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This song consists of two Diplomats performing over a beat alongside the "Ether" producer. If this concoction was made in the early 2000s, when the Diplomats were at their peak relevance and Nas was in the "Stillmatic" days, then a track with those elements could have been a well-received track of the times.

But this is a track made in 2009. This was made in the ringtone rap days, where Lil Wayne circa. Tha Carter III and T-Pain were a blue star of the times, and this song ... read more

Lee J. Pockriss and Paul Vance wrote this song with Vance handling the music while Pockriss was handling the lyrics. It's sad that no one in the studio had the foresight of giving the lyrics of "Don't you know? That a girl means "yes, when she says "no.'" for a then 14-year-old Dodie Stevens to sing. Even if you wanted to play the "life expectancy" game, then that's a 16-year-old person singing those lyrics.

Edit: Forgot to mention that both men were in their 30s ... read more

"It's Not Me, It's You" and "Maybe It's Me..."

The only material that I can name from DDG. Worst part is they're not even songs.

I kind of feel bad that I can't genuinely name 5 songs from him all that well. I've known his career ever since 2016/2017, but the only songs I can name (without using the album in front of me) are: "Givenchy", "Moonwalking in Calabasas (Remix)", "The Race (Remix)"...and I guess that's it. The only other thing I ... read more

Beta Erko is a hip hop quartet hailing from Syndey, Australia, but three out of those four members are in fields that aren't mostly associated with rap in a general sense. Two of them (Anthony Pateras and Robin Fox, who both have worked together in the past before this album) are electroacoustic artists and for most of their long careers. The other member, whose isn't normally in rap, Martin Ng, is an EAI artist for most of his discography. The only actual rap affiliate on this album is MC Vulk ... read more