"if you’ve not heard of him,do yourself a favor and check this performer out liv
author: Insite Magazine
When something is good, it doesn’t matter what genre
you are in, it’s good. This is what hit me when I popped Austin,Texas hip-hop artist Tee Double’s The Growth into my CD player.
The album, which makes eleven by this local
emcee, pair equal parts, soul music, jazz, and
hip-hop beats. The ten tracks have a groove to them that is
easy to listen to, not too much bass and Tee
Double doesn’t throw an x-rated phrase into the
mix to get his point across.
I admit, I hadn’t heard of Tee Double before this
CD crossed my desk and if you’ve not heard of
him, do yourself a favor and check this performer
out live or on CD—www.kineticglobal.net/. A (SC)
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Growth elevates beyond the mundane sameness
author: Robert Gabriel
Rejuvenated by his experiences as a supporting act on the Cali Comm 4 tour, Austin's Tee Double
enriches his 11th album in as many years with a savvy emphasis on club bangers. Swimming in a
ticklish swarm of Neptunes-inspired bass bubbles, The Growth's "Natural Phlow" reaches a treasured
domain where songs such as Snoop's "Drop It Like It's Hot," Ying Yang Twins' "Wait," and Young
Gunz's "Set It Off" invigorate dance floors. Claiming to have "played every instrument you hear on
here on my MP," Tee proves himself an emerging producer with an aptitude for stretching the
parameters of rideable rhythms. As the disjointed loop of "Bringing It Back" tests his proficiency as an
MC, Tee tackles the challenge with the calculated ingenuity of a jazz improviser, assuring that this
"ain't no fly by night flow." While abrupt keyboard stabs urge "Walk Slowly" and "Vocal Laps" into
the realms of IDM opulence, "Love Interest" and the title track bask in the soulful glee of Kanye-esque
production aesthetics. Sporting endorsements from Aceyalone and Del tha Funkee Homosapien, The
Growth elevates Tee Double's artistry beyond the mundane sameness seemingly expected from such
an accessible staple of the local rap scene.
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"Jazz like Phlows and infectous lyrics'
author: The Daily Texan
Tee Double's enticing bass loops, jazz-like "phlows" and infectious lyrics have peppered Austin's hip-hop palate with the zest of outside-the-box rhythms and have engendered a formidable following for the tenacious Austin emcee.
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