Kevin Rudolf - In the City Review

This Miami Beach multi-instrumentalist made his bones playing on and producing records by David Banner and the Black Eyed Peas. Like Timbaland and the Neptunes before him, though, Rudolf's behind-the-scenes work only whetted his limelight appetite, so here he steps out with a weirdly infectious debut that mixes his rap-track know-how with his love of guitar-god theatrics. (Think ''Beat It,'' not Limp Bizkit.) In the City never veers too far from the stadium-ready sound of ''Let It Rock,'' Rudolf's top 10 collaboration with rapper Lil Wayne. But what use is subtlety when you're banging your head? B+...full text Kevin Rudolf Lyrics - NYC Song Words

Song Words by Artist / Band : Kevin Rudolf featuring NAS
Lyrics Title : NYC
Available on Album : In The City
Released : -
Music Genre : Hip Hop

(Song Data Information from : Wikipedia)

Kevin Rudolf
In the city of dreams, you get caught up in the schemes
and fall apart in the seam
Tonight
That boy he used to bomb,
From B.K. to the Bronx and it’s the fortunate one, who dies

NAS
New York, we ready!...full text CASH MONEY INTRODUCES THEIR 1ST POP/ROCK ARTIST: GUITARIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, KEVIN RUDOLF.

IN THE CITY’s overall concept is the theme from every great story - finding yourself by deciding who you want to be. Kevin shares, “The album’s story is about me growing up in NYC when the city was wild…when it felt like there were no rules and you could be anyone you wanted. That is the landscape of this album.”

Album concept further encompasses searching for meaning in “Gimmie a Sign” lyrics: “I asked for a wise man to make me wise, he said son the answers contained inside. I choked on the fortune but I feel fine.” Throughout the album, Kevin embraces rebellion, saying f*ck you to a world which tries to control us, doesn’t allow each of us to be ourselves. From the beginning note to the final track IN THE CITY steadily demonstrates the battle of finding ultimate self-understanding.

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