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David Thompson ██▓█████▓▓████░ ░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Label___│ M.E.C.C.A. Records ██▓██▒███▓████░ ░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Genre___│ Hip-Hop ██▓██▒███▓████░ ░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Format__│ Album ██▓██▒███▓████░ ░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Year____│ 2011 ██▓██▒███▓████░ ░░████▓█████▓██ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀╝ ██▓█████▓████░░ ░░████▓█████▓██ ▌Time____│ 57:18 ██▓█████▓████░░ ░░░████▓████▓██ ▌Size____│ 137.86 MB ██▓████▓████░░░ ░░░░███▓▓███▓██ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀╝ ██▓███▓▓███░░░░ ░░░░░███▓▓▓█▓██ ▌Source__│ Web Store ██▓█▓▓▓███░░░░░ ░░░░░░████▓▓▓██ ▌Quality_│ 320 kbps ██▓▓▓████░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░████████ ▌URL_____│ play.google.com ████████░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░██████ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀╝ ██████░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░███ ███░░░░░░░░░ ░░░ ░░ ╔═══════════════╗ ░░ ║ T R A C K S ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ╚═══════════════╝▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░░ ░░ 01. David Thompson 3:27 ░░ 02. Regular Shit 3:31 ░░ 03. Big Headed (Feat. DJ Prince) 4:22 ░░ 04. Drop A Dime (If They Get On) 4:06 ░░ 05. For The Record (Feat. Skyzoo) 4:06 ░░ 06. Dear Raleigh 4:35 ░░ 07. Same Ol' Thing 3:34 ░░ 08. Freak It (Feat. The Kid Daytona) 4:18 ░░ 09. Skyview (Feat. King Mez) 3:09 ░░ 10. Unfound (Feat. Homeboy Sandman) 3:41 ░░ 11. Laid Off 3:21 ░░ 12. Days Passed Me By 3:04 ░░ 13. Let It Rock On You 3:24 ░░ 14. Yeah Yeah (Feat. Median) 4:59 ░░ 15. 48 (Bonus Track) 3:41 ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ╔═══════════════╗ ░░ ║ N O T E S ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ╚═══════════════╝▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░░ ░░ Charlie Smarts, one of the lead emcees in Raleigh expatriates Kooley ░░ High, has lately seemed most busy pampering his solo endeavors, pushing ░░ himself from a grassroots B-boy to a nouveau riche rap artist. Meanwhile, ░░ the group's leading lady, Rapsody, has taken a different strategy by ░░ recording three solo albums alongside 9th Wonder. Combined with most of ░░ the crew recently relocating to New York, those differing opinions of ░░ career development help explain why David ThompsonùKooley High's new LP, ░░ named after the N.C. State basketball legendùsounds different from all ░░ the other Kooley High outings. Rapsody only phones in verses for the ░░ homesick ode "Dear Raleigh" and the oblique "Regular Shit." To make up ░░ for her absence, Tab-One and Charlie Smarts invite a huddle of guest ░░ rappers; on the airy, piano-driven cut "Unfound," New York's Homeboy ░░ Sandman adds a verse. Median joins for the antagonistic "Yeah Yeah." The ░░ extra help is an improvement and impetus for some of Kooley High's best ░░ material yet. ░░ ░░ Indeed, Tab-One and Charlie Smarts left a lot behind in North Carolina, ░░ including producers The Sinopsis and Foolery. On David Thompson, they let ░░ frequent big city collaborator DJ Prince handle the majority of the ░░ production duties. His efforts are more fertile and varied than the usual ░░ Kooley lot. DJ Prince even throws in a snarky verse on the album's second ░░ single, "Big Headed." ░░ ░░ Raleigh is still on Kooley High's mind; the album is named after N.C. ░░ State royalty. Tab-One's shout-outs to Wolfpack alums Zach Galifianakis ░░ and other basketball standouts like Chris Corchiani and Rodney Monroe ░░ show that Kooley's hometown is more than just the start of their story. ░░ At the end of "Freak It," Thompson himself comments that, although he was ░░ an explosive jumper, he wasn't necessarily known for his hang time. As it ░░ relates to Kooley High, hang time means relevance and continued musical ░░ growthùtwo things they accomplish here, even if the crew is a little ░░ fragmented. 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