Makin' A Big Splash

Just earlier this very week I was kvetching with my homies Bryon D. and Steve O. about the sorry state of today's popular hip-hop, rap and R&B. We all agreed that the genre was overrun with lyrics and rhymes that were completely infantile and tracks that were unimaginative and dated.

Well, my bitching and moaning must've been heard by the funk and soul gods, as I had this most amazing "mixtape" dropped into my lap, full of exactly what SHOULD be on everyone's radio and at the top of the charts.

"Heir To The Throne Vol. 1" is the title of this fantastic album's worth of expertly crafted, imaginatively produced and perfectly performed tunes by one Mr. Jack Splash. Maybe you've heard his name before, he has written and produced for some of the most successful names in the aforementioned "urban" genres. Names like Alicia Keys, John Legend, Jamie Foxx and Cee-Lo, to name but a few. The mixtape itself boasts collaborations with Kelis, T-Pain, R. Kelly and others.

Apparently designed as a pre-cursor to his forthcoming album "Technology And Love Might Save Us All," "Heir To The Throne" stands quite boldly on it's own! Check out the electro-funky track he did with Kelis, "In The Future" here...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/684292856bc08bb5/

And the booty-shakin' Peaches-meets-Prince track "Luv Slut" here...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6842932729c1b52d/

Or save yourself the extra mouse clicks and just download the whole mixtape file here, since you're gonna eventually anyway!

http://www.zshare.net/download/68376769de21ab1c/