PEACE TO MY MAN AHMED THE LAST BORN CHILD FOR SLIDING THIS CD TO ME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT THE DMV TAKEOVER AT TASTE LOUNGE. THE ARTIST IN QUESTION IS NEPHEW. THE ALBUM IS ENTITLED PHEWTURISTIC BIOGRAPHY. THIS IS QUALITY PRODUCT FROM A LOCAL CAT, 18 TRACKS WORTH OF QUALITY PRODUCT, TO BE EXACT. I'M ALWAYS COOL WITH ARTISTS THAT TAKE THAT GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO THE GRIND. BEING THAT I'M SOMEONE THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD CALL A HIP HOP "PURIST", I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS VERY OBJECTIVE WHEN LISTENING TO THIS PROJECT.
NEPHEW STARTED OFF THE ALBUM STRONG WITH THE FIRST CUT," 32 BARS". THIS TRACK SHOWCASED NEPHEW SPITTIN' REALITY BASED LYRICS OVER THE "WHERE I'M FROM" JOINT JAY-Z USED, SO IT DEFINITELY SET THE TONE FOR THE REST OF THE ALBUM. MUSICALLY, NEPHEW SHOWED DIVERSE STYLES, RANGING FROM CLUB BANGERS TO UNDERGROUND HEAT. A FEW OF THE TRACKS STOOD OUT THEMATICALLY AND SONICALLY, SUCH AS "BABY GIRL", WHERE HE SPITS "...WE CAN GO TO SHAKE AND BAKE AND SKATE THE DAY AWAY...", A DEFINITE NOD TO SHAKE AND BAKE SKATING RINK ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. THIS IS A JOINT THAT CAN GET SPIN ON RADIO, SO IT BOGGLES THE MIND THAT 92Q IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF LOCAL ARTISTS, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. I'M RESERVING THIS SPACE TO GIVE SOME SHINE TO A DOPE ARTIST LIKE NEPHEW. IF YOU'RE A FAN OF SOME DIRTY SOUTH MUSIC, THEN YOU HAVE A JOINT LIKE "DO IT". MUSICALLY, YOU CAN HEAR DIRTY SOUTH INFLUENCE, WHILE LYRICALLY IT'S DEFINITIVE, GRITTY HARM CITY. THERE IS A STADIUM/ROCK FEEL TO "I REMEMBER", WHILE "MORE BARS" SHOWCASES A COOL VOCAL SAMPLE THAT COMPLIMENTS NEPHEW'S VERBAL ASSAULT. THE TRACK THAT WILL STRIKE AN EMOTIONAL CHORD IS NUMBER 15, "DEAR MOMMA". NEPHEW SPITS REALISM THAT ANY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD CAN RELATE TO, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT CALL B-MORE HOME. USING THE TUPAC-HELMED JOINT OF THE SAME NAME (DIFFERENT SPELLING THOUGH) ONLY ADDS A REALISTIC AND EMOTIONAL DIMENSION TO THE SONG. THIS IS A DEFINITE WINNER ON THE ALBUM. "DOING ME", FEATURING LONNIE MOORE, IS ALSO SOME CHAMPION, ANTHEM-TYPE MUSIC ON THIS MEATY ALBUM. NEPHEW COMES FROM THE HEART ON THIS TRACK, AND THE GUEST EMCEE LONNIE MOORE COMES WITH THE METAPHORS. RHYMES LIKE "HOW YOU GO FROM A HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT, HIGH SCHOOL SIZE CRIB, SILK ROBE, AND ASCOT" CAUGHT MY ATTENTION, BECAUSE I'M A FAN OF DOPE LYRICS AND PUNCHLINES. NOT TAKING ANYTHING FROM NEPHEW AT ALL, BECAUSE HE'S A STRAIGHTFORWARD EMCEE THAT LETS HIS RAWNESS AND EMOTION SPEAK VOLUMES. THE ALBUM ENDED STRONG WITH "KATZ", A SONG THAT SAMPLES A FAMILIAR 80'S TUNE (I'M NOT GONNA DIVULGE THAT INFO, JUST COP THE ALBUM). SHOUT OUT TO BRAIN, THE PRODUCER WHO CONTRIBUTED TO A BULK OF THE TRACKS TO THE ALBUM (HE CAN BE REACHED AT 443-929-5016 FOR TRACKS/PRODUCTION).
NEPHEW SHOWS AND PROVES OVER THE COURSE OF 18 SONGS THAT HE IS AN ARTIST WITH INSIGHT AND RANGE. HE LYRICALLY SPITS FIRE, VERSES THAT LISTENERS CAN IDENTIFY WITH. HOPEFULLY HIS VOICE CAN BE HEARD OUTSIDE OF THE BELTWAY. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF B-MORE HIP HOP THAT CAN COMPETE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, WITH THE PROPER PUSH AND PROMOTION. GO GET A CHICKEN BOX, HALF & HALF, AND POP THIS IN YOUR CD OR MP3 PLAYER.
CONTACT INFO: BMORE_NEPHEW@YAHOO.COM
WWW.REVERBNATION.COM/BMORENEPHEW
443-529-7070 (BOOKING)
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ONE LOVE!!!!
WISDOM
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