WE PLUG 2 YOU: GREEDS & NUTTY P - SAMPLER 4

Good day folks. How's it going?. You can't possibly be as busy as i am right now, could you? Deadlines on everything while moving apartments. I am shedding pounds like you won't believe it, but i ain't complaining :). Let's skip the small talk then because trust me when i say i'm behind schedule and lets get right to the music.

Here at WE PLUG there are certain artists that we (collectively) are not afraid to say we are partial to. #SueUs. One such artist is the very talented, mesmerizing, Nigerian (#teamNigeria all day people) and handsome spoken word lyricist G.R.E.E.D.S. No stranger to our site because he is an extremely hard worker bringing out 3 samplers prior to this that i am about to share with you. The kid goes hard.

G.R.E.E.D.S & Producer NUTTY P Present Sampler 4, a very different vibe from anything they have done so far. This you can tell was a more fun project and on first listen i wasn't sure how i felt. You see when you are used to someone's pattern you don't immediately know how to react to the unexpected change. I decided I needed the perfect time, the perfect environment to listen to this and 3 songs into it, I was impressed. He changed up his style without losing any of the passion that makes him so good.

I listen to a lot of spoken word artists but not many of them can pull it off over music. Some of the beats on here where for true rappers and others for true R 'n'B artists. Dude went in on over B.O.B's airplane. Like seriously!!!! Dude goes hard. However, when one experiments there is sure to be one or two that might not exactly "gel" you know!! mix right. One such song is Crying Lightening. It just didn't work for me and I might be wrong, it might be the best song on there for you. Let me know guys. What do you think? & Talking about working for me, here are some of the songs that did...

My favorite song on here is Ready. When you listen it won't be hard to see why. Inmymind i'm a rapper, lol so i love beats that have your car bouncing like you see them all over the streets of Detroit, head bumping. And this is the killer for me, he goes "I kid you not, with every fiber that i eat through, acapella or with a beat i remain connected, umbilical, need them not to separate cause i cannot imagine a life without a music pen pad or headphones i swear i'll go crazy". iLove it and the hook is so hype, I've had this song on repeat all day.

If you listen to no other song on this sampler, you have gotta listen to AURA. Yes it is that good it needs to be capitalized. Like who does spoken word over such a beat. Pure madness i tell you, lets just say G.R.E.E.D.S is a very bold guy. I really can't say much about this song, you tell me what you think. "My Aura is bright and bold, wicked and bad"

And last but not least, the song that gets every emotion in me, I am after all female, and makes me want to be with my man right this minute is URGE. Fellas, you're looking for a song to set that romantic mood and to give your girl a hint of what you have planned in store for her then I urge you (all pun intended) to get this song. Sigh. I would be in love with G.R.E.E.D.S just for this song if I wasn't already in love with another. Spoken word at its best people.

That's it people. Download this free sampler right now and enjoy every minute of it. Infact do yourself a favor and download the previous samplers as well. And we will be sure to bring to your attention the next sampler as well, because I trust he will be out with one or two more before the year ends.

Download: GREEDS & Nutty P - Sampler 4

Download: GREEDS & Nutty P - Sampler 2 & 3

And i'm out till next week.

Peace, Love and Good Music

Neefemi

We Plug 2 Y.O.U... ZAYNA DAZE + CLOUDFISTCONCEPTZ - CLOUDY DAZE 2 & 3

OK I suppose a brief introduction of the artists known as Zayna Daze & CloudFistConceptz is somewhat necessary before I go straight into the music today right? SO who is Zayna Daze? Well I'll let her answer that one herself, I reckon she'll tell it better than I can...

"A vocalist/ Musician/ performance poet/ instrumentalist.... Zayna daze combines innovative vocal techniques with soulful spoken word poetry, often experimenting with a loop station and acoustic instruments in live performances. The concept of Zayna Daze was inspired by the observation and admiration of other performing artists who posses sheer ability to capture and positively stir audiences. This has been my main aspiration as an artist… Im an artist at heart. I believe I'm here for a creative purpose, thats all." - Zayna Daze

I cannot even front, iHeart Zayna Daze!!! The woman sings, she writes, she performs, she does poetry, she makes music... It's ALOT and I love it! Ever since I heard Cloudy Daze Vol. 1, I've been a huge fan of Ms. Daze! Nah actually tell-a-lie, I was already a fan of hers before the Cloudy Daze series began BUT it was Volume 1 that tipped me over the ledge! In the same vein though, I must say that I know absolutely nothing about Zayna's collaborator on the Cloudy Daze Volumes, an artiste known as CloudFistConceptz, other than the fact that he's a highly talented German producer, emcee & spoken word artiste currently residing in East London and the fact that what they, he & Zayna, create together is nothing short of amazing!

Talking about amazing, this 'Cloudy Daze Volume 2 & 3' album, officially released yesterday June 21st 2010 & which you can DOWNLOAD for free HERE, is pretty much amazing BUT you should go ahead, click the download button & listen so you know iSpeak the truth! HOWEVER, as we usually do, we're just gonna share with you some of our favorite records from the 'Cloudy Daze Vol. 2 & 3' album, I feel I been talking too much anyway so let's get started!!!

What you just heard is the first record you hear on this album, it's titled 'Cloudy No More' and asides the fact that this is one of my many favorites on the LP, is the more poignant fact that they chose to begin the album on this level. It's sorta like a statement of intent, a very bold one at that because you've set the listener's expectations all the way up there and ordinarily, the only other place for you to go now, is down BUT 'Cloudy Daze Vol. 2 & 3' doesn't GO down, it finds newer levels of "all the way up there" to reach as the album progresses... Now that's what makes an amazing body of work! The one thing, if I may, that I like the most on this record is the musical backdrop, the bass arrangement on here is just epicness + although you don't get to hear Cloudfistconceptz on a lot of the album, I really liked the few times he does come up & this song is one of them...

"You can't stop us on this Earth..." - CloudFistConceptz

& We're #ontothenextone...

This one's called 'People of Poison' and part of the reasons I like this one so much is because it's one of the records that stood out for me on the lyrical side of things as I listened to the album & I'll tell you why. The first time I listened to this album, I was so wrapped up with how good the records were musically + how well CloudFistConceptz & Zaynda Daze seemed to be working to create some magic in the studio or wherever magical place they be creating this music + how refreshing Zayna's vocals sounded & I wasn't even paying attention to the lyrics BUT on this one song, it was the lyrics, it was the words that captured me first + the melody on this song stays winning. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this one...

"I Heard a Rumour That They Want Me Dead" - Zayna Daze

... Now unto my personal favorite record on 'Cloudy Daze Vol. 2 & 3'

I've probably spent more minutes listening to this here record titled 'With You' than I have spent listening to the album & I've listened to the whole album quite a number of times, that just shows you how much iHeart this record & the reprise also, which you really need to listen to! Guess you'll be downloading the album to do that? You really ought to... Anyway why do iLike this record so much? Asides the fact that I'm a complete & utter sucker for the concept of falling in love fully & completely & that's exactly what this record is talking about? Well there's something about the melodies Zayna Daze + Cloudfist manage to concoct on this record and as with much of this album & I don't wanna use 'amazing' again as I write this piece so I won't BUT this 'something' I'm referring to is pretty damn special.

"& every now and then I have to catch my breathe..." - Zayna Daze

ALL in ALL though, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this album, it's not as short as Volume 1 (thank God) but it's not too long either and the records on Vol. 2 & 3 do NOT tend to go on for unnecessarily long periods of time which I do think is a VERY good thing... I also think that if you appreciate music in itself then you're in for a treat because although it'll be said to be spoken word, it really is much more so even if spoken word is not your thing, there will be something on this album that you can appreciate, there will be quite a few things to be honest... quite a few things!

SO YEAH Just click on the download button below & enjoy the Music really! That is indeed why we ARE here!

Download: Zayna Daze + CloudFistConceptz - Cloudy Daze Vol. 2 & 3

Until the Next Time...

Peace | Love | Good Music