Fazer - Killer
Richard
Rawson, known as Fazer is one third of hip-hop group, N-Dubz. The group have had
top twenty hits including I Need You, Dance Again and Playing with Fire as well
as two platinum selling albums. In 2011 the group decided to work on their own solo
projects and since, both Tulisa and Dappy have had a number 1 single in the UK.
Now Fazer
steps forward with his beast of a track, Killer, which was premiered by
Mistajam on Radio 1Xtra. The production is like the name of the song would suggest,
insane, wild and fierce, and goes way beyond Fazer’s productions for the N-Dubz
material in the past. Killer crosses multiple genres with its electronic,
dubstep, club, style that is ruthless and unrestrained, yet perfectly executed.
The inclusion of clapping on the build-up, help increase the epic feeling to
the song.
Rawson has surprisingly
not used a featuring vocalist for the chorus with himself simply rapping, but
has in fact provided the chorus as well. The use of autotune has been criticised
by some fans but overall the vocal adjustment works too well to receive any
major criticism. It is a clever choice by the producer/rapper to use his own
vocals with autotune, as it combines well with this type of genre and gains him
full credit for the single’s success.
Not only does
it use the rap/vocals of Fazer but the song also contains a huge instrumental passage
of destruction that strongly represents the chaotic feud in the Killer’s head.
The song, through its beats and vocals combined, is thoroughly rhythmical and
addictive and uses its transformational, multi-layer format along with its
lyrics to ensure that it will make people around the world keep the song on
repeat for a long time.
The mysterious
and intense video is extremely suitable, effectively playing on the gender stereotypes
set up through the lyrics. It might not be for the faint hearted but its swift,
manic style is perfect and director, JaK
FrSH and producer, Tom King, have done an expert job.
Killer is a surprise
in terms of genre choice for Fazer, but there is no doubt that the production
is of unbelievably high quality and is an impressive display of true talent from
the producer. The tune is a staggering collision of multiple genres, bringing
together the more underground genres with more commercial genres to create a
perfect fusion of music. Killer along with the recent chart success of dubstep
and its co genres represents the increasing justified appreciation of this expansive
type of music.
Rating: 10/10
RSReviewsUK
that sums up everything up to a T he was so under-rated as part of n-dubz trio and was kinda faded but yet was the one person who was the biggest part of the trio production he was killing it fazer is a king.....
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I think when they re-group in 2014 he will be appreciated way more than he was.
DeleteI really agree on the "colliding genres" you are talking about, glad to read how to be able to describe about it in detail cos I reall don't know how :)) Oh, what does the lyrics in the chorus say over and over? "Now tell me do you like it, you like it?" OH YES YES I like it! We all like it. :D
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