So every now and then people ask me what do I think about a certain mix-tape. I often find myself dumbfounded because I rarely check for mix-tapes. For those that don't know, mix-tapes are official released music by an artist while he or she is in-between album releases. The mix-tape is a sure fire way to keep an artist name and sound hot in the streets. Just think about it for a second. Have you ever waited for new music from your favorite artist and it seemed to take years? Most people over 30 remember those days. Nowadays a fan of that so-called Blazin Hip Hop and R&Bdon't have to wait nearly that long for new music from their favorite artist. Being from back in the day myself, I have to be more mindful of these mix-tape releases. Because at the end of the day, mix-tapes have become a very important part of the urban music dynamic for the national act as well as the independent .
Rapper Wiz Khalifah have made a name for himself going the mix-tape route. As an unsigned artist Wiz Khalifah along with many others has generated a major buzz ( or interest ) in the streets. Some of these so-called national acts have gotten their respective record deals based on their mix-tape sales. Web sites like datpiff.com is the mecca for all things mix-tapes. This time around Wiz Khalifah hit the streets hard with his latest mix-tape hosted by DJ Drama titled28 Grams ( Trap Wiz). This mix-tape is a 28 track project filled with 25 original joints and 3 remakes. One thing that listeners have to remember is that Wiz Khalifah is the poster child for weed smokers all over the world. So it's no surprise that just about every single joint on the project is filled with weed smoking subject matter. Also be prepared to hear the same amount of auto-tune screaming over 808 beats for days. As Wiz puts it on one of my favorite songs titledLet'r there's a whole lot of " kush, cash and auto-tune" on the project as a whole.
When I listen to a project I try to get into a non-judgmental zone. That way I can just vibe to music and review it as non bias as possible. So I know that the perfect way to vibe to a Wiz Khalifah project is to "blaze one up". But seeing that I don't smoke I had to vibe to it completely coherent. And I'm here to tell you- maybe I should have reconsidered. The CD starts off with a song titled Aw Sh*t. This song is the perfect strip club banger. The production and subject matter captures the strip club vibe perfect. Another hot song is titled Maan and of-course it's about smoking where-ever, when-ever and how-ever. The production is on some east coast ish. Speaking of that type of production, other songs like The Last and Sano showcases Khalifah's Hip Hop roots. But who am I kidding this is Wiz Khalifah (and of-course he is one of the premiere song writers in the game right now) but this project was made for the stoners. Which brings me to a song titled Pure. The song is pretty good but the corny Jamaican accent that he delivers his flow with is simply sad. But I'm sure his core fans will love it. Speaking of his core audience I'm sure some of them will feel short changed because there's not to much of that cross-over Khalifah on this project. In reality I was really looking for his new hot single titledWe dem boyz to be on this project but to my dismay it wasn't. That song is the first single and video off of his soon to be released studio album titled Black Hollywood. In-closing, if you like what Blazin Hip Hop and R&B stations are playing day in and day out-then you will simply love this project. Until next time, have some fun and get something done.
