Music : Not 4 Sale
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517791701
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Geffen Records
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Geffen Records
Release Date: September 09, 2008
Sales Rank: 7208
Studio: Geffen Records
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Album Description:
Explicit Version. Kardinal Offishall is an MC who is ready to unleash his unique, attention grabbing style all over the world with his 2008 album, Not 4 Sale. The album, executive produced by multi-platinum superstar Akon for his Kon Live label, includes the smash hit 'Dangerous' featuring Akon, as well as guest performances by some fo the hottest artists in the game; Rihanna, T-Pain, The Dream, The Clipse, Estelle and more! Kardinal Offishall, the son of Jamaican immigrants, grew up in the West Indian waypoint of Toronto. His hometown, which he credits for reflecting the cultural mosaic that seeps into his music, is broad-reaching and deep-running. Having outgrown the trappings of Canadian Hip-Hop, Kardinal is maturing into a more prominent role...No. America's next musical superstar.
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Kardinal Offishall is a cat that is kind of sporadic with the releases but, once he drops, he usually comes with some pretty solid material. That was before he linked up with the over-hyped, over-saturated, pop sensation (?)/cheesy tune machine known as Akon. I'm a fan of Kardi's, but the first thing that jumped in my head when I saw he was rolling with Akon was "lower your expectations, he's associating with a wack producer." That being said, Not 4 Sale isn't necessarily a bad album. Sure, there's a ton of filler and some really cheesy attempts at club bangers. It's obvious he set his sights on chart positions. Still, there are some solid joints on the album. The Clipse lend their assistance to "Set If Off" and bring that dope boy angle in a way that only they can (not too many can spit like these two, by the way). Kardi does have a few tracks that are in the same vein of his previous releases -- "Ill Eagle Alien", "Nina, "Bad Like We Bad", and "Burnt", for example. And, even though it could be labeled as wack by most, I liked the T-Pain assisted "Go Home With You."
The most obvious flaw -- and the one that you should've seen coming a mile away -- is the clubby tracks supplied by Akon. "Dangerous" is wack. Period. I mean, sure, it's a serviceable club joint, but Kardi dropped the ball here. There are some that are sort of clubby but manage to stay in Kardi's lane (Digital Motown) and aren't that bad, but they get overshadowed by abysmal tracks that should've never ... Read More
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I Am New 2 Kardinal Offishall but I Highly Disagree wit one of the reviewers on the track "Gimme Some" (Featuring The Dream). I Think It's A Good Track. We Wanna go Clubbin,We Don't Wanna Chill. It may not be his best work 2 everyone all i can say is it's a good album and for that music video Dangerous Damn that woman was fine.
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Overall, I have to disagree with the other reviewer and his/her mediocre review. While I'm not the biggest fan of the track with The Dream, the rest of the album is by and large solid, with a couple standout tracks.
Kardinal, as always, is consistent. As the album title suggests he has not and will not change his style, i.e. the dancehall-hip hop mixed delivery that makes him stand out from just about everyone else, and his lyricism. Yes, Dangerous is has brought him more commercial success than any previous track, but by definition that means a lot of people like the track (it peaked at #5 on Billboards Hot 100). The next single, "Tide is High", features Rihanna and will surely be successful as well. "Burnt" and "Bad Like We Bad" are heavily dancehall-influenced, while "Nina" is a (good) nod to lovers rock reggae. Set it Off, feat. The Clipse, and Ill Eagle Alien are two great tracks which are closer to the harder hip hop angle found on some of his earlier records and mixtapes.
All in all, it's a great album which features Kardi's versatility and will surely gain him new fans. While not on the level of say Jay-Z's classics or Lil Wayne's Carter III, it's still a no brainer...buy it!
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I have always been down with Kardi. His music is interesting because it encompasses a couple different genre's as well as it is international rap. All these elements accompanied with Kardi's mad energy makes him a dope artist. With that being said, this album is much different than the underground releases. Lyrically kardinal is on point. The guest appearances, beats are very commercial and wack (The dream). DANGEROUS, GIMME SOME, and DIGITAL MOTOWN are super wack and have techno type beats with the weak guest appearances. To be honest, I am really disappointed in this album. I had much higher hopes for it. All in all this is not a terrible release, it is just weak compared to Kardinal's earlier releases. If you are new to Kardinal then you need to start with his first joint EYE AN I and his second joint QUEST FOR FIRE. Kardinal may need to reconsider working with AKON. That is where a lot of the commercialism is stemming from.
Stand out tracks
BURNT
BAD LIKE WE BAD
ILL EAGLE ALIEN (this one is dope)
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If you heard all the mixtapes you got a glimpse of what Kardi is all about. Akon said it best in a interview with Clinton Sparks, Kardi is consistent with his music. Never watered down and never sounding exactly the same. When I first heard Fire Starter Volume 1 I was amazed, being a Reggae fan for years and Hip Hop for equally as long, I was drawn to Kardi's sound. If you have not heard all of his other work go get it, it is a breath of fresh air especially with all that cookie cutter southern sound music. Kardi is anything but that....big ups to the King of the T-dot. Canada is doing big things
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