Alternative hip-hop, smoothed out on an R&B tip with a futuristic feel to it.

11 MP3 Songs
HIP HOP/RAP: Alternative Hip Hop, URBAN/R&B: R&B Rap mix



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Welcome to The Marry Me Experiment (originally titled Black.Out III: Marry Me) the 5th official CD release from âMr. Fixx-itâ himself. Voted one of the Top 10 Indie CDâs for 2005 by The Advocate Magazine and OUT Magazine has recently proclaimed T. Fixx as one of the top 5 artists to look out for, in 2006.

In Robert Urbanâs review on Afterelton.com he states, âTori Fixxâs latest CD, Marry Me, is a rich, dense, well-produced brew of overlaying sound sources of all kinds. Rap-wise, it's thick with words, rhymes and thoughtful social observations. âWhether heâs rapping about a relationship between two individuals, or about the problems of society as a whole, Toriâs lyrics on Marry Me, which also features guest performances by glbt rap artists Johnny Dangerous, Katastrophe, Dutchboy, Aggracyst, Sista Gyrl and Harley Wood, seem to document the current anxious, fractured, polarized âzeitgeistâ of America today.

Marry Me also contains steamy same-sex love songs, with words of passion that pour forth like homoerotic stream-of consciousness love sonnets. Thereâs no escaping the intensity of Toriâs deep-down romantic sensibilities or his desire for old-fashioned love. He can be humorous, as in âSoul Food,â broken-hearted, as in âArea Code 404,â or even playfully spoofing of typical hip-hop sexual braggadocio as in âIâm Right Hereâ: In tracks like âAct-a-Fool,â âLee Vita Alone,â âKeep Tellinâ Yourself,â Toriâs keen philosophical eye penetrates even deeper, perhaps too deep. He sees the innate failures of human nature on personal, social, and political levels, and somehow blends them together into one dark, existential outlook. As he asks in "Act-a-Fool," âwhat cha gone do / when the love U got ainât the physical love that U were hoping 4 / when the Universe cracks a window of opportunity instead of just opening a door / would U act a fool / or would U just be cool."

Tori buildâs his insightful rap poetry from the bottom up, starting with a cleverly crafted base layer of combined hip-hop, R&B, house and electro sounds. Upon this funk-solid foundation he constructs striking hooks, melodies and beats. Thereâs a touch of Will Smithâs jocular bounce in Toriâs grooves and vocal delivery, and some of Princeâs cleverness pervading the CDâs overall sound.There are elements of both vintage drum machines and new digital percussion samples in Marry Meâs techno music beds. Most hauntingly, dispersed here and there, are tiny samples (very short in length and constituting only one chord or one beat) of what I swear are mini-snippets of classic old soul/R&B/funk tunes, like old Curtis Mayfield.