4Batz - U Made Me a St4r | ALBUM MODE REVIEW

This week Démar and Adriel discuss 4Batz's first mixtape 'U Made Me a St4r', Aaliyah's sound inspiring another R&B revival and whether 4Batz is just Brent Faiyaz with a mask on.
0:00 - Intro
5:10 - Do we need to see 4batz face?
10:00 - OVO deal
12:00 - 2000’s r&b is making a comeback
13:50 - Sounds more like real instruments
15:30 - Innovations on Aaliyah's sound
20:00 - How much can he really sing
23:20 - He is open to being at fault
27:50 - 23 minutes 11 songs
30:15 - I'm the goofy one paying for your girls hair
33:35 - Hurt his first week numbers but help him in the long run
34:50 - The cover
36:20 - Holding up his old girl's picture
40:40 - Adriel's score
41:36 - Démar's score
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Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10
The Love List: act i: stickerz "99", act ii: date @ 8, act vi: made man, act v: there goes another vase, get out yo feelings ho
4Batz - U Made Me a St4r / 2024 / R&B

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- 13:29 Well it's about time! Somehow North America* got stuck in the muck. For almost the past 2 decades, if you wanted classic R&B, Soul, Rock, Jazz, and Rap/Hip Hop incorporating modern & unique sounds while utilizing new tech responsibly and being played with real instruments you mostly, almost exclusively, had to look overseas. Artists such as The XX, Corinne Bailey Rae, Nubya Garcia, Cassie Kinoshi, Ella Mai, Little Simz, English Teacher, NewDad, Olivia Dean, Celeste, Arlo Parks, The Darkness, Fontaines DC, Måneskin, The Last Dinner Party and others all have been doing it. Way, way, way too many North American acts sound EXACTLY the same regardless of genre: all the same production style, same music, same melodies and lyrics, & all the same f'in irresponsibly applied, heavy autotune/melodyne on the vocals that make it near impossible to tell the music apart or to differentiate one "singer/rapper" from another. For me, it's been crap! So, yeah, I'm with yous, this record is bringing some hope.
- 17:51 Aaliyah's "Street, but sweet" style felt revolutionary, yet it seems like no one has been willing to take the risk to adopt it and move it forward.
- 23 minutes 11 songs: classic Punk Rock style!
*I almost put "US", but I guess it's way past time that us selfish, ignorant fools down here in the States start giving yous credit for bringing us more than just hockey, haha👹🖤