Show Vibes Vi b es Stuff S tu f f You speak your JL piece Buy it or burn it i By Hassan Grant Staff Writer J From week to week Ill I'll be getting gelling your take on new music releases from your favorite artists This week Ill I'll be bespeaking bespeaking bespeaking speaking with John Bell a first year student at y- y Eve IVe RuH ers ers' i sf Fh-sf lad er n RuH scope Records J 1999 Hassan Was this album a hit or a amiss amiss amiss miss John It was a hit It was new and innovative the beats were good there was really good production on this album I l think most of the female artists arent aren't coming out with original new styles Eves Eve's album is refreshing H Im I'm feeling this album I first J heard Eve on the Roots album The Roots Things fall faIl apart and I was waiting to see what she was going to come with she didn't disappoint H In your opinion what were the hottest tracks on this album J Philly is where I am from Lets talk about on Drag I like them all but those two really stand out from the rest right now H Yeah the Ph Philly illy track had Bennie Bennie Bennie Ben- Ben nie Segal on it and hes he's about to drop his joints out of the camp I also liked Heaven only knows and the What ya want remix It was original if nothing else II H What did this album make you want to do J It makes you want to get up and dance It has some club hits but I listen listen listen lis lis- lis- lis ten to her lyrics She speaks from a women's point of view It is interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing to hear the opposite sex speak their view on things without them going all TLC No Scrubs on you H What didn't you like about this album J I did not like the song I got a man It was alright but it is a boring song but its making the album sell seIl because that's the single they are promoting promoting promoting pro pro- right now They also have a couple of repetitive interludes that they could have dropped H I did not like the into H If this album were a food what type of food would it be J It would be a piece of cheesecake cheesecake cheesecake cheese cheese- cake because its sweet its filling and it satisfies all of your needs J The Work Work- Sony Group 1999 H Was Vas this a hit or a miss J A hit I liked the cd It has many different mixes of styles It is a good different what I mean by that is it has hasa a jazz pop fusion to it Its It's European Funk z- z J 11 ir g J r J t Nr r I c v H What were the best songs on the album J Canned a definite one Home is real good that's all I can remember right now H What does this album make you feel like doing J This album makes you want to Vibes Stuff Continued J page 4 relax and dance a little There is a head bobbing feel to it II H What didn't you like about this album J On everyone of his albums does an instrumental track On this one I didn't like it it was kind of stale H Would you play this in your car J Yeah well I would but its it's not nota a all the time thing Its It's a good cd but it would get old after a while Its It's not nota a continuous type of heavy rotation cd H If this album were a type of food what type of food would it be J Zucchini or a variety of mixed vegetables You take it in and digest it but you cant can't eat it all the time or it'll make you sick but its it's good for you AH BADU ADU SOUTHERN GUL GULY Y i CD SINGLE i MCA rICA RECORDS RECORD 1999 J This is a single I Shel r should should- be be releasing a full length a album bum s soon soon on Was this single a hit or or was it a miss J This single is from album She wrote the lyrics and he did the music He does all of the music on the album on his on with his mouth H You really wouldn't be able to tell the difference between and a beat machine H How did this album appeal to you J Its It's really soulful it has a real southern vibe to it Its It's a classic but ona ona on ona a laid back dont don't bring a lot of attention attention attention atten atten- tion to yourself type of level H If this album were a type of food what type of food would it be J It would be some southern food Some fried deep-fried southern deep dirty south type of soul food H Thank you for your time If you catch John on campus hell he'll tell you about all the new music you should be listening to for 10 dollars Johns John's I s Picks Nas as I lam am Eve Ruff First Lady Deep Murder li M Music n f- f Traveling without Moving |