Vainsmith – The Summer Of ’87 [EP] (VA)
August 13th, 2012 | By Janei
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I read the detailed email of femcee Vainsmith. I read the words of Pop, Dance, Gospel, Neo Soul and Jazz of being apart of her likings as well as her music being heavily influenced by 80′s / 90′s hip hop artist like Mos Def, Queen Latifah, Little Brother, Talib Kweli, Eve, LL Cool J, RUN DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, MC Lyte, The Fugees, Common, Wu-Tang Clan, Jay Z and the newbies J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Stalley, Amanda Diva, Nitty Scott MC, Danny Brown, Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson, etc.
With all of styles offered in the email, what could her EP “The Summer Of ’87” would sound like? Best way to find out is to click and listen after the jump. I did, and I’m glad I did it.
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