Month: December 2006

Eminem/ No Apologies/ song review

Global rating of the product: 5 stars
No Apologies is a masterpiece taken out of Eminem’s Re Up CD. Not only is the text well worked on, the instrumental composition totally matches with the spirit of the song.
Have you ever felt not sorry for what you said or did? I think most of us all did, at least once in our life, because we perfectly knew that our words totally fitted with the situation and so did our actions at the moment.
After all, why feel sorry when you know you don’t have to?
Eminem never shied away from speaking his mind. He had to face controversy and acclaim through the years.
Eminem is perfectly conscious, through the years, that even the crowd that supports him might sometimes turn against him when he doesn’t act the way people want him to act. I have even seen people push the hypocrisy that far to state on public forums that they wouldn’t support him if he stayed fat, at a time he had gained some weight!
Never mind…
The artist’s lot seems to be acclaim one day, opprobrium the following day. Whether you revere him or you revile him, Marshall Mathers will stay true to himself. He simply doesn’t care about your negative criticism. With the same spirit he brought in The Way I Am, Eminem will flip his critics off, making it clear that he is what ever they say he is.
Yes, the Just Don’t Give A Fuck attitude is pretty much alive in his new song. Piano notes, keyboard sounds and violins bring Eminem’s sharp headed spirit and gritty voice to fully shine.
Cold as ice, with a merciless spirit, Eminem rips his enemies off, leaving them lifeless. His words operate like a scalpel, in a surgical manner. Each statement is a moral dissection, a bloody exposure, a powerful knock out.
Love him or loathe him, rap master Eminem will never speak or act in order to please the crowds. Being real is worth more than a million of awards. In fact , I think it is priceless.
Don’t sleep on No Apologies. The song reveals the spirit of a true lyricist and it very well worked on the instrumentals too. It is truly a must hear!
Copyright 2006 by Isabelle Esling
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Radioactivity: Britain’s new threat?

A lot of ink has been spilled about the death of Russian spy Litvinenko who had been poisoned in a Sushi bar at Picadilly Circus in November 2006. I myself have followed a very detailed report on the BBC about the Russian spy who courageously offered some criticism against the Putin regime. Litvinenko was investigating about the murder of a Russian journalist who was opposed to the Russian government and who had some constructive criticism to offer. Apparently freedom of speech is not to the KGB’s taste and those who want to live a long life in Russia better keep their mouths shut.
At the beginning, when we all heard about the news of Litvinenko’s poisoning, the media reported that he had been poisoned with thallium. In fact, the radioactive element he had swallowed, polonium 210, is very difficult to detect. A very insignificant quantity of the product, when swallowed, is sufficient to kill a human being.
Many people, Londoners in particular, fear that the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko could just be the first episode of a « nuclear » war between Russia and England. Matter of fact: the product is very easy to smuggle into any country and passes through the detector without posing any problem.
According to the Daily Mail, there are at least- inside and outside of London- 12 contaminated places. People’s concern grows as a former Russian premier felt ill in Ireland after being poisoned too.
Traces of polonium 210 could actually be found in planes and airports in and around London.
If it is very likely that Mr Putin and the KGB targeted Mr Litvinenko, I do think that they wouldn’t take the risk to spoil diplomatic relations between Russia and the UK, at least for some obvious economical reasons.
Whatever might happen anyway, people should stop worrying.
Worrying won’t change anything to a potential threat. Aren’t we already threatened by global warming, a potential pandemic of the bird flu’, terrorism?
London in itself is an unsafe place to live. Every single day is crowned at least by several murders, burglaries and stabbings. People who come back from work late might even find people lying in a pool of blood when they step out of the tube.
Face it: living in London exposes you to numerous dangers. Don’t add to your every day worries. Live your life to the fullest.
Copyright 2006 by Isabelle Esling
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DJ Low Key/ Mixing In Action mixtape review

Global rating of the product: 4 stars
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Welcome to DJ Low Key’s world for an hour of intense mixing in action that includes amazing artistic collaborations such as Nas, J Dilla and Baatin of Slum Village. Be prepared for some intense moments of pure hip hop. Scratches, various instrumentals, soft vocals are shacked together and combined with astute emceeing techniques. Words and vowels are diced like atoms during a nuclear scission.
The Intro enlightens two men’s passion for the art of hip hop. DJ Low Key and Median from Colorado put their art’s requirements to the highest standards.
Piano notes, swinging drum beats, trumpet sounds will suggest a constant
grinding atmosphere.
Nas’ Jacking For Beats 2006 actually enlightens the artists great freestyling qualities.
The competition is high and you will feel the battling atmosphere. Astute battling techniques and strategies totally match with the richness of the instrumentals.
The CD combines a hardcore dimension with a softer side. Night and Day are deeply rooted and embrace each other. The listener will probably enjoy tracks suck as Love and I Believe.
Mixing in Action is a burning fire. The CD reunites artists who strongly believe in their art.
Do you like real good hip hop, a hip hop that stays true to its roots? Then this CD is definitely for you. I strongly encourage you to check Mixing In Action Volume A and B, because this is how good hip hop should actually sound.
Copyright © 2006 by Isabelle Esling
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