Mixtape Review-Sell Sole by Dej Loaf by Dan-O I became completely infatuated with the Dej Loaf mixtape Sell Sole on track 7. It was great before that… Read more “Mixtape Review-Sell Sole by Dej Loaf”
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Least Valuable Song of The Year-Because of U by Mickey Factz
Least Valuable Song of The Year-Because of U by Mickey Factz by Dan-O Thinking about the new Mickey Factz mixtape 740 Park Ave makes me physically angry.… Read more “Least Valuable Song of The Year-Because of U by Mickey Factz”
Mixtape Review-Zero Fucks Given by Emilio Rojas
Mixtape Review-Zero Fucks Given by Emilio Rojas by Dan-O The first song of every single Emilio Rojas project is absolute fire. He starts off things the way… Read more “Mixtape Review-Zero Fucks Given by Emilio Rojas”
Mixtape Review-Real Nigga Shit by Kolley
Mixtape Review-Real Nigga Shit by Kolley While it’s easier to be a Southern rapper than it ever has been, it really depends on how Southern you are… Read more “Mixtape Review-Real Nigga Shit by Kolley”
The Art of Spiderwebbing p.1: Dreamer’s Block by Suede Jury
The Art of Spiderwebbing p.1: Dreamer’s Block by Suede Jury by Dan-O Spiderwebbing is the only way I know to learn things. It’s just the art of… Read more “The Art of Spiderwebbing p.1: Dreamer’s Block by Suede Jury”
Songs of the year-Brick to a Million by Master P, Alley Boy, and Fat Trel
Songs of the year-Brick to a Million by Master P, Alley Boy, and Fat Trel
by Dan-O
Master P is back! It’s kind of surreal since No Limit was one of the most publicly adored and critically detested movements in hip hop history. P looked around at the hip hop landscape and saw a bunch of new artists (like Trel and Alley Boy) who owed a lot of their style to his movement, so he just picked up where he left off.
From the first seconds of the song you can place this track in the No Limit catalog, from the sharp piano stabs to the dope boy talk; this could have been off Ghetto Dope for god’s sake. Hearing P lace a catchy hook involving corn chips in 2013 is straight up time machine crazy.
The Al Capone mixtape that this song is off of is basically a collective effort between the three parties on this song. They released a follow up tape (not as good) but the group dynamic is great for them since on their own Trel and Alley Boy have a hard time catching buzz. A lot of the actual heavy lifting verse wise is done by the new kids while P acts as expert conductor, beat picking, chorus lacing, and generally energizing the track. I hope they keep pumping these kinds of tracks out; the music is fun as all get out and go. I also have a weak spot for Fat Trels snarling frog monster voice.
Songs of the Year: CJ-Set It On Fire
Songs of the Year: CJ-Set It On Fire
by Dan-O
IAMSU! heads a group called the HBK Gang from the bay area and they are a ratchet music factory. If you are not familiar with the term it is what we all agreed to call the residual effects of Hyphy on bay area music. The term is a bit disingenuous but at least we don’t have to call it post-hyphy. Too many things are post other things.
CJ is a key part of the group and really interesting, on the mixtape before CJ 2.0 he seemed a bit too whispery for his own good but on 2.0 he cranks out jams like this that are immensely fun to listen too with odd lyrics that are weirder when you catch them. HBK is an immense sex joke improv group with members out-bragging and out-grossing one another. So when CJ says “I told her no hands like she playing soccer, hit her, delete her twitter than maybe block her” I couldn’t help but picture everyone in the studio laughing. This song is a good example of what CJ and HBK do: great beats, hooks, and misogynistic lyrics in as playful a way as they can be done. The songs can sound too similar at times but if they are all equally fun how bad can it be?
Ign Inglor-Gawdspeed Mixtape Review
Ign Inglor-Gawdspeed Mixtape Review by Dan-O The brush back that dampened the drill scene party was not centered on the obvious criticism (a lot of these artists… Read more “Ign Inglor-Gawdspeed Mixtape Review”
Nickelus F-Vices mixtape review
Nickelus F-Vices mixtape review by Dan-O You can hear Nickelus F blow Drake off of his own tracks when Drake was focused on rapping (Room for Improvement… Read more “Nickelus F-Vices mixtape review”
Rockie Fresh-Electric Highway Mixtape Review
Rockie Fresh-Electric Highway Mixtape Review by Dan-O The first thing to know about Maybach Music is that it’s not a crew but a sound; a clean club… Read more “Rockie Fresh-Electric Highway Mixtape Review”
