Clinton Sparks and Kanye West - Touch The Sky
Label: Smashtime Radio
Grade: B
Highlight: “Love To Hate” – Kanye West and Busta Rhymes
Overview: Mr. “Get Familiar” is back with a full-length mix CD hosted by none other than the Louis Vuitton Don. There’s no doubt that Clinton Sparks makes a solid, fluent mix and there’s no doubt that the radio-friendly emcees flock to him. This album features plenty of new music from the likes of Pharrell, Noreaga, Ludacris, D-Block, Lil’ Kim, and Jay-Z and Nas (“Twin Towers”). It also features the resurrected Busta Rhymes on three tracks including “Followers” with Pharrell, “Look Who” featuring Dr. Dre and “Love To Hate” with Kanye. Is there a harder working emcee in the game right now than Bussa-Bus? Another banger is Baltimore’s own Bossman on the Clinton Sparks produced/Biggie infused, “Untouchable.” Touch The Sky also features freestyles from Papoose, Remy Ma, Kanye and an energized Q-Tip. There are also some international bonus tracks featuring Edison Chen and Sway. What’s not to like? This mix is just a few Slim Thug and Mike Jones songs away from being in constant rotation.
