The Twisted Critics Podcast - Episode #004 (Mix105.1's Jessica Bonilla)

 

The Twisted Critics Podcast - Episode #004 

(Mix105.1's Jessica Bonilla)

The Twisted Critics trio links up to discuss the week of (10/29-11/04) in music history. Join execs Doc J (Florida), Rapper A.M. (Baltimore), & Candy (Texas) on a Sunday evening conference-call while they reminisce about older artists, drink up, talk Urban radio charts, debate new singles, answer music biz questions, & interview their very 1st female guest, MIX 105.1's radio on-air personality JESSICA BONILLA from Orlando, FL. #Salud

***SPOTIFY LINK:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BRxQb4wG7cIsUPvxhTdu3?si=9c685085d79e4267

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twisted-critics-podcast/id1691838475

***NON-STREAMING LINK:

For those that don't use digital streamers, we ALSO have a landing page website called "Doc's Mom's Link", lol, you're welcome to use as well...

https://rss.com/podcasts/thetwistedcritics/

Enjoy the show, and if you dig it, please LIKE/FOLLOW/SHARE...

DOC J

 RELAUNCH of the TWISTED CRITICS PODCAST!:

We’re them biasedly-unbiased brothers stretching across the US who dig music & music business.  This is our much-anticipated RELAUNCH as the Twisted Critics originally began as myself & my cousin Tony Ganja in 2018, now with 2 new co-hosts Rapper AM & Candelario.  AM & I are active artists ourselves - and the 3 of us are collaborators, radio reviewers, & current business execs for Hear My Voice Entertainment & Publishing.  Not only that, but starting this year, The Twisted Critics podcast is curating our very own Spotify VIP playlists to better help promote our special guests & other songs that we become fans of.  Through various segments like: Time Capsule, 100% Facts, Reviews, & Edutainment we do try out best to educate & give answers to all of our fan questions.  Likewise, every week they'll be a guest interview called the Hot Seat where we'll put them through a gauntlet of 21 questions, half about business & half being personal/life questions.

If nothing else, tune in with an open-mind, a note-pad, (and a full glass) to enjoy an informative, opinionated, entertaining, twisted vibe and you might learn something… I know I do every time I talk to these guys.  Please be interactive and send in questions via our various social medias, and we’ll not only give you a shoutout live on air, but also give you directions & steps too.  Us 3 are believers in the motto “a drunk man/woman tells no lies” and how we can equally be helpful & entertaining.  Call it “education through inebriation” if you will.

We are located on ALL digital platforms by searching for "The Twisted Critics Podcast" & even have our own landing webpage to listen to from, in case you aren't into streaming.  If you haven't already, please tune in to our Pilot, Episode #000 to learn about our cohosts & how every segment works.  Greatly appreciate it!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OUR LATEST EPISODE

Thank you & God Bless,

DOC J

The Twisted Critics Podcast Duo launches 'The Definitive DISS TRACKS VIP Playlist' on Spotify

Hear My Voice Entertainment's own Rapper AM & Doc J, the co-hosts of the Twisted Critics Podcast have officially launched 'The Definitive DISS TRACKS VIP Playlist' on Spotify.   This will be the most complete chronological walkthrough of Hip-Hop's most historic Diss Tracks & Responses.  300+ songs, and over 21-hrs & 10-mins of drama-filled music.  Be the FIRST to like, follow, tune in, & share this iconic collection of music...

Like/Follow/Join the DEFINITIVE DISS TRACKS VIP PLAYLIST Now!

03/03/23, it's Officially De La-Day!!

 

Gonna be a FAN for a moment…

I’m Happy that today 3/3/23 is De La-Day, and the official launch of De La Soul finally owning their masters & finally being able to allow their entire catalogue to be streamed digitally.

It’s been a LONG time coming, especially for their classic platinum-selling debut ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ not being accessible online for 34 YEARS. (Damn, I own CDs that are older than some of my friends’ ages, lol)

Proud of them & RIP to the recently-passed Trugoy the Dove aka “Plug 2”!!

#DeLaSoul #DeLaDay #HMVEnt #RIPTrugoy #ClassicHipHop

2023 NEW MUSIC FRIDAYS: 03/03/23

2023 MUSIC REVIEW: Gorillaz 'CRACKER ISLAND'

GORILLAZ – ‘CRACKER ISLAND’
Release Date: 02/24/23
(PARLOPHONE/WARNER MUSIC)

The British virtual-band who are vets of uniquely blending electro, rock, jazz, hip-hop, & pop music, make their post-Covid return & this 8th album's said to be heavily influenced by coastal Latin America during their latest world tour.  Although a handful of the 1st few guests scream Los Angeles (Thundercat, Stevie Nicks, the Pharcyde, Beck), I really do dig the opening title track’s energy.  Catchy, creative, & thrives on Thundercat's buzzy funk basslines & adlibs, introducing us to the idea of a cult paradise island of refreshing enlightened music but you cannot leave & will die here.  2nd single "New Gold" flexes a catchy hook & Pharcyde's Bootie Brown rhymes well over the funky live drums, bass thumps, glimmery synthesizers & organs.  The stylishly retro "Tarantula" is fun, playful City Pop/J-Pop keys & drums fitting into  any yacht-rock playlist.  From how past collaborators De La Soul flow all over the throwback D.A.ISY-Age, sunny hip-hop thumper "Crocadillaz" it makes me miss the recently-passed Trugoy even more.  The Beck-&-Damon Albarn duet "Possession Island" meshes nice for a we're-all-in-this-together anthem & an epic scope of plucked strings, violins, vibraphone, that psychadelic Mellotron electro-piano, & the horn section at the end.  Checking a box of 1 genre the Gorillaz hasn't messed with yet, Reggaeton star Bad Bunny shows up on the wavy, mid-tempo beachy tones of "Tormenta" affectionately rapping how love is never perfect or easy, which will be a hit.  Similarly, my favorite beat here of rat-squeak effects & snapping snares, is bonus track "Controllah" with Brazilian rapper MC Bin Laden spitting in Portuguese.  Props also to giving their UK-African opening act Adeleye Omotayoa a lead-vocal jam on the smoky neon-lit, chorus-heavy ode to freedom "Silent Running". 

I normally dig Del/the Hieroglyphics crew but "Captain Chicken" kinda wastes an extremely groovy hard beat, just to feel too jokey.  A 2nd try at City Pop-Rock wasn't as effective on the glossy, lower-tempo "Baby Queen", where it's luminous pace & melancholy mood drags quickly.  For songs like the extremely folksy "Skinny Ape", where while Damon's vocals are emotional and I get the lullaby chimes & slow bluegrass guitar, it is a bit basic & sleepy.  Wasn't a fan either of "Oil", being minimalistic 80s indie-pop featuring Fleetwood Mac Stevie Nick's uncharacteristic lonely, robotic vocals. 

Very much a camouflaged loose concept project, yet one where most grooves stand on their own also.  While there's some pacing issues here-n-there, I genuinely liked 9-of-13 songs.  They still pull out some tricks to remain refreshing; and unlike previous Gorillaz albums, it doesn't overly rely on the impressive guest-lists as much.  Just clear, concise, creative, breezy-lofi-electro-pop-rock with feel-good energy and smooth emotional vocal performances.

2023 MUSIC REVIEWS: Don Toliver 'LOVE SICK'

 

DON TOLIVER – ‘LOVE SICK’
Release Date: 02/24/23
(CACTUS JACK/ATLANTIC RECORDS)

Houston-born singer/rapper Don Toliver returns with his 3^rd studio album in 4 years.  Quickly you notice it’s very down-tempo & more seductively textured than previous Toliver projects, evident on the enjoyable opener “LoveSickness” seeing Don trading cockiness for the possibility of catching feelings.  Following that, we quickly return to plenty of his same vibey, spacey, trappy-R&B elements for his core fans.  I was impressed by the new vocal skills Don showed off on the recent Metro Boomin’ album ‘Heroes & Villains’ & hoping it may carry over to here, but not quite.  It’s feature-heavy, sometimes to fault, as only half the guests worked for me (WizKid, Lil Durk, Brent Faiyaz, Toro y Moi, & Future); opposed to those that didn’t fit (James Blake, Glorilla, Kali Uchis, TisaKorean, Justin Bieber, & Charlie Wilson).  Production’s laid-back and tries balancing trust issues, relationship betrayal, (or) moving on to someone new.  There is a handful of head-scratching samples not executed well though, like SOS Band's "Do It Tonight" (on "Do It Right") & Beenie Man's "Girls Dem Sugar" (on "4 Me") both being horrible.  One sample that did work nicely was the Brent Faiyaz-assisted "Bus Stop" flipping BlackStreet's "I Can't Get You Out of My Mind" into a welcomed change of pace of dancey, Jersey-house energy.  Oddly my favorite song on the album was the solo cut “Company Pt. 3”.  Other notably good songs were the calming, Wizkid-assisted "Slow Motion", as well as "Cinderella" & “Time Heals All”. 

Unfortunately, focus is too heavy on a low-end, low-fi, melancholy ambience; an overuse of distortion; & chirpy, springy repetitive synth-beats with more pitchy Young Thug-esque too-reverbed vocals than I’d prefer.  The Hit-Boy-produced, electric-guitar driven “Go Down” for example, has the makings of a good R&B bop about things sexually going down in a car backseat, yet is quickly derailed by Don’s terrible vibratos, his laughable harmonized bridges, poorly-mixed peaking drums, & strange uncatchy transitions.  I’m admittedly a HUGE Charlie Wilson fan, so I was sadly disappointed how stall & uninteresting "If I Had" is.  Bieber’s likely the worst collabo on “Private Landing” where Don's annoyingly monotone & Justin gives such a not-into-this, echo-manipulated lazy performance, both disrupting from a halfway decent Future verse.  Presently, the track I dislike most is “Honeymoon” for being a boring, clumsy, bassy mess of poorly-mixed chord progressions & silly jibberish.  His uninspired direction just keeps me waiting for more versatility & dimension.  Not a bad album yet not enough contrast in 16 songs of pretty much the same generic, dreary, often-off-key vibe.  I score it 3 STARS (out of 6) as the more seductive moods I did appreciate.  With me scoring his previous (2) albums 2.5 Stars (out of 6) each, it's a small step up, but still very little growth or lyrical improvement in his career yet.

NEW music video for Nas' single "Brunch on Sundays"

 Announcing the NEW music video for Nas' single "Brunch on Sundays":

The Queensbridge rap veteran drops elegant visuals for "Brunch on Sundays" featuring Blxst.  Directed by Omar Jones, Nas fully embodies the essence of having a relaxed brunch in the outdoor glitz of Catch-LA, bringing together loved ones after a long week to enjoy drinks, great company, & a fancy spread of food provided by personal chefs.  Very much a star-studded gathering, he is joined by the likes of Lebron James, Russell Westbrook, Swizz Beatz, Hit-Boy, Cordae, Blxst, & comedian Lil Rel Howery.  The video highlights the restaurant's colorful flowery backdrops, a mid-song family toast, & Nas and his guests decked out in all white.  "Brunch on Sundays" is his 2nd official single off of his latest album 'King's Disease II' that released on August 6th, 2021 through Mass Appeal Records/The Orchard Dist/Sony Music.  It debuted #3 on the US Billboard charts, selling 56,000+ units in its 1st week, as well as also globally charting Top-25 in the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Australia, & New Zealand.  This slightly outsold its predecessor 'Kings Disease I' which sold 47,000+ copies 1st week of 2020 and won him a Grammy that year for Best Rap Album.  

#Nas  #NastyNas  #Blxst  #HitBoy  #BrunchOnSundays

#KingsDiseaseII  #Queensbridge  #MassAppealRecords  #MusicVideos  

#HipHop  #HMVEnt  #HearMyVoiceEnt  #GDGM  #TheTwistedCritics  #WhatsUpDoc82

Announcing the Newest Hear My Voice Ent artist... RAUL LOZANO

 [HMV News!!!]

Good afternoon my peoples:

After our A&R submission review last weekend, 

I'm excited to "officially" announce & introduce the newest addition to the Hear My Voice Entertainment team... 

Mr. RAUL LOZANO!

The multi-talented Raul Lozano is a 22-year-old singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, DJ, music reviewer, & theater staff joining us from Brownsville, Texas.  He's bilingual, being an established vocalist in both Spanish-Cumbia ballads & American urban-R&B.  Raul grew up in a very musical family performing 1st with his father's band La Farra Hermanos Lozano & then his own cousins' group the Revo Live Band, getting his start as a lead keyboardist.  After 2+ years of performance experience, he earned TV appearances on shows like Domingo Live, El Nuveo Show de Johnny Canales, & Vallevision Vespectaculos.  The moments he's not busy dabbling in music, he spends his time at local theaters like Brownsville Repertory Theatre & Camille Playhouse rehearsing both as an actor & handling stage sound-design.  In his private life, Raul enjoys the theater, reading, basketball, & poker.  

  

Please help me welcome our new family member Raul Lozano with open arms.  Be sure to add his contacts, introduce yourself, & check out his channels/platforms. 🙂 

https://www.facebook.com/raulozzano/

https://www.instagram.com/raul_badmusic/

https://twitter.com/r_badmusic

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NSzjMcHCfzziILpmCMbDv?si=6UCSkWbAQ_6KlnFg6V2kzQ&dl_branch=1

BUMP IT Or DUMP IT!, VOL. #195:

 BUMP IT Or DUMP IT!, VOL. #195:

Simple rules: 

Here’s the Top-9 new singles officially sent to Urban-based radio formats, that are either beginning to chart right now or expected to chart soon.  In exchange, have & listen to them, then personally comment below, stating if you would *Bump It* or *Dump It* for each record and why... 

[Strong Bump, Weak Bump, Weak Dump, or Strong Dump]  

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01- "NEED TO KNOW" (Doja Cat),

Currently #23 on Pop;

Debuting #25 on Rhythmic/Club;

Shipped to Urban 09/01/21;

via KEMOSABE/RCA.

[beginning w/ 2,733 + 1,394 + 88 Daily US Spins].

02- "WAY 2 SEXY" (Drake f/ Future & Young Thug),

Debuting #28 on Urban;

Debuting #29 on Rhythmic/Club;

Shipped to Pop 09/03/21;

via OVO/REPUBLIC.

[beginning w/ 1,435 + 1,113 + 86 Daily US Spins].

03- "SHIVERS" (Ed Sheeran),

Debuting #37 on Pop;

Shipped to Rhythmic/Club + Urban 09/10/21;

via ATLANTIC.

[beginning w/ 1,344 + 85 Daily US Spins].

04- "FAMILY TIES" (Baby Keem f/ Kendrick Lamar),

Debuting #43 on Rhythmic/Club;

Shipped to Urban 08/27/21;

via COLUMBIA.

[beginning w/ 369 + 236 Daily US Spins].

05- "SHARING LOCATIONS" (Meek Mill f/ Lil Baby & Lil Durk),

Debuting #45 on Urban;

Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 09/03/21;

via MMG/ATLANTIC.

[beginning w/ 357 + 121 Daily US Spins].

06- "TRANSPARENT-SOUL" (Willow f/ Travis Barker),

Debuting #48 on Pop;

Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 08/28/21;

via MSFTS/ROC-NATION.

[beginning w/ 306 Daily US Spins].

07- "BE MINE" (JayQ The Legend),

Debuting #27 on Adult/R&B;

Shipped to Urban  08/24/21;

via BREAKOUT MUSIC INC/BMG DIST.

[beginning w/ 245 Daily US Spins].

08- "ALREADY WON" (Rod Wave),

Shipped to Rhythmic/Club + Urban 09/01/21;

via ALAMO/SONY MUSIC/INTERSCOPE.

[beginning w/ 212 + 109 Daily US Spins].

09- "CLOCKED" (Atmosphere),

Shipped to Rhythmic/Club + Urban 08/24/21;

via RHYMESAYERS ENT.

[beginning w/ 76 + 68 Daily US Spins].

...

FREE D/L LINK(S): 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xd1QHNzdbhNbkGxJ2rPhe2HkCohjF-xZ/view?usp=sharing

(or)

https://www.sendspace.com/file/inpf15

(or) 

https://www120.zippyshare.com/v/FKsxzzOU/file.html

[3-Dubs!] WEEKLY WISE WORDS: T-Pain

 [3-Dubs!] WEEKLY WISE WORDS:

This week's 3-DUBS is...

Coming live & direct from T-Pain, regarding "Really Knowing Your Craft".  

If you seriously want to succeed, but if you don't know the ins & outs of your industry you're already LOSING.  

No one knows EVERYTHING, true - But you gotta work & dedicate time to learning your craft, and researching the upcoming updates & changes, so you can be ahead of the curve.  Resist becoming a "Jack of all Trades" and instead try becoming a "Master" of one something. The person that best knows the correct steps, strategies, & rules - and then can execute them successfully & consistently become the people of value & leaders.  

Happy Friday & Enjoy!!!

#DocJ  #HMVEnt

#HearMyVoice  #GDGM  #TPain
#3Dubs  #WeeklyWiseWords

Doc J's Entry Verse for the Rap Dreams Challenge.

My entry verse for Nigel Hunt’s Rap Dreams Challenge contest.

#RapDreamsChallenge
#TheKidNigel
#TheGoodGuys
#HearMyVoiceEnt
#HMV
#TheTwistedCritics
#GDGM

New official video for The Game's street single "West Side"

New official video for The Game's street single "West Side".

The video takes place in a post-apocalyptic desert world, repping the West Coast, reminiscient of 2Pac's "California Love" old video set.  Prepping for war with his troops, The Game rides through the desert plotting against his enemy, played by cameo Dave East - a little play of words of the 'West vs East' theme.  "West Side", co-produced by Wallis Lane & Big Duke, is the first taste to tease The Game's 9th (and final) studio album, 'Born To Rap', scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2019.

PLAQUE SUCCESS TUESDAYS - WEEK 32 (2019)

[PLAQUE SUCCESS TUESDAYS]


It's my privilege to blast out the weekly music sales success report hot off the presses here @ RIAA.  This is where I'll weekly be acknowledging all artists who have earned a certified sales plaque for both singles & albums. 
 

For WEEK 32 of 2019; My personal congrats goes out to: Khalid, Sam Smith, Calboy, Ty Dolla $ign, Normani, Polo G, Lil Tjay, A$AP Ferg, Future, Chris Brown, Drake, Tyler The Creator, 6LACK, Luh Kel - and all of their respective record labels.  Keep the hits coming!

The PANEL Reviews #137:

It’s that time again, for THE PANEL's BUMP IT or DUMP IT #137 review. 

We have 3 HMV staff members this week, who'll take on the 9 new singles shipped to radio, to analyze how much they liked (or disliked) them & predict how successful they'll be.  Here are the ratings across the board; And since we wanna share the interaction, if you’re interested in reading the full reviews from each person, feel free to check out their individual pages linked underneath their names.  This week THE PANEL consisted of: 

@Rapper A.M.​ (Baltimore, MD);
https://www.facebook.com/Angryman410/

@Doc J Music & Entertainment​ (Clermont, FL);
https://www.facebook.com/DocJMusicAndEntertainment/

@Slin K Renaissance Man​ (Pompano Bch, FL);
https://www.myperspectivemusic.blogspot.com/


Check them all out, and see if you agree with some of us.  Enjoy & #Salud.
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1. "THE GIT' UP" (Blanco Brown)

2. "PRETTY BITCHES IN THE TRAP" (Summerella)

3. "SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT" (James Davis)

4. "ANTISOCIAL" (Ed Sheeran f/ Travis Scott)

5. "MOTIVATION" (Normani)

6. "BLOW MY MIND" (Davido f/ Chris Brown)

7. "SPIRIT" (Beyonce)

8. "HOW YOU WANT IT" (Teyana Taylor f/ King Combs)

 

9. "HAIR DOWN" (SiR f/ Kendrick Lamar)

PLAQUE SUCCESS TUESDAYS - WEEK 31 (2019)

[PLAQUE SUCCESS TUESDAYS]


It's my privilege to blast out the weekly music sales success report hot off the presses here @ RIAA.  This is where I'll weekly be acknowledging all artists who have earned a certified sales plaque for both singles & albums.
 

For WEEK 31 of 2019; My personal congrats goes out to all those awarded certified plaques - and all of their respective record labels.  Keep the hits coming!

PLAQUE SUCCESS TUESDAYS - WEEK 29 & 30 (2019)

[PLAQUE SUCCESS TUESDAYS]


It's my privilege to blast out the weekly music sales success report hot off the presses here @ RIAA.  This is where I'll weekly be acknowledging all artists who have earned a certified sales plaque for both singles & albums. 
 

For WEEK 29 + 30 of 2019; My personal congrats goes out to all those awarded certified plaques - and all of their respective record labels.  Keep the hits coming!