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Curren$y – “Smokee Robinson” (Mixtape Review)

Since when did "Da Hot Spitta" start spittin' lukewarm? That's not a good look. At least the production is on point, I guess.The Quick Summary

See, here’s my problem with this mixtape. It’s nothing new, nothing original, nothing mind-blowing…

In a sense, Curren$y’s new mixtape is exactly what mixtapes USED to be: a compilation of songs that an artist put together and on that mixtape, you’d maybe find 4 or 5 tracks you could put on repeat. Hopefully, those four or five tracks could be so dope, you’d forget the rest of the mixtape was garbage.

Unfortunately for Curren$y…it’s 2010. The mixtape market has changed, and unless you elevate your game you’ll be left behind. In the current age of mixtape-albums and original mixtape concepts, this mixtape here is just not going to cut it.

I’ve heard better from Curren$y, and there’s not one real song that stands out on this mixtape for me because of Curren$y. That basically means that the cameos to me stole some of C’s own thunder from him on his own mixtape. C sounded bored the whole time, and his punchlines and flow was just a drag to listen to, honestly.

This is not his best. I’m glad to see that he’s still doing music after being signed and then dropped/released/whatever from Cash Money, but in order to keep up with the other people, he’s going to have to either revert completely to his old ways or diversify his rapping topics. Quickly. – K1ng Eljay

Bobby Creekwater – “Back To The Briefcase 2″ (Mixtape Review)

Bobby Creekwater delivers the business in his new mixtape...kind of....

The Quick Summary:

Bobby Creekwater’s been kind of silent since his departure from Shady Records (I think he departed….eh). Suddenly he re-emerges with a new mixtape showcasing his skills.

Although the mixtape has a few highlights, and the man does have a sense of humor (which is evident on the intro to the mixtape in which he finds out his lady for the night is “cycling”), some of the tape is a miss. It becomes evident that the whole tape is not up to par with some of the tracks that he destroys towards the end.

“Lust For Life”, The “What You Know” portion of the “Warm Up”, “Wasted”, “A World”, a remix of Drake’s “Uptown”, all show off what Creek is capable of doing on a daily basis. However, even though those songs are well worth hearing, it’s hard to warrant those songs as a reason to download the entire mixtape.

We’ve seen better from Bobby Creekwater, but his album should be the dopeness that we’ve expected from the Southern resident. This mixtape is just the warm up, and because of that, it’s average. Nothing less, nothing more. This time…

I have a feeling the next time, it won’t be so average. – K1ng Eljay

Eljay’s Favorites

  • “Wasted” Memix
  • “A World”
  • “Lust For Life” Memix
  • “Warm Up”
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