1985 (Compilation) Review

1985 Review- Black Angel/The Villain

Tracks that define the album:

1. 4 Da Streets

2.Lovin' Da Crew

3.Day Dreaming

4.Birthday

5.Bands

The artists featured on this album represent the New Orleans scene well. The two contain a unique combination of gritty, accented, down south style of lyricism that people find so appealing due to the accents that most southerners have and express in Dirty South, or Southern Rap. The compilation contains 18 tracks, 11 by Black Angel, 2 solo songs by The Villain, and the other five tracks are both performed by the two artists combined.

The compilation contains a wide variety of tracks from slow jams like Let's Get It On (Which samples the all-time classic by Marvin Gaye), All I Do (A track about love at first site which ultimately leads to a one-night stand), and Lovin' Da Crew (A story-progression track of a girl who ultimately fell "in love" as a groupie of Uptown Madness). To street anthems such as 4 Da Streets and the Nightmare on Elm Street sampled track Nightmare, to a wide variety of freestyles on various topics:

Rock Da Bells (Introduction to the album/ Black Angel)

War (A description of a normal day awakening to the streets of New Orleans)

Bright Idea (Thoughts that Black Angel has on his street life, and a message to his hater's in the streets)

Game (A description of Black Angels thoughts on "The Game", meaning the hustle and street game, and also the game being the music industry)

Bands (A song describing one of Black Angel's trips and/or thoughts on a strip club) (Popular in the south)

And so forth

Black Angel catches your attention immediately with the track titled Rock Da Bells in which he follows a unique, but known style of rapping similar to Easy E and Run-DMC. He, however, consistently changes his flow and interpretation on lyrics up depending on the type of song he is doing at a later point. For example, the song All I Do, Angel takes a slowed tempo and deeper lyrics approach to his verses. He is a very versatile artist with unique lyrics designed and written to catch you attention, for example the lines, 

"They say that love is a flower

That needs the sun and the rain

They say that a little bit of pleasure

Is worth a whole lot of pain"

In which he describes his interpretation on not only love, but also life itself in general. He consistently expresses his versatility throughout the entire compilation with That Villain and shows that he is truly a unique, well-defined, success-driven, and very versatile artist, who should continue to pursue his dream, and with a little work, could be widely known, not only in his city, but also around the world. 

The Villain brings his gritty, yet high-toned, explicit, street savvy to the compilation with his own tracks Lookin Ass Nigga (In which he samples Lil Wayne, A New Orleans Native) and the track Let's Get It On (In which he samples Marvin Gaye). With the song Lookin Ass Nigga, Villain expresses his thought in reference to his "haters" in the sense that he is successful in everything he does in the city of New Orleans. He expresses his street lifestyle and his thoughts on what he does on a day-to-day basis with lyrics such as:

A nigga might gun me down in the streets tonight

But if I wake up the next morning, everything's all right...

Yes as I rest my hand on that mac .90

New Orleans is my city so you know where to find me

Keep these bitches in check these rappers pose me no thereat

Murder who pussy, boy stop

I ain't dead yet

As you can tell from the lyrics, Villain represents himself as well as his city to the fullest, and is a threat to be reckoned with when he becomes a major in this industry (If you don't believe it, just look up Lil Wayne net worth, and see how much this New Orleans native has made thus far in the industry)

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-rappers/lil-wayne-net-worth/

With the track, Let's Get It On. Villain expresses in a very explicit way his affection for a female partner. In the first verse, he expresses love and his feelings about it on a real level in saying that love is extremely difficult to find and that most chicks will put up with abuse to day, and claim it's "love". He also expresses that he wants an independent, loyal, "ride or die" woman who will be there through thick and thin, and if worst comes to worse be able to handle herself. He has a very unique, gritty, honest, and well thought out approach. Although his lyrics are simple, and follow a simplistic rhythm, Villain uses his flow and style to catch the attention of the listener by using low-toned vocals that immediately makes one listen carefully to ensure they understand and catch what he says.

The second verse, expresses the sexual encounter with words such as

Its Friday, club night

The week is gone

I'm feelin freaky, for the weekend

Let’s get it on

I'm tryna hear you scream my name

And make you moan

Satisfaction guaranteed, cuz the sex game strong

All in all the two have created a pretty unique compilation, but in my personal opinion, it sounded more like a collection of freestyles rather than an album. I am unsure if this was the initial intention, so I can't negatively judge the compilation based on the assentation that it was. I would like to say that if you enjoy a variety of music, and especially freestyles, that you should definitely give this a listen. It's not professional grade, mainstream music that you would hear from a major artist, but it is true, well-rooted music that is full of emotion, honesty, explicit lyrics, and contains a true "Dirty South" vibe.

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Swag Talkin' Review

Yung D CEO-Swag Talkin' Mixtape Review

Overall Summary:

Swag Talkin’ by Yung D CEO featuring a handful of well selected producers and his long time friend and musical partner Deezy Mac, have put together a fine example of true Rap in all it’s ruggedness, grittiness, hard-hitting bass, and unique use of synth to come up with an overall catchy, head-bobbing, classic mix of sound. 

Yung D has his own lingo in which he enjoys using words such as “Splash”, “Swag” and “Turn Up” in which he grabs the attention of the listener and has them vibbing to each and every track. Every track featured on the mixtape contains k.o. Punch lines, gritty, yet high-toned lyrics, and a slowed, but catchy flow in which he expresses his vocal range on several tracks.

Track by Track: 

The mixtape starts out with a banga entitled “Came Out The Trap” in which CEO expresses his hood and the life in which he is exposed to on a daily basis expresses that he must put on for his city and represent it to the fullest. 

In the second track, Yung D expresses his affection for miss CEO, his significant other in which he expresses that she is as true to him, and as real as him. All of his vocals appear to be done straight up with little mixing, which makes the track even more better due to the fact that he is singing the hook straight up with no autotune, gimmicks, echo, or reverb. 

After he takes a break and expresses some affection, he gets right back into his street savvy flow and creates another street anthem with “IDGAF” in which he expresses that no matter what his haters feel, that he will continue to stay true to himself and that he doesn’t “give a fuck” how others view him in reference to his swag, outlook on music, their feelings in reference to his girl, or any of the above. 

The forth track features his close friend and music partner, Deezy Mac in which the two flow about themselves and that they have risen up and began something in the music career and retired from trappin’ now that they are rappin’. Dezzy’s verse is full of energy and his flow is straight forward and sticks to the true roots of southern rap with the use of shout and response, echo, and reverb in which the ends of phrases are repeated to emphasize a point that is made (Similar to Lil Jon’s style of rapping). 

Miss CEO is a more street savvy version of Yung D expressing his affection for his girl. These tracks are common in Sothern rap music, in which rappers express explicitly their affection and descriptions of their women in a cocky way to make others jealous, mainly other males who they don’t like. He uses the term “Swag talk” in this track to emphasize that it’s the truth. It’s CEO’s interpretation of the term “real talk”. In the track Yung D uses phrasing at the ends of several lines in the second verse while he is singing in a comical way to further envy his enemies and any who oppose him, by using cockiness to emphasize the fact that his girl is better than theirs.

The track money talk, featuring Kenarotic, is a flex and stunt anthem commonly found in southern rap in which an artists glamourizes his lifestyle and expresses the way he lives now compared to what he done before the fame and uptown (wealthy) lifestyle that he now lives. CEO uses a slowed down flow in which he literally talks on the track to ensure that the listener and any haters out there listening hear what he has to say. Kenorotic uses a shout and response affect, and reverb of the word “swag” to emphasize that he is “turnt up”, and that he both feels and lives on a higher level than he has in the past. 

With WTF you thinking, the producer, Gucci Boy, uses a rugged and rough style of instrumentals similar to those of 808 Mafia and Lex Luger who often use 808’s, high snares, and “Four on the floor” bass in their club bangas. The beat is heavy with bass, deep, dark brass notes on played on the lowest octave possible, and snare claps that often get those in strip clubs hype and bouncing around. (Just play the song on subwoofers and at a high volume and you’ll know what I mean). Yung D is extremely cocky in this particular track and describes the way he feels if he were in a strip club and that he doesn’t care about how any person feels, that women are now just for pleasure, and that he’s down to fight anyone who dares walk up and start something. This type of song is extremely common and admired in Dirty South rap in the sense that people located in the south are often extremely cocky, and don’t really care for anyone who doesn’t care for them.

Blow It (Freestyle) was produced by CEO’s partner Deezy Mac and contains a unique mix of synth, snare, and deep bass. In this particular track CEO represents his lifestyle in relation to celebrating what he has achieved so far in his lifetime, and expresses that no matter how much money comes in that he will still remain the same. He also emphasizes on his urge to get even more money than he already has and to see more fame and fortune in his lifetime.

See Me, was written as a foreshadowing song to anyone who doubted Yung D in reference to how people portrayed him in his youth compared to himself now. The hook expresses that now that he has become popular that people now see him and want to associate themselves with him and that they already knew who he was and his lifestyle, but now that they act like his best friends. This song is a diss to those who hated on him in the past, and who jump ship and try to act like his friend now that he has “blown up”.

What U Talkin’ Bout references what others have said about CEO in which he expresses that he doesn’t know why they what they’re saying but he does everything that they say he doesn’t and that their words are just words of envy on his success and lifestyle. The instrumentals produced by Gucci Boy again use deep, negative decibel bass that can only be heard on large subwoofers, a steady rhythm of synth, low brass chords, and hi-hats to further express CEO’s flow and makes the track even that more appealing.

WTF (Remix)

This track is a remix of the previous song, WTF U Thinkin, in which CEO features Cannial Da Cannonball. Cannial makes the remix unique by adding his own style and flow to the track with vocals that are catchy and ride the rhythm with a flow similar to a combined version of Master P and OJ Da Juiceman, that makes you want to bop your head and lay back and burn one.

CEO takes a different approach to his cockiness in which he emphasizes that you don’t wanna fuck with him and that it can only lead to negativity for whomever does. 

Y.N.G. (Young Nigga Gang)

This track is used to express that the youth are taking over the rap game and that they too, like to older vets in the industry, are capable of producing hard, rugged, and real street music. He expresses that he doesn’t rep any particular gang or have affiliation other that being a part of the youth of the nation, or Y.N.G. He uses words such as “The young takin’ over, like it ain’t a thing” to further emphasize that the youth are taking over the industry due to their increasing popularity in rap music, as well as multiple other genres. The song also describes online mediums in which the youth get their music heard in today’s society such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and so forth.

She Like

She Like, self-produced by Yung D CEO, is a twisted, trance, and bouncy instrumental that contains a heavy and deep baseline that carries on and stops throughout various points in the song. (Listen to on large speakers) The song expresses what his girl likes in reference to Gucci Bags, and designer clothing to express that he has the money to purchase anything his girl wants, and also expresses that now he just wishes to have women for sexual pleasure and doesn’t mind spending money on her in order to sleep with her. (Popular in Southern Rap). 

Swag Talkin’

The album ends with a self-entitled track that expresses the meaning of the entire album, which is “Swag Talkin”, which if you haven’t recognized it already means that one’s appearance, be it clothes, cars, money, fashion, and so forth “talk”. The track expresses the entire meaning of the mixtape. He also expresses that he doesn’t talk but let’s the swag do it for him, and in having swag that things tend to happen without him putting in any work in order for it to happen (Women wanting him, people becoming envious, etc.) 

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A little about Yung D CEO:

I'm  from Hartsville, SC and I make music cuz I love to I'm not in it for the money, this is my life I've been rappin' since 13, now I'm 19, doing bigger and better things. I shoot my own music videos, I wanna get a deal but if I never do it's all good I'ma still do me. I'm from the hood, never had a dollar, so people don't understand why i do this.

How It Began:

I was rappin on a house fone when i was 13 and like 14 but one day i told myself i gotta come harder than this you may think it's funny, but i was rappin on a house phone and got it on a cd. Don't ask how just know i know how to works things haha

I do shows from time to time. A lot of people look up to me that's why i can't help look to nobody but myself. I feel like it's all about me. They say never have the big head but i do.

My real name is Devon Nickelson; my stage name is Yung D CEO.

Born on June 4, 1993

My music can be views here

youtube.com/yungdnetwork

I don't look up to no rappers, but I like a few rapper out here. If u got dreams make it happen, even if u aint rappin' 

swag

I got my money up to get me a home booth, friends come and go, but the real ones stay.

What Motivated Me:

I look at rappers on YouTube and I be like, "Damn I can do the same thing if I put my mind to it. I got a dream like Dr King 

swag 

All I know is how to rap. Uou may think its a lie but I'm being real. They hate me and love me, but that's  life I'ma go hard for myself, not for my fans, but I do love all my real fans.

I'm all bout swag and being real

I have over 1,000 YouTube video plays

I like to push my music over the net, which I think is better for me, but i pass out CDs too.

i write all my songs never need help on that

i got what it takes

Download my new mixtape Swag Talkin', See Me Mixtape, CEO World, and No Fear on datpiff I got more music on the way 

-Yung D CEO

Bo$$ feat. Mer5e (Mer-see) [Prod. by Rexx Beats] Review
Ehllis

Instrumentals: 9.5
Delivery (Flow/Song Progression): 8
Originality(Are the lyrics unique?): 8

Instrumentals:

The instrumentals to the song are unique and contain a lot of well placed snares, a unique synth sound that constantly helps the lyrics flow clearly and can easily be defined as full of energy. The bass hits hard when played on large speakers, and makes the song even that much better. When the quick bass hits it will literally shake your body make you bob your head.

The only thing that I felt the instrumentals were lacking were drops. The song has stops, but a continuous snare line and progression. In my own opinion, when the song stopped, it would have been extremely interesting and close to perfect if the bass fell off and came back in quickly. This would have caught the attention of any listener and got them hype quickly and kept it steady throughout until it occurred again, or the beat dropped using snare, or a dropping bass line.

Delivery:

The hook is full of energy and the transition between the low voice (Who I believe to be Mer5e) is that of most gangsta and dirty south rappers that make the genre extremely popular. When Ehllis jumps in his voice is completely different that that of Mer5e which makes it even that more interesting and appealing, and also the grunts that he uses catch you attention because his tone is much lower than that of Ross', who is known for his grunts in his cocky street songs. When the two voices overlap, they even seem to have that "Ross affect" that makes you bob your head as well.

The flow of both artists is appealing in the fact that is switches up with each verse, and even during the hook at certain points. Mer5e's verse  is even more interesting in a delivery sense in the fact that he spits fast and clearly so that every word is heard (something that is hard for some rappers to maintain) for an example think of Busta Rhymes.

The song progression is excellent in the fact that the two artists are able to successfully describe situation in which they are bosses and that they are pleased with the fact that they are in such situation instead of being "On a bus route with a baby mama gettin cussed out".  Ehllis also describes that no matter what, signed or not, he will always feel that he is a boss. This is a prime example of a self-confident street track (To give it a title).

Originality:

The songs lyrics are unique and seem to have creative and descriptive analogies that allow for them to describe the way they feel through multiple mediums be it looking in the mirror, feeling that they are bosses even if they obtain a record deal or not, they feel like Bruce Wayne, being tar babies, and so forth. The analogies are unique and stand out due to their uncommonness in common rap music as well as the mainstream.

In conclusion, the song is a unique, cocky, self-esteem street anthem that contains catchy instrumentals, a well-defined hook, and one that the fans will enjoy. However, if the artists wish to keep their fans attention, they must continue to release tracks such as this, and keep the fans coming back and begging for more no matter what. I personally enjoyed the song, and would love to hear more from the artists individually to fully be able to tell if I am a fan of their music or not. The previous statement is not meant to definite, nor talk down to the artists, just my thoughts at the current time.

To hear more productions by Rexx Beats and/songs he's worked on with artists view the following links:

Individual Song: https://soundcloud.com/rexx-beats-1/ehllis-von-feat-mer5e-bo-prod

Rexx Beats: http://www.youtube.com/user/RexxBeats

Twitter Links for individual artists:

Rexx Beats - https://twitter.com/RexxBeats

Ehllis Von - https://twitter.com/EhllisVon

Mer5e - https://twitter.com/TeamMer5e

I hope you enjoyed my review, and like me, wish to hear more from these artists.

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