This is my review of the new Ty Bru release “On The Brink”. As usual I pull no punches. I talk about the good tracks and the bad. The ones that are mediocre I leave by the way side, no use in talking about songs that don’t evoke feeling one way or the other. At the end of the review it will receive the proper amount of backpacks….Enjoy!
Intro
Good audio sample, often hard to find a good non-rap/movie related a cappella that gets your point across. Caution!!! rap with no beat for too long people press next, bru is dropping knowledge though. Guess I’m just used to people using their best song (or one of) for the intro. Did I just hear him turn a paper??? When you are in an effort to create work that stands the test of time a 5 min a cappella isn’t the way to go. Your words tend to be hard to remember. Everyone knows bru is nice but it’s hard for anyone to rap for 5 minutes and keep it interesting especially with no beat to help them.
N.C. Bout To Blow
Now this is what I was waiting for. Shoulda been the intro track. Love the hook the flow and the beat.
Until My Heart Stops
Until My Heart Stops is a Winner. The One Kemist is nice, makes a good first impression. Beat is dope
Make It Up to You
Does every track have to have a vocal intro? Feelin the beat. Like the “my name is earl reference” too. At first I thought this was going to be a girl track, I’m glad he went the other way with this.
King Of The Cack
Been there... Done that. Better sound quality though
Voicemail Skit
Oh shit, shout out to Dre Rock the Funk Warlock!!! Once again, waaaay too long. Instant skip on the next listen
Buckle up
Really not feeling this
The Other Side
good concept, bad beat
Sayin
I like this joint, wish the sample would have been lowered so I could hear the vocals better. First verse is a little lengthy
Water
For the first 45 to 50 secs., water is amazing, and then the beat goes totally left field. Still kind of feeling this though
Full Blossom
This is the girl track that I was afraid of. Sorry man, it’s a thin line to walk if it’s not done exactly right its automatically wrong.
Block Party
This reminds me of some old west coast warren g/Jermaine Dupri shit. I don’t know if that’s a compliment or not. Just how I’m feeling at the time
A.S.H.E.B.O.R.O.
Sounds too much like King of The Cack
So Glad
Digging this, same situation as the other joint though. The sample gets in the way of the vocals. But it works great for the hook
Outro
Now that’s the proper length for an a cappella
Willingness to Sacrifice
Great way to end the album. Leaves on a high note, beat is real nice.
Rap Up
This album proves that Ty Bru can rap and that he has a lot of potential. I would like to see some better production and more diverse beats. The Intro is too long and the skit is too long and sometimes the first verses on some songs are too long. Monotony is never good, you have to switch it up and keep the listeners listening. The good songs are really good and memorable. Almost all the tracks have a vocal intro from some movie, it was doep the first time, relevant the next, then it got kind of annoying. The album is too long, a lot of….well shit damn near every rapper plumps up their album with mad fluff. When you record every day as Bru most likely does, the quality of music gets better and it gets easier to make good music. But good music isn’t great and it really pays off to be able to make that distinction. Common, Kanye, Jay-Z, Clipse, Ghostface, M.O.P., Prodigy and a lot of old school rappers are great at this. You can listen to these cats’ albums and only skip one or two tracks. Do not be afraid to make a 12-15 track album. Always leave fans wanting more. Good features on the records, I actually would have liked to see more features. On local joints I always like to hear as many rappers from the area as possible, I’M ABOUT UNITY MAAAN! All in all it was a good effort, Bru has passion and that counts for a lot, 21 beats all original production I most definitely applaud that. The best thing is that most local artists I know only get better, can’t wait on the next release. Shouts to J Coleman and Ty Bru, keep the music coming!
If I was the Exec Producer, this is the album I would have made
1. N.C. Bout To Blow
2. Until My Heart Stops
3. Spirit
4. Saaaayinn
5. Voicemail Skit
6. Water
7. Make It Up to You
8. A.S.H.E.B.O.R.O.
9. So Glad
10. Midichlorian
11. Outro
12. Willingness to Sacrifice
Verdict: 2 & 1/2 Sacks
1 comment:
This is a disgrace to Ty-Bru but more for you. You have no credentials to be reviewing albums and I hope Ty has gave you his 2cents about what he thinks, because actually that is all your review is worth.
Did you not care enough to post the right names to his songs, case in point, "Full Bloom", not "Full Blossom", you idiot. That shows you do not care enough, and you should quit right now.
You are absolutely entitled to your opinion. But after listening to "On The Brink" four or five times I realized you were just lazy with this.
If you want REAL reviews you should check out the "On The Brink" reviews from dudes that claim reviewing as their profession.
Check out Creative Loafings review or even Go Triad. I read yours a while back when I got it from a Grand Imperial newsletter, but became extremely enraged after I just got their last newsletter and learned that "On The Brink" is a Independent Music Award FINALIST for hip/hop album of the year.
This is huge news for anyone from NC, because this is a worldwide award ceremony.
Just wanted to point out that you need to rethink your life dunny.
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