| Mike Posner One Foot Out the Door |
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 | Tracklist:
1. One Foot Out the Door
2. I Don't Trust Myself
3. Traveling Man (Snippet)
4. You Don't Have to Leave
5. Cooler Than Me (Gigamesh Remix)
6. Don't Trust Me (Benny Bianco/DJ Benzi Remix)
featuring
3OH!3
7. Kiss Me Thru the Phone feat. Saigon
8. Red Button
9. Bring Me Down feat. Big Sean and Freddie
Gibbs
10. Mirrors Edge (Benzi Remix) feat. Bun B, GLC,
and XV
11. Speed of Sound feat. Big Sean
12. Close The Door feat. Clinton Sparks
Release Date: 10/28/2009 | |
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| Summary: Mike Posner is a pop star - who will in all likelihood achieve mainstream success - posing as a rapper with a concept and an alternative style. He doesn't even have a rap format. Mike Posner = Kanye West + Drake/Pop. |
1 of 1 thought this review was well written
Mike Posner is a singer/songwriter/producer. Interestingly enough, he is a senior currently attending Duke University. He’s signed to J Records. He’s on the same stages as the likes of Akon. His second album “One Foot Out The Door” was released on iTunes (for free) October 28th, 2009.
Right out of the gate you can tell where Mike Posner is going with the album. The first track and the album say all that needs to be said. His style certainly falls under the “alternative rap” category. The productions he uses are unconventional, futuristic, and kooky. And rather than rapping, he sings. Not to mention he obviously uses autotune. His lyrics aren’t conventional, true rap lyrics. He raps – no, sings – about love, life decisions, and money. In fact, I change my mind - he’s not a rapper, he’s a pop singer. This is evidenced by one song featuring 3OH!3 and all the house music DJ remixes. He’s basically another Drake, except a little bit worse.
His flow and voice is euphoric and abstract like a Kanye West album cover. Oddly, you feel like you’re sort of floating when you listen to him sing. But, he attempts to be a concept rapper, and results in being just another mainstream-sounding pop star. He’ll show up on the radio, I’d bet money on it. But, he should not declare himself a rapper. Why other rappers like Saigon and Bun B collaborate with him is perplexing. He sings, his beats aren’t necessarily rap beats, and he doesn’t sing rap lyrics. The format doesn’t sound like a rapper to me.
He has a terrible formula, and he overuses it. This album is very poor. Mike Posner has some talent, but it’s not as a rapper, because he isn’t one. He attempts to be a Drake or a Kanye West type, and he somewhat succeeds as a watered-down pop version of them, which is not by ANY means a compliment. The only reason he is being labeled as hip-hop (for the review) is because people consider him to be that.He will, in all likelihood, achieve mainstream success. But, if you like real rap, you should dismiss Mike Posner entirely. It’s not worth a download, even when it’s free.
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Cool. Never heard of this guy.
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Yea, I saw him on DatPiff the other day. Today I saw him on iTunes. So I decided to give it a shot. I kind of rushed it, so there are some flaws in the writing. But thanks for commenting. I appreciate it.
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You're a reviewing machine man!
I won't be checking this out anytime soon
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No worries, dawg. (c wut i did thar)
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I feel like you talked too much about him not being a rapper. It was a decent review but i would have liked to hear more about why you didn't like it.
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more like mike poser amirite
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guy played at my college last week. pretty terrible
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Thanks for the constructive criticism Kronzo. Haha Kill3. Thanks for commenting everyone!
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He’s basically another Drake, except a little bit worse.
how do you compare mike posner to drake. drake is a rapper that sings a bit, mike posner is a singer. they are totally different. i am not saying mike posner is a great artist but you cant compare the two.
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Thanks for commenting. "A little bit worse" is the key phrase though. Drake isn't very good either.
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This is easily worth the free download. This guy is gonna be huge, you can hear it. I think he is kind of like Kid Cudi, he can't really be put into a certain category. Part hip-hop, part pop, part creativity. Mixtape is dope though.
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Yes, I agree. He's gonna be big, and he can't really be put into a certain category. But it's terrible.
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