#RebirthOfALegend

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About A Week Ago, Big Rich ( @AllEyezOnRiCH ) Came Back Into The Mixtape Game Releasing A Follow-Up To His First Tape That Dropped A Couple Years Ago Titled Rebirth Of A Legend 

Where Was He?

Around. Shout Out #HitCity .

Now , Whether It Is A Feature Or A Single , Rich Comes With It With At LEAST 3 Or 4 Stand Out Lines. AT LEAST.

No Different On The Songs He’s Crafted Up For This Tape. 

On This Tape Are Some Reflective Songs , A Song For And About Women , Some Spittas , And A Good Amount Of Storytelling In The Mix.

Overall , Even Though Some Of The Song’s Audio Just Cuts Abruptly At The End , They Do , More Or Less , Flow Into Each Other . Like I Always Say , Cant Argue With The Artist’s Track Listing.

Also Cant Argue With A Coogi Interlude.

Now , Hot New Hip Hop Took Down Two Songs On The Tape So If You Were Lucky Enough To Act Quick On Downloading Well.. Good For You. 

But , Since They Arent There Anymore , I Will Give My Rating As It Stands Without Those Two Songs. 

To Make A Long Story Short Though , This Is A Tape That’s Worth The Listen AND Download . 

I Would Rate It An 8 Out Of 10

Just What I Feel After Listening And Digesting , You May Have A Different Opinion So I Suggest You Check It Out For Yourself.

You Dont Want To Be That Person That Bases Their Opinion Off Of Someone Else Right ? … Good

dL Link : www.hotnewhiphop.com/big-rich-401-rebirthofalegend-mixtape.75471.html

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )

Notable Videos of 2012 

Last Year Was Also Filled With Some Great Videos. They Ranged From Casual And Simplistic , To Professional And Complex. 

Some Of Them Were Even Controversial. 

Here Are 10 Videos , In No Particular Order , That Caught Our Attention And/Or Made A Splash In The Waters Of The Industry.

1) Oldie by Odd Future ( @ofwgkta )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzi24Nssiow

2) Goldie by A$AP Rocky ( @asvpxrocky )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofoIMg76Sng

3) Mercy by G.O.O.D. Music ( @KanyeWest , @BigSean , @2chainz , @Pusha_T , @Ducidni )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dqgr0wNyPo

4) Druggys Wit Hoes by Schoolboy Q ( @ScHoolBoyQ ) ft Ab-Soul ( @AbDashSoul )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFbgRmkzU08

5) Niggas In Paris by Kanye West ( @KanyeWest ) and Jay-Z ( @S_C_ )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG_dA32oH44

6) Daughters by Nas ( @Nas )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4_0z2M85Q

7) Bitch Bad by Lupe Fiasco ( @LupeFiasco )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3m3t_PxiUI

8) Chum by Earl Sweatshirt ( @EarlxSweat )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCbWLSZrZfw

9) Just What I Am by Kid Cudi ( @Ducidni ) Ft King Chip ( @Chip216 )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGbP_kTM4CA

And Last But Not Least ,

10) Guap by Big Sean ( @BigSean )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzudcm-ywJo

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And There You Have It , 10 Videos Released In 2012 That Really Caught Our Attention. 

We Look Forward To What Happens This Year When Arts Combine Again To Create An Even Better Experience For Us.

Hope You Enjoyed The Videos , And Please Do Not Be Shy , Let Us Know What You Think. We Do This For You And Really Value Your Respective Opinions.

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )


January 02, 2013      #reviews   

Notable TDN Projects of 2012

These Projects Were Already Previously Posted On The Daily Note Throughout 2012 And You Can Check Them And All Others On Our ” Mixtapes” Section Of The Note , But Me And Cee Were Talking And We Felt These Tapes Needed A Bit More Recognition. 

Here Are The 5 Mixtapes , In No Particular Order , That We Feel Were Some Great Projects To Bless Our Site.

1. #FuckYoFavoriteRapper2 by Y.Teezy ( @TheRealYTeezy )

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The Second Installment Of The #FYFR Series, Teezy Continues To Make His Case As To Why He Should Be Your Favorite Rapper And Well … F’ Whoever It Is Currently. 

This Is His Latest Project And If You Have Been Following Teezy , You Know That He’s Holding Off And Making His Next Project As Good As He Can For His Fans. So Bump To This And Share With Your Homies Until That Happens. This Is A Very Solid Tape Without A Doubt.

DL Link : www.limelinx.com/cujyb 

2. Better Late Than Never by Nino Green ( @HolyFuckItsNino )

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This One Is Nino’s 4th Solo Project And , Personally , One Of His Best. The Progression Is Very Apparent From His First Project.

Really Good Project Here , If You Remember My Review , I Really Enjoyed It.

So Hope You Do Too.

DL Link: www.ninogreenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/better-late-than-never

3. The Morning After by Lunchbagg ( @LunchBagg )

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Another Good Project , It Dropped Towards The End Of The Year But Time Does Not Matter When Something Is This Good. 

This Is 14 Tracks And Songs Of Lunch’s Dope Flows And Bars And Even Some Input From The Don Coogi Himself.

DL Link: www.lunchbagg.bandcamp.com/album/the-morning-after

4. Scattered Clouds by Deja Vu ( @MellowMisfit )

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A Very Gifted FemCee Who Can Kick Flows With The Best Of Them.

Always Looking Forward To Some More Deja Vu To Bump To And See What She Can Come Up With Next.

This Is A Pretty Mellow Tape And Every Song On Here Can Definitely Be Appreciated In Some Shape Or Form. 

DL Link : www.mediafire.com/?cuwwaxl3k6cc3m5

5. #BackToTheFuture3 by Dope Spitta Lex ( @DopeSpittaLex )

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The Third And Final Installment Of The #BTTF Series , In Which He Dropped Bars On Old School Beats , But Without A Doubt The Better Of The Three.

We Had This All Over Our Site Leading Up To It Dropping And For A Good Reason.

It Has Definitely Been An Interesting Road Seeing This Man Progress With His Music And We Can Only Wait And See Where Else He Is Going To Go.

DL LInk : www.hotnewhiphop.com/dope-spitta-lex-backtothefuture3-mixtape.63363.html

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Those Are The Five We Really Felt Deserved More Recognition , But There Were A Couple More That Cee And I Were Discussing For A While. So We Figure We Would Mention Them Also.

Honorable Mention 1. #MaconGoingHam by Macon Hamilton ( @MaconHamilton )

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Recently Dropped A Few Weeks Ago , But Again , Time Does Not Matter Sometimes.

We On The Note Enjoy , Not Just Seeing Consistency , But We Love Seeing Progression. 

This Solid Tape Is Another Example Of Good Progression.

DL Link: www.soundcloud.com/officialmaconhamilton/sets/macongoingham

Honorable Mention 2. Jumping For Jupiter by Will Naylor ( @TheWilllNaylor )

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A Nice Project From Will , A Blend Of Exuberant Personal Tracks And Care Free Braggadocious Party Tracks.

Something You Can Just Play At Any Time And Enjoy

Plus Another Appearance From Cee Himself. 

DL Link: www.thewillnaylor.com/Music.html

Honorable Mention 3. One Black Man: The Audacity Of Soul by Fuze The MC ( @FuzeTheMC )

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This Project Currently Has The Highest Rating On Our Blog And That Should Say Everything About It.

Looking Forward To The Next Project Without A Doubt.

DL Link: www.fuzethemc.com/

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There It Is Note Heads. Hope You Enjoy The Reminder Of These Previously Posted Projects And Remember To Utilize Our Tabs On The Site To Find What You Need Easier.

We Wish You And All Of These Artists A Happy New Year And Hope The Best For All Of You. 

Thank You All For Following Us , We Will Keep The Great Music Flowing And Making The Note Better Each Day.

Enjoy The Year , Celebrate Responsibly , And Stay Noted . 

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )

Notable Featured Verses Of 2012

This Year , Just Like Every Other , Was Filled With So Many Great Releases. 

Within These Releases , There Are Times When Artists Decide To Enlist Other Artists To Help Enhance Their Song … Or For Other Reasons BUT The Reason Isnt As Important And Doesnt Divert From The Fact That These Collaborations Happen.

Here Are 15 Features , In No Particular Order , That Me And C-Note Both Felt Deserved Some Recognition

1. Raekwon ( @Raekwon )- The Morning By G.O.O.D Music

One Of The Best Verses Off The G.O.O.D. Music Album , Cruel Summer , In General. 

From :35 to 1:22

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UesSLvPjUU

2. J.Cole ( @JColeNC ) - 24k Of Gold By Big Sean

This One Dropped At A Time When A Verse From Cole Seemed Almost Non-Existent Anymore. But He And Big Sean Pulled Something Together And Gave Us Classic Cole Flows

From 2:36 to 3:19

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPZj6BIXlL8

3. Andre 3000 ( @ no twitter ) - Sorry By T.I.

Another Feature That’s Scarce In The Game BUT Hands Down One Of The Greatest You Can Get. Cant Go Wrong With A Verse From 3K AT ALL And T.I. Was Able To Get One For His Latest Album.

From 3:18 to 5:38

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DjNxUqBBY8

4. Jay-Z ( @S_C_ ) - Clique By Kanye West

You Look At Me And Tell Me This Song Wasn’t EVERYWHERE For MONTHS. Enough Said.

From 1:42 to 2:28

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf5Em1748oY

5. Fabolous ( @MyFabolousLife ) - Racked Up Shawty By Meek Mill

Me Personally Am Not A Big Meek Fan , Or A Meek Fan At All , But Cee Mentioned This Loso Feature And I Just Couldnt Deny That He Did His Thing Heavy.

From 1:22 to 2:03

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkX6q4Jouu0

6. Drake ( @Drake ) - Stay Scheming By Rick Ross

We All Rock To Some Drizzy Every Now And Then And You Cant Deny His Feature On This One. Sounded Like He Had Something To Prove On This One.

From 1:48 to 3:12

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6ebutx-Fww

7. Nas ( @Nas ) - Triple Beam Dreams By Rick Ross

This One Dropped At The Absolute TOP Of The Year , And Me And Cee Agree That Its Still A Hard Feature At The Bottom. Thats Saying Something. Nas Comes Through With His Usual Don Tendencies.

From :23 to 1:55

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq-FFSf71jw

8. Action Bronson ( @ActionBronson ) - Elimination Chamber By Domo Genesis

Cee Tried To Get Put Me On To Bronson Earlier In The Year And I Was Kinda Feeling Him But Not Really. It Wasn’t Until THIS VERSE When I Was Like “Okay I Need To Listen More”. He Outperformed All The Others On This Fully Featured Track. 

From 2:40 to 3:36

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hH_mmvFhSI

9. Joe Budden ( @JoeBudden ) - Want You Back By Fabolous

Great Year For This Man Joey. One Of The Greatest Lyricists There Is.

From 2:09 to 3:16

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mgJVj5SWQ

10. 2 Chainz ( @2Chainz ) - Mercy By G.O.O.D. Music

This Song Still Comes On Daily. The Best 2 Chainz Verse Ive Yet To Hear And I Was Hoping It Would Flow Into His Other Features On Cruel Summer … BUT Its All Opinion At The End Of The Day.

From 4:14 to 4:51

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRA_AQ-Azo4

11. Jay Rock ( @JayRock ) Money Trees By Kendrick Lamar

We Almost Bypassed This One Entirely But Hey We Got To It Eventually. Good Showing From The Fellow TDE Affiliate.

From 4:32 to 5:27

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMR45VOKj58

12. Big Sean ( @BigSean ) Burn By Meek Mill

Sean Goes In On This One . Both Him And Meek Exchange Some Dope Flows And It Works Well. I Replayed This Over And Over When I First Heard This BUT Only Because Sean Makes This Track As Good As It Is.

From :30 to 1:07 , 2:06 to 2:12 , 2:29 to 2:57

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVqJbcpAX0k

13. Gunplay ( @Gunplay ) Cartoons And Cereal By Kendrick Lamar

This One , Like #12 On This List , Was Also Played Repeatedly When I Had First Heard It. Both Artists Do Well On This Trippy Track. Hearing Gunplay Come Out Of Nowhere For This One And Do As Well As He Did? Didnt Make Me A Fan But Made Me Appreciate The Track So Much More.

From 5:23 to 6:31

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlE3UkprIM

14. Kendrick Lamar ( @KendrickLamar ) They Ready By DJ Khaled 

Three Young Prominent Cats Were Enlisted To Get On Their First Track Together , Being J.Cole, Big K.R.I.T., And Kendrick Lamar . Without K Dot On The Track It Would Be Pretty Okay, But His Hard Hitting Addition To It Made It That Much Better. 

From 1:54 to 2:50

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPu5qSkRbcg

15. French Montana ( @FrencHMonTanA ) Mula By Big Sean

Off Of Big Sean’s Latest Mixtape Effort , Detroit. French Held Up The Track So Well , Better Than I Anticipated. I Wasnt Expecting Much From Him For This Feature But He Layed This One Down Greatly. 

From 2:17 to 3:18

www.youtube.com/watch?v=89bdKIMvEV0

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AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. Those Are The 15 Of The Many Notable Features Of 2012. Let The New Post-Apocalyptic Year Bring Even More Equal Or Better Collaborations For Us To Rock To. 

Let Me And Cee Know What You Think Of Our Choices And What You Would’ve Picked Instead.

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )

Notable Mix Tapes Of 2012 

This Is The 10 Notable Mix Tapes By Myself & Louie The Bee

In No Particular Order Here Are The Daily Notes ” Favorite Mixtapes “

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Popular Culture By XV ( @XtotheV)

Myself & Louie Has Been Following XV’s Career For At Least Two Years Now And Every Project He Continues To Remind Us Why XXL Slacked On Putting Him On The Freshman Cover Lol 

This Mixtape Was & Is Still Is A Very Good Listen XV Is Defiantly One Of A Kind & Hope To See Him Have A Great 2013

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/XV-Popular-Culture-mixtape.362180.html

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No Idols By Domo Genesis( @DamierGenesis) ( Produced By The Alchemist )

This Project In My Opinion Was One Of The Most Suprising Mix Tapes Of The Year

Going Into This Project I Wasn’t A Domo Genesis Fan To Me He Was One Of The Weakest Odd Future Links.. Until This Mix Tape Dropped

This Mix Tape Had Everything A Project Should Have

Great Production , Great Lyrics And Features That Suit The Songs Since This Tape I’ve Been A Huge Domo Fan & Expect To See More Projects From Him Soon !

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/Domo-Genesis-The-Alchemist-No-Idols-mixtape.379920.html

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A Loose Quarter By Joe Budden ( @JoeBudden )

This Has Been A Great Year For Joe Budden He’s Dropped Two Really Good Mixtapes & Has Been Gaining A Lot Of Fans A Long The Way

Joe Budden Never Disappoints He’s Such A Underrated MC In My Opinion & This Mixtape Proves How Dope Budden Is

From Front To Back This Is Just A Good Project I Wish It Was A Bit More Versatile & Better Features But Besides That I Very Much Enjoyed A Loose Quarter & I’m Looking Forward To His Album Dropping In 2013

DL Link :  http://www.datpiff.com/Joe-Budden-A-Loose-Quarter-mixtape.416375.html

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On The House By Slaughterhouse ( @Slaughterhouse )

Remember How I Mentioned How Joe Budden Dropped Two Really Good Mix Tapes ? Yeah This Is The Other Really Good Tape 

This Mix Tape Was Just Bars On Bars On Bars Like Lyrically This Is One Of The Best Mix Tapes Of 2012

So Many Highlights To This Tape Especially The 14 Minute Track At The End 

If Your Someone Looking For ” Real Hip Hop ” You Without A Doubt Need This Mix Tape In Your iTunes

DL Link : 

http://www.datpiff.com/Slaughterhouse-On-The-House-mixtape.381972.html

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Rich Forever By Rick Ross (@RickyRozay)

Let’s Be Clear Right Now Rick Ross Set The Tune For 2012 With This Mix Tape It Dropped Last January & Know It’s One Of The Hardest Mix Tapes To Drop This Year 

Incredible Production , Too Many Great Features To Even Mention & Rick Ross Going Off As Usual

This Mix Tape Was Just A Start To Rick Ross’s Incredible 2012 & Did He Disappoint This Year ? Not At All 

Will Always Love This Mix Tape

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/Rick-Ross-Rich-Forever-mixtape.296828.html

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Blue Chips By Action Bronson ( @ActionBronson )

If You Guys Don’t Know Who Action Bronson Is .. Please Get Familiar Now ..

This Man Has Dropped Some Of My Favorite Projects & Verses In 2012

Blue Chips Was My Introduction To Action Bronson & He Left Quite An Impression 

Since I Heard It Over The Summer I Listen To At Least A Few Tracks Off This Daily 

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/Action-Bronson-Blue-Chips-mixtape.324586.html

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Taylor Allderdice - Wiz Khalifa ( @TheRealWizKhalifa)

Anyone Remember Having Trouble Download This Mix Tape ? Taylor Allderdice Aka The Mix Tape That Shut Down Almost Every Hip Hop Site 

This Is One Of My Favorite Wiz Khalifa Projects Ever From Front To Back It Was Just Amazing To Me 

Since This Wiz Khalifa Has Fallen Off With Cabin Fever 2 & O.N.I.F.C He Could Have Made This Mix Tape An Album Because It Was That Good I Really Hope In 2013 Wiz Drops Another Project As Good As Taylor Allderdice … Hopefully Lol

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/Wiz-Khalifa-Taylor-Allderdice-mixtape.324466.html

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Rare Chandeliers By Action Bronson ( @ActionBronson ) ( Produced By The Alchemist )

Action Bronson Recently Dropped Rare Chandeliers & Since Its Dropped I’ve Listened To It Non Stop 

This Is Without A Doubt One Of My Favorite Projects It’s Just So Dope To Me

Alchemist Just Like With The Domo Project Provided All The Production & If Your Not Too Familiar With Alchemist Just Know He Only Puts Out Dope Beats!

Action Went Off On Every Track As Usual I Really Hope He Keeps Being This Consistent In 2013 Because He’s Starting To Become One Of My Favorite Rappers (Louie Agrees)

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/Action-Bronson-The-Alchemist-Rare-Chandeliers-mixtape.415415.html

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Soul Tape II By Fabolous (@MyFabolousLife)

What Was I Thankful For This Thanksgiving ? That New Soul Tape II Of Course 

This Wasn’t Better Than Soul Tape 1 BUT It Was Almost As Good As Soul Tape One In My Opinion

This Is One Of The Best Mix Tapes Of This Year Loso Always Goes In On His Mix Tapes & I’m Still Looking Forward To His Album Which Expects To Drop 2013 ? Hopefully ? #WeNeedMoreLoso

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/Fabolous-The-Soul-Tape-2-mixtape.409614.html

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Detroit By Big Sean ( @BigSean )

In My Opinion The Biggest Mix Tape Of 2012 & Also One Of The Best 

2012 Has Been One Of The Best Years In Big Seans Career From His Verse From Mercy To His Latest Verse On Clique To Him Dropping This Mix Tape He Just Has Had A Great Year & If He Keeps Doing What He’s Doing 2013 Will Be Even Better

Detroit Had Everything A Project Needs Amazing Production , Dope Lyrics & Great Features

This Was Another Mix Tape That Was Damn Near Impossible To Get The First House Sean Shut Down Dat Piff & Every Other Site 

I Love This Tape & I’m Looking Forward To Hall Of Fame Dropping Early 2013 

DL Link : http://www.datpiff.com/Big-Sean-Detroit-mixtape.390127.html

WELL That’s The Daily Notes Notable Mix Tapes Of 2012 

What Do You Guys Think ? Agree ? Disagree ? Let Me Know 

- C-Note ( @BroImDope ) 

#MaconGoingHam Review ( Macon Hamilton )

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#MaconGoingHAM

So On 12-12-12 Macon Hamilton (@MaconHamilton) Dropped His Last Project Until The Summer Time Called #MaconGoingHam Which Is Him Legit Just Going In For Ten Tracks To Keep His Supporters Satisfied Until The Summer Time Lets Jump Into The Review

1) Hoe - This is the opening track and to be honest I didn’t love it it’s not great and it’s not wack it’s just alright the concept is good but something about this track threw me off

2) Ain’t Changed - We transition right into this track Ain’t changed which is defiantly one of the standouts of this Mixtape the way Macon is flowing on this track is dope & lets not forget to mention how dope the beat is

3) Cheer$ - First I wanna applaud Macon for jumping on a J. Dilla beat because this beat is pretty amazing also Macon got off on this track lyrically he impressed on this one

4) 1999 - Another highlight off #MaconGoingHam this is one of the only full length track off the Mixtape and it’s self produced I really liked this track

5) To The Future - The second this best hit I automatically knew this would easily be my favorite track it’s so smooth but so dope and of course lyrically Macon did his thang as usual so defiantly another highlight

6) Thoughts Of Love - The Lupe Sample! Fuck I love that sample but this track is so mellow and smooth I can’t help but vibe out I ended up listening to this track twice just cause it was so smooth

7) VVLIYVH - Another great sample and just another good track by Macon as this Mixtape progresses I seem to like it a lot more

Fame - Macon has another self produced track sampled by Kendrick Lamar which I think was a great selection especially near the ending off the tape
Macon continues to impress me throughout this tape with songs like this

9) Sonetta Blue - If I was too pick a top 3 favorite track off this Mixtape this would defiantly be on the list this track is just all around great from the beat to the lyrics to just overall the message

10) Slow Down - And now were on the last track Slow down which is again self produced this is different from every other track due to the way he’s flowing but I do like it not as much as other tracks but it is good

Stand Outs : Cheer$ , To The Future , Thoughts Of Love , Fame & Sonnetta Blue

Rate : 7.5

Overall Review : Overall Macon put together a very solid project which I expected nothing less. There’s two tracks I could have went without but besides that the production is great and Macons flow and lyrics are on point
Moving forward I expect Macon to put together better projects because I know what he’s capable off
Overall tho a very solid Mixtape

#MaconGoingHAM

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The Homie @MaconHamilton Hooks Us At The Daily Note Up Again With An Early Preview Of His Upcoming Project #MaconGoingHAM .

First Off , How Could You NOT Go For A Name Like That ? 

This Will Be The Second Project Of Ham’s On The Note And There Are No Signs Of Faltering From Him.

The Production Is Solid , With Most Of It Taking A “Trippy” Sounding Approach And Also Some Good Use Of Samples. A Handful Of The Project Is Self Produced So Kudos To Him On That

His Flow Is Still On Point , Maybe Even Better Than When I Last Heard Him

The Vibe Comes Off As Very Chill And Has More Of A Laid Back Feel To It 

And Every Song And Track Meshed Smoothly With The Other.

All In All , Mac Got Another One For You. 

Look For It To Drop 12.12.12 Here There And Everywhere Else.

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee ) 



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I Like It - Dame Fam ( @Dame_Fame )

The Cut I Favored Most Off Of His Latest Project , Invierno .

Smooth Feel , A Song You Can Vibe To.

As For The Rest Of The Project , Its A Decent Listen. I Can Definitely See Improvement Lyrically In Dame Fam , More So On Tracks Like Yo City My City And Bounce Bounce

If I Can Say Anything About This Is That Theres Variety From Self Reflection Pieces To More Self Absorbed Cuts , So I Feel Theres Something In Here For A Good Amount Of Listeners Out There.

Listen And Download It Here And Judge For Yourself

http://damefame.bandcamp.com/album/invierno

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee ) 


November 26, 2012      #tracks    #reviews   

On My Way To Nowhere By Berto

@DaRealBerto Sent His Debut Tape To The Note For An Early Listen Yesterday And I’ve Been Bumping It Since , Even Through The Migraine I Was Growing , And It Was Pretty Straight. Nothing Deterred Me At All While I Was Listening.  

On My Way To Nowhere Is A Solid Debut From The HF Affiliate. The Flows Sounded And Came Off As Well-Developed. Just Shows That He Can Take A Topic , And Pull Some Words Together In A Way That Sounds Good. 

You Can Find A NiceAmount Of Enjoyable Tracks On This And Thats More Than I Can Say About A Plethora Of Other Projects.

Since , As Aforementioned , I Am Coming Down With Something , Ill Make This One Brief And Give You The Rate Off The Bat :

Rate: 6.5 Out Of 10

Stand Out Tracks : Modern Warfare (2) , Overconfident Soul , Hf The Best

Overall 

Like I Said, Solid Debut. 

I Was Feeling Some Things , Was Ok With Others , But Nothing Really Wow’ed Me. Just Felt Like He Was Telling Me Some Stuff In A Well Put Together Manner.

And If Youre Looking For Some Music That Sounds Great And Gets You Doing Something While You Listen , His Manner , His Confidence , And The Production Makes This Tape A Viable Option.

Follow Berto On Twitter ( @DaRealBerto ) And Check The Drop AT MIDNIGHT ! 

- Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )


November 11, 2012      #Mixtapes    #reviews   

One Black Man : The Audacity Of Soul By Fuze The Mc

@FuzeTheMc ‘s Latest Project , One Black Man : The Audacity Of Soul 

Everyday C-Note And I Try To Find New Music And New Artists For The Note , But , Sometimes , The Music Happens To Find You.

Pretty Dope When That Happens , Makes My Job A LOT Easier. Especially When Its Music Of This Caliber. 

This Album Is Dope. Listen And Replay Value Is Up There. Im Definitely Keeping This On My Phone The Space Is That Worth It. Displays Great Bars And Wordplay Throughout , Great Musicality , Great Use Of Sampling , Good Sounds , Just Getting A Nice Feel From This. 

Check It Out For Yourself At http://fuzethemc.com/

Now , If You Want A Deeper Review From Me And A Rating . Lets Go Song By Song With ” Raps’ Jeremy Lin” 

1. Intro ( Trouble Of The World )

First Impression As A New Listener , Feeling The Flow , Nice Bars , A “Lets See What Hes Got Coming” Feeling.

” Listen To My Rhymin ( Ramen ) You Gotta Use Your Noodle , Jack “

2. Redefine Black ( Skit )

Interesting Sample. Fits The Theme. In Case Youre Interested In Searching More Its Johnny Lee Clary. 

” I Though Hed Come In There Carrying A Boom Box Blaring Out The Theme From Shaft “

3. Vibrations

Back To The Music , Nice Feel. Reminds Me Of Blu Kind Of , Not A Bad Thing At All. A Bit Of Back Story And Deeper Info Behind The Artist. Always Pretty Dope To Hear Things Like That.

” A Subtle Finger To The Ones That Called Me Oreo “

4. Whip Music

Whoah , Was Not Feeling That Initial Voice Effect , Threw Me Off A Little. Came Out Of Nowhere. But On The Next Listen It Didnt Effect Me. The Song Is What It Says , Whip Music. Song Knocks , Enough Said.

” Never Show Em Love Unless Im Playin Tennis “

5. Wager

Ah ! Goes In Progressively To The End Of The Track. Feeling This Album So Far.

” Like So La Ti Do Re Mi Do You See How Fa’ ? “

6. The Road Until Ft Just Plain Jones & Ashley Joy

Troubles Of Being On This Road. Those On It Know And Those Watching Think They Do. First Features On This , They Both Do Well With A Nice Verse And Hook.

” I Would Probably Lose My Mind If I Aint Rapping Still “

7. Just Another Player

This Sample Though !! Nice Use Of It Throughout The Song Too. Probably My Favorite Track So Far.

” Im Like “Young Dre What Its Like In This Game?” He Said “No Lights , Just Pain” “

8. Moonlight Ft Kyle Jamal

First Song About The Ladies. Feeling It. Vibin. Another Nice Feature.

” Hate To Call It “Love” But I Aint Got No Synonyms “

9. Almost Ft Kyle Jamal

Smooth Ass Song , Reflection And Struggles , Familiar Feature , Just Dope.

” You Hate When I Always Call You Nigga Right ? Well Pull Your Pants Up , Shit , Stop Living A Niggas Life “

10. Enjoy Your Self Ft Ashley Joy

Keeps The Smooth Sound While Bringing In More Of An Upbeat Feel To It. Another Familiar Feature With Ashley Joy On The Hook.

” If Hip Hop Is Dead Then This Is Me Coping “

11. NoBsRadio Skit

Clarifies The Noble Black Society Statement. That Will Smith Sample Is A Great Touch.

” Set Out To Serve Our Community And Redefine “Black” “

12. Lately Ft Nicole Renee & Ashley Joy

New Name Here , Starts Off The Song With Some Nice Vocals. Song About Relationships , Family , And More Back Story Behind The Artist. Feeling The Cymbal Crashes On The Beat. I See Were Almost An End On This And It Makes Me Wonder Where Hes Taking It Next To Finish.

” I Miss You Like A Bullet In The Matrix “

13. Last Night

Keeps It Smooth And On The Ladies. Nice Sax Breaks Between Verses. Mellowest Song On This Album No Doubt.

” Wrote This Into A Text But Cant Bring Myself To Hit Send “

14. The Event

WHOAH SON , Wasnt Expecting That. Beat Drops Away From Last Song And Its Straight Acappella Spitting Bars. With That Being Said , The Longest Quote Ive Ever Dropped On A Review Is Necessary For This One…

” … Nor Focused On The Bitches , And Excuse The Word “Bitches” But Its Appropriate If You Listen , Im Focused On Family , Truth And Love , I Praise God Praise Women Very Little Above , So When I Said “Bitches” You Probably Paused , But To My Understanding Is That Women Are Reflections Of God , And Im Like 97.3% Sure That God Aint A Dog , So To Praise Bitches In My Songs Would Just Be Odd. But Let Me Not Be A Hypocrite Cus Right After I Spit This Shit I Hit The Strip Club And Find A Bitch Who Could Do A Split , See Thats What My Music Is A Bunch Of Hypocritical Thoughts Of One Black Man. “

15. Last Night ( Ashton Vines Reprise / Outro )

Opposite Of The Vent , Brings Up Last Night Again While Talking A bit And Ending The Album On A Smooth Note With That Serious Sax Sound.

” Feel Like Something Big Is Happening , Not Just With Myself Man Just Music In General “

Stand Outs : The Vent , Just Another Player , Wager

Rate : 9 Out Of 10

Overall 

Very Deserving Of That Rare 9 , I Didnt Recall All Of The Songs Titles ( Just Most ) When I Finished And Thought Back To It But I Know Theyre All Good , And When I Listen I Feel That.

Great Job Putting This Together. This Is A Project That Will Make Fans Out Of Listeners. Theres Just No Way You Could Hear Those Bars And Wordplay And Not Like What You Hear. No Way. If Youre A Fan Of Hip Hop Today , This Will Catch You. 

One Thing Ill Say Is I Did Eventually Get A Bit Tired Of Playing It Over And Over … But That Took A While To Play Out So Thats The Positive Side Of That. Took A Couple Of Days To Feel Like Listening To Something Else.

Still , Stays In My Phone For Replay No Doubt. 

Looking Forward To More In The Future From Fuze The Mc.

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )

Jumping For Jupiter By Will Naylor

@TheWillNaylor ‘s First Free Album , Jumping For Jupiter , Dropped A Bit Ago , But We At The Note Felt It Needed To Be Shared More To Your Eyes And Ears Again. 

So Here I Am… Doing This… For You… On A Saturday… At * Looks At Clock * …

Anyways , This Project Is Okay , A Good Listen. Its Better Than A Good Amount Of The Music Out There But Its Not Anything Too Amazing As A Whole.

I Suggest You Download Free And Listen For Yourself Here At

http://thewillnaylor.com/Music.html

Because , Ultimately , We All Have Different Opinions. 

Now, To The Song By Song By Song By … Song.

1. Colosseum

First Track On Here, Will Is Showing Some Flair. You Can Sense It. Emotion In His Voice , Emphasis , Chill Way To Start The Project. Im Sensing Some Wordplay And Bar Skill Potential.

” No Scholarships On To College Years , With The College Kids , And I Dont Know How To Pay It “

2. 2 Cupz

Wasnt Really Feeling This One. Homie Showing More Confidence Through Talking About One Night Stand Situations And His Promiscuity.

” I Tell Her There Is No I In Team So Theres No Me In Us “

3. Hat Trick

Im Sensing A Theme Here , But I Do Have To Say Its My Favorite So Far.

” Money Is Time And I Make Sure That Moneys Well Spent “

4. Its A Party Ft Zeke

Exactly What It Sounds Like , Its A Party. And By It , Its Sounding Like His Life In This Track And Through This Project So Far.

” And Im Dunkin In That Doughnut Just To See What Honey Do “

5. Rockin

Seeing Some More Bars Coming Through. Nothing Really Catches Me But Its A Nice Listen.

” Say Your Parties Wild , Well Ours Are Van Wilder “

6. Never Stop Me Ft Nino Green

Getting A Motivational Feel From This. Finally Stepping Out Of The Party Scene And Has Another HF Feature To Help Him Fill This Song Well.

” Duckin All These Thirsty Girlies , Like Aflac “

7. On Some Other Shit Ft Big Rich

One Of The Better Sounding Songs On This. Bumps Pretty Nicely.

” Alcohol Cant Hear All But The Cash’ll Do “

8. Spend The Night

WHOAH , I Instantly Think ” This Is Not The Will Ive Been Hearing So Far “. But , I Guess This Is As Far As Will Is Going To Go As A Relationship. Cee On The Outro To This Song Leading Into A Feature To The Next One.

” You Can Be My Girl But Only For The Night “

9. Dickhead Ft C-Note

Ha , Just Because He Doesnt Like Relationships Doesnt Mean He Hasnt Been In One Before. Means Quite The Contrary Actually. Relationships Go Wrong But Will Is Saying He Isnt Effected Much By It Anymore.

“Not Tryina Be Mean But You Barely A Princess Acting Like A Queen “

10. Jumping For Jupiter

Title Song , Felt This One The Most Off This Project. Seeing Some More Behind The Artist Than I Have Through Out The Whole Tape.

” So Home Is Where The Heart Is , So My Home Is In The Darkness “

11. Goodbye

Continues The Feel From The Last Song , Cant Complain. Nice Song To End It With.  Helps Sink Some Things In.

“I Thought The Heart Break Was Cruel But The Love Is The Cruelest “

Stand Outs 

Hat Trick , On Some Other Shit , Jumping For Jupiter

Overall

Halfway Through I Was Feeling Kind Of Lack Luster About This Project , But When I Finished I Was Able To Appreciate It. At First , You Are Forced To Just Accept What Youre Listening To And Enjoy The Party Scene , But By The End , Well At The End Actually , You Are Able To Get A Message That Even Though Will Has Been Hurt , He Can Still Enjoy His Life And Party And All That.

Although I Didnt Enjoy It Too Much , I Appreciate It And The Fact That , Well , It Didnt Suck Horribly.

Rate 6.5 Out Of 10

An Alright Project , Nothing Too Special , Wish There Was More Variety , I Could Go Without It But Its A Nice Find. Its On The Note , So Me And Cee Agree Its A Good Listen.

Hope You Enjoy , Maybe Youll Like It More Than I Did. Maybe Less. Maybe Equally. Wont Know Until You Try … And I Suggest You Try. 

http://thewillnaylor.com/Music.html

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )


September 22, 2012      #Mixtapes    #Reviews   

Back To The Future 3 By Dope Spitta Lex

@DopeSpittaLex Dropping His Highly Anticipated Mixtape And The Final Installment Of His BTTF Series , Back To The Future 3 , Tonight Right Here : http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dope-spitta-lex-backtothefuture3-mixtape.63363.html 

Now Before I Continue, Id Like To Congratulate Lex For All The Success Hes Had So Quick In His Career. Started Releasing Content Only A Year Ago And Already Destroying Dudes That Are Years In. 

BTTF3 Is A Good Ass Tape. A. Good. Ass. Tape. All 15 Tracks Are Worth The Listen Because Lex Comes With Bars , Every , Track. Its Pretty Ridiculous. His Flow Also Developed Very Well , Hes Adjusted Since The First Tape Of This Series No Doubt. I Dont Know A Dude More Dedicated To This Music Right Now And I Have To Give Him Props For That. 

Now , As I Do Usually , Let Us Advance , To , The , Song By Song.

1. BTTF3

Intro Track , Interesting Choice To Start With , Straight Bars. A Few In And I See That Lex Hasnt Lost Any Bars Since The First And Got A Better Flow. Nice First Taste Of What To Come Throughout.

” They Hopping On The Bandwagon Like They Did With OKC “

2. The Real Lex Spitta

Sheeeesh. Can I Say Again That He Hasnt Lost Any Bars ? Seeing The Progression Heavy. Like The Touch On This Track, Shout Out To Big Rich And Hit City.

” Im Leaving Hoes Speechless Get Em All Prompters “

3. Couldnt Relate

At This Point I Dont Want To Be Redundant So Ill Cut It Short Here. Another Good Track On This. Feeling This Tape In General So Far.

” I Got The Torch And Like Kobe I Am NOT Passing “

4. The Payback

Previously On The Note , Seeing Some Personality From Lex , Deeper Than Bars , And Going Into A Situation Of His. No One Likes Drama And Shady People. So Listen As Lex Goes In.

” Youve Been At It For Years And Yet Ive Made More “

5. USA ( United Snakes Of America )

Speaking Of Shady , He Branches Off The Situation And Hits More General Things. One Thing I Caught Was That All Those Other More Upbeat Tracks In A Row Kind Of Made Me Fade A Little Towards The End Of This Low Key Type Song. Still Feeling What Hes Speaking Though So It Doesnt Get In The Way Of The Content.

” So My Own Family Treat Me Like I Aint A Member “

6. I Love You , I Mean I Hate You

Having USA Right Before This Song Made It POP Just A Bit More. Confused Feelings After A Relationship. We Can All Relate To This. Leaves Me Wanting Another Verse But Nonetheless A Very Solid Song.

” But You Were In Good Hands Like All-State “

7. Jesus Walks ( Freestyle )

Was Looking Forward To This After Seeing The Tracklist , Big Kanye Fan. But At The Same Time I Felt A Bit Apprehensive Because Of The Word ” Freestyle “. Spitta Does More Than Decent On This. Doesnt Disappoint. 

” Putting Questions In My Head That Never Needed Answers “ 

8. Cant Nobody Hold Me Down Ft Berto

Whoah , Homie , Is That A Feature ?! Yes , Yes It Is. Halfway Through And We See The First From Berto. COmes Through With Some Bars Adding To Lexs. HF In The Building.

” These Hoes Be Acting Up Like A Call Of Duty Glitch “

9. Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis

” Benefit Buddies ” Ha ! Even He Said It , We All Can Relate , And I Think We Can. Ill Let You Figure Out The Rest Of The Storys Little Twist Before You Agree Like I Do. 

” Beat The Pussy Up Call ASPCA “

10. Dirty Blondie

Another One That Was Previously On The Note. First Time I Heard It As A Single I Wasnt Feeling It But As I Listen Now Its Clicking Well. Guess It Grew On Me ? Another Moment Where I Give Kudos To The Track Selection.

” I Make Her Randy When I Eat It Like A Savage , Hoe “

11. Mikeys Chest ( Skit )

More Personality , All That Im Going To Say.

12. $ummer Green Ft Big Rich

Another Feature , Dope Ass Feel From This One. Its Like … Running Over Some Star Power While Smashing A Chaos Emerald Right After Getting That Good Hammer Kill In Melee. Long. Story. Short. Just. Dope.

” If Money Was The Devil Then I Think I Need An Exorcist “

13. Going Back To Cranny Ft Ladie Tune

401 Stand Up ! Ladie Tune Reps Well On This. Cant Knock It. Not Much More To Say.

” I Run It Back Like Its A Pass From Tony Romo “

14. I Run This ( Ocean State Remix ) Ft Young Zeke , Berto , Fam , Will Naylor

Another One I Wasnt Feeling When It First Dropped But Im Clicking With It As I Listen More. Bars All Around As The Features Pile On To This Track. Jam Out To This. Nice Way To End The Tape.

” I Got The Will To Do It Bigger Than The Fresh Prince “

15. This Is Heavy ( Bonus Track )

Pretty … Heavy. Shoutout To Lunchbagg On The Production. Nice Little Bonus For All Of You To Enjoy. Previously Dropped Also , But , Doesnt Change The Fact That Its Dope. 

” Thats Why Im Always On My Grind Flows Forever Tony “

No Stand Out Tracks , Its All Good Together , But I Will Say My Favorites Are $ummer Green And I Love You, I Mean I Hate You.

Overall

Would Love More Songs , The Few On Here Are Very Good But Its Mostly Tracks. Yes He Has Bars That Seem To Come Effortlessly But I Wanted To See More Than Just Straight Spitting From This. I Know He Can But I Guess It Comes With Time. 

Maybe I Just Expect Too Much From Mixtapes , But , Thats Just Me.

Anyways , Ill Say It Again , Its A Good Tape. I Never Felt Bored , Never Thought To Take It Off , Replay Value Is Up There , Nice Features , Tracks Flowed Well Into Each Other , Good Moments … Need I Go On ? 

Rate 8 Out Of 10

Like I Said , I Wouldve Loved More , But I Appreciate What Im Given.

A Dose Of Dopeness.

Now , Excuse Me As I Watch The Countdown While Listening To This Tape For The 15th Or So Time. * Purposely Teasing *

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )


September 17, 2012      #Reviews    #mixtapes   

4 By Macon Hamilton

@MaconHamilton Gave Us At The Daily Note An Early Peek Of His Upcoming Mixtape, , Dropping Early October. Right From The Jump, I Have To Say It’s A Good Project, Worth Some Space In Your Ipods No Doubt About It. 

First Time Through, It Gave Me A Neutral Feeling But After The Second Or Third Run, His Bars And Flow And Sound Sank In.

Now, On To The Song By Song

1. Ello’s Intro

Doesnt Move Me Left Or Right. Not A Song, Just Some Words Being Spoken. Kind Of Epic Sounding Though, Setting Me Up To Expect A Nice Balance Of Sounds.

2. Dublin

Bars Bars Bars. First Song, Instantly Think Hodgy, But Thats Not A Bad Thing. Homie Is Like Hodgy’s Son But Rapping Like His Father.

“Anything Is Possible When You So Egotistic” 

3. Maury Show

Hoes Hoes Hoes. We All Got Stories Bout Em, Heres More. Solid Song, Feeling The Hook.

“Hoes Hate Condoms With A Nigga On The Come Up”

4. PAYBACK ft KasFlow

First Song Feature In KasFlow, These Two Kill The Beat. Gotta Say Its My Favorite Track So Far.

“Raps Over Your Head Like Its An Arab”

5. Dublin 2

Previously On The Note, Still Just As Dope. Listen Again As He Is Still Going Off, Continuing From The Previous Track.

“Quick Draw With The .45 Get Stenciled”

6. Nigga Etymology

Interesting Name On This One. Cant Shake A Feeling That Something Is Going Over My Head Here. But, I Shake It, And Feel The Dopeness That Is This Track. Shot At Wiz Was funny Lmao

“I Keep It G Like Niggas Dont Want It Back Tho”

7. 4You (Interlude)

No Just No. Couldve Went Without This In My Opinion. It Does Set Up Some Voice Effect Action Though That Continues To The Next Song.

8. PMBM (Poor Man Black Man)

Voice Effect Didnt Catch Me Off Gracias To The Aforementioned Interlude So It Did Serve Purpose. If You Havent Been Broke, If Youre A Celebrity Kid, You Wont Relate To This Song. Otherwise, Youre Fine, Enjoy.

“I Can See My Future Shining Like Thats So Raven”

9. Be Here Long

Tough Living In His Town And He’s Expressing It. Nice Feel, Some Heart Pulling Words Put Together, Works Well. 

“And I Miss.. When I Could Walk Block To Block Without Hearing Shots”

10. KeKe Cee & Summer

Gets Caught Up With More Than One Woman At A Time. Another Nice Track With A Story To Tell.

“Do You Remember? Shit Me Neither”

11. Desirae 

Another Song About The Ladies. Not Much More To Say Besides A Feel Good Track.

“You Something They Wanna Have Now But I Still Make Em Wait”

12. UTMAOTS ft 24-K

NICE Sample Here With Macon Attacking Right Away. Easily One Of The Better Tracks On This, Without Question.

“Despite The Flaws I Refuse To Clench My Jaw”

13. Buss

Brings In A Lower Vibe, Im Expecting Some Down To Earth Lyrics And Reflection On This. And I Wasnt Wrong.

“Then I Got Put On To Ye So I Drive Slow”

14. Pink

Picks Up The Flow With This One. Heading To The End Of The Project But He Pushes It Into Overdrive A Bit To Try To End Strong.

“Got So Much Flo’ I Could Work At Home Depot”

15. Foolish

The Production Gave Me A Clashing Feel. Had Me Off. With That Said, I Push Through And Listen To The Lyrics. Nice Words, Couldve Been Packaged Better. Its Like That 3rd Or 4th Gift You Wanted On Your Christmas List Wrapped In Easter Gift Wrapping. You Know Money’s Tight, But At Least You Got Something You Can Enjoy.

“Money Can Never Replace Your Homies”

16. Thoughts Of Love

My Ears Are Satisfied Again, Smooth Track, Another Well Put Together Sample. Story Of Love, Never Fails When Done Right. 

“She Say That Im Attractive Shes Attracted To This Rapping”

17. Questioning The Real

Ethereal Feel To Close The Project. Like The Touch He Put On This, Youll Know What I Mean When You Hear It.

“Play A Hoe Like Timpanis”

Stand Outs

Dublin 2 , Nigga Etymology , UTMAOTS , Payback

Overall

When I Started, I Dropped A Hodgy Comparison, Because I Cant Lie, I Caught An Odd Futuresque Feel. That Quickly Changed, And By The End, All I Hear Is Macon Hamilton. Second Time Through I Completely Understood That.

After A While Of Continuous Listening Of The Project Though, It Became More Of A Chore To Continue Listening Than A Pleasure. Come With No Expectations And Youll Be Satisfied With A Good Amount Of Songs To Add To Your Collection.

Couldve Went Without A Few Songs But I Cant Argue With An Artists Selections, Everything Is There For A Reason.

The Majority Of This Project Is Very Replayable, As In I Didnt Get Tired Of Hearing It Over And Over, And Worth The Download. This Should Hit Your Ipod Right When It Drops.

Rate 7.5 Out Of 10

All In All A Solid Project, Worth Your Time And Precious Space ( Like I Said ).

Expect It To Drop October 4th And Make Sure You Keep Track Of Macon Hamilton. Im Looking Forward To Whatever Hes Got Cooking Next.

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )

Back To The Future 3 ( Dope Spitta Lex ) Early Review

So The Daily Note Was Blessed With A Early Listen To Lex’s ( @DopeSpittaLex )  Newest Mixtape Back To The Future 3

This Is The Latest & Last Installment Of Back To The Future This Time Around Lex Spitta Sounds Like A More Comfortable Artist

His Flow Is On Point & He’s Rapping More Smoothly Over The Beats

As Usual His Lyrics Are Up Too Par & Punchlines Hit You Hard

In Typical Back To The Future Form Lex Jumps On All Older Beats With His New York Flow & Love For Old School Hip Hop It Evens Out

This Mixtape Is By Far My Favorite Project By Lex To Date Because It Shows Progression & Confidence

With Assisted Features From Big Rich , Berto , FAM , Will Naylor & Zeke You Can’t Go Wrong At All

Without Giving Too Much Away ? This Mixtape Is Worth The Download & Listen I Guarantee The #Dopeheads Will Love Back To The Future 3 !

C-Notes Rate : 8 Out Of 10

Level Up By Swych

@SwychLittle Dropped This Project A Few Days Ago And Might I Say It’s Pretty Dope. Glad To See There Are Still ARTISTS Out There. Right Off The Jump, I Got Blasted With Some Nostalgia Thanks To The Production. Happened More Than Once Listening To The Whole Thing. It’s A Great Listen, Good Artistry, Some Nice Qualities All Throughout.

Check It Out Right Here : 

http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/swych-level-up-mixtape.60600.html

Now, I’ll Go A Bit More In Depth With Some Song By Song Feedback.

1. Next Level

This. Intro. Tho. Great Intro Track To The Tape AND To Me As A New Listener In General. If You Know Me You Know I Love Music And Video Games. When The Two Are Combined? Even Better. Up Beat And Positive Message In The Hook. Gives Off A Nice Expectation Level For The Rest Of The Tape. 

” My Snapback Got Me Flyer Than Mario 64 “

2. Eww! 

Alright Seeing Some More Potential. Getting Some Bars Thrown At Me. Still Has My Attention. Good Flow, Feeling Some Confidence And Attitude, Decent Song.

” I Be Wildin, Throw A Pokeball Up In The Booth “

3. Lyrical Chopper Barrel Roll Ft Mega Millz

Ah Saw This Sample Coming From The Title. We Meet The First Feature Of The Project In Mega Millz And He Delivers For Swych As He Takes Over And Finishes The Song Well. Some Nice Word Play In This.

” And I Bet Your Honey Wanna Do Me Cus My Dough Nuts “

4. 100 Points Ft Soulo & T.r.u.s.t

Despite The Nazi Line ( * Facepalm * ), This Song Goes In And This Tape Is Going Hard. Another Song That Gets In Your Face.

” I Keep It Real Like 50 Tupac Shakurs “

5. Braggadocio

Feeling This Song Also. “I Dont Mean To Brag But Im Just Better, Than You, And You, And You And You And You” Says It All. Cant Knock His Talent Though As This Song Knocks Too.

” You More Like Pong And I’m More Like Tennis “

6. Dreamgirl

Feeling Him On This Song, Just Wants Women To Keep It Real. Wasnt Feeling The Auto Tune Through The Whole Song Though. Just A Bit Too Much. Still Worth The Listen.

” Tell The Haters Since They Wanna See Ya Frown/ They Mines Well Keep They Heads Upside Down” 

7. Undroppable Interview

Now Here’s What Brings Me In More As A Fan, Emotion And Background. Talks About Some Serious Stuff, Who He Is, Where He’s Been And Where He’s Going.

” Another Local Rapper Claiming He Got A Flaming Passion “

8. Things Change Ft Qwin Omaru & President Justin Braga 

Yet Another Song Im Feeling Off Of This Project. A Bunch Of Real Lines Being Spit Throughout This Song With A Good Speech Towards The End. Good Job Putting This Together.

” You Prolly Mad Cus I Aint Rapping Bout Bongs And Thongs “ 

9. S.O.S. ( Song Of Storms )

Love How He Starts This Song, With A Storm Of Voices That … Aren’t Saying Positive Things At All. Poetry To Close The Song. Easily In The Conversation For One Of The Best Songs On This Project.

” Inside My Mind Lies A Lake, I Invite You To Swim “

10. Dreams And Drums Ft Bogie Bam & T.r.u.s.t

Yes Just Yes. Everything About This Song Is Too Dope. From The Production To The Features, Another Well Put Together Song. 

” Used To Go To Sleep Hungry Wouldnt Eat Til School Lunch “

11. Hall Of Fame 

Last But Not Least, This Song Is Another One That’s Up There. Nice One To Close This Project Out And Wrap It All Together. 

” I Aint Joking Im Dead Serious Heath Ledger “

Overall

First Time Listening To This Guy And I Have To Say I’m Looking Forward To More. I See A Lot Of Potential In What Ive Heard In This Tape. He Knows Who He Is As An Artist And Can Only Get Better From Here. Now, Where Here Is, Is At The Point Of Making Some Professional Sounding Music That’s Rather Catchy While Also Trying To Get A Message Across. 

Stand Out Tracks 

S.O.S , Next Level , Dreams And Drums , Hall Of Fame

Rating: 7.5 Out Of 10

Like I Said I’m Feeling Where He’s At And Looking Forward To Where He’s Going, But, It Could Have Been Better With Some Of The Verses And Although Catchy Im Not Having Too Many Memorable Moments 

“If Its On The Note You Know Its Dope” Though And This Is No Exception

-Louie The Bee ( @LouieTheBee )