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Premier: Finale Feat. Invincible & Pierre Anthony – “The Revival”

Jake Mayo — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 15:59:59 +0000

Fresh from a six year hiatus, Detroit’s Finale returns strong with his newest release “The Revival,” off his upcoming project “Odds & Ends.” Produced entirely by Oddisee, “The Revival” is a record of spirit, a captivating jazz-infused melody that finds Finale documenting his artistic awakening through quirky, backpack style rhyme patterns. Grabbing help from Pierre Anthony and Invincible (who’s creative depth and verse shines within the record’s structure) gives “The Revival” a valuable dimension. “The song is about taking time out to live, but also planning out your next move at the same time” is not only Finale’s vision for the record, but it’s evident theme throughout. With “Odds & Ends” dropping August 14th, (via Mello Music Group) “The Revival” is an imaginative comeback with an even more prophetic title.

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New Music: Marco Polo feat. Invincible – “Drunken Sleuth”

RESPECT. Staff — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:31:08 +0000

Continuing the gradual release of songs from his recent compilation album, PA 2: The Director’s Cut, producer Marco Polo brings us “Drunken Sleuth,” a collaboration with the always-insightful Detroit rapper Invincible. Rapping from the perspective of a private investigator consumed by her current case like an alcoholic consumed by the hunt for booze, Invincible outlines how Detroit became bankrupt, simultaneously pointing fingers at the people responsible and giving an account of how their actions have affected the city. At one point, she even wishes for a “Detroit Wikileaks.”

Marco Polo generates an atmosphere of mystery, using identifiable sounds from the mystery genre to make the stakes of Invincible‘s investigation more clear. In the end, Detroit’s situation isn’t something that can just be shrugged away. Neither is this song. Listen below.

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Machine Gun Kelly: Jimmy Iovine Forced Me to Do “Invincible”

RESPECT. Staff — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:44:47 +0000

MGK’s first single off his upcoming album, Lace Up, would have never happened if the rapper had his way. Kelly told Wild 94.1 in Tampa that (Interscope head) Jimmy Iovine forced him into turning the song, originally recorded for a Verizon commercial, into a full-fledged single.

“I told my manager, ‘Don’t you dare make this into a song.’ Then we get a email, ‘Jimmy [Iovine] wants you to records a second verse to this and it has a hook on it.’ I don’t operate like that. I hate cookie cutter songs, like B.o.B. [and Hayley Williams] with ‘Airplanes,’ like [Eminem and Rihanna’s] ‘Love the Way You Lie.’ You weren’t there making the song with each other. I write all my hooks…I was offended… I never talked with Ester in my life. I never talked to Alex Da Kid, who makes cookie cutter records.”

The rapper goes on to explain that Alex da Kid asked him to re-record his verses, to which Kelly responded “how about you go and screw yourself.” The story does have a happy ending, seeing as how MGK eventually did take all of that anger and re-record his verses.

Listen to the interview below and watch the “Invincible” video.

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