A’ron Easton – Foreign Dreams (Album Review)

It's been a long time coming for this artist in putting out a full body of work. A'ron Easton is a Midwest mega talent who has released sporadic pieces of art to his fans showing them the potential that lies within his sound. In 2019, we got his FIRST body of musical art titled "Foreign Dreams" that contains 7 tracks of mood music to set it off right. It's refreshing to listen to his music as he combines much of today's rhyme patterns with the soul of the 60s in his music. As I listened to this project my first thought was "only 7 songs?". After listening to the project you definitely want more but understand that this is the magic of his movement. Giving fans just enough of A'ron Easton to want more. I was impressed with the multitude of sounds and feelings throughout the project and definitely wanted to get with my wife and get Saki and Sushi afterwards. You can hear the polish in the songwriting and the overall touch that he has in his craft.



The first song 4-0 took me back to the 90s and early 2000s and the crooning that we heard from updated acts such as Jeremih and Weeknd. This song has a dope track as do most of the songs on the project. That's one thing that stands out immediately is all of the tracks are QUALITY. I love the bounce and silky smooth delivery on this song. The next song "Asian" is EASILY the stand out track of the album. This song I have re winded over 100 times since hearing the pre copy. The hook is nearly flawless and gives you the feeling it's meant to convey. Love. Happiness. A'ron asks "Is You Mine, Is You Right, Asian Right, Asian Life, Saki Vibes". My only problem with the song is it's TOO SHORT. I would've loved to hear a 2nd verse and draw the song out over 3mins. It's that good. The title track "Foreign Dreams" has an old school R Kelly TP2 feel. (No R Kelly lol) It has the updated drum patterns and "Migo whistles" that this generation goes crazy for. The song is put together well and also is a mood setter in the bedroom. "In A Minute" produced by M4ck is also a very dope track. This song has a feel of Chris Brown, Mike Jackson, and Weeknd put together (Yeah I said it.) This song has a lot of commercial appeal because of the flow and upbeat tempo. It also changes the tone of the album from bedroom bangers to a mainstream feel. Moving into the next track effortlessly "Peons" comes in with a strong message on the hooks about who is getting to it and who isn't. A'ron flexes his muscle some on this song but the aggressive tones changes the album yet again. The beat complements his flow very well on this song. Bringing up the end of the album is arguably the 2nd best song on the entire album "Sake Vibes". This is another masterpiece of a song. The hook his again almost perfect in tone and mood setting. "You got the Drip baby, you got the drip drip baby" he sings over a dope synth and drum pattern. You can tell this song is written about someone as the realness conveys through it. It also makes me want to take my shoes off, get some bomb shrimp fried rice with my wife and discuss life. One word I notice in his songs a lot is "vibes". And when he tells her it "tastes like Apple Juice" one can definitely relate to the feeling put in those words! LOL

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Overall, I really REALLY liked this project. You can tell by the way he puts his songs together and the subject matter, that A'ron Easton's growth is limitless. The one thing that sticks with you is how different each song is and how well the hooks are put together. I anticipate a large response to 2 possibly 3 tracks from this project single wise. The quality of the mixing is really good and it does all of the songs justice. I thought "Pressure" was one of the songs that could have been replaced but it's still a solid effort.

I give this album 4 out of 5 bands.

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Year in Review of 2014 Lists - Top 10 Albums of The Year

2014 The Year of the "Weirdo Rapper". Rappers such as Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, French Montana and more have become the staple. Birdman and his "Rich Gang" have dominated the talk for music of the year! Twitter beef and singles were about the only other thing that brought attention to Hip Hop this year besides J. Cole's album. He sold over 400k copies to become the highest hip hop selling artist this year. Big Krit and Nikki Minaj also make a splash with their respective music but from sales to the charts......It was a hard year for Hip Hop.

10. DJ Mustard - 10 Summers

9. Vince Staples, Hell Can Wait

8. Stalley - Ohio

7. YG - My Krazy Life

6. Freddie Gibbs x Madlib - Cocaine Pinata

5. Nikki Minaj - The Pink Print

4. Wiz Khalifa - 28 Grams

3. Lecrae - Anamoly

2. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

This album coming in the 4th quarter surpassed and changed expectations for real music in these times. Listening to this album felt like putting in an old Outkast Classic and it went from front to back. His song "Soul Food" ft Raphael Sadiqq set the bar for the whole album and indeed, "Cadillatica" is the movie.

1. Big Krit - Cadillactica

*ARTIST ALERT* Billard - New Mixtape "I Am Billard" #Cleveland

I heard an artist in Atlanta over the weekend and to put it simply, his presentation, the music, the production, etc. was the BEST I've heard in a while from an "unknown" artist. Oh and he produces all his beats. Check out Billard - just found out he's from Cleveland - ‪#‎WELLCONNECTED‬

Lantana ft. Young Butta- 4am prod. by Sparkz Tha Trakman (Cincy, OH)

Young Cincinnati - The Lost Files

Check out 2 of the largest artists out of the Cincy, OH Market collabing on a song together. Follow them on twitter @LantanaEasy @Butta_Allin

2013 Year End List: Artists of the Year

It's about that time again! The year 2013 is coming to a close and we ALWAYS bring the countdown list for you! This list specifically highlights who was IN and who wasn't as artists this year! Pay attention!

Industry Artists of the Year

10. 2 Chainz

9. Schoolboy Q

8. Rick Ross

7. Big Sean

6. Chance the Rapper

5. Kanye West

4. Jay Z

3. Drake

2. Eminem

1. Kendrick Lamar

I think we know undoubtedly why Kendrick Lamar was the top artist in 2013. His verse from "Control" seemed to set the tone for the whole year in Hip hop. He was EVERYWHERE and didn't even have an album out. Who's going to take the throne in Hip Hop for 2014??

Independent Artist of the Year

10. Chris Webby

9. Dom Kennedy

8. Lantana

7. Lecrae

6. Childish Gambino

5. Jon Conner

4. Action Bronson

3. Hoodie Allen

2. Mac Miller

1. Troy Ave

Got to give it up to Troy Ave. New York is the hardest place to come out of in the world and he is fast making his mark with good music and bringing the NY feel back. He is poised in 2014 to become a break out star. You heard it here first.