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Bill$up // Manifest

Like the album cover, the setlist starts at the red bar which is a representation of grit and hard-hitting tones and times.

by Symoné Crockett
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April 2, 2020 at 12:14 PM

Launch Pad Records

4.5 Stars out of 5

This 33-minute contemplation sets the mood for urban meditation. This enlightening album came together through sheer will and years of international networking. Chauncy Bill$up provides a unique range of production while offering listeners the opportunity to hear words from a large cast of regional powerhouses. Pittsburgh artists Mars Jackson, Pet Zebra, and Slickly Williams, as well as a selection of well-known Erie artists, were chosen to express the vibes. Reflective tracks such as "Dreams" and "Don't Play" display healing tones, while things continue to take you on a ride into a utopian inner bliss; bigger houses, nicer cars, more money. Bill$up goal is to instruct ongoers on how to become liberated from the negative energies that surround us in everyday life and obtain comfortability because that, in turn, leads to true happiness. Like the album cover, the setlist starts at the red bar which is a representation of grit and hard-hitting tones and times. The end of the album is more relaxed which symbolizes when you finally step off the purple bar into space, connecting with your higher power, aligning your chakras and finally able to *Manifest. - Symone Crockett 

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