Hey there friends,
In the past few months a number of reviews for my album Childhood Hero have trickled down the pipeline. Some good, some bad, and some rather confusing. In the spirit of online authority i would like to present a new section of my blog/myspace/life… The Reviews Reviews! They will be judged on accuracy, bullshit and general knowledge of hip hop. Let the games begin!
okay first off we have this piece from HipHopRemix.Com… check it out:
Rob Rush - Childhood Hero
Written by Driver
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Driver - “Childhood Hero Review” from HipHopRemix.Com
Written By Rob Rush
Well at first glance this review seems to be like any other review you might read on a website while pretending to work at your desk job. It has some good and some bad aspects, gives a general idea of the music and is fairly complementary. Upon further reading though, a few things came to my attention. First off is the attention to the latter half of my record, this is an area that doesn’t get much attention since I believe that some reviewers listen to the first half then skip through the second half. I have to give Driver credit here for listening to the whole record, and with some serious intent as well. The amount of lines quoted, accurately, are a nice touch and shows dedication to his craft of online reviews.
His opening statement is nice and vague, but it still draws you in with references to more popular hip hop artists such as 2Pac and Biggie, genuine catch all names that will at least keep someone reading. Throwing is own opinion of the meaning of the title to the album “Childhood Hero” is a great move. Something I always enjoy in reviews since I really had no reason of my own for the title. The only logistical error in this review is the mis-spelling of Grip Grand’s name when giving credit to the producer of the crowd favorite “Give It To Me”. Grin Grand is now my new nickname for my old pal Grip and for that I can thank Driver.
Overall this review is quite good and I think properly reflects the flaws and highlights of my record. However, his closing statement about my next album being “more hip hop” is an interesting one. It’s my opinion that a good 50% of my record is VERY hip hop, and that 50% of the record, the first half, is the part that Driver dosen’t seem to pay much attention to other than “Give It To Me” arguably the most hip hop track on the record, which he found love for upon the 2nd listen. Maybe if Driver takes the CD on a road trip and pops it in without looking at it and not focusing on the more personal tracks at the end he could find a way to appreciate the candy coated boom bap shell on M&M of my album. With no bullshit, and lifting an amazing ZERO lines from my press package I think this is one of the more honest and likable reviews I’m going to get for my record. The only drawbacks are the spelling errors and of course the 3/5 score that my record got. The result is my score of 4 RL’s. His love for my record insures that my next album will be well received and hopfully garner a higher score. Check out www.hiphopremix.com for more work from Driver.
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