Welcome Drastic to the Rapmullet review section. If you've ever listened to a DJ G Spot mixtape then you most likely heard of Drastic as well as all the other top MCs in Cleveland doing their thing. Shout to G Spot holding down his area like no other. The Cleveland area as a whole has a tremendous talent pool of both MCs and DJs. What impresses me with all the MCs I've heard from there is they all have a distinct sound and co-exist in the same supportive region...that’s an accomplishment in and of it self.
One thing I've noticed from all Cleveland based MCs...They rep their city like no other. Case in point with Drastic is "Believe In Cleve". I'm not a huge fan of the synth sound used in this beat but the flow on this track is where it’s at. "No Cure (the sickness)" gets away from the heavy synth and injects some soul into the project. Drastic laid back on the track breaking down a nice concept for the ladies. The hook annoyed me at first but "Bucky Bounce" started to grow on me. It's really all in the flow on this one, Drastic got his words off too...the versatility continues. "Never Be A L.A.M.E" has potential man. I can already see a visual for this joint. This track right here is that well rounded joint...catchy, lyrical head nod music. Plus I see cats relating to this content wise. Hold up tho..."Fitted On Lean" got that potential too. Damn Drastic got some joints people. Yea on second though we need a video for this joint. This beat is crazy! "Reality bites / you either will, won't, or you might / and all that matters is the score at the end of the night"...spits Drastic on "Just Bars". If you only listen to one song to validate Drastic's MIC skills this is the joint for you. This is one of those tracks that other MCs can appreciate. The sleeper track is "Oh My" with Phoenix Jones...cats getting deep while displaying those verbal weapons.
One might ask does Cleveland have a distinct sound. They do....its lyrical, its grand production, its having fun on the MIC, its conceptual, its Cadillacs and it's a love of making good music they way they want to. This project right here started off a lil slow to me. I def would have taking some of the heat that was used in the middle of the CD and used it for the beginning. There's balance on here tho...that's balance within the flow and content too. You can hear it more as you get into the middle of the project thru the end. In that respect Drastic built you up sonically as each track gets better MIC wise and production wise. To me, when you're dealing with cats who are new to your music you gotta hold their ear from the jump so that you can lead them to that extra good shit and truly make them a fan. (9/28/07)
