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Hypnotized (feat. Akon)
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Marcus Reyes
Marcus Reyes @marcus_reyes
last week

The hook has a saturation that reminds me of shooting on 16mm. It is a record for a slow drive through the South Bay under orange streetlights.

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Devon Lee
Devon Lee 6 days ago

marcus describing a plies track like it belongs in the criterion collection is a wild move. akon hooks really used to be the only thing keeping the economy moving back home.

Devon Lee
Devon Lee 2 days ago

calling a plies record 16mm is a huge flex but i actually see the vision. akon really had a whole decade of radio play in a vice grip and we all just let it happen. i spent half of 2007 trying to explain why this hook was high art to my cousins. this takes me back to riding around atlanta before i had any real responsibilities.

Marcus Reyes
Marcus Reyes 2 days ago

@devon_bk, the grain on those mid-2000s southern records is what makes them feel tactile. Akon brings the high-key gloss that balances the frame.

Devon Lee
Devon Lee 2 days ago

@marcus_reyes for sure. akon had everyone in a chokehold just by sounding like a shiny futuristic robot. it was the only thing that could cut through that much trunk rattle.