Not my style of hip-hop but not bad at all…

Sounds better then most texas rap…

i heard a song he had with Paul Wall and CHOPS before that i liked but this I do not he need to get back and do some of that throwed type shit get some better productions and some good feature artist

pardon me… but this not to hot hopefully he will get betta

sike he straight he remind me of kuniva of d 12
feel me like Braile

EXTRA PLAIR!!!! CONGRATS!!!

YESSIRRR!

Bavu Blakes doin it big!

one of the best in Texas

Bavu?! Bout time XXL put Texas’s best on! Hope to see more Bavu on XXL!

mr.blakes at it again !

Bavu killing it. Chorus is great.

Bavu a Texas legend, finally getting some publicity, its only a matter of time!

Bavu been holding it down in Texas…. Kudos mon frere!!!

Up for da fam!!!! S1

this song is barely scraping the surface…
dude is one’a them next level cats!

you should check that song “star plair” on my mixtape page homie!

It goes down.

MR. BLAKES UGHHHH!!!!

Get it my man!!!

Top 5 in TX rap history. Yall need to get familiar, dude has a huge catalogue been droppin for years.

My first time hearing his name or music but I can tell from his rhyme’s he gotta brain and his own style.

Best I’ve heard in this soundcheck series by far!!

I’m from the N.Y.C. but the two cat’s you’ll had up here before sounded like they should be fans of the music and not attempting to do it!!!

Ive seen Mr.Blakes live..and he’s not yo average rapper. Bavu is a smart cat! Im happy to see dude finally making it! AtX 787-23 512…-peace

bavu is a force to be reckoned with. pay attention

Bavu Blakes…. dude is one of the hottest in the south…real rap with a laid back swag….get with it!

Y’all not lying about his live performance, this dude kills it. I saw him a few times now and he is off the chain.

This song is dope but it’s not the best on his EP. I downloaded it. You should too. Fuck it.

WOW Bavu this is good news man keep up the good work man it’s good to see you get your shine man may God continue to bless you…VERB

this is some real shit. bavu is the truth

Good to see Vu gettin his dues, good job by Pik on the chorus and S1 on the beat.

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Bavu Blakes is way overdue for major. He is easily the best emceee in Texas with incredible rhyme patterns, a delivery that is very similar to Rakim, lyrics with actual content and meaning, and a live show that is entertaining and energetic. His catalog of music is classic. We consider Bavu Blakes a homework assignmnet for any wanna-be rappers.

Bavu is sick!!
He is in my top ten of Austin emcees along with Tee Double.
Finally some smiley faces.

BAVU IS NOT THAT DOPE….I HAVE SEEN HIM IN THE MUSIC CIRCUIT HERE IN TEXAS AND HE’S ISN’T ALL THAT….USUALLY I WOULD SUPPORT ANYONE FROM TEXAS, BUT THIS GUY IS A FRAUD AND THAT ISN’T A HATER STATEMENT EITHER….

CHECK FOR TASZ1, BUDDY LEROY, CEREBRAL VORTEX, BETAPLAYER, PAX, VULTURES, RUIN, AND MANY OTHERS FROM TEXAS THAT ARE DOING THEIR THING….I’VE SEEN THESE GUYS HOLD IT DOWN FOR SURE.

Big up to Mr. Blakes…Extra Plair indeed…& that Pikahso cat is on some next level isht too!

& LOL @ the salt up above using this as a place to cast hate & attempt to bigup themselves! Step yer grizzly up folks!

Crabs in a barrell up in this yatch!

Bavuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

get the fuck outta here, bavu a fraud by them niggas you named is hot, hell to da hell nawl. I’ve seen a bunch of them and ummm yeah. Lot of them cats and others wouldn’t be doing nothing in TX if Bavu hadn’t been grinding so hard. Congrats on the shine Vu, you beyond deserve it.

Yes, Bavu… you got the juice mayne. Keep on doin that.

BIG!!!

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damn thats a nice song, this XXL sound check finally got good, that last cat was booty.

I’ma have to check more for this Bavu

Bavu has always held it down for Texas. Keep doing it homie.

Bavu is your favorite rappers favorite Emcee.

just check his catalogue and then you will see how gifted this guy is

DOPE

Looks like a bunch of Bavu friends got on this comment page. Great PR campaign but way overrated artist, believe me.

If you don’t like Bavu then you don’t like Hip Hop! Big ups to Pikahsso and Symbolyc One on the track too! Texas Heat!!!

I’ve never heard of this guy but I’ll check for him now this song is good and different sounding.

IF u DONT know about BAVU BLAKES aka Mr. Blakes u needa GOOGLE HIS NAME!!! Dudes been puttin in work for YEARS…this XXL exposure is WELL DESERVED…TEXAS GOT’CHA BACK HOMIE! U awready know what it is G

Two thumbs down. Sounds like a horrible version of Royce da 5 9.

Check out Mr. Blakes live..opening for Big Snoop Dogg and Slim Thugg…MTV Real Life in the house also.

Check out Mr. Blakes live..opening for Big Snoop Dogg and Slim Thugg…MTV Real Life in the house also.

Class act….

Maan yall can’t fuck with Bavu we just did Bun B last week Hoes!!!!!!!! Go 2 Church!!!!!!! I 4 Give U

Son is mad nice yo. The singin aint

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Bavu is the truth, bottom line.

He has really never been fraud, i dont understand that comment from these other dudes.
Austin hip hop pioneer, he has been paving the way for real hip hop artists in TX for a long time, and his new band sets are nothing short of amazing.

I just finished hearing his tracks on Flowmasters 2 mixtape, both he and Crew 54 are doing the damn thing.

keep doing your thing Vu, its inspiring. let the haters hate , thats what they do, let bavu keep making real music, thats what he does.

First of all Bavu Blakes is a great lyricist and i have everyone of his releases and am glad that he is the wordsmith that he is!!!!He Deserves everything he is blessed with and will continue to rise in o8!!!!!Check the release The Woodgrain collection with Mr.Blakes and Rapid Ric and hear me on the skit on number 10.One love and mad props to a real dude and a real thinker and the epitome of raw and real soulful Texas Hip Hop.Also get his first release called CREATE AND HUSTLE IT IS DOPE!!!!!!
FLYNN DIESEL

Dis song is tight, also feeling the hook. ATX stand up

Y’all that don’t know (and those that do) need to be downloading some Bavu at http://www.08issogreat.com

New song every week - worth it.

THATS MY BROTHER ON THE HOOK, AND I LOVE THIS TRACK ITS HOTT!!! Its not the average song you here on the radio and thats what makes it really catchy. Keep doing your thing Bavu and Pikhasso.. Raised in Atlanta Representing Texas

bavu is one of god’s instruments…

Bavu is one of our cornerstone emcees. I just want to say keep holdin’ it down for us. Austin, Texas

23 Represent 4LIFE

sorry but this song is just sub par to me.i have heard of bavu and heard his name before but i dont know him personally,and it looks like most if not all of the good comments here are coming from bavus friends.It seems that in this day of hiphop if you dont feel someones music then ur a hater.how is that?if i’m not feeling a track then thats my opinion.personally to me this kat puts me to sleep.i’ve heard much better artist from texas and austin specifically.i wont put names out because once again i will be called a hater.i mean top 5 in tx rap history?texas legend?WOW.u gotta be kidding me right,Geto Boys,UGK,D.O.C.,Badu,PAPA CHUK,K-otix,SLIMM THUG,ESG,LIL FLIP just to name a few and i’m not even from texas and i dont even like most of those kats but come on.i mean how old is this guy anyway?maybe he needs to be managing at this point if he’s a so called legend and still not put on.i mean think about it.there has to be a reason.to be called a legend u have to have a serious catalogue that everyone knows about and not just your friends.any hoo,i know i’m gonna be looked at as a hater so let it commence.but real recognize real.and this ish is not.peace

Big ups Vu is good people.

damn Houston hip hop is getting its ass handed to itself these days by Austin and Dallas..this is hott stuff
glad to see that other styles of Texas hip hop are on the come up

i just dont understand how they do a first come first post. they problly get enuff songs in a week sent in to post for a lifetime.well i sent my shit in bout two weeks ago. ne body wanna hear it 2 praise,constructively critisize it, or just plain ol haters can check me out at myspace.com/dubdizzle247. song i sent in is NO GOOD, Beat by 2toxic.prociate feedback,
duce

Check me out:

http://www.myspace.com/synatra1

We rock.

Bavu Blakes doin it big as usual and doin it well. Congrats!

this is some kinder garden wack texas style kinda shit…. i give this a 2/10 rating…. i don’t even know why xxl put a fucking banger on this stupid ass nigga

Yeah, he’s a nice guy, but damn, shit is bland as oatmeal, and he hasn’t had a release (other than mixtapes) out in 4 years at least. This fool gets mad play, but it never goes anywhere. First he’s underground, then he’s down south, now he’s just stuck in the middle and no one really cares. The song doesn’t suck but it isn’t really good either, and the sample has been used a million times and the drums sound like pre-set doo-doo

First he was a conscious rapper, then a down south rapper, now he’s just caught in the middle. The song is boring as oatmeal. It’s not bad, not good just boring. This guy hasn’t put out an album in 3 or 4 years, besides mixtapes and one 12″ he was featured on. He only has 2 official releases that I’m aware of the most recent being Create and Hustle. I haven’t seen him tour, or play in Austin, since sxsw 2005. I can’t relate to a married, middle age guy who dosen’t drink, smoke, party, curse and who is middle of the road, it’s just uninteresting.

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