Welcome Slick Watts to the Rapmullet review section. He's rollin' with the Mick Boogie/League Crew co-sign. Ohio is having quite the run right now; plenty of quality MCs out there and the Cavs are in the NBA finals. I've been hearing a lot of lyrically proficient MCs of late and Slick Watts is no different. I'm amazed every week with how many MCs are pushing lyrics as their main focus while the mainstream continues to push the lyrically devoid. On the real, that alone should really really make you look at this game and see what's going on.
"Like A Child" is like a grand production. The build up got me feeling like I'm about the hear a lyrically apocalypse. I'm def diggin' the bars, flow was a lil choppy but a great overall sound; can never go wrong with a vocal sample unless it's from Pee Wee Herman or some shit. I like the club/radio potential with a song like "Oski Woski" but its not really something I would bump dolo in my ride. Cats are def having fun with the music. "Stop Hatin" got Watts and Tom Gist trading bars, shit was so fly Mick Boogie had to bring it back to the top one time. "Nothing Lasts Forever" was my joint, something about the flow on this one. Watts stepped up the delivery and got bars stuck in my head...which is a good thing. This is that rewind track right here. I didn't care for the hook that much on the Termanology assisted "Hip Hop". Watts breaking shit down lovely, keeping everyone on their toes...MCs, DJs, and even critics. If I had to pick a single to push it would be "Yall Gonna See". That shit got a serious knock to it and the word play is top notch too. "F U Pay Me Remix" got Watts showing some versatility with that slow flow. "Dolla And A Dream" just sounds like Ohio to me. I can picture the rims shinning on an old school ride listening to this joint.
I think it's safe to say Slick Watts got his shit together as an MC. One thing I like listening for on artist mixtapes is all the different elements. The flow; can the MC rock different tempos while maintaining the content. The lyrics' is the MC actually saying something or just stringing along a couple fly lines in-between some bullshit. The sound; can those same tempos rock over happy beats or block beats. The hooks; can the MC formulate an actual viable song with a catchy/mind sticking hook. A lot of the time shit doesn't come together like that on every single track but you hear certain elements of each throughout which to me lets me know it's only a matter of time before the MC gets them all to mesh and the overall sound is perfected. That's Slick Watts for you right there. (6/5/07)
