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Published On: Thu, Dec 10th, 2015

Ty Dolla $ign: Free TC

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(Atlantic Records)

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Professionally I am a singer/songwriter, but I am a die-hard hip hop fan. I knew of Ā Ty Dolla $ign, but not enough to explain what he actually did. I heard one song he had released and it had so many features, his style was still unclear to me. I was still very curious and jumped at the opportunity to review his album. I was so happy I made the choice. I love his unique take on hip hop and R&B, his concepts and approach are different in such a good way. He doesnā€™t compromise R&B nor hip hop, which is a hard scale to balance. ā€œHorses in the Stableā€ is a rare perspective of a man who openly admits to being a womanizer. Raw truth is the best material, from my perspective. Ā ā€œLA,ā€ featuring Kendrick Lamar, is an amazing depiction of living in Los Angeles in the ghetto with the hardships and trials from a singerā€™s perspective making it special. He has a special ability to make you dance and on ā€œSaved,ā€ featuring E40, the legendary rapper shows he must have some equity in this industry. The song is club-ready. Occasionally I find an artist whose vision is clear to me, his ability to balance hip hop tracks with smooth R&B melodies and edgy lyrics is a fine line. Ā Thereā€™s a respect given to each element and you can hear it implied. ā€œCreditā€ is probably one of my favorites. Itā€™s a manā€™s perspective on relationships and on trying to put his best foot forward. Itā€™s still masculine, but vulnerable and the breakdown shows his musical knowledge. I canā€™t help but reiterate his oxymoron mirage of musical influences and conceptual abilities. I havenā€™t been entertained in awhile, (excuse my enthusiasm), but if any of these songs Iā€™ve written about spark an interest, youā€™ll want to purchase this album.Ā Iā€™m still listening as we speak, which speaks volumes in itself!

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