Governor
現為T.I.的人馬
內有兩首完整mp3
http://www.grandhustle.com/govenor.htm
一點點Lyfe
但更為帥氣狂放
他說自己是Hip Hop R&B
2000年出過一張debut
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7pp1z84a2yv1
新專輯即將出版
Before Governor there was none. The streetwise southern gentleman who
constantly refers to himself as "country boy" is indubitably in a lane that
is all his. A lane muscularly paved by his silver tenacity, golden delivery
and platinum faculty. There was absolutely no way that Governor wouldn't make
it; it was just a matter of time. Brace yourself, the time is now.
Governor's self-titled debut for Atlantic Records sublimely blasts off
with the poignant "Ghetto For U". From the beginning, it becomes steadfastly
apparent that this blessed son of Virginia isn't here to play hop-scotch; he
means business. Just the way he rides The Trackmasters' well-manipulated
sample (last heard on Edo G's "I gotta Have It") would have your dear spine r
eaching out for multiple blankets. But it's not only the execution that
deserves enthusiastic applause, it's also the dexterous way he packs in the
verbosity of his lyrics without spilling past his boundaries. Country boy's a
threat.
Throughout the feast that is Governor's album, we are treated to
poetically charged songs of pain, joy, indulgence, relationships and triumph.
An avid and resourceful storyteller, Governor takes us on an engaging
excursion that is as exciting as it is fulfilling. "Music is a vehicle for
saying something," explains the man born Governor Washington in his
characteristically somber yet animated manner. "It is an art. We already know
what hustling's about... the street life. There's a whole other spectrum that
our people don't talk about. Artists take their power for granted. At the end
of the day, what you leave here when you go, is more important than what you
did."
Mirroring his personality, Governor’s music manages the feat of being
conscious without the pretentious airs that usually associated with it. On "
Be Yourself" a jeep banger with a Compton bounce to it, Governor, with the
pious conviction of a southern minister charges us to indulge in self-love
and self-acceptance. The instant vintage "Winning," which sounds like a
copulation between Sade and Jodeci, has the genre-busting singer/songwriter
evoking sheer emotional truth. Here, he questions his woman's loyalty and her
opportune motives for loving him. The slightly off-kilter, keyboard-driven
"Under Pressure" begins with Governor hollering, "it's sad when you got an
image with no message!" Sounding like that cool teacher in elementary school,
it's the closest he comes to the philosophy of one of his musical heroes,
KRS-One. It's also the closest he comes to rapping.
The fabric that makes up Governor's style and delivery as a "hip hop soul
singer" is marvelously groundbreaking in that, unlike those before him who
only evoked the sensibility and perhaps attitude of hip hop, Governor also
diligently channels the cadence, prose and the most subtle inner workings of
it. Neither does he rely on hip hop as a crutch for his vocal shortcomings.
Far from that, he's as proficient a singer as they come (check "Never Wanna
Leave"). For as much as he embodies the swagger of his favorites Whodini and
Jay-Z, so does he conjure the spirit of his idols Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke
and Gil Scott Heron. "I try to create timeless music but still incorporate
some hint of the current era I'm in," expounds Governor.
Indeed, the beauty of the amalgamation that is Governor's lane is the
fact that his influences have organically seeped into his very breath and
step. What this translates into is that he's successfully managed to reinvent
the wheel, instead of what we’ve become accustomed to being fed: the usual
plagiarizing soul singer obsessed with replicating the sound of a past great
who himself changed the game in his day.
"Outta My Hands" showcases this exquisitely unique dynamic perfectly. Over
Eddie Scorsasey’s cinematic track, Governor combining his churchboy roots
with a b-boy swagger kicks a narrative about cutting all ties with a wayward
lover (Not even the coolest night in September/Can make April showers bring
May flowers"). On the sultry, mid-tempo mannish hit "Slow Down," Grand Hustle
beatsmith, Khao lays a gyrating, guitar-led bedding for country boy to sink
his lecherous teeth into. And on the sparse, rum-infused Studio One-sounding
"Move Easy," he engages in trying to serenade a femme fatale. Star producers
Scott Storch ("Destiny"), Wyclef Jean ("Make Luv 2 U"), Mike City ("Good Life")
and Just Blaze ("That's Right"), among others check in to pay their respect to
the landing of a special talent who's been a long time coming.
The Coming: It started once upon a time in Virginia when a young and
eager Governor Washington graduated from high school in his native Virginia
in 1990. He formed an R&B outfit a la Jodeci, named Case Closed. Yearning for
success, they headed to New York city. Characteristically, their quest was
unfortunately short-lived. The group disbanded. Built for combat, the
resilient Governor stayed on in the big apple hoping to get a bite of the
action. Action though, was slow to materialize. In the meantime, Governor
turned to nine-to-fiving and hustling to stay afloat. He eventually caught a
break with indie cornerstone, Warlock Records, who via a production deal,
eventually released his debut, Another State of Mind (2000).
Back on his grind, in 2002, Governor eventually landed himself in the
company of esteemed producers/executives, The Trackmasters. (By this time
also, Governor had altered his groove from the orthodox R&B delivery employed
on his Warlock release. He'd tapped more into his hip hop influences and come
up with his now inimitable style.) He recorded an appreciable amount of songs
with them, most notably, the intoxicating "My Life" featuring 50 Cent--who
was at the time also signed to The Trackmasters. In fact, Governor and 50
recorded about six songs together for a prospective album they tentatively
named "Best of both Worlds." (Years later, Tone of The Trackmasters would
suggest the idea to none other than Jay-Z and R. Kelly. Governor was
commissioned to write songs for the album.)
Not long after Governor and The Trackmasters decided to go their separate
ways, he got introduced to his business partner Haitian Jack's cousin,
producer Wyclef Jean. The two hit it off right away. Governor appeared on a
Clef-produced song on Santana's “Shaman” (2002) and his "Preacher's Son"
album (2003). Clef was indeed was also responsible for Governor's signing to
Atlantic Records. He walked Governor into renowned music executive Craig
Kallman's office, who in turn wasted little time in signing the tour de force immediately.
While completing the recording process for Atlantic, Governor gets a call
from the legendary Dr. Dre who expresses his staunch interest in producing
six songs for Governor's major label debut. Governor thus flies to Los Angeles
where he ends up recording over a dozen scorchers with Dre. Akin to a
Rhodesian cheeter's pace, the news of a historical joint venture between the
good doctor's Aftermath imprint and Atlantic Records spreads through the
industry. Unfortunately the industry red tape got the better of the
situation--Governor's work with Compton's finest is very unlikely to see the
light of day.
Rather than backing down and counting his losses, the soldier that
relentlessly thrives in country boy reloads. At the recommendation of Kallman,
he meets with labelmate and Grand Hustle label (a joint venture with Atlantic)
C.E.O., T.I. The two immediately hit it off and it isn't long before T.I. and
his partner, Jason Geter, ink Governor to a deal.
The rest, as they proclaim, is history--in the making.
WTF!!! Blood, Sweat, Tears夠耐聽!!!
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