Benny Fazio’s New Rap Round-Up

This week Benny Fazio checks out the latest rap music to be found on RapRadar.com.



Sauce Money/Lets Talk Some Real Shit

As far as Vapid angry rap goes I quite like this, I can only like it as i have no clue of Sauce Money's history and just what he's so angry about, but I can definently hear some subliminals even some superliminals as I don't know who their aimed at but im sure somedies hurtin'. I do quite like the beat regarldess of just how basic...its crunchy, I like crunchy.



G-Dep/Funnyman

What's funny? I guess the severe lack of any kind of flow tickles me somewhat, whereas the laughter sample that runs through this track is as funny as a flick on the ear on a chilly day. These are the only noteworthy elements I suppose; oh yeah, dude can't rap. This gets my lowest rating ever, 3 thumbs down!



Neyo & Rick Ross/Champagne Life (Remix)

A bit more Ross and perhaps a bit less Neyo Jackson? Ross has a great rap voice along the same lines as Jeezy and ordinarily Neyo is in his own lane but theres something very nasally and Chris Brown having a cry about this song. Unlike most Neyo songs, I've just heard it and I don't think I could repeat it. Unremarkable, so I won't further remark, strike that last remark.



Kid Cudi & Kanye West/Erase Me

DUDE!! This feels like it could tear down a house party and maybe a car on a drive in the sun, which is two out of three on my checklist and perhaps a remix with less of a college rock beat could kill the clubs (which is the third). I like this track which isn't a suprise as when they want to, these two really can take it to a place, a place with nice music, maybe a place with uber tight jeans, but good music.



Playboy Tre & Joell Ortiz/Work

This feels a bit like a real classic beat with two schmucks, ye SCHMUCKS rappin' to each other on their stoop, Ortiz does much better than Tre but still manages to be unremarkable, I really like the beat and feel it has been let down by a lack of effort, or maybe talent, I don't know i'm not here to judge...or am I? If I am...I would say...what I said.



Scram Jones/Fork In The Road

This is self produced and Scram has definitely done half the mammoth task he has set himself by creating real heat! The second half? Pretty awesome, real flow, real charisma, I'm real impressed. This will find it's way into my playlist no question.



Kendrick Lamar/Rare Breed

Real warm summer evening song, head bopping is unavoidable, by the second time the hook comes around you'll be singing along with no argument, ILL HEAR NO ARGUMENT!!!! I really feel this could be the sound of my July evenings, it's a loose demographic I know but I calls 'em as I see's em, and I see's 'em well.



Rick Ross & Kanye West/Live Fast, Die Young

Without saying the production is nice if not unremarkable in comparison to other recent Kanye, it reminds me of a Kanye album outro track, it kind of falls to the back of your mind. The Teflon Don is a nice addition if not a waste of good bars that are lost amongst the all around forgettable song. It's a shame it sounded good in theory..like communism...this track is communism.



T.I/Ya Hear Me

This could be a good T.I throw back to the classics of King and Trap Muzik, i do still feel it suffers from the hangups of the mixtape 'F**K a Mixtape' the production shouts louder than he does.
I'm just knit-picking, the beat is heat for them their streets and T.I.P does well on it and perhaps with some real post-production or maybe even a feature (YE IM TELLIN HIM WHAT TO DO) this could really resonate but for now, how'tis now, right here? This shit right here? It's missing a certain “I don't know what” as the French say.... in English.



LL Cool J/LLovely Day

First off, great name, bad sample and great demographic. This track is by all means, in all directions, aimed at those that L'd Cool James when they were meant to, i.e the 80's. The big giveaway is the first verse with talk of babysitters and “25's and over” unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you wanna look at it, this isn't me. I do love James' confidence and awareness that I'm not supposed to like him so i guess that makes me like him, which means he failed in his attempt to stop me likin' him, so because I do like him I'll do him a favour and not like him (Just so he can save face). Track's poo, 80's dog poo, which means the calciums turned it grey, like his hair would be, if he let it grow.