Hey guys I was just listening to this Finale album, A Pipe Dream And A Promise, again and realized how goddamn good this song was. It has one of the smoothest beats I have ever heard with meaningful rhymes and deep message? Anyone else calling it the song of the year? Even if you didn’t download this album just listen to the song and let me know what you think.
Finale is a Detroit underground rapper who falls into the smooth hip-hop category. He is very lyrical and has a unique flow which makes everything he says sound like a tongue-twister. His debut album has already gained unanimous hip-hop critical acclaim, and I agree it is well deserved. His subject matter is covers the struggle of himself as a musician on the come-up. He also reveals some of the hardships facing the local economy in Detroit with the recent collapse of the Big 3 automakers. In other words he is very relatable to the average American. This album is full of amazing lyrics and pristine production from the late great J. Dilla. The only downside to this album is that some listeners may find that Finale’s flow to sound the same on every song. This happened to me on the first listen. I would recommend listening to this album a few times before you make your judgment. Nonetheless, this was a great album from an up-and-coming Detroit emcee, 4/5.
01. Arrival & Departure feat. Awesome Dre (Prod. By V-Tech and Apollo Brown)
02. Style (Prod. By Kev Brown)
03. Pay Attention (Prod. By Slimkat); Interlude - Beat The Drums (Prod. By Shamus O’Flannigan)
04. The Waiting Game feat. Invincible (Prod. By Khrysis); Interlude - feat. Prince Whippa Whip (Cold Crush)
05. One Man Show (Prod. By Black Milk) (Scratches By DJ Presyce)
06. Jumper Cables (Prod. By Nottz)
07. A Reason (Prod. By Ta’raach)
08. Motor Music (Prod. By Black Milk)
09. Heat (Prod. By J Dilla) (Scratches By DJ Sicari)
10. Issues (Prod. By Dimlite); Interlude - feat. Prince Whippa Whip (Cold Crush)
11. Brother’s Keeper (Prod. By Nottz)
12. The Senator (Prod. By Waajeed)
13. What You Mean To Me (Prod. By MPhazes)
14. A Pipe Dream And A Promise feat. Monica Blaire & Allan Barnes (The Blackbrds) (Prod. By Oddisee)
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