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bilal - airtight's revenge - plug research - vinyl

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Genre: Hip Hop - Nu Soul

1. Cake And Eat It Too
2. Restart
3. All Matter
4. Flying
5. Levels
6. Little One
7. Move On
8. Robots
9. The Dollar
10. Who Are You
11. Think It Over

A small 10 years after his debut 'First born second' (and 4 years after the shelved 'Love for Sale'), soul sensation Bilal drops his new album!

A provocative genre-bending album that dissects love, politics and relationships, 'Airtight’s Revenge' demonstrates
the Philly-bred singer’s growth as an artist. “It’s a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, blues, and experimental free
music,” says Bilal.

The differences in economical social classes inspired the track “Robots,” which scrutinizes societal and governmental effects on people. After watching the 2007 documentary, “Zeitgeist: The Movie,” Bilal wrote “Who Are You.” “Of all religions, I drive to be human,” says Bilal. At the end of the day, we are all one. We need to connect with the spiritual side of ourselves; we don’t need to inflict that on others. It’s OK to have free thought. “Little Ones,” a smooth track with a soulful sound is dedicated to his sons. “My youngest son has Sickle Cell and my oldest son has Autism. This song is for them,” stated Bilal. Steve McKie (Jill Scott, Estelle, Kindred, Vivian Green) co-produced the album with Bilal, recorded in Philadelphia, Virginia and Los Angeles. The album also features production by Nottz (Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Drake), 88 Keys (Mos Def, Macy Gray, Musiq Soulchild), Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra and Tone Whitefield.

-Questlove’s endorsement went viral today and a bunch of blogs and websites have already picked up including URB and Premix Magazine. See it here: http://vimeo.com/13726528. Erykah Badu endorsement coming soon!
-An acoustic performance of “Think It Over” was posted on YouTube on August 1 and already has over 8k views!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhN4IYQH-RY
-Bilal is writing a weekly column about 'Love & Relationships' at Madame Noire. This will run until the release of the record. This column is also picked up by AOL Black Voices and radio stations across the US. Below are the links to his first two columns.
http://madamenoire.com/11679/our-celebrity-columnist-bilal-teaches-you-how-to-decode-men/

http://madamenoire.com/12955/bilal-tells-you-7-deadly-sins-your-man-will-never-forgive//