Good new Squadda songs, with good production from Friendzone. I Miss Ya’ll is the better of the 2 I think, vaguely reminiscent of the Main Attrakionz/Babe Rainbow collaboration (but a little lighter in tone.) Focus is not too shabby either.
Gotta give credit on the presentation here, 2 songs packaged together like a faux-vinyl release with an actual cover is a nice touch. Especially considering how much music originating from/posted on tumblrs is barely even labeled.
Dense lyrics by Squadda and Mondre, dense production from Squadda and friends splitting time between weightless psychedelia and intense necksnapping freakouts, an aesthetic focused on progressive sound while never abandoning appreciation for classic foundations – everything that I like about this group neatly packaged into a new 9 track EP. Big thanks and a huge shout out to Squadda and Mondre for putting us in the mix on this one.
I want to specifically single out track 7 on the EP, ‘Sweet Memories’ . This might be my favorite Main Attrakionz semi-throwback styled song to date, I’m a huge sucker for that Ike’s Mood break. Click on the song title above to check that out.
Shady Blaze rapping, Squadda on production and contributing a guest verse on the bonus track.
Shady has knack for fast rapping and injecting a certain upbeat energy into Green Ova’s otherwise often downbeat aesthetic. When this mixtape capitalizes on those talents it goes preetty damn hard. As usual, Squadda’s production doesn’t disappoint.
Haven’t had a chance to dig into this properly but Squadda’s other mixtapes didn’t disappoint and the songs I’ve already heard from this (posted here and here) are great. Also, Squadda on Pete Rock and Fizzy Womack beats sounds like an interesting proposition.
You can stream/download the mixtape for free from the embed below or directly from the Green Ova bandcamp page.
Another impressive collaboration from these two, with Squadda getting serious over a Clams beat that feels like his personal take on the more soulful/jazzy side of traditionalist east coast rap. I wanna say Clams samples Marvin Gaye here and if that’s the case it gives Squadda’s lyrics even more heft, but I’m probably wrong. Either way, Squadda likening himself to both Springsteen and Andre Nikatina in one swoop is pretty WHOA.
DOWNLOAD: Squadda B – Fakest Year Ever (prod by Clams Casino)
“Three Count” is a two song combo, part one of a trilogy set to drop before the release of The Legion Of Doom LP later this year. Both songs are good but I like the second better, Main Attrakionz making nods to g-funk always works well. That Clipse reference makes me feel old though, I’m used to people quoting 90s classics in this way, not songs from 2006.
