Mixtape - QuESt "Broken Headphones"

I've been looking forward to this. It's got some nice guests with Outasight and XV too. Not that QuESt needs them.

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*New* Mixtape - Mick Boogie Presents The Kid Daytona: The Daytona 500

Production by 6th Sense, Ill Bomb, Double 0, Jet Audio, & The Government. Featuring Outasight, Harlem’s Cash, & 6th Sense.

1. The First Lap

2. The Wings {prod. 6th Sense}

3. The Body {prod. Ill Bomb}

4. The Engine {prod. Double 0}

5. The Navigation {prod. Jet Audio}

6. The Take Off (Flight) {prod. The Government}

7. The Pit Crew *BONUS TRACK* feat. Outasight, Harlem’s Cash, 6th Sense {prod. 6th Sense}

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Outasight "From There To Here: An Album Prequel" Review

Yonkers has never been a breeding ground for hip-hop artists. The New York suburb has produced notables such as the LOX and DMX, but has never created an identity outside of the generic East Coast ode to hustling.

Outasight, a.k.a. Richard Andrew, has taken it upon himself to meld another Yonkers native’s – Mary J Blige – R&B delivery into a hip-hop soundscape unique to his predecessors.

With equal parts late ‘90s Rawkus Records and pop influences, Outasight uses the framework laid out by executive producer 6^th Sense to fashion a soul-laden release with From There to Here: An Album Prequel.

What distinguishes Outasight from fellow contemporaries attempting to mash genres is his abuse of beats. While most hip-hop albums with live instrumentation can be overwhelmed by the robust backing live instruments provide, Outasight inflects at the same time a guitar twangs or drum hits to overshadow an otherwise dominant effect, i.e. “What I Know.”

Outsight sounds more polished than he has in his previous efforts. It may come courtesy of the cohesiveness an overseeing producer contributes, but Outasight alone sounds like he has come into himself as an artist that can work his vocal ability directly into a traditional rhyme technique without sacrificing lyrical integrity.

Bitterness

So, if you read the little thing to the side of the page and notice that I write for the Daily Tar Heel Diversions, I'm glad you notice. But, for the last two weeks, I have been dick-slapped and not gotten reviews thrown in the paper. Why? I have no idea. There are space constraints for our section, but two weeks in a row? Especially after this week's 180 word cold-killa of a review for Outasight. I swear. There's really no reason for me to even be doing this anymore. But you can read them right here; you'll be the first.

Mixtape - Outasight "From There to Here: An Album Prequel" Presented by Mick Boogie

I had an Outasight tape a while back that somehow got misplaced in the hard drive. I remember liking it, but until recent leaks has never thought of finding it. Well, now I have a new tape that promises to be delicious with the heavy hand 6th Sense has on it.

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