Bad News Brown: “Born to Sin” (2009)

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Now, here is an album that came so close to being something really  special. This Montreal-based MC mixes his outstanding harmonica playing  into familiar hip-hop beats and rhythms. Obviously, it's a combination  that has tons of promise. Opening track “Melody” has no rap over it and  comes off as an inventive track, reminding me of GZA’s (the Genius)  instrumentals. One track in and I was ready to be totally sold!

As the album continues, I become more confused about how I feel. Some  of these tracks are painfully typical of modern pop chart hip-hop,  granted they all have first-rate production. Then I come across  something like “Intelligence,” a track that includes classic hip-hop  elements (including some great scratching), along with minimalist  harmonica and rap. Outstanding! Then right back to pitch-corrected  vocals and songs about booty! Argh!

I want to love this album so badly! Even his promotional material is  confusing. The album cover has Bad News Brown (named after the ‘80s pro  wrestler, by the way; points for him there) smoking a harmonica.  Hilarious! And then there’s a video for the limp “Touch Her Body.” Why!?  I have not felt so conflicted in a long time. I suppose the best tracks  here demonstrate that this artist has real talent and tons of potential  to do something amazing. The worst tracks fall into the sort of  pitfalls that will get him the most airtime on pop radio stations, but  hinder his critical appeal and dampen his creativity.

Bad News Brown: "Born to Sin" (2009)

Tracks:

Melody

Touch Her Body

Feelin So

Get Fly

Intelligence (feat. Skratch Bastid)

Back On It

Born to Sin

Bad Trip

Too Deep

Snow Bunny

Cat Walk

Fresh to Death (feat. DJ Crook)

Get Money (feat. Skratch Bastid)

Round da Clock

Reign

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