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Little Vics contribution to Hip-Hop turns out to be a pretty good addition. Like many albums this one starts heavy, slows down a bit in the middle and closes strong. The melodic soundscape matched with his no nonsense delivery makes this an easy top pick. Sister Morphine produced by Sly Vest is the highlight of the entire album and brings things to a close perfectly as one of the last two tracks. Rap sticks to his gritty street narratives. Vic takes you back on the bass heavy track to the old school Nintendo era (Pop Prozac for the sh*t I might write / Dont hold back when I make my own tracks like Excitebike) while G. Vic represents his hometown and pays homage to one of GangStarrs 90s classics in one fell swoop (Straight from Long Island gunning for the mass appeal).Īnother notable mention on the album is ∼aked Up featuring Kool G. The first single The Exorcist features DJ Premier at his best, with his trademark scratch in hook.
This Is What It Sounds Like holds its own and flows well with the premise of the album. The next two selections The Evil That Men Do and ∽ying Slowly are tolerable but easily forgotten compared to the singles that follow. Vic also declares that hes not going anywhere and puts other MCs on blast for creating their own fictional life events on the horn blaring Its My Turn. The album opens with the pulsating title track where Vic states hes reborn when he wakes because each dawn he dies it also serves as a creative run down of each of the eleven tracks on the disc. With a heavy cast backing him, naturally there is a lot to be expected and he delivers just that. Rap to producers Velotz, Double Shot and the legendary DJ Premier amongst others. Considering this is a first release for the artist, the album features an all-star line up from Kool G.
A good way to get your feet wet is by working the mixtape circuit, which is what Long Island native Little Vic has done before releasing his EP Each Dawn I Die (Orena Records).