For the second time now, Kanye is claiming London Pop/Soul artist Mr. Hudson will be ‘bigger than him.’
In a new interview with NME, The Louis Vuitton Don raved about the relatively recent G.O.O.D. Music signee, who he claims “has the potential to annihilate me” and be “one of the most important artists of his generation.”
Based on those bold claims from a artist with good taste, I figured we should actually check the guy out (no Takei).
I peeped out most the stuff on MySpace, I preferred these two from his 2007 debut, A Tale Of Two Cities. They’re hits. Aside from the smooth eloquence Hudson voice brings, both songs are perfectly sequenced, leaving added instrumentation and backup female vocalists as sweet reminders as to why we should keep listening. Bass could be hiked up a bit, but that’s what Kanye’s for, right?
The lead single from Mr. Hudson’s first project that matters, Straight No Chaser, is called “SuperNova,” and is produced by West. The album drops July 9th.
I will be listening.
Kanye West: ‘Unknown Brit Will Be The Biggest Artist In The World’ [NME]
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What the heck? Dude is like a cross between Billy Idol and Morrissey, but a craper version.
Craper not Crapper
A Tale of Two Cities is a great album! I started checking for him after I heard him on the “Paranoid” hook on 808′s. Definitely looking forward to his U.S. debut.
A Tale of Two Cities is a great album!
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Real talk. I’ve been rocking to Mr. Hudson’s stuff for the last month and a half, and while I’m not convinced that he’ll be able to crossover like Kanye did, dude definitely has a style and artistry that music critics stateside should eat up.
I was ahead of Ye’ on this one. I heard the track Too Late a couple years ago (still in rotation) and got the album then … have still not listened to it all the way through though. Blame it on my ADHD
“lets have a drink another drink … that is a fine idea”
TGIF poetry
I didn’t know the bad guy from the DaVinci code could sing.
ill pass.
listened to the album again … good … but not world changing good. Too Late, Picture of You and Ask the DJ are the stand outs. Maybe I am not in the vibe for this low-key stuff.
Oh well.
Okay further proof that I’m gettin’ told old for this ish:
The next half-assed jazz referencin’ psuedo-old school signifyin’ mofo that titles their song, album, blog entry, or group “Straight No Chaser” is gettin’ Rafer Alston’d upside the head with my 78″ platter of Monk that I copped in back in 1971!
You no instrument playin’triflin’ shower singin’ American idol flavored bastahds! Ya’ll done killed off what little bit of a high i had workin’ today!
He look like Joker by the mouth. In the words of Kayne, “I’m good”
@ B.C. “getcha headband spun”
this is some u2/ pulp brit-soul ish, not meant for TSS
paaaass
nope.
I remember madd ppl was talkin madd ish about Mr. Timberlake…look at him now tho. I won’t sleep, i’ll just download it lol