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1. Intro
2. The Day The Turf Stood Still
3. What You Finna Do?
4. Real Niggaz (ft. R.O.D.)
5. Aristocrat
6. Ben
7. Whiplash
8. Round Me
9. Do What It Do
10. Guys Wanna
11. Long Chain
12. All I Have
13. Idle Mind
14. Concrete Jungle Juice
15. It’s On Now
16. Ghetto To Mars
17. See Another Day (ft. Myisa)

DaVinci speaks on his inspiration and meaning behind the song "Idle Mind" off of his debut album The Day The Turf Stood Still.

Fillmore’s John DaVinci drops some hot bars acapella before heappears on Episode 12 of Under The Bay. Check out his new free album, The Day The Turf Stood Still, at SWTBRDS.com/DaVinci. Episode 12 will be live Monday, 3.22.

thebayisback.com a écrit:Review:

I find that many great albums of the past share certain characteristics; They have a consistent vibe from start to finish, they ignore what is considered hot in mainstream media, and they feature lyrics that sound like they are real and important to the rapper. San Francisco rapper DaVinci’s new album, “The Day The Turf Stood Still”, has all these characteristics and stands out from most of the albums that have come out of The Bay the past five years. Lyrically, DaVinci provides more depth than your average street rapper. It is easy to rap about what you see happening, but he takes it to the next level by describing how and why things happen. The deep lyrics accompanied by creative wordplay earn “The Day The Turf Stood Still” a 5/5 rating, the first ever from thebayisback.com

Pros: Creative lyrics and wordplay, consistent vibe that makes the album feel like a complete piece instead of random tracks thrown together, lyrics with a message on many tracks, DaVinci is able to hold my attention through the entire album without features from other rappers, I only skip 1 track out of 17, production fits DaVinci’s style and content

Cons: It’s On Now is the one weak track on the album.

“The Day The Turf Stood Still” is not for everyone. DaVinci does not attempt to make music for the radio or the clubs. Instead, he makes music that he is comfortable with, and does so with very few flaws. Themes found throughout the album are what he sees going in his community such as gentrification and having to hustle to make it. This is the first full length album I have played at least 10 times and still do not skip more than 1 track since The Jacka’s “The Jack Artist”. I expect to hear more great music from DaVinci in the future. In a recent interview with Baycentrik, he said “This one is leading up to it, it’s a great album, but ‘The Mona Lisa’, that gotta be on some masterpiece production level on a whole other galaxy type shit.” DaVinci is a quality rapper and appears to have a good team behind him, so don’t surprised if you see his name a lot more often in the future.

Fillmore’s DaVinci took a couple minutes to meet up with Em Dub and talk about his new free album, The Day The Turf Stood Still, how he got into hip-hop, his songwriting process, his favorite artist, and more. He also drops a killer acapella for the camera.

Fillmore District emcee DaVinci recently took some time out from his rhyme spree for video interviews with both Ignantwitted and Thizzler On The Roof’s “Under The Bay” series. First, DaVinci stopped off in NY to chop it up with Ignantwitted and discussed his hometown, inspirations, the hyphy movement and details on the new album. The Bay Area native also drops some knowledge on gentrification and it’s impact on the community and country at large before breaking off some hot bars for the camera. Back on the left coast, DaVinci spoke with Thizzler On The Roof as part of their ‘Under The Bay’ series. While touching on subjects such as his lifelong love of hip-hop, song making process and motivations, DaVinci also shed some light on the man behind the mic.

Following the splash made by his debut release of The Day The Turf Stood Still – DaVinci’s self-described “soundtrack for gentrification and urban renewal” – The Fillmore District’s DaVinci linked up with the one and only, The Smoking Section, out in his hometown to give viewers insight into what a day in the life is like for the rising MC. Escorting viewers through the streets of this culturally and historically rich district of San Francisco, DaVinci expresses the impact that his hometown has had upon his music, and the prolific stock of inspiration that he has derived from living there. He takes a moment in the video to drop by the New Chicago Barber Shop and talk with the owner, Reggie Pettus, who is affectionately nicknamed the Mayor of Fillmore. They discuss the vibrant history of this area, from the 1950’s, when the streets were perpetually flooded with the sounds of jazz and blues, to the present-day hip-hop culture. Throughout the feature piece, it quickly becomes clear that DaVinci’s music is the result of his history and the history and culture of his hometown.