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Saturday, September 1, 2012

MIXTAPE REVIEW: CANARY YELLOW CHELLO [#SD2 THE DISTRIBUTION]



OKAY 1ST TRK UP IS THE "FREE MAN" INTRO FT. (NEWS 8 REPORTER) CRYSTAL HILLARD... THIS IS A CRAZY F'N INTRO... VERY CREATIVE... GREAT INTRO... (10)

TRK 2 "CARTEL MUZIK" CYC STARTS OFF ON HIS D BOY SHIT OUT THE GATE... I LOVE CYC IN HIS STORY TELLING MODE... HE CAN PAINT A HELLUVA PIC WHEN HE STAYS ON TOPIC & STICKS TO THE SONG CONCEPT (6)


TRK 3 "BUFFS ON MY FACE" EXCEPT FOR THE HORRIBLY MISLEADING TITLE... THIS SONG IS ABOUT EVERYTHING BUT THE FAMOUS BUFFALO TUSK CARTIER'S... BESIDE THAT I THINK THIS SONG SHOWS CYC RANGE... HIS DELIVERY IS SUPERIOR ON THIS JOINT AND IT WAS REFRESHING HEARING HIM ON SUCH AN UNORTHODOX BEAT (6)


TRK 4 "MONEY MONT FREESTYLE" PT.1 ALL I GOTTA SAY IS  HE KILT THIS FREESTYLE (3)


TRK 5 "SOUTHEAST" THE 1ST SINGLE AND THE 1ST ANTHEM ON THIS MIXTAPE SOOO FAR... SE SIDERS ALL OVER SHOULD BE BANGING THIS RIGHT NOW! (6)


TRK 6 "THE DISTRIBUTION" CYC TALKS TO THE PPL ON THIS JOINT IN A WAY ONLY CYC CAN... THIS IS ONE OF THE LAID BACK BEATS THAT ACTUALLY HELP THIS PROJECT OTHERS HURT IT...  SO FAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF "BUFFS ON MY FACE" 1-5 HAVE ALL BEEN LAID BACK / SLOW BEATS THAT DOEST COMPLIMENT THAT ACTIVE CYC STYLE WE ALL LOVE (3)


TRK 7 "WORKINLIKEAMEXICAN" FT BIG KEY... DA BOSS MAN MOS DEF DOES HIS THANG ON THIS JOINT... THIS IS 2ND ANTHEM SOOO FAR... THIS JOINT SHOULD OF BEEN WANGIN OUT OF EVERY GUNRULE WHIP THIS SUMMER... CYC COMES DOWN ON THIS JOINT... AND THE HOOK OMG #BANGR (6)


TRK 8 "GET BACK" ANOTHER SLOW TRK... ITS RARE TO HEAR CYC OVER A SAMPLED BEAT HE COOLS IT DOWN ON THIS JOINT AND OPENS UP TO THE PPL... THE HOOK SPEAKS ON THE DOWN FALLS IN THE GAME... BUT IN THE VERSES CYC DOES HE USUAL STUNTING WHICH CONFLICTS WITH THE FEELING THE OPENING HOOK SETS OFF (4)


TRK 9 "DOPE BOYZZZ" MY FAV JOINT SOOO FAR... THIS BEAT IS CRAZY... ON SONGS LIKE THIS CYC STYLES SHINES THE MOST AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NO ONE CAN MAKE A BETTER HOOK THAN THE BIRD BOSS (7)


TRK 10 "CYC SPEAKS" REALLY NOT MUCH HERE TO TALK ABOUT... I THINK THE MIXTAPE COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT THIS SKIT (1)

TRK 11 "I CANT SLEEP" MAKES ME WANNA GO TO SLEEP... ANOTHER LAID BACK TRK... TRKS LIKE THIS DONT FIT SOO GOOD WITH CYC'S ANIMATED AND USUALLY AMPED STYLE. & I CANT HELP BUT NOTICE MONEY MONT STYLE AND DELIVERY BEING USED... FOR ME THATS A TOTAL DEAL BREAKER... BUT WE'LL JUST CHALK IT UP TO CYC PAYING HOMAGE TO HIS INCARCERATED FRIEND O_0... EVEN AFTER ALL THAT, THIS SONG DOES HAVE ITS GOOD POINTS... I LOVE A STORY ABOUT DBOY WINNING & NO ONE CAN TELL THAT SORT OF STORY LIKE CYC CAN (2)

TRK 12 "B.I.F.B" BESIDES THE BLATANT USE OF MONEY MONT ADLIBS ON THIS JOINT... THIS IS THE CYC I LOVE TO HEAR THE HYPED / ACTIVE FLAME SPITTING CYC... THE BEAT ON THIS SONG JUST MAKES U WANNA ROCK OUT! #BANGER (5) CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL VISUAL FOR THIS SONG

TRK 13 "GIVE IT 2 U" FT. ZAIRE... MRS BOSS Z HAS ONE OF THE PUREST... CLEANEST VOICE IN GUNRULE... SHE MAKES THIS SONG DO WHAT IT DOES.... CYC FILLS THE BACKGROUND WITH MORE STUNTED OUT... BALLERISTIC LYRICS... ENUFF TO MAKE THE AVERAGE BROKE NIGGA KILL HIMSELF AFTER LISTENING THE 1ST VERSE... THEIR CHEMISTRY IS AMAZING I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR AN ENTIRE GROUP ALBUM FROM THESE TWO #HIT (10)

TRK 14 "SWAGGG U OUT" CYC KEEPS IT SMOOTH ON THIS JOINT... THIS TRK IS MOS DEF FOR THE LADIES... IM SURE THEY WILL FEEL THIS JOINT! (5)

TRK 15 "MONEY MONT FREESTYLE" PT.2 MONEY MONT KILLS THIS FREESTYLE... IDK IF ITS A GOOD OR BAD THING THAT HIS PRESENCE IS SOOO FELT THROUGH OUT THIS MIXTAPE... HONESTLY I THINK CYC HAS ALWAYS BEEN CURSED / ACCUSED OF SOUNDING LIKE OTHER ARTIST IN THE PAST SUCH AS YOUNG JEEZY, GUCCI MANE, JUVENILE (REFERENCE STR8 DROP THE RE UP) JUST TO NAME A FEW... AS A FAN I THINK CYC HAS PROVED THAT HE CAN HOLD HIS OWN... WHEN HE'S IN HIS OWN ZONE DOING HIM... SO IT CONFUSES ME WHEN HE BORROWS FROM OTHER INFLUENCES (5)

TRK 16 "DONALD TRUMP" CLASSIC CYC... THE BEAT FOR THIS TRK I DIDNT FEEL AT FIRST... BUT CYC MAKES IT HIS OWN AND CONTROLS THIS BEAT WITH A SMOOTH BUT SHARP DELIVERY (4)

TRK 17 "SPINNING ME" REALLY NOT FEELING THIS BEAT AT ALL... THE CONCEPT IS AMAZING & WOULD HAVE WORKED TO A DIFFERENT BEAT... THIS SONG REMINDS ME OF SOME DOUGHBOYS CASHOUT SHIT... THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST SONGS ON THIS MIXTAPE (1)

TRK 18 "CERTIFIED DIVA" FT ZAIRE THIS IS MOS DEF THE 3RD ANTHEM ON THIS PROJECT... THE LADIES GON LOVE THIS JOINT... LYRICALLY CYC ACTUALLY STICKS TO TOPIC ON THIS SONG... ZAIRE SHOWS OF HER RAPPPING SKILLS ON THIS SONG AND DOES A PRETTY GOOD JOB KEEPING UP WITH THE BIRD BOSS... REALLY NOT FEELING THE BEAT ON THIS JOINT THO... BUT I GUESS ITS NOT FOR ME TO FEEL... IM NOT A DIVA LOL! (4)

TRK 19 "BLACKOUT" IS MOS DEF THE MOST EXCITING SONG ON THIS MIXTAPE... BUB BENTLEY BILLIONAIR IS SUCH A F'N STAR... HE TAKES CONTROL OF THIS SONG WITH THE 1ST VERSE... BIG KEY IS UP NEXT WITH THAT "DOWN BOTTOM BULLY IDGAF" FLOW #KILTM... CYC COMES ON WITH AN ICE COLD RAPID FLOW THAT SAYS IM THE BOSS ON THIS F'N SONG... HE HOLDS HIS OWN EFFORTLESSLY (10)

TRK 20 "#NODEALS" FT. ZAIRE 4TH AND FINAL ANTHEM... ZAIRE RAPS AND SINGS THE HOOK ON THIS #KUDOS SHE'S A F'N PROBLEM... I GET THE FEELING CYC WROTE HER VRS... I COULD BE WRONG BUT I HEAR CYC CADENCE SHINING THRU... CYC COMES ON AND BARELY STICKS TO THE "SNITCH" TOPIC THAT I THINK IS THE POINT & CONCEPT OF THIS SONG IS... WHICH KINDA DESTROYS IT FOR ME! (4)

TRK 21 "PEE WEE CALLS" I REALLY FELT THIS SKIT... (5)

TRK 22 "IF U FELL THAT WAY" CYC BRINGS IT HOME ON THE LAST TRK... THE BEAT SETS THE TONE FOR THE ENDING OF THE CD... WHEN THE BIRD BOSS TALKS THAT SHIT... HE CAN REALLY GO IN! (5)

ALL IN ALL THIS WAS A NICE MIXTAPE THAT HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY... I DIDNT TOTALLY FEEL LIKE THE BEAT SELECTION WAS THE BEST... TOO MANY LAID BACK BEATS... I THINK CYC IS KNOWN FOR HIS BANGING UPTEMPO BEAT SELECTION & BOUNCING BARS... ON THIS MIXTAPE YOU DONT REALLY GET ALOT OF THAT... THE ORDER THE SONGS WERE PLACE IN DIDNT REALLY FLOW FOR ME... IT WAS KINDA UP & DOWN... HYPE BEAT... SLOW BEAT... HYPE BEAT... SAMPLED BEAT... BUT IN SOME CASES THE SLOWER MORE LAID BACK TRKS LIKE "SWAGG U OUT" "GIVE IT 2 U" STOOD OUT AND HELP THIS PROJECT WORK  

LYRICALLY CYC HAD HIS MOMENTS ON SONGS LIKE "BUFFS ON MY FACE" "BLACKOUT" "DONALD TRUMP" "B.I.F.B." AND OF COURSE "D BOYZZZ" BUT  OTHER SONGS LIKE
"NODEALS" "SPINNING ME" & "GET BACK"DISAPPOINTED ME! 


TOTAL SCORE: 112
POSSIBLE SCORE: 220

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