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I will be reviewing Theophilus London's street album, titled "I Want You". This my actually be my favorite mixtape of all time.... well its definitely my favorite of the four TL has out. Va$htie plays DJ on this one.
I don't even know where to start....
This album is so great because London samples some classic songs like Marvin Gaye's "I Want You", Alicia Myers' "I Want to Thank You", Tweet's "Oops", Stevie Wonder's "Love Light in Flight", and more.
Starting with my favorite, "Light Years" (sampled from Alicia Myers), is London reminiscing back on what could possibly be a teenage love affair (I think its his prom night), while Alicia Myers brings in the chorus from "I Want to Thank You"... then it flows into "Hey Wonderful" (sampled from Stevie Wonder) as smooth as butter (we have Va$htie to thank for that). This is a feel-good song with catchy rhymes and thanks to Stevie, a killer chorus.
Next up is "Flying Overseas". I appreciate the drums on this one. I enjoy the nostalgic taste behind this track. Listening to it... you kinda just float into another world. I wont talk about "Oops" because I want to keep this post PG. lol. But its a Tweet cover, not a sample.
"Give it up dad" is a song that I like because it has humor. He samples Vampire Weekend's "Giving up the Gun"... and its just great. He tells a story about a secret love affair between him and the prime minister's daughter and there's actually a short skit at the end that I love.
Last song I'll talk about, I promise. "Departure" is important to discuss because it opens the door to a new world involving Theophilus London. This song is by a duo he's in called Paris 96, featuring him and Jesse Boykins III. The link to the Paris 96 mixtape is below. I lovelovelove this song because I am a big r&b fan, and this is like, r&b but you've got Theophilus London's beautiful musical mind behind it... its so fresh and genre-bending and the whole thing is just amazing please listen to it.
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