Via ThisIsHipHop
“There has been a fair share of sexually explicit movies recently. Granted, there are some great ones where sex serves a purpose of lust and addiction, like in Closer, or even to symbolize adultery, like in Unfaithful. Then there are films that just abuse it to get across some nudity; movies like 40 days & 40 nights or Sexdrive use sex to sell movie. Before I turn this into a movie review, the new 88-Keys album, The Death of Adam, works like a concept derived from a Hollywood script and it works well. As opposed to being as serious as Unfaithful or as silly and stupid as Sexdrive, Death… ends up working like a well crafted romantic dramedy similar to that of 40 Year Old Virgin or Knocked Up. Even though he has produced classics like “Thieves in the Night” and “Love”, 88 enlisted the help of a close friend, Kanye West (ever heard of him?). Kanye executive produced the album and his influence shows on the very soulful LP that has plenty of healthy erections and explosions all over it; both lyrically and musically.
88-Keys evidently puts out something he has put plenty of work and effort into. Possessing a palpable blend of will.i.am and Kanye in his production, 88-Keys delivers great production on “Nice Guys Finish Last,” “Stay Up (Viagra),” and “M.I.L.F”. His ear for the piano is a really rare one that indulges the listener in the instruments combinations and impact on the track, especially on “Close Call” where the piano loop is addictive.”
Overall score: 71/100
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