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[Got A New Deck Yet? {INST}]

Atmosphere!

Sounds very much like something that Slug would rap over is his newer stuff. Very smooth manoeuvres on this one. I would like to hear some vocals on this one. Maybe I'll see If I can get some to drop some words on it. Keep at it CJSnow

cjsnow1 responds:

Thanks man. Just heard Mao's delivery. Sick as hell. Thanks a ton for pointing him towards it. Always grateful for people to appreciate my beats. :)

[Lighting My Fire]

Sombre

Very chill vibes here. Gotta love the source sample too, Chrono Cross is such a dope game. I like the overall mood of this beat, but the drums are bit too sparse for my liking; they do work well this the mood of the beat, I just thought they sounded off. Nice work Snowman!

cjsnow1 responds:

Thanks for the review. I didn't want the drums to be so cliché ya know? Now I need to play this game. :)

[[B] - Illuminated Part 2]

Elevated blessing

Really liked the rhyme scheme you got established in this one. The consecutive (repeated rhyme sounds in close proximity) rhymes are dope.
"...head up on a pike// stabbed them in the abdomen repeatedly, we Vlad the scenery..." This was my favourite line, though if you didn't post the lyrics I would've missed the historical reference; maybe throwing in wordplay on "impale" would make that reference aurally resonate better. Just a thought. Your flow is definitely unique and has style; one thing that caught my ear was some of the syllables being stretched in order to fit in the beat. With all the syllables in your bars, it's easy to rush them, but you managed to keep it steady, one iffy part was ;" were the only ones that gain during acid rain that stains terrain" you got emphasis on the critical words, but "that" is slurred, which results in the line being misunderstood.

Props to benjadaninja, this is a grimey mo fo beat! Your lyrics work well with the gritty nature of the beat. Nice work Blest, keep up this steady elevation of your skills! Peace bro

HeIsAlive responds:

Thanks man. I appreciate the review.
The next songs ill be releasing will hopefully keep the steady increase statement alive, lol. They will have other people from my town who rap, as well as different flows and styles from all rappers ( including me ). Every song will have a unique flow to it from me, and the featured artists will have their own original sound as well.

What Im saying is, thanks and I hope you like my new stuff coming out in the near future, hopefully it surpases your current standard of my music :D

[Dots n Shots w/ N1K Mug (MSB)]

SmAsh'd it!

Pacman "wacka wacka!" Definitely sounds like some older TRE and N1k style, but can still vibe wit it; can really see how ya'll both have improved too. Dope club track right here, FO SHO!

The-toad411 responds:

Thanks for droppin a review man!! Glad you enjoyed it. I almost forgot about this completely. Guess I need to clean my PC more often. I'm sure I'll find more hidden gems. Keep an ear open.

Peace!
~T~

[Shootas]

nice!!

bout to drop some frees with some friends on this.. 5d!

Klazik

bat-man187 responds:

Koool Holmes

[Walter Kovacs]

HARD HITS HADOUKEN CYPHER!!!!

sHIT i GET BIBLICAL <- THAT FLOW RIGHT THUR IS SO DOPE! OVERALL THOUGH, REAL SICK RANDOM TRACK BRO. YOU FLOW WITH THE BEAT SOLIDILY, OR FLUIDLY, YOU PICK. THE CLARITY, FOR THE MOST PART WAS GOOD, BUT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FEW IFFY BITS, THIS IS BUMPIN ON LAPTOP SPEAKERS SO I COULD BE WRONG.

MY KEYBOARD ISN'T F'D, IM JUST AN ASS THAT TYPES IN CAPS. GO FIGGA

Luke responds:

YO MAN REAL GLAD YA FEELING IT I STRAIGHT MURKED THAT MIC TODAY YAAA ADIGGG???/

HONESTLY THOUGH - I KNOW THAT A FEW PARTS WERE A BIT FUCKED - I RUSHED THE MIXING AND SHIT, IT'S JUST A TRACK Y'KNOW ... I'M NOT SHOOTING FOR A MEDAL WITH THIS ONE - BUT I AM WALKING ON THE MOON WITH TYRANTS AND ORPHANS LATER TONIGHT SO IF YOU WANNA DROP SOME CYPHER WIT MY BOYS A DURBZ AND P SQAUTS GET AT ME...

[Prayer For Death]

Similar to Zombie track but...

different enough to be its own. I like the wood plate (if thats what it called), adds a very naturalistic vibe to this. The synth, though computerized, have an organic feel to them almost. This whole track itself is earthly. Digging what you did at the end, the pauses really bring it to an end.

Sorry Im not able to give ya any constructive critique on these songs, too tired today... But aside from that, I'm digging your style Snow, keep em coming!
Peace brother.

cjsnow1 responds:

Thanks. I'll defiantly keep em coming. At least until I run out of beats to sample. :p

[Pulse (From TBC's ST)]

Zombified!

I really like that hollow drum sound you got bouncing out on this. That mellow hum is really funky. I can totally see this in a zombie game! That'd be my kinda a zombie killer! the interlude in the middle is a bit abrupt, but I like the sudden change up, makes me think up zombies marching, or maybe chomping on a skull.

cjsnow1 responds:

Thanks bro. This game'll probably take quite a few years and be released independently. I honestly don't know what it'll be for (PS3 most likely) or how long it will take. I'm just going through the motions with the guys. Thank god for the inspiration known as Cartoons. :p

[Cascading Sheets Of...]

Ambience...

Not sure if the voc sample really works with the mood of the beat, but it is humorous. I like to ominous feel to this beat though, the wind fx work really well to build that desolate kinda vibe. I like it!

cjsnow1 responds:

I basically just threw that in there during pre-production. The drum is a sampled beat from a royalty free sample collection I found a few weeks ago. Same with the Wind FX & the ambiance at the end.

Glad you like it. Hope to see a new battle up soon. I really like 'em. :)

[Adjeye-3 ~ Forlorn kid.]

Mythalogical Lore

WOW! Love how its starts out very hobbiton, and then the RAVE HITS THE SHIRE!!!! The meshing of the styles is very unorthodox, but I can really dig it. I would be dancing to this if I wasn't so tired right now, Nice work brother. Keep at it Adjeye-3!

Adjeye responds:

Thanks man :P sure I will keep it up :P