stefanoneder Album Reviews

Critical – Quarantine (2012)

Artist: Critical

Album: Quarantine

Source: Creative Juices Music

Tracklisting:

1. Wreckage
2. Glidin’ (ft. Tzarizm)
3. Time Flies
4. A Vibe Called Stress (ft. Tzarizm)
5. Menace To Sobriety (ft. Madness)
6. The Difference

Note:

More than not, talented hip hop acts get buried under the bulk of “hip hop” music getting made these days.  Case in point, a guy like Critical, who has been making dope music for years, can fly underneath the radar while other less talented folks (who will remain unmentioned) get all of the shine.  Well, hopefully his most current release, Quarantine, will change all of that.

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stefanoneder Mixtapes

Dirtbag Dan – The Dirtbag Dan Mixtape (2011)

Artist:  Dirtbag Dan

Album: The Dirtbag Dan Mixtape

Source:  Dirtbag Dan’s Blog

Tracklisting:

1. Andy’s First Call

2. Foolish Girl

3. Money ft.Copywrite

4. Andy’s Second Call

5. DBD Mash Up

6. Devil Do

7. Do Something ft.Madness

8. Get A Job ft.Cadillac Ron

9. Goons Go Get Ya ft Abel Abilities,Rey Resurreccion & Ren

10. S.O.D

11. South Beach Samba ft.Dirt Nasty,Madness & Andre Legacy

12. There’s An End (Rmx)

Note:

This review is a long time coming.  The Dirtbag Dan Mixtape was dropped in January and here I am, approximately three months later, commenting on it.  Well, in this case I guess some news is better than no news.

Dirtbag Dan, as some of you know, has cut his teeth in independent hip hop through the Grind Time Battle circuit.  And anyone who knows anything about Grind Time, knows it is not for the faint of heart or weak of wit. Dirtbag Dan has shown and proven to be a winner in all phases of battling, but when I saw he had a mixtape, I wondered  if he could switch gears and put some good songs together.   With the The Dirtbag Dan Mixtape being the proverbial proof in the pudding, the answer is that he does put together good music.

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