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Descriptive: The House of Balloons is a mixtape by The Weeknd. The album tone has a mixture of everything all combined from r&b, indie rock, and soul.  The first song of the whole mixtape will leave you your mind, heart, and soul wanting more. R&b and soulful singing were everywhere in the every song. Sounds and instrumentals were create from samples and producers. The mixtape has catchy songs that will have you in your feelings that's if you can feel the connection between the music and you.

Informative: House of Balloon is the first mixtape out of the three that was later combined to create the Trilogy. The Weeknd is a canadian singer that created House of Balloons. The mixtape dropped for free on his website on March, 21 2011. The album has nine tracks that were created by Doc Mckinney, Dream Machine, Jeremy Rose, and The Weeknd. The Weeknd then later uploads his first official music video “The Knowing” on his Vimeo page. This mixtape got the population for the next mixtape which got 180,000 people to listen to it by the end of the day.   

Persuasive:  Abel Tesfaye is The Weeknd. The Weeknd is Abel Tesfaye. If you know about The Weeknd now before all his successful albums now just take the moment to listen to the House of Balloons which was his first mixtape that created all the success he has now. When listening to it starts off slow but then you start to feel the vibe. It's the type of music you play at a party at 5am when the party hasn't stopped it just gives it a chilly flow. His crafted in music is dark and sexual yet it's so catchy. The Weeknd gives you his music for nothing.

Informative: The r&b singer The Weeknd gives you R&B and Soul with a little taste of indie rock, dream pop tunes, and trip hop. The r&b makes the sound stand out and the soul makes the expression unique by pain and experience. The genres play the main role by falling in R&B, Soul, and etc. The Weeknd combines these genres to create his craft of music.

Conclusion: The first mixtapes/albums are always the main role for artists. Every artist has to make a name for themselves and every artist has their own unique style just like The Weeknd. House of Balloons was just the beginning to his journey in the music industry. The population he has gained as the pop star as of today was all by music. The R&B style and mind is one of the perks he has to give to his audience around the world.