EARMILK EARMILK
  • NEW MUSIC
    • DANCE
    • ELECTRONIC
    • EXPERIMENTAL
    • HIP-HOP
    • INDIE
    • POP
    • ROCK
  • INDUSTRY NEWS
    • DOCUMENTARIES
    • EVENTS
    • FASHION
    • LIFESTYLE
    • MUSIC GEAR
    • MUSIC INDUSTRY
    • TECHNOLOGY
  • OPINION
  • ALBUM REVIEWS
  • GEAR REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • FEATURES
    • FESTIVALS
    • EXCLUSIVES
    • LISTS
    • CONTESTS
    • Photo Journals
  • SERIES
    • Artist to Watch
    • Under The Crust
    • Flashback Friday
    • Suicide Sundaes
    • Daily 2%
    • The Club
    • Weekend Selector
    • Mashup Mondays
    • Artist Remixed
    • Wobble Wednesday
    • Night Rumours
    • Indie Sabbath
    • Straight No Chase
    • Straight From the Teet
  • Jobs
  • About EARMILK
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Music
EARMILK EARMILK
EARMILK EARMILK
  • NEW MUSIC
    • DANCE
    • ELECTRONIC
    • EXPERIMENTAL
    • HIP-HOP
    • INDIE
    • POP
    • ROCK
  • INDUSTRY NEWS
    • DOCUMENTARIES
    • EVENTS
    • FASHION
    • LIFESTYLE
    • MUSIC GEAR
    • MUSIC INDUSTRY
    • TECHNOLOGY
  • OPINION
  • ALBUM REVIEWS
  • GEAR REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • FEATURES
    • FESTIVALS
    • EXCLUSIVES
    • LISTS
    • CONTESTS
    • Photo Journals
  • SERIES
    • Artist to Watch
    • Under The Crust
    • Flashback Friday
    • Suicide Sundaes
    • Daily 2%
    • The Club
    • Weekend Selector
    • Mashup Mondays
    • Artist Remixed
    • Wobble Wednesday
    • Night Rumours
    • Indie Sabbath
    • Straight No Chase
    • Straight From the Teet
  • Hip-Hop
  • Music Videos
  • Rap

Fashawn – "The Beginning" [Video]

  • November 8, 2013
  • Sheldon Pearce
Total
0
Shares
0
0

Before Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city, there was Fashawn's Boy Meets World: a scintillating body of work that struck all the same emotional chords, dissecting west coast gang culture's impact on black culture just three years too soon. Fashawn hasn't released a solo album since then — though he has released four mixtapes and a collaborative album with west coast underground king Murs — and it feels a bit like punishment for not truly appreciating his debut. After a lengthy delay, Fashawn is finally preparing to release his sophomore effort, The Ecology, which is said to be executive produced by BMW architect Exile. In anticipation of the release, Fashawn has released visuals for the first single, "The Beginning".

"The Beginning" is gritty west coast rap to its core; produced by Evidence (of Dilated Peoples fame), the cut finds 'Shawn at his most boastful over an eerie, long-running sample and sinister synth keys. He throws out gems like, "I'm only human, but admit I've got animal tendencies / Malevolent, probably turn your man to a memory / I dare one of you amateurs mention me / Remote control how I channel my energy". The video, directed by Punit Dhesi, shows the Fresno MC stationary on a California block as an artist tags a wall behind him. The graffiti continuously expands as he raps, and he is handed various props that relate to his bars. It isn't the most novel of directing approaches, but it does make for a great video, and the visuals still stand on the strength of the music. Hopefully, this is just a sample of what we can expect from The Ecology. If it's anything like his debut — and we'd be lucky to see lightning strike twice — it'll be near classic.

Check out the visuals for Fashawn's "The Beginning" below, and be on the lookout for his sophomore album, The Ecology, due out soon. Oh, and purchase Boy Meets World here if you haven't already.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLaOkCEUqI[/youtube]

 

fashawn-cover-1383588638.255x255-75

Fashawn

"The Beginning" [Video]

  • One Records
  • November 6, 2013
  • Official Website
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Share 0
Share 0
Related Topics
  • Fashawn
  • One Records
Sheldon Pearce

[1st openly deaf rap critic]

Previous Article
  • Dance
  • Disco

Izzy Bizu – "White Tiger" (Star Slinger Remix)

  • November 7, 2013
  • Clark McCaskill
View Article
Next Article
  • Dance
  • Deep House

Paolo Solo – Burning

  • November 8, 2013
  • Iain Howie
View Article
You May Also Like
View Article
  • Indie
  • R&B
  • Soul

Amanda Barise has shared her R&B meets soul EP 'Cute and Deadly'

  • June 25, 2025
View Article
  • Indie
  • Music Videos
  • Pop

Gina Zo “Only Bad Men Make Me Feel This Way” is the breakup song we all need! [Video]

  • June 25, 2025
View Article
  • Dance
  • Electronic
  • Gospel
  • House
  • Pop
  • Soul

KDYN reflects and explores multiple genres on 'Finding Promise In New Frontiers & Wonders'

  • June 23, 2025
View Article
  • Hip-Hop
  • Rap

Blake Theriot shares self-assured anthem "Late Night Theme"

  • June 23, 2025
View Article
  • Indie
  • Mainstage
  • Pop
  • R&B

Stephan Folkes officially unveiled a genre-defying debut album "Hazard"

  • June 23, 2025
View Article
  • Electronic
  • Hip-Hop
  • Mainstage
  • Pop

Cosmos Ray shatters genre borders with soul-stirring debut album "The More We Live"

  • June 23, 2025
Dean Griffin
View Article
  • Indie
  • Mainstage
  • Pop
  • R&B

Dean Griffin turns the “Lights Out” and turns up the heat in 80s-laced R&B debut

  • June 23, 2025
View Article
  • Mainstage
  • New Music
  • R&B

Yaya Bey’s 'do it afraid' is a fearless call to dream bigger

  • June 20, 2025
Popular Music
  • Claude VonStroke makes us dance with “This MFing Beat” featuring Reggie Watts
    • June 25, 2025
  • The Marches shares catchy yet melancholic production "Come Back Around"
    • June 25, 2025
  • Vella
    Vella spreads her wings with “Freedom”
    • June 25, 2025
  • Freedom Fry releases new single and visuals for "Best Friend" among new album
    • June 25, 2025
  • Packaging releases first single, "Running Through the Airport"
    • June 25, 2025
Recent Scoops
  • Matt Oakley is redefining country music with heart, soul and modernity
    • May 5, 2025
  • Texas’ Blacktop Mojo does rock music the way it should be done
    • April 29, 2025
  • Tha Rapper Haiti blends authentic style with musical passion
    • April 28, 2025
  • Glorybots redefines rock with latest album 'mad.end'
    • April 10, 2025
Community Voices
  • From Machismo To Mujeres: Women As The Face Of Reggaeton
    • July 14, 2022
  • Tyler the creator
    4 things I learned on the 'Call Me If You Get Lost' tour
    • March 31, 2022
  • 4 things every artist needs to think about in 2022
    • January 27, 2022
  • The TikTok Takeover of Hip-Hop
    • January 11, 2022

EARMILK EARMILK
  • Jobs
  • About EARMILK
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Music
All Milk. No Duds.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.