The World Forgot

Chances are if you listen to pop music today you’ve heard something written and influenced by a man who goes by the name Novel.  Among others he’s worked with Kelis and Alicia Keys as well as spending time producing, writing, and arranging various tracks.  In short you can think of him as a sort of up and coming version of Wyclef {not surprisingly he lists Lauryn Hill as his biggest influence}.  And that comparison, coming from the ever critical pages of TWF, should clue you in to the fact that I think Novel is someone to watch.

Anyway, this track hails from his recently released EP entitled I Am (Future Black President) (amazon) (itunes), and it is the first time you can hear Novel using his own voice to put forth his brilliance.

mp3 : Novel (feat Ben Folds, Talib Kweli, Spree Wilson) - I Am

Now normally I don’t cover hip-hop, rap, or any other such genre that typically falls outside my eager ears and their finicky ways.  There are, however, a few random tracks and artists that come along and literally steal my attention away for a moment and I feel obliged to pass them on to you.  Today it was Novel, who to be honest I only read the email due to the name Ben Folds being attached to the project, and tomorrow it will probably be someone who’s featured alongside Ellen Paige in a Zune commercial.  For whatever reason I initially became interested in this song you can rest assured that I’m passing it along to you because after the novelty of sampling Ben Folds wore off I still found the track, particularly Novel’s clever lyrics and spot on delivery, to be worth multiple listens.

Enjoy your weekend fair world.  And, dear readers, don’t forget to enjoy some good music.

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