule was to be original and never bite. Bite meaning steal someone else's ideas, words, or sounds. Back to Solange, her first track is supposedly produced by Soulshock & Karlin but I don't think so. See I am a huge fan of a group called Thievery Corporation and I have all of their albums including 'The Cosmic Game.' The beat that Solange is singing over on "God Given Name" is the same exact beat as "A Gentle Dissolve" the last track on Thievery Corporation's album 'The Cosmic Game.' This is not a case of, oh they used the same sample. No my friends it is the same exact beat from the drums to the horns to melody. Now maybe Solange has never heard of the Thievery Corporation and thought that the producers Soulshock & Karlin had made an outstanding beat for her, but she was fooled. Soulshock & Karlin are to blame here or maybe they have some sort of licensing deal worked out with Thievery, who knows. Maybe Soulshock & Karlin thought that the fans of Solange most likely never heard of or had an album by Thievery Corporation and that nobody would notice since it wasn't a single. Well I noticed and will continue to put them on blast till I see a fist fight between Thievery Corporation and Soulshock & Karlin. The winner loses and I get Solange. She likes to puff puff pass with Mary as do I. As for the rest of the album it's not that bad. "Cosmic Journey" feat. Bilal is my favorite song on the project but I have only heard it once so far. Once I get this beat biting case solved I might be able to enjoy the album but until then I'm salty. Damn Solange.

Fly don't bite .. .. don't fly with food in your mouth you might choke ..



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