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AWKWORD’s “Bars & Hooks” — What the Critics are Saying
Produced by Harry Fraud and featuring Sean Price, The Kid Daytona and The Incomparable Shakespeare, AWKWORD‘s “Bars & Hooks“, the latest song off his 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View, dropped December 5 to immediate fanfare. The New York City posse cut world premiered on NahRight.com and quickly made its way to HipHopDX.com (5 out of 5 rating!), 2DopeBoyz.com, DJBooth.net (4.1 out of 5 rating!), AshleyOutrageous.com, BuckMarleyXXX.com, RefinedHype.com and many more of the leading Hip Hop sites, as well as Rap Is Outta Control on FM radio and Hip Hop Nation on XM Sirius. Since, the song has made the DJBooth.net Top Indie Hip Hop Singles chart and continued to get radio spins, facebook likes and tweets worldwide.
See below to listen/download/purchase the song and read what the critics have said.
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Bars & Hooks ft. Sean Price, The Kid Daytona & The Incomparable Shakespeare (prod. Harry Fraud) by @AWKWORDrap
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING (Select Writeups/Reviews):
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If you tuned in for AWKWORD‘s first Booth feature, Doctor Doctor, you already know that the Big Apple repper’s all about his Bars & Hooks. On feature numero dos, the latest single off his forthcoming full-length, the emcee recruits a few equally dedicated neighbors—namely Sean Price, The Kid Daytona and The Incomparable Shakespeare—to drop hard-hitting verses over a smooth, flute-laced beat by Harry Fraud. Digging it? Then stay tuned for further details on AWKWORD’s World View LP, set to drop in 2012, with proceeds going to the Aim to Live charity.
It’s all about bars and hooks… AWKWORD is the brain, heart and soul behind World View, a global Hip-Hop project for charity, being released in 2012! Call it a revolution! Backed by the smooth sounds of Harry Fraud, AWKWORD rounds up fellow industry peers in Sean Price and The Kid Daytona for the mission with The Incomparable Shakespeare handling chorus duties!
After introducing himself to RefinedHype Nation with “Doctor, Doctor”, NYC representer AWKWORD is back with some simply dope “Bars & Hooks (Keep It Moving)”. There’s a lot to dig here. The Harry Fraud beat is solidly fundamental and The Incomparable Shakespeare delivers a nice hook, but ultimately this is a rappity rap track, so the real highlights are the rappity raps.
Seriously, I can’t remember the last time three emcees got on a track and all followed the same format – on “Two Words” they didn’t even last two verses – but Sean Price, AWKWORD and The Kid Daytona all come through with a variation of “I ain’t been the same since I ate paint chips” and “excessive e pills give you Christopher Walken mouth.” I’d love to know the story behind that, maybe AWK will fill us in below in the comments (hint, hint).
As a bonus, this is good music for a good cause. All proceeds from this track and AWK’s “World View” album, dropping in 2012, go to global hip-hop charity Aim to Live.
Check out the newest single off World View, AWKWORD’s 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project dropping in 2012. Click here for more info and to purchase/donate.
Bars and hooks have never sounded better… Word to this joint and shouts to all my peoples involved!
Dope beat with hella dope flows. This is TIMELESS. This is REWIND status. And its also for a great cause. SUPPORT! I paid $3 for this single.
Oh, maaaan…this track is hot. I mean look at that title! AWKWORD recruits a few dope emcees such as, Sean Price, The Kid Daytona and Incomparable Shakespeare for “Bars & Hooks”, a track produced by Harry Fraud. “Bars & Hooks” serves as AWKWORD’s newest single off World View, the first 100% for-charity Hip-Hop project.
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GYMRblog Presents: “Save The Children: AWKWORD Offers Two 100% For-Charity Songs via iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, Napster, etc.”
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ReaLifePromoTV Features AWKWORD, For-Charity MC from NYC
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2DopeBoyz Exclusive Leak: AWKWORD – “Imperialism” ft. C-Rayz Walz & REKS (prod. Jonny Lupo)
FREE #MUSICMONDAY: #FreeRayzWalz
Recently, AWKWORD linked up with C-Rayz Walz, REKS and 2dopeboyz.com for an exlusive leak promoting the forthcoming World View album. With production from Moldova’s Jonny Lupo, the track bangs.
C-Rayz called it “one of the top-five songs I’ve ever spilled my soul onto.” He predicted “this shit will make Uncle Sam piss his tight blue bubblegum jeans.” And dopeboy SHAKE agrees, as seen below.
From 2dopeboyz.com
With C-Rayz currently locked up*, Awkword thought it was a good time to let loose of this anti-imperialist anthem. I agree, this shit is dope. 2dbz premiere off Awk’s upcoming album, World View. Featuring guest emcees from coast to coast and production from 15+ nations and every continent.
* While the song is free, the artists are asking that you show support for C-Rayz by donating to his Paypal (suncycle7[at]gmail[dot]com) or reaching out to his family and management via Twitter.
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- LI Empire
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- The Hip Hop Chronicle (UK)
- Raw Rap (Poland)
- Get Known Radio
- Bostonianz 617
- Not I Said The Fly
- Dope Drops
- Hood Hollywood
- Ethereal Material (3-Hour DJ Tim Mix, 06/08/10)
- I GOT SOLE HIP HOP
- Mixtape Leak
- Nation of Hip Hop
- NEWSoDROME
- iHipHop.com
- Ink Drop
- Musik Share One
- The Hype MachineAlso from AWKWORD, C-Rayz Walz & REKS
- AWKWORD – Notes From A Different Kitchen (Blog Rap) (prod. The White Shadow of Norway)
- C-Rayz Walz – “Explosion” ft. Royce da 5’9″ & Tamu (DJ I-Dee)
- C-Rayz Walz – “Catching the Strange” (prod. Falside)
- REKS – “Rap-A-Nomics” ft. Slaine & Torae (prod. Statik Selektah)
- REKS – “Henny at Halftime” ft. Ron Artest (prod. Statik Selektah)
100% of the proceeds from World View will be donated to Guns 4 Cameras (G4C) (a.k.a. Aim to Live), a 501c3-registered nonprofit dedicated to eradicating street violence through the Hip Hop-inspired education and empowerment of our urban youth.
Hip Hop/Rap artist & activist AWKWORD is the mastermind behind World View, the first-ever 100% For-Charity Global Hip Hop project, brought to you by DJBooth.net, End of the Weak (EOW) & The Morgan Stanley Foundation.
World View (the album) is executive produced by AWKWORD and The White Shadow of Norway.
