Check it out. I think y'all might enjoy it.

http://www.2dopeboyz.com/...5-mixtape/

i like it alot. But the problem is he sounds too much like Michael so it feels like he's just cashin in. Groove 92 is great.

riocoolnes said:

i like it alot. But the problem is he sounds too much like Michael so it feels like he's just cashin in. Groove 92 is great.

He does sound reminiscient to Mike in certain parts, but he's got his own little thing going on that I can appreciate.

riocoolnes said:

i like it alot. But the problem is he sounds too much like Michael so it feels like he's just cashin in. Groove 92 is great.

I concur...

When he uses his mouthhorn voice... it wreaks of MJ...

sounds like an obvious imitaton...

Dude needs to get his own singing style

I dig the trax though

I will always support Austin because he is crazy talented, handsome, had has great music and I really think his presence today is needed in the industry.

However,

His going to run into a major problem if he hasnt already.

He sounds to to much like his Uncle (MJ) and unfornately he will get tossed in with the other MJ clones ex. Neyo, Justin etc if he doesnt change his singing style.

His has really good tracks though. Wasnt City of Angels on his album? I love that song. The mixtape is dope

Why do I hear this guy more influenced by Prince than MJ?

I doubt that someone from the new generation of Jacksons be able to make a successful career as a musical artist, a shadow of their uncle is very big and overwhelming.

Not all people need to be an artist ..... doctors, lawyers, teachers .... so many interesting professions.

LiLi1992 said:

Why do I hear this guy more influenced by Prince than MJ?

I doubt that someone from the new generation of Jacksons be able to make a successful career as a musical artist, a shadow of their uncle is very big and overwhelming.

Not all people need to be an artist ..... doctors, lawyers, teachers .... so many interesting professions.

It could be done...

its just that even the music is mj influenced...

His last name isnt Jackson, so he has the advantage.

He could get out of the shadow, but it doesn't seem like he wants too.

Music is very broad medium, he couldve came up with something original...

chose not too

I'm a big Jackson fan but I just don't care about the new generation But I may check it out since i'm bored. How many songs are on it? And yes he is very Michael, not sure if he can help it though

babybugz said:

I'm a big Jackson fan but I just don't care about the new generation But I may check it out since i'm bored. How many songs are on it? And yes he is very Michael, not sure if he can help it though

I don't care for the new generation of Jacksons either, but it was posted on another forum and I dug it. It's got eleven tracks on it.

smoothcriminal12 said:

babybugz said:

I'm a big Jackson fan but I just don't care about the new generation But I may check it out since i'm bored. How many songs are on it? And yes he is very Michael, not sure if he can help it though

I don't care for the new generation of Jacksons either, but it was posted on another forum and I dug it. It's got eleven tracks on it.

What's the difference between an 11-track mixtape and an album?

RodeoSchro said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I don't care for the new generation of Jacksons either, but it was posted on another forum and I dug it. It's got eleven tracks on it.

What's the difference between an 11-track mixtape and an album?

Nowadays? Nothing really except for the fact that mixtapes are free, usually released independently, and don't have to be mastered or 100% professional (although they have to at least be decent). The artist has full creative control and can usually sample/cover whatever song they want without much grief.

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Yet another Jackson family member I can't get into. I just wish they'd stop becoming artists, it's getting old now. It was cool before with 3T because they got Michael on Why, but now it's just sad.

Why can't the Jacksons just get regular jobs and stop whoring themselves out using the Jackson name?

I've been aware of Austin's music for awhile, and majority of his tracks are great. He writes nice lyrics, and he's got the best harmonies around (due to him being a Jackson, lol). In my opinion, as a voice, face, and persona, he's 10X better than Bruno Mars, Miguel, Frank Ocean, Chris Brown, Bieber, just about all of these boring dudes popular now, and really Austin should have become huge years ago. I was surprised to find out this planned "Highway 85" LP was demoted to mixtape level, and only contains two new songs. All this time, in interviews, he made it seem like he was signed to some type of distribution deal.

I've also watched videos of his live shows, and the only issue I find with Austin though is that he is one pop/soul/whatever artist who should not dance. Ever. I don't care if he's a Jackson. He needs to stop dancing. It depreciates his potential. Singing like Michael is one thing (and him doing that is surprisingly not annoying), however, when he starts trying to frantically move like MJ, especially with his peculiar vagabond clothing now, his performances become very awkward. He ironically can't get over doing that like bipolar Chris Brown and incompetent Bieber, since unlike them, Austin is related to and actually resembles Michael; so instead of people making up lame excuses for him like "Oh, leave him alone, he's just dancing like his idol," all Austin is going to get is "he needs to get off the stage, he's just copying his uncle." Sad, but true.

WaterInYourBath said:

I've been aware of Austin's music for awhile, and majority of his tracks are great. He writes nice lyrics, and he's got the best harmonies around (due to him being a Jackson, lol). In my opinion, as a voice, face, and persona, he's 10X better than Bruno Mars, Miguel, Frank Ocean, Chris Brown, Bieber, just about all of these boring dudes popular now, and really Austin should have become huge years ago. I was surprised to find out this planned "Highway 85" LP was demoted to mixtape level, and only contains two new songs. All this time, in interviews, he made it seem like he was signed to some type of distribution deal.

I've also watched videos of his live shows, and the only issue I find with Austin though is that he is one pop/soul/whatever artist who should not dance. Ever. I don't care if he's a Jackson. He needs to stop dancing. It depreciates his potential. Singing like Michael is one thing (and him doing that is surprisingly not annoying), however, when he starts trying to frantically move like MJ, especially with his peculiar vagabond clothing now, his performances become very awkward. He ironically can't get over doing that like bipolar Chris Brown and incompetent Bieber, since unlike them, Austin is related to and actually resembles Michael; so instead of people making up lame excuses for him like "Oh, leave him alone, he's just dancing like his idol," all Austin is going to get is "he needs to get off the stage, he's just copying his uncle." Sad, but true.

I don’t follow him but heard that he was signed to a Major label.. I guess not lol. You can’t deny he’s a Jackson after listening to this the sound and everything I’m not sure if I’m blown away by him but I do like his songs.

He signed a distribution deal with Universal.

He's been working on his album since 2003.

My thing is if he can't catch a break because he's related to the Jacksons (particularly Michael), then maybe he need to get away from the "Jackson sound"... maybe that's the problem idk...

Timmy84 said:

He signed a distribution deal with Universal.

He's been working on his album since 2003.

My thing is if he can't catch a break because he's related to the Jacksons (particularly Michael), then maybe he need to get away from the "Jackson sound"... maybe that's the problem idk...

smoothcriminal12 said:

Timmy84 said:

He signed a distribution deal with Universal.

He's been working on his album since 2003.

My thing is if he can't catch a break because he's related to the Jacksons (particularly Michael), then maybe he need to get away from the "Jackson sound"... maybe that's the problem idk...

Yeah when I was up on the Jacksons, I went to a fan site about the entire family and I first saw Austin around '03 or '04... yeah he's been working on this album for a lonnnnnng time. He made some comment earlier this month (I believe) about how being in the industry is a "constant struggle".

Timmy84 said:

He signed a distribution deal with Universal.

He's been working on his album since 2003.

My thing is if he can't catch a break because he's related to the Jacksons (particularly Michael), then maybe he need to get away from the "Jackson sound"... maybe that's the problem idk...

Yes He's been out forever. I'm shocked something is actually release now (period). City of Angels is my song.

LiLi1992 said:

Why do I hear this guy more influenced by Prince than MJ?

I doubt that someone from the new generation of Jacksons be able to make a successful career as a musical artist, a shadow of their uncle is very big and overwhelming.

Not all people need to be an artist ..... doctors, lawyers, teachers .... so many interesting professions.

Listening to it now, I don't hear no trace of Prince (yet) but he sure got the MiJac sound down pat...

it's going to hard for the second generation of Jacksons to breakthrough as succcessful artists in their own right. Every article i've read about Austin his uncle Michael is always mentioned one way or another + the constant comparisons. 3T were quite popular in Europe at one time but then you didn't really hear much from them as the years went by. Rebbie's daughters were supposed to start a group with lark voorhies i believe and Janet was giving them advice in the 90's but they never took off, Randy's daughter genevieve still waiting for her music career to take off. Jermaine was trying to start a music group with his sons but that never took off either

HAPPYPERSON said:

it's going to hard for the second generation of Jacksons to breakthrough as succcessful artists in their own right. Every article i've read about Austin his uncle Michael is always mentioned one way or another + the constant comparisons. 3T were quite popular in Europe at one time but then you didn't really hear much from them as the years went by. Rebbie's daughters were supposed to start a group with lark voorhies i believe and Janet was giving them advice in the 90's but they never took off, Randy's daughter genevieve still waiting for her music career to take off. Jermaine was trying to start a music group with his sons but that never took off either

Reminds me of the second generation DeBarges... I remember Marlon's son trying to start a rap career that's been in ground zero since there was first mentions of it. We know the situation with Dealz. Austin seems to be the only second generation Jackson (besides the 3T dudes) to have any real musicality and yet he's too stifled because he can't get away from that Jackson falsetto that seems to be ingrained in him like he needed it to breathe.

I'm with bugz and one other person about "City of Angels". That's the best track on it.

Emancipation89 said:

I like it !

Terrib3Towel said:

Why can't the Jacksons just get regular jobs and stop whoring themselves out using the Jackson name?

Lol Why do they have to get "regular jobs" by your standard? Maybe this is a regular/normal job for them. The entire family has been involved with entertainment business for a long time it's only natural they are interested in making music or becoming an entertainer. I have no problem whatsoever with people putting out interesting material they created especially when it's free. But more than that, if this is what they want to do with their life they should go for it. If they flop they flop I mean what's the big deal, really

because they need to match their abilities!!
if you have no talent in dancing or singing, you're sure to have them in a different field.

if this guy wants to achieve at least some success in the entertainment industry, he should not follow his uncle, on the contrary, to keep as far away from his vocal and musical style.

Volcano is awesome. It's theatrical and disco-ish in a way that reminds me of Off The Wall and yet the bassline reminds me of something from Dirty Mind for some reason o_O.

LiLi1992 said:

if this guy wants to achieve at least some success in the entertainment industry, he should not follow his uncle, on the contrary, to keep as far away from his vocal and musical style.

Julian Lennon & Gerald Levert sound similar to their fathers (John & Eddie), and they had some success, although Julian's popularity was short. El DeBarge sometimes sound like his brother Bobby. I'd say Floyd Taylor is doing an imitation of his father Johnnie though. But Floyd is mostly known to a juke joint crowd.

MickyDolenz said:

LiLi1992 said:

if this guy wants to achieve at least some success in the entertainment industry, he should not follow his uncle, on the contrary, to keep as far away from his vocal and musical style.

Julian Lennon & Gerald Levert sound similar to their fathers (John & Eddie), and they had some success, although Julian's popularity was short. El DeBarge sometimes sound like his brother Bobby. I'd say Floyd Taylor is doing an imitation of his father Johnnie though. But Floyd is mostly known to a juke joint crowd.

I follow the Buckley rule...

Tim Buckley's shadow was inescapable

Jeff balked at his father, and rejected any influence finding his own way.

Mostly because of the hurt and abandonment he felt during his childhood.

Now regardless when that figure is your father... no amount of running away from it will negate the influence. But sometimes its the act of running away, dealing withe the hurt & the abandonment, then finally the acceptance,, going full circle, which creates that miracle Jeff was.

A being who superseded his father's potential.

What defines that?

In my opinion hunger and strife.

These Jacksons... just aren't hungry enough.

Sure they tasted the limeight of their name, and try to capitalize on it.

But compared to that common struggling artist on the street.

They're not hungy. They have nothing to prove.

They're in the music biz by trade, not by hunger.

Jeff Buckley and Jakob Dylan are the only ones (as far as I know) that were able to find their voice without any indication that they were their famous fathers' sons. In fact Jeff got more famous than Tim Buckley ever did. It's different when your relative is MICHAEL JACKSON. That's a harder road to climb, it just is. I still wish Austin well though...

I think the reason Gerald Levert got successful while still having the same voice (and performance style) of his legendary father Eddie is because his music had a neo-soul/new jack swing flavor different from the O'Jays. Julian was too much like his daddy so they were always gonna give a Beatle's son a chance before they'll give a Jackson relative one...

Timmy84 said:

Jeff Buckley and Jakob Dylan are the only ones (as far as I know) that were able to find their voice without any indication that they were their famous fathers' sons. In fact Jeff got more famous than Tim Buckley ever did. It's different when your relative is MICHAEL JACKSON. That's a harder road to climb, it just is. I still wish Austin well though...

I think the reason Gerald Levert got successful while still having the same voice (and performance style) of his legendary father Eddie is because his music had a neo-soul/new jack swing flavor different from the O'Jays. Julian was too much like his daddy so they were always gonna give a Beatle's son a chance before they'll give a Jackson relative one...

Exactly...

Sometimes a change of style and genre does a world of a difference...

But as long as Austin keeps dancing like mj, singing like mj, creating beats that resemble mj's

He'll never get his due...