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Une Critique musicale / A musical critic (Prince Amine - Single Bvlly)

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Écrit par / Written by

text revised by Yanick Franche

À propos de l'artiste / About the artist

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Nom de l'Artiste / Artist Name

Prince Amine

Type

Hip-Hop, R&B

Date de Parution / Release date

January 16, 2021

Étiquette de disque / Disc Label

Red Rebel Productions

Biography / Biographie

Prince Amine is a hip hop / R&B artist from Montreal with a sound as unique and diverse as his multicultural background. He was born in Morocco, but spent most of his childhood in Spain with his African American father before moving to Canada when he was 9. As a performer himself, his father shared with him the secrets of the stage and the music of Motown and R&B legends such as Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke and Percy Sledge. Even if he was exposed to show business at an early age, Prince Amine's first love was soccer. He was on the path of a professional career when an injury cut his dream short. Around the same time, he started performing in school shows with his friends and he soon realized that music was in his blood.

Prince Amine began writing songs in his last year of high school. He released his first album, XVIII, on his 18th birthday which created an immediate buzz in the Montreal hip hop scene. Not skipping a beat, he released his second album, Hram Vybez (meaning "sinful vibes") less than a year later. It was well-received in the United States and climbed to #9 on the NACC National Airplay Hip Hop Chart. That same summer while promoting Hram Vybez in Atlanta, he started writing new songs with a different sound, more soulful and closer to the legends he listened to while adding a modern twist. But success doesn't come easy and after a series of personal and professional obstacles, what started as an EP became a full concept album entitled Doubted Child. After almost two years of hard work with producer Pierre-Luc Cérat, the album will be released on June 19th 2020.

Known for his charismatic and dynamic stage presence, Prince Amine has opened for international artists such as Young M.A., Dadju, Maitre Gims and Mr. Eazi.

Ma Critique / My Review

French

When I prepare a review, I listen to the whole album several times, several listens without really paying attention to the details. On the first listen, it's easy to admire the wording and tone of the artist's voice. We can see that he's made a lot of effort at the end of his lines to give the song a rhythm. You're not going to get any great variation in voice, but clearly that wasn't necessary in the case of this song either.

To add variation, different types of vocal tone have been added, for example, a radio-filtered type of voice, and this is called a very clean production. There are some looping elements that are used very well without going too far. As a fine example, there's an effective transition effect at 1 minute 24 that cuts through the repetitive looping.

In short, a lovely production with some voice work that shows Prince Amine is an artist to keep a close eye on.

English

When I prepare a review, I listen to the whole album several times, several listenings without really paying attention to the details. You can easily admire the verb and tone of voice of the artist. We can see he put a lot of effort at the end of his lines to give the song some rhythm. You're not going to have a great variation in vocals but clearly that wasn't necessary in the case of this song either.

To add variations, different types of the tone of voice have been added, for example, a voice of the type with a radio filter and this is called a very clean production. There are a few looping elements that are used very well without going overboard. A good example, there is an effective transition effect at 1 minute 24 which allows to cut in the repetition of the loop.

In short, a nice production with some work on the voice that shows that Prince Amine is an artist to watch closely.

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