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█ ARTIST: XL Middleton █
█ TITLE: Middle Class Blues █
█ LABEL: ROTS Records █
█ GENRE: Rap █
█ GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode) █
█ ENCODER: LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new █
█ QUALITY: 192 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo █
█ PLAYTIME: 0h 55min 24sec total █
█ SIZE: 76.43MB █
█ RELEASE DATE: 2009-00-00 ▐▌
█ RIP DATE: 2009-11-25 █
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█ 01. Just Wakin Up (Feat. Black & Deuce Maxwell) 4:19
█ 02. Waitin On A Check 3:49
█ 03. Middle Class Blues 3:22
█ 04. Unemployment (Feat. Clinton Wayne) 3:10
█ 05. Vossi On The Rocks 3:39
█ 06. Drunk Dialin (Feat. Non-Cents) 3:49
█ 07. Filthy (Feat. E.D.) 5:19
█ 08. Swim Or Sink (Feat. Shame & Rev) 3:30
█ 09. We're Fucked Anyway 3:52
█ 10. Ends Of The Earth 3:59
█ 11. Single (Feat. Clinton Wayne) 4:47
█ 12. Now That U Got Thin 4:02
█ 13. Every Time I Ride By (Feat. Mike Troy) 3:07
█ 14. Closing Credits (Feat. Black) 4:40
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█ As one of the few West Coast hip hop artists still deeply entrenched in the
█ funk sound that California rap is known for, it's clear that XL Middleton is
█ not out to be a mainstream household name. Still, the underground following
█ he has built over the years has continued to grow, even during a virtual
█ two-year hiatus after the release of his last album, "Barliament
█ Drunkadelic". Now XL is back with his latest, "Middle Class Blues", which
█ takes his trademark West Coast funk and blends it with a slow-rolling, live
█ bluesy sound. Imagine DJ Quik meets Devin The Dude, as XL serves up heavy
█ slabs of live bass, smoked-out chords, and even sings most of the album's
█ hooks himself.
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█ As the title suggests, the majority of "Middle Class Blues" deals with
█ weathering harsh economic times. Yet the blues that XL serves up involves a
█ good dose of humor, so the album never gets depressing. "Waitin On A Check"
█ is all about the anxiety when the mailman is on the way with your only hope
█ of getting the bills paid; "Unemployment" is all about what happens when said
█ check arrives. Defying the "Blues" in the album title, the song is basically
█ a party jam - a celebration of government assistance. Profound humor also
█ finds its way into the self-explanatory "Drunk Dialin", while the
█ thought-provoking "We're Fucked Anyway" finds XL explaining why he's stopped
█ trying.
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█ Unexpectedly, the album takes a more optimistic direction in its latter
█ third. After lamenting love lost on "Ends Of The Earth", the tides turn on
█ "Single", another party song that's sure to have even the most dedicated
█ family man singing along to the hook. On the hilarious and light-hearted "Now
█ That U Got Thin", XL goes in on women who become bigheaded after losing
█ weight. Finally, on "Closing Credits", Middleton asserts that "these Middle
█ Class Blues are never destroying us".
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█ Don't expect to feel down after listening to this album. If you're having a
█ hard time paying the bills or the rent, "Middle Class Blues" might be the
█ perfect medicine to help you realize that you're not alone in your struggles,
█ and better days are soon to come.
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█ Don't forget to support the artists! We did.
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