Tuesday 13 September 2011

Upcoming Releases To Look out for

After appearing on MTV for his brilliant “Sucker Free” Freestyle, Chris Webby has some big moves being made before the release of his debut album. The album is to be released in the early winter and should be his most successful work to date. A notable collaboration might be in the works as Webby was seen tweeting with XXL freshman Cyhi Da Prynce. I would personally love to see their styles of music clash and it will be a true.
California native Hopsin will also be releasing his next album “Knock Madness” sometime this fall which should be a huge success. After calling out Tyler The Creator on his hit song “The Ill Mind of Hopsin 4” his fan page on facebook hit 80 000 likes and his name is buzzing around the continent
After touring on the “Vans Warped Tour” Yelawolf will release his first album under Shady Records. The project will be called Radioactive and is to be released on September 27th. The biggest single released on the album is “Daddy’s Lambo” which was terrific. In an interview Yela also hinted towards a feature by the legendary Slim Shady.
On September 25th Florida native Hi-Rez will release his third Mixtape “A Walk to Remember.” I love this kid and I believe it will be his best and most successful work to date. Don’t sleep on him!

Tuesday 30 August 2011

Lil Wayne :The Cater IV Review.

After releasing his critically acclaimed Mixtape Sorry 4 the wait, YMCMB leader Lil Wayne now also knows as lil Tunechi released his fourth studio album, the Carter IV. There was a lot of anticipation for this album and with the success of the single 6 foot 7 you would think this album would go down as one for the ages... Unfortunately it really did not. The project includes collaborations with many rap Heavyweights such as Rick Ross, Bun B, Tech N9Ne and Nas.
Wayne is definitely an interesting rapper to quote on your facebook status but he has no content or variation between many songs. Besides a few stand out songs it seems that all his rhymes are similar.
Ex: “Fuck these pussy n!gga’s”
“Life’s a bitch”
“Karma’s a bitch”
Lil Wayne DOES have clever lyricism but honestly has no originality whatsoever. I guess it was cool for one or two albums but now it’s completely overdone. If it was not for his image as a thug or a legend and for the rest of Young Money, Wayne would be washed up today.
To be honest, Tunechi should quit while he’s ahead, maybe one more album and he should hang up the microphone. I guess that’s what happens when you show up in a Jennifer Lopez song...
The album also received a lot of hate on twitter, including from Wiz Khalifa saying that Watch The Throne was much better than the Carter IV.
Favourite Song: John ft Rick Ross
Lyrics: 9 /10
Beats and Production: 10/10
Originality: 4/10
Content: 3/10
Final Rating: 6.5/10
It’s definitely not a bad album but it’s really not worth all the hype or even be close to calling Wayne one of the best of all time. If you have some extra money, I would buy this album, if not, there’s a lot better stuff out right now.

Thursday 21 July 2011

Gucci Mane - Writtings on the Wall 2

A well known figure in the Hip-Hop figure Gucci Mane released another Mixtape entitled Witting On the Wall . The “trapper” has been accused on several occasions for having weak lyricism and weak content. I must say on this tape, this is some of the most meaningful and truly clever lyrics to ever be recorded... I’m absolutely kidding, this Mixtape is absolutely pathetic and if it was not for some incredible production I would personally send Gucci a letter recommending him to quit. This Mixtape is Brrr-utal!
Favourite song: Brr
Lyrics: 3.5/10
Meaning: 4 (Beeing a thug)
Originality: 6
Production: 10
Final RatingL 5 /10
Maybe If I went to prison I would appreciate this masterpiece to a larger degree

Saturday 16 July 2011

Lil Wayne - Sorry 4 the Wait

                In anticipation for his 4th studio album C4, the rap heavyweight Lil Wayne recently released a 12 song project that included many freestyles and a few collaborations, notably from the TRUE lyricist Lil B.
In all honesty, I am not the biggest Weezy fan due to his mainstream projects such as songs with Jennifer Lopez or Jay Sean, his inconsistent lyricism, and that pathetic freestyle he delivered on Tim Westwood.
On the other hand, on this Mixtape we see some classic Wayne style beats comparable to the sounds on the Carter 1 which was Wayne’s most successful work to date. It might be fair to say there was no commercial sound or auto tuned choruses’ with some pretty decent lyrics.
The downfalls on this Mixtape is that just like in most of Wayne’s work, the 12 songs are just about him banging girls, smoking pot and his money. This definitely got very repetitive and started to annoy me a long time ago.
All in All, The project was really not bad from Wayne and probably gave me a reason to buy his upcoming album. If he can stay away from a commercial sound and a mainstream look it might be Wayne’s BEST work to date.
Favourite Song: Rollin (Freestyle)
Lyrics: 8.5
Beats: 10
Meaning: 6
Originality: 7.5
Final Rating: 8/10