Look this man is my friend and an extremely talented musician but he's also something else that I only fully undertood once I perused his myspace.....
A dude that loves chillin with his homies and brazilian chicks!!!!!!
I was planning on trying to add him the empire that is Malimatic Management/Malimatic Produckshunz
the man has many great business contacts due to his life in the business when he was younger
You see the give and take here I give a person he can trust and he teaches me the inner workings of the business to a point where I could figure it out with some abstract thinking....I mean I have all the talent i need to take this thing to the next level now i need to be on the inside of this Fraternity....of assholes....if I am ever going to get my empire going
WHich brings me to my next point Colin Steele...The self titled debut on sale on CDbaby.com is a generally hot little independent album not heres the kicker......
I think the album is for a slightly different set of ears than mines....
Generally the album has great songs
"More Of You" and the "Sunday Mix" are hot little midtempo joints to make you move with your lady super catchy and it opens up the album anyone that can't appreciate this guy's vocal prowess or the way he was so generally smooth on this extra buttery joint is deaf
"The Word Is Out" is the next track a highly electric joint about secret lover being exposed by one of the lovers big mouths.....as a straight guy gotta tell you this one is a little borderline for me.....especially when the refrain says "keep it on the D keep it on the L keep it on the DL" we know what that means but R. Kelly also said Down Low and it was cool because he wasn't as ambigous...I'm just sayin Don't piss on my face and tell me it's rainin' but still tight vocals the man has sensational soprano and falsetto
"Stay With Me" is similar to "The Word Is Out" in terms of pace and electricity but this joint is about a lover pleading for the loving to continue still the man is academic with the vocal and this song is almost catchier than the other 2
"Fantasy" is amongst my least favorites and his slowest joint a ballad about being the friend but wanting more the vocals are great but the beat is confusing and hard to follow at least for me the storyline is better than the song
"Let's Make a Flick" featuring A.C.E. is a potent energetic song to bring you out of the rut that Fantasy might put you in. This song is bonafide hiphop west coast baby maker and A.C.E. sounds like The Game and E-40 Had a baby.....in other words he sounds like another west coast rapper with raunchy lyrics and "freaky dances" in high heels this song is bound to get you dubbing in the club
"Leavin'" a more deep personal joint about a man's need for freedom and self realization. the mid tempo joint is sure to make you think about your own chains and restrictions
"What Money Does To A Man" this song could have been better. the dreary tone of the beat sets up an introspective of the effects of a lifestyle based on "the root of all evil" once again featuring A.C.E. who this time is doing most of the work while Steele provides the dark adlibs and shrills that bring the song together. the song itself leaves a lot to bit desired
"Break Me Off" on the shallow end of the pool the bassline proves to annoy rather then illuminate this dark uptempo joint. the title should be self explanatory and if not then you probably shouldn't even be reading my blog.......a more generic song by Steele it lacks the sole of earlier joints
and Finally "You Can Make It (If You Try)" This song sounds like something out of Maddona's playbook and this is the ill vogue track and therefore is the least appealing track of the whole album to me....it speaks to a different crowd.....a crowd that happens to reside on West 4th st in Manhattan or whereever the Village is...Sorry just keeping it real
All in All the album recieves a favorable rating of 7/10 could be better with more inspired joints but the voice on this man is sensational
The Video For "More Of You" was released on Youtube on May 23, 2009 and it is soo confusing and raises many questions about Steele's sexuality......I'm the type of guy that's not gonna call you Gay or Homosexual until you tell me but this video is really really putting it into perspective for me......Still a phenomenal artist though....you be the Judge......
---TheyCallMeMalimal---
