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Each month I select 20 songs (10 songs twice a month) that I am either hooked on or am curious about. Most of the music I select are rock, hip-hop, R&B and pop songs.
My song selection comes from 20-30 CDs I get from various sources each month, as well as recommendations from iTunes and Amazon. I also check out the charts in US, UK and Japan.
My coworker gave me this album and told me that I would probably like it. He first let me listen to this particular track on his computer, and I was hooked. The beat was funky and the rap style was cool. How come I had never heard of this guy before? Then I was told that the rapper was Japanese guy named Tom Shimura. Really? I couldn’t believe it. My image of Japanese rapper was… well, I didn’t have any image of a Japanese rapper. Lyrics Born was born in Japan, but grew up in San Francisco area. He started out as MC name of Asian Born, but later changed it to Lyrics Born because he didn’t want to be known as the “Asian Rapper.” He is currently working on a new album, so I will have to check that out when it comes out.
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1 comment:
I didn't like this song so much at first listen, but while working today it played in full on my i-pod while I was getting through some work.
love it love it love it!!!
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