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[[R.22].Running Thirsty.]

Constructive Criticism from ya boy DeX

I do have a couple of things to say and first off, in my opinion you should really keep the name of your album short and simple, of course it is your album and you can do as you please but in all honesty I think it would sound better as "Nickels and Rhymes," kind of like replacing the original statement of "Nickels and Dimes." I like your passion and the way you really try to get into the song, but you should tone down your flow a little, remember that Hip Hop flows usually don't go up and down but rather emphasize on certain parts of the songs, most of the time being the parts where you begin a rhyme scheme and end it.

What I enjoyed most in this track are the lyrics and I think you have the "Hip Hop state of mind" so-to-speak. I myself as an artist respect what you're trying to do because I'm trying to do the same, show people that Hip Hop ain't just about money, cars and hoes (the occasional violent rap isn't bad, just be creative with the way you express yourself.) Honestly, I don't think you should release your album just yet, be patient. Improve yourself before you make an album, me and my boy Burly have been in the game for about 5 or 6 years now but have yet to release an album (mostly due to the amount of time) but we want to release a couple of tracks here and there before we do so. iight man, keep doing your thing, stay up.

RoobyKillAll responds:

Thanks a lot man. And yeah Nickels and Rhymes would sound good, but I can't get rid of the "Dimes" part for it's double meaning. Dimes being currency and used in drug lingo, which has been a massive part of my surrounding world. Nickels, having the double meaning for a gat or something. Nickel nines, which have turned up a few times in my life also. Nickels, Dimes, and Rhymes.
Yeah this is how I like to rap. I used to do a lot of singing as a kid and I want to start working on more melodic raps. There's too much shit out there that sounds the same and I want to get my own style down pat.

Mad respect for being in the game for that long. But I'm kind of pressured to figure out ways to make money right now since there are very few jobs accessible to me, being a highschool drop out of a failed system. My own fault really. But just freelance tattooing right now isn't enough to keep me comfortable so I figure I can give an album a shot, get some of my boys on the tracks and distribute it locally so I can at least have some peanut butter and jam with my bread. Haha!

But yeah, definitely appreciate you, and everyone else, for dropping real reviews. If I'm actually going to make this work I need real constructive criticism like I've been getting.

Fucking love NG.

[Your Society Is F*cked]

Great message

This has a great message man and I like the direction you took this. Only things I would have to say is that you should mix down your vocals a little better, put some effects here and there and also, I heard you fumble through some words. So make sure when you record that you know what's coming next so you don't fumble like you did. All in all I still think it was a good track, stay up man.

[[DX] Ride to Hell]

Same as everyone else...

I like the direction you're going with this, like you tried something really grimey and dark and it does give off that feel but the problem is some of melodies are off. Like they say, practice makes perfect so I'm pretty sure that you'll get the hang of it, you're drums were the strong point on this track so keep improving on that and make sure you get your notes on point. I'm not a producer so I can't say a lot of things in detail but I can tell you tried so just keep working on it, stay up.

dx5231 responds:

thanks man
I should've noticed those notes before releasing the song.. haha

[10th November]

Omg...

I'm sorry, I really do apologize to you in all respects because I have been sleeping on you for such a long time. Your beats are simply gorgeous, I honestly can't find words to describe them, this beat is purely amazing. The strings and the drums are crazy, you've mixed a current generation type melody with old school drum patterns and made this. If I could, I would give more than 5 votes and more than 10 stars but I think I'll have to make a couple of tracks out of your beats. Stay up man, 5'd and downloaded.

C-Enterprise responds:

Thank you very much man ;)
I'll be back with something similar in around a week so.. stay tuned if you liked this piece =)
I'm checkin' your beats anyway ehe
Peace

[[ f ] Moving Ahead]

Oh man this shit is ill

Don't even downplay this man lol, this beat is fucking great but I was wondering if you could do me a favor? The intro was ill and I loved how you came in with those drums but I was expecting a different kick to come in and sort of replace or play along side of the one I hear constantly. I wish I knew how to make beats to actually explain in detail but I hope you understand. Cause if you could put that in, then I think that me and my boy Burly could actually use this beat. Stay up man, 5 and dl bro.

flashmac responds:

Yeah the kick could be better. I'll look into it. Good looks on the review

[Rip The Game (feat. T.E.K.)]

It's ya boy DeX!

N***a, this shit is sick. I was listening and I never stopped bobbing my head up and down, this shit is iller than AIDS son. Tek is tight, both of ya'll were amazing. You came with your lyrical assassination and your boy straight up punch-lined his way through the song, it was a crazy combination. I wanna hear more from both of ya'll, you know what it is my n***a, stay up.

NimbusTheGeneral responds:

HELLZ! LOL just fuckin' with you man. Anyway Dex, good looks on the review man. Me and T.E.K. will be doing more collabs. I'm glad my skill is compared to AIDS...it's that deadly and contagious lol. Anyway, hit me up anytime Dex, I appreciate the listen.

Stay up,

Nimbus The General

[We Party Hard]

Eeeh...

For the guy "bballdude," lol, you're ignorant really. First off, Hip-Hop is music and it's a form of art as well, you can compare this to Poems but with an instrumental added. Hip-Hop is created by the lyrics and the message that a person chooses to send, so don't generalize the shit you hear on the radio because that's not what true hip hop is, do your research.

Anyways, Ok I do have some constructive criticism. I'm the other half of the group "Burly and DeX," my boy Burly already sent you a message about this but I'm gonna take a stab at it. I'm DeX so here we go, I'm sorry but this track was just plain god terrible. The mic quality also didn't help, but you shouldn't just eliminate the cursing in Hip Hop but the other stereotype which is rapping about money, cars, hoes and parties. This whole track had no message what so ever and it also doesn't help that you just rapped like 3 sentences over and over again.

Listen to some underground hip hop to gain some influence. The rhyme scheme along with the lyrics themselves was elementary at best. I know you just started and it's hard to incorporate multi-syllable words into your lyrics, but it doesn't hurt to try even if you just started. Now the biggest issue you have is that your lyrics do nothing but promote the stereotype that plagues Hip Hop by most people that don't listen to it, your verse (if I could even call it that considering how short is was) has no message and no topic as a matter of fact.

When you're writing your lyrics, you need to make sure that you have a message in there, it's like writing a poem, you use metaphors and simile's and create a message, whether it be direct or indirect is up to you. This is the part of hip hop that everyone underestimates, and it's just plain ignorant on their side. Now if you truly want to get better, don't rely on others, you can gain influence from other artists but try for yourself. Hopefully I've helped somewhat, iight stay up man.

[Paroxym- FireFlow]

It's ya boy DeX

What's good guys, I'm glad to see that other n***as are doing their things. Hey, the vocals are kind of low so just make sure you turn them up, on another note I'm not the type to listen to mainstream sounding type of hip hop but I can give respect where it's due, ya'll did a good job on this track. I'm more of an underground hip hop artist so that's why I'm no into the mainstream sounds but it's all good, ya'll do you. Stay up my n***as, 5'd and downloaded.

Paroxym responds:

WHats good Dex!? Good look on da review. Got more to come very very soon

[[ f ] Dreams]

Different

I love the melodies in here but for some reason this feels so different from your other stuff lol. The drums don't hit as hard as usual but that's not necessarily a bad thing, considering that this beat is real chill. 5'd and downloaded bro, stay up.

- Ya boy DeX ;)

flashmac responds:

Yeah I kinda kept it a bit more mellow than usual this time around. And yeah, it doesn't kinda feel different than m other beats to me too. Glad you liked it though

[Never Again (Vocal Track)]

This is great

Hey man I really respect the lyrics and your emotion in the track but I do have a couple of complaints lol. First I think the actual beat overpowered your vocals so you should have turned your vocals up a little bit more. Now as for your voice, don't strain it so much, you should calm down a little bit because I can hear your voice kind of weird out a little bit, it's hard to explain. I'm not saying to completely take your emotion out of it, but tone it down just a little bit. Everything else I think is great, your lyrics delivery and flow were something different from what I typically hear. Stay up man.