6inchvinyl » Day 26

New Acquires – 4.14.09

musicfan214 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:09:02 +0000

Today, there are not many albums that released that I’m interested in. I only know of Forevery in a Day by Day 26. My boyfriend has constantly been reminding me to get Round 2 by J. Holiday, whom I saw in the airport a few weeks ago, and I finally decided to get the album which was released on March 2.

Going off of first listens, Forever in a Day is very nice. The album is definitely a more mature sound than their first self-titled album. I have listened to the album from beginning to end several times, which is always a good sign! However, I can tell Que has some influence in taking some of the songs mainstream as he stated he wanted to do so via Making the Band. What makes me mad is when artists feature an artist on their song, i.e. T-pain on Day 26’s Shawty What’s Up, the track ends up sounding like the featured artist’s song vs. the original artist’s song! While the song is one that will play in the club, it’s not ‘Day 26′ to me. Same goes for Need That that features Jermaine Dupri. The true ‘Day 26′ songs are great and these are my favorite that have been on repeat already: Think of Me, Bipolar …BOMB!…but the beginning beat sounds very similar to something I’ve heard before- Man in Your Life by Joe Thomas, Girlfriend, and Then There’s You. Whichever member of the group said Willie is not the leader of the group must be trying to save face. That man’s voice leads and dominates most of the album!

On to the next. J. Holiday’s attempt at a second album is ok. The ballads are alright and there are several tracks I like such as Lights Go Out, Make that Sound, and Fly. I LOVE Wrong Lover mostly because I heard this song prior, but there are no songs that I listen to and get chills. I can envision myself listening to this album for every bit of two weeks. His first album was much better in my opinion and it makes me wonder if the problem is that he was given the wrong songs. I’m not saying that J. is the next Marvin Gaye by any means, but it seems as though if artists are not 150% marketable their labels do not give them the pick of the crop of in reference to songs and their production is only mediocre. I think he has a great voice, but he needs to be given more exposure with better a better song choice. When is the industry going to change?

Puff Daddy vs. Diddy

musicfan214 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:13 +0000

I have seen Diddy lend his vocals to his artists’ tracks, with the most recent being Day 26’s Imma a Put it On Her. I previously posted this song, but now that the video has premiered that features a remix, I want to share my opinion of Diddy’s singing. Or, should I say his attempt to sing/rap/perform. Years ago, when Diddy was alongside Biggie and Mase, Diddy could rap and he presented himself as a somewhat talented artist. Now…not so much! It seems like he did a complete 360 and not in a good way. I consider myself a Diddy fan, his number one supporter, and I will always respect his hustle. However, I can not deny that Diddy was a better performer during his early career. I would like for you to watch these two videos to compare his performances and listen closely to his lyrics. In the most recent, it sounds as though he hesitates in a search to find the beat. I’m starting to think that Puffy/Puff Daddy may have taken the lead as performer while P. Diddy/Diddy wins the title of businessman. You be the judge!

Been Around the World:

I’m a Put It on Her:

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So Good & Imma Put It On Her

musicfan214 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:40:58 +0000

I LOVE THURSDAYS! All of my shows have ended for the season and Making the Band is the only show left! In anticipation for the show, I only listened to two songs today at work and they were both by Day 26. S-O-G-double-O-D is that jam and I figured Willie must have won the battle with Que to record more slow jams. However, So Good is not the first single. Imma Put It On Her is the first single and it appears that Que may have won the battle to record a few fast tracks. When I first heard Imma Put It On Her as the new intro to MTB, I was not really feeling the track. But now, I realize that I was so wrong! The track is hot! I definitely prefer the original version, as Jeezy and Diddy did not have to get on the track to make me like it. Actually, their remix version is horrible! I’m sure you will agree.
Oh, and did you watch tonight’s episode of MTB? If you watched and saw Dawn and Que walking with someone after Que found out his mom was coming to visit, that’s LUAM!!! You know…the choreographer whose videos I feature on 6iv because I believe she is the best dancer out there! **A new video from Luam will be posted tomorrow** I assume Que is taking dance lessons from her. Good move Que. Right now I can only wish I can take lessons from her…One day I will.

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