| Various Artists / Fly Girls! B-Boys Beware |
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| Album: | Fly Girls! B-Boys Beware | Collection: | Hip-hop | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | 01/2009 | |
| Label: | Soul Jazz Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-02-01 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-05 | Charts: | Hip-Hop |
| Week Ending: | 5 Apr | 29 Mar | 22 Mar | 15 Mar | 8 Mar | 1 Mar | 22 Feb | 15 Feb |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 20, 2017: | w/e with DJ Genesis To The Beat Y'all | 4. | Aug 19, 2010: | Happy Hour Cha Cha Cha | |
| 2. | Aug 04, 2011: | Happy Hour Glimpses | 5. | Dec 24, 2009: | Eve of Disorder To The Beat Y'all | |
| 3. | Jan 30, 2011: | The Donner Party Simon Says, Cha Cha Cha, Sucker Dj | 6. | Aug 01, 2009: | Music Casserole To The Beat Y'all |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-01-26 | ||
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Fly Girls! B-Boys Beware Reviewed by Sadie O., 1/19/09 Groundbreaking female hip hop from back in the day. Some of the raps are better than others, but the beats are doper’n a jackalope. I just made that up… Anyway, a great comp – obviously. Maybe an FCC on 6. I like 2, 5, 11, 13, 17 best. 1. 4:04 ***upbeat bounce & scratch with cheering section, fun bragging lyrics. 2. 7:13 ****starts with siren, midtempo funk with bongos and bass. Almost non-stop rap. 3. 4:13 ***minimalist, midtempo funk with a bit of James Brown horns – ear candy! 4. 2:00 ***midtempo shuffle with handclaps and shouts – beat poetry about Mama Africa. Really beautiful – too short! 5. 3:01 ****seriously funky midtempo, mostly percussion and bass – and MC Lyte. What’s not to love? 6. 3:41 (FCC – is that “funk you up” or….?) ***midtempo syncopated electronic beat, well put together, very old-school rap. Has a male voice as well as the two b-girls. 7. 3:27 ***solo bass for a few seconds, then rather relaxed but danceworthy wiggle, nice horns and bass. 8. 6:07***bit of party noise, very 80’s style dance bounce, rap in unison with solo bits. I guess the message is that if you have troubles, just shake your booty. It always works for me! 9. 3:59 **fade in of electronics, then minimalistic swingy rhythm, rather nasal vocals, thoughtful rap about romance. 10. 3:05 **electronic whooshes, then bass-heavy funk, aggressive vocals. 11. 5:29 ****SOOO funky, with a jazzy feel and percussion – great bass, rather unusual vocal style. 12. 4:11 **solo soul singing intro, downtempo and relaxed bass-heavy groove, soulful love song. Not what I call hip hop, but sweet. 13. 4:51 ****all sorts of electronic percussion – unusual riddim, fun rap. 14. 5:28 **crowd noise and spoken intro, rather downtempo syncopated beat and raps, lots of scratching, several voices. 15. 4:29 **bass intro, latin percussion, interesting guitar line, beat poetry about Blackness. Sounds like a college course… 16. 9:21 ***commercial sounding, but cool – rubber band groove with cuica, a bit downtempo and relaxed, I guess you could call it jazzy. Vocals are a bit silly, IMO, but the the music is a lot of fun. 17. 4:32 ****LOUD, aggressive intro, big beat straight up beat, rap kicks ass and takes names… | ||
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