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"Cross Rhythms"


This mixes up hip-hop with a splash of reggae and some R&B dance grooves to create an album that effectively communicates faith with real life testimonies and observations. Blackwolff aka Neil Fox has managed to combine songs that say something with grooves that are sunny and with the variety of remixes on the project covering all musical bases. "I Need To Find A Piece Of Mind" maps out a scenario of escaping jail and finding God. "Now I Lay Down To Sleep" is about living in peace even when family situations are far from easy. Blackwolff isn't afraid to tackle difficult subjects with tough language and a message of hope. Highlights include the Latin vibe of "Are You Still Down For Me" and the three versions of "I Was Living Dangerous" which include a cameo from Shyloks which adds extra vibe. It's a successful mix of styles that Blackwolff has made his own.

- Reviewed by Mike Rimmer


"Mid-Ocean News"

Violence: Blackwolff raps out 'redemption' message
Article published Apr 23, 2004

BERMUDIAN rapper Blackwolff prides himself on sending out a positive message through his music – one that he hopes will reach young men involved in recent violence on the island.

Blackwolff's debut CD Against All Odds, which went on sale two weeks ago, sends a message of "redemption from a dangerous street life of guns, knives and violence".

The 35-year-old singer, born Neil Fox and raised in St. David's, moved to the US ten years ago and is now based in Wellington, Florida.
Through consistently performing on the road over the last five years or so, Blackwolff has become well known on the Florida music scene.

His first CD was produced by Love Life Records, the company he founded two years ago.
Blackwolff was disturbed by the news of the infamous clashes of around 40 young men armed with machetes, knives, bricks and pieces of wood, at Wellington Oval three weeks ago.
But he hoped his music, which is now getting play on Bermuda as well as US radio stations, would help to combat the negativity.

"I came up kind of rough in Bermuda and I know there is not much for the kids to do," Blackwolff said. "When you get talented people who are trapped, it creates frustration.
"They then take it out on their kids, who may grow up to be mean. Suddenly you find they are 19 and running wild."

He urged those involved in violence to think more carefully about what they were doing, as they stood to hurt themselves as well as others.

"I think they should look for other ways to vent than resorting to violence," Blackwolff said. "If we all agree we are intelligent, then violence insults intelligence. War is a sign of ignorance.Bermuda's only 22 miles long, so what do get when you have a bunch of crazy people with nowhere to run? Chaos."

He believed that the key to solving the problem lay with parents teaching the right values, but also with Government creating an environment where people's talents could find an outlet and blossom.

"Parents can only do so much," Blackwolff said. "You can teach them all the values you like, but the streets teach children a lot about life. If the parents aren't real, then a kid will have no back up and the streets will raise him.

"There's a lot of money in Bermuda, but where is that money going? More of it needs to be going into the community. There needs to be more reward for doing sports, more mentors and a school for the performing arts. There is a lot of talent in Bermuda but a lot of it is needlessly going to waste.

"Bermuda needs its own heritage – at the moment it's following someone else's."
Rap is widely perceived to be a vehicle for negative notions, but Blackwolff is determined to spread a positive message. "A lot of these people put out this stuff just because they can," Blackwolff said. "They're pushing out angry thoughts and feelings and it's reflecting on kids.
"My music is the opposite. The message of Against All Odds is, 'Enjoy your life while you're living'. Families can listen to my music. I even have fans who are 60 years old.

"I know gangster guys who've told me the streets need more of this type of stuff. Music can do great things." Blackwolff describes his music as a combination of hip hop and dance music, entailing some Caribbean sounds.

Sales of the CD had been going well since the April 4 release, Blackwolff said this week. And he added that he had a busy period ahead of touring, promotion and shooting music videos.
He hoped to perform in Bermuda – and bring several US acts with him – at some time in the future.

More information about Blackwolff is available on the web site www.love-life-record.com.



- Johathan Kent


"Gods of Music"

ARTIST: BLACKWOLFF
SONG: I WAS LIVING DANGEROUS
GENRE: WORLD / RAGGEA
SIMILAR: BOB MARLEY

Blackwolff offers us an infectious Reggae tune entitled "I Was Living Dangerous", from his "Against All Odds" CD.

This song immediately catches your ear and causes you to bounce to the rhythm. This is the kind of song that passes my "10-second test", that I use when searching for songs to feature on my MP3.com music stations. That is, if the tune doesn't grab me within 10 seconds, it probably won't get my attention for
the rest of the song. This rule usually proves true. "Dangerous" grabbed me immediately and didn't let go.

Blackwolff sings to us a message invoking God in that familiar Jamaican Rasta preaching style. His is a message of redemption from a dangerous street life of guns and knives and violence.

Vocal harmonies are placed well in the mix; along with guest M.C. Shylok's added background rap response to Blackwolff's preaching.

Shylok is also featured on his own verse of no-nonsense Jamaican rap, exhorting us just how tough he is.

The are no actual performance credits listed with this tune. Listening to the music, it's apparent that most, if not all of the instruments are digital. But this synthesized rhythm section is done quite nicely.
The synthesizers give us acoustic and electric piano, guitars, synth-bass, as well as an array of electronic synthesized sounds. The handling of fake drums and percussion is excellent. The beat placement and tone are very well done.

The instrumentation is very tight with no sloppiness or overlap.
This is a pleasant stereo mix especially made for headphones.

Production and engineering on this tune shine without any distractions.
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Marc McCune
Musicmeister
- Review by: Marc McCune


Discography

Blackwolff-Songs Of Freedom (2005) release date
Blackwolff- Against All Odds (2004)
Songs that have streaming or radio airplay are as follows:

1. Against All Odds
2. I Was Living Dangerous
3. Now I Lay Down To Sleep
4. Songs Of Freedom
5. Against All Odds

These tracks & the rest of set list can be heard at our download page http://www.love-life-records.com/downloads.htm

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BLACKWOLFF was destined to make music…He offers his music with hope to all who walk this road and find peace and direction in the truth and the reality of life. His love of music was fostered in his homeland Bermuda giving him, what he calls a spiritual connection to his music.

Blackwolff left Bermuda at the age of 25 and was able to put his long-time love of music to good use.
Blackwolff composed, and produced all his songs and writes about songs that mean something to you personally, but can also be very uplifting and positive.

That’s completely obvious when you here Blackwolff first debut album “Against All Odds”. This mixes up hip-hop with a splash of reggae and some R&B dance grooves to create an album that effectively communicates faith with real life testimonies and observations. Blackwolff aka Neil Fox has managed to combine songs that say something with grooves that are sunny and with the variety of remixes on the project covering all musical bases. "I Need To Find A Piece Of Mind" maps out a scenario of escaping jail and finding God. "Now I Lay Down To Sleep" is about living in peace even when family situations are far from easy. Blackwolff isn't afraid to tackle difficult subjects with tough language and a message of hope. Highlights include the Latin vibe of "Are You Still Down For Me" and the three versions of "I Was Living Dangerous" which include a cameo from Shyloks which adds extra vibe. It's a successful mix of styles that Blackwolff has made his own.

Blackwolff runs on energy fuel that burns full-throttle ignited by the heat of his soulful voice and the power and passion of his performance.

Touching lives through music is the central purpose, love, and unstoppable force in Blackwolff's life. Blackwolff began to reach out to his friends through his music. Today, Blackwolff is a lyric prophet within the industry who is not afraid to speak his mind about any topic. If you have ever had the opportunity to listen to his music, you know that he is very expressive.

‘Songs Of Freedom’ features some of the following singles:
• Songs of Freedom
• How Many People Have to Die
• If You Have Faith
• Jah Is Here To Stay
• Put Jah on the Top
• Many are called

Stay tuned for Blackwolff’s new Reggae album “Songs Of Freedom” to be released late 2005.

Blackwolff's new album, Songs Of Freedom, produced by Love Life Records, clearly demonstrates that this singer & writer can deliver his own unique sound and style. “Songs Of Freedom” has conscious, powerful upbeat reggae songs about living in today’s troubled World. Soulful grooves and piercing vocals guaranteed to touch your soul. With Blackwolff’s blend of traditional roots and contemporary reggae, he proclaims a positive message of hope and salvation to this generation

I am today's Voice In the desert who provokes the WORD that no man can ignore.

More details about Blackwolff and his music are available on the Internet at: www.love-life-records.com