Showing posts with label LIL WAYNE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LIL WAYNE. Show all posts
It was in his Tha Carter III hay-day that iconic rapper, Lil Wayne, let us know that he was a “Martian”. Years later, the enigmatic artist, Future, came into being an “Extra-Terrestrial” before our very eyes. Today, there’s a new galactic star emerging in our solar system, and he is determined to make an imprint on the rap game. Having crash landed in Brooklyn, New York, anomalous rapper, Mr. Rey, has just released an even more anomalous work of art. Titled “Mind of Mars”, with only ten tracks, our East Coast alien proves his talents are equally out-of-this-world. His artistry is colorful, yet gritty; concrete, yet melodious; a unique matrimony between new-age aesthetic and golden era energy. Tracks such as “Epic”, “One Shot”, “Lord Knows”, “Judas”, “FTCU” and “TBH” are anthemic ventures into modern trap music; with the others being hefty, lyrical forays. Tucked into the seventh track, likewise, is something of a dancehall tribute; ignited by Mr. Rey’s lyricism and autotuned inflection. That autotuned delivery is precisely what carves the Brooklyn emcee a spot out among his forefathers; granting him not only a celestial sound, but also, just as matchless musicality. There is nothing like “Mind of Mars” out right now. Hang on to this incomparable quality of music, and our extraterrestrial emcee is bound to invade the mainstream sooner rather than later.


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There’s nothing new under the sun. Especially the one beaming across the state of Florida, shining vibrantly on Miramar’s own, Tone C. In a gilded gush of autotune and rap, the Panama-born emcee takes us back a decade with his latest, radio-friendly release, “LIGHTS OUT” (feat. Israel Taylor). 

 

This track is a bubbly, torrid fusion of pop, hip-hop and R&B; reminiscent of the aesthetic that dominated much of our radio earlier in the century. The Toya Beats production is buzzing with melodious synths, backed by grandiose, 808 drum loops; sonics which all mesh to create the perfect club-rocking concoction. Tone C gives nothing short of a stellar performance. He flexes his penchant for song-writing and story-telling; flirting lyrically with a girl unknown. His solid delivery, matched with the addictive auto-tuned hooks of his feature, Israel Taylor, create a powerhouse of a record; dripping with every ounce of warmth and magnificence that attracts the lot of us to the Sunshine State. If the nature of radio records, as of late, has been suffocating, “LIGHTS OUT” is a nostalgic breath of fresh air.



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