New feature, the Quick Review. Mostly because i'm lazy and i know you can't be bothered to read any more than a couple of lines ;)
The Streets - Cyberspace And Reds
This 14 track strong mixtape from Mike Skinner (aka The Streets) features many grime and hip hop mc's but can not be pinned down as either genre. Cyberspace and Reds (the name parodying the title of his next album, Computers and Blues) is certainly a Streets creation, including his signature 'not quite rapping, almost chatting' style. It is also very different to any of his previous releases, partly because of the use of so many different MCs and also because it doe not feature much singing.
Positive
It is very different from any other mixtape out at the moment, it shows how much Grime could progress. Good experimentation, Mike Skinner's slightly a genius.
Negative (THIS SECTION IS MAINLY ME GOING OFF ON ONE, SKIP IF YOU WANT)
Sometimes the featuring MCs spat about completely different subjects to what Skinner's lines are and even the title of the song. This is apperent in the track Cinema Barz, where Skinner's verse all corresponds to the title but Jammer's verse is the same as always (boasting etc) and also on the track 'Robots are taking over' where the first two MCs talk on one subject and then Frisco just lays down some average bars.. I was hoping the mixtape would be more of an outlet for the MCs to create interesting lyrics, such as on Ed Sheeran's 'No 5 Collaberation Project'. Although this is shown in some of the songs on C&R, for instance the track 'Breakbat Barz' featuring Scrufizzer.
My Favourite Tracks
Breakbat Barz (ft Scrufizzer)
Minding My Own (ft Wretch 32)
Tidy, Nice and Neat (ft ghostpoet)
Cross That Line (ft Fumin)
Backseat Barz (ft Loudmouth)
Rating
7/10
Download original Cyberspace and Reds mixtape here
Download the extra tracks 'At the Back of the Line' and 'Something to hide' (apparently Mike Skinner's last ever song rapping), as well as revised versions of 'Robots Are Taking Over' and 'Backseat Barz' here!
Thanks for reading x
The Streets - Cyberspace And Reds
This 14 track strong mixtape from Mike Skinner (aka The Streets) features many grime and hip hop mc's but can not be pinned down as either genre. Cyberspace and Reds (the name parodying the title of his next album, Computers and Blues) is certainly a Streets creation, including his signature 'not quite rapping, almost chatting' style. It is also very different to any of his previous releases, partly because of the use of so many different MCs and also because it doe not feature much singing.
Positive
It is very different from any other mixtape out at the moment, it shows how much Grime could progress. Good experimentation, Mike Skinner's slightly a genius.
Negative (THIS SECTION IS MAINLY ME GOING OFF ON ONE, SKIP IF YOU WANT)
Sometimes the featuring MCs spat about completely different subjects to what Skinner's lines are and even the title of the song. This is apperent in the track Cinema Barz, where Skinner's verse all corresponds to the title but Jammer's verse is the same as always (boasting etc) and also on the track 'Robots are taking over' where the first two MCs talk on one subject and then Frisco just lays down some average bars.. I was hoping the mixtape would be more of an outlet for the MCs to create interesting lyrics, such as on Ed Sheeran's 'No 5 Collaberation Project'. Although this is shown in some of the songs on C&R, for instance the track 'Breakbat Barz' featuring Scrufizzer.
My Favourite Tracks
Breakbat Barz (ft Scrufizzer)
Minding My Own (ft Wretch 32)
Tidy, Nice and Neat (ft ghostpoet)
Cross That Line (ft Fumin)
Backseat Barz (ft Loudmouth)
Rating
7/10
Download original Cyberspace and Reds mixtape here
Download the extra tracks 'At the Back of the Line' and 'Something to hide' (apparently Mike Skinner's last ever song rapping), as well as revised versions of 'Robots Are Taking Over' and 'Backseat Barz' here!
Thanks for reading x
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