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The Covenan+ By Bout Dat INC Gang
5/5
Bout Dat I.N.C. are a collective of Birmingham MC's. There are three stand out members, who could be viewed as the leaders of the camp, and they are Wordsmith, who is the lyricist and sounds like he was born to write bars packed with metaphors. Then there's the aggressive Shaolin Soulja who has a unique voice and an implacable accent. Finally there's the most well known member, Young Mon£y, who although has the least technical rhymes, he is the most listenable and really engages the listener. But don't get me wrong, the camp's talent stretches far outside the three lead members! Math is a promising youngster who displays swagger like no other! And Lil A.G. comes with hard hitting lyrics, and he is most like Shaolin in his technique and his vocal style! The first thing we hear from the INC is a freestyle with the three previously mentioned 'leaders' of the crew, and this really showcases what they can do! The next member of the click we hear that is new is Polo, on 'Hustlin' Frequent' with Young Mon£y, and he is one of the few in the crew who raps with a distinctive UK accent, and he really makes it fit in-between Mon£y's American style flow. Math then has a chance to shine solo, and he really does shine! The beat is a nice soulful, Kanye West style instrumental and Math makes it a really laid back track with his relaxed flow. The next highlight comes in the form of Not Ya Average. Wordsmith really steals the show here with a brilliant 16 with some killer lyrics and his flow really fits the style of the beat! Wordsmith comes hard again on his song For You, with a female vocalist called CAD on the hook. It's a really inspirational song and instead of Wordsmith's usual thugged out lyrics he bigs up pretty much everyone and encourages the people of the world to make something of your life, and this is just the kind of message we need in rap today! The tape soon returns to Bout Dat's signature, dirty south, gangsta style of rap with Shaolin's show stealer 'Where U @. It's an amazing beat and Shaolin comes with an aggressive flow and even more aggressive lyrics! This is really where he shines! The next highlight is Bixteen For Bixteen with Young Mon£y and Shaolin. Both trade sixteen bar verses for three minutes filled with aggression and some great multi's and metaphors. Shaolin Soulja's next solo track is a freestyle, it has some old skool, Mobb Deep style production and he seems to come with a 2Pac style flow which really highlights his vocals and his skill. Wordsmith, after not appearing since track 17 finally re-appears on track 22, Playin' 4 Keeps, which also features Young Mon£y. He makes a drum beat influenced backing feel really full with a fast paced flow and a Rakim style flow with lots of rhymes inside just one line! Peedy also puts in a great performance, and his hook is infectious! Wordsmith keeps up his great form on the next song, a duet with Shaolin called Murda, Murda. Words comes with some witty lyrics and Shaolin again shines with thugged out bars. The last song is an amazing closer. Banned From T.V. 07 features all of the main members of Bout Dat. Shaolin's opening verse has some great lyrics, and you can hear the US influence. Wordsmith comes with his most gangsta verse on the whole mixtape. Lil' Cam, with his only appearance makes a good impression, and hopefully he'll have more appearances on the INC's next tape. Lil' A.G. also comes with his best verse of the tape blowing his other appearances out of the water and Young Mon£y also comes with a memorable verse! A well mixed, by G Franchi$e, and a very high standard tape! A Must have!
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