Anjovi's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-GM-Phos- Reach]

love the chopped licks! making them chops sing! i'd agree with that.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

aww yeah

[-GM- Noodlin]

this is nice! the flow makes me think a mix of mf doom, ras kass and eminem. a neat mix!
sounding clean!

B-RadGfromOV responds:

fanks bruv

[Naco Bueno]

well done! Though do appreciate the variety in here i feel it needs a rapper or something on it doing verses and a chorus. doesn't quite keep my attention but i tend to listen to all that flying lotus/samiyam/brain feeder stuff when it comes to instrumental music so take that with a grain of salt.

Libby-Shimmz responds:

Thank you much Mr. Anjovi!

[Only 16 Bars]

voice is clear, has a bit of the infamous "white boy" accent but sounds smooth enough to overlook. (don't let that worry you out of sleep...just came to my mind for some reason) has a bit of that guru swagger, I'm guessing he's a substantial influence on you.

the flow does waver off a wee bit here and their, gives me more the impression that you haven't memorized or got the best feel for the verse before recording.

Everything here sounds pretty good, but i think what it's lacking is it's own personality. From the lyrics here it's hard to distinguish your personality/ego from any other rapper that writes stuff like this. A suggestion from me would be to really think about whatever concepts/ideas/world issues/personal stuff that really bothers you or interests you and convey some of that into what you write. Make statements here and their that paint a picture in the listeners head and get them wondering "yo!!yo!?!? I wonder why he said that!?!?! He must got some sort of interesting world view or something!!" (just an example, not necessarily that) Just subtly phase your personality in their here and their even if you are rapping a punchline verse, it might be easier to relate to people and hook them in for other tracks that you might have.

KleptoidKat responds:

Dude.

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/554699

Thanks for the great feedback. It isnt the first time ive heard I sound white haha. It may be because im from Virginia, and im not a poser. So I dont act black or mexican. Guru is dope but there are bigger influences like Lord Finesse, Eyedea, Sapient, Del, and others. Believe me, im usually on some deep shit.

- Qwaint

[-GM- Windfall]

damn! love the odd way the harp blends in with the beat. It seems to totally change the vibe of what the track would be like without them. if that makes sense.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Yeah it was the one little flavor adder that it needed. Getting those all tuned together was a bitch.

[-GM- Spring]

this is that thing that just grows on you. The progression/fleshing out of the beat particularly stood out to me. that ambience and piano are great blends!

B-RadGfromOV responds:

thanks anj. Yeah it's just looped throughout with a little more piano stacked on.

[-GM- 00]

You've got something really special here. My only gripe is that i find that i'm not a as big a fan of story telling songs as i am of conceptual songs that use an array of metaphors to suit the theme of the rap/message/w/e..

for example i remember that misfit island verse you wrote and it might be my favorite of yours because you sort stuck to a theme rather then a narrative....this allowed you to think up and portray a bunch of different little stories/imageries to fit in context to the concept of the song.

I suppose it was all just one narrative as you described the relationship between salt mine/manufacturing/marketing/consumer but it painted a canvas more so then a episode persay.

that's what i'm getting at...the difference inbetween a canvas and an episode.. I imagine when trying to describe a single story to get a message a cross you have to write the message real subtly (think using each of the characters/plot devices as metaphors and having all of academia's egg heads bending their minds figuring out what the relation ship of things are in context to the underlying theme) as opposed to when you write a canvas you can just unleash your mind and rape peoples minds.

that said though your flow is gorgeous! you really got the cadence of your voice to. Love how relaxed it is...really puts it ahead of alot of rappers i hear, especially in combination in the imaginative writing, ryhme schemes, etc.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

I hear you on that. Themes. Words creating an atmosphere, not a narrative. I agree it's more fun and crazy. I'll try to do more like that. Thanks for the long review too!

[-GM- Garden]

If your into sending the files my way i wouldn't mind having a go at it. If not to get lucky on a good blending sample or 2...hehe

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Will do. look out in your inbox

[-GM- Starburst]

you know your way around this stuff! fantastic beat, your beats are the type of thing i imagine all those original jazz/blues/flamenco/whatever players listening to with a big wide gitty grins on their faces.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Yeahman anjovi! appreciate it. maybe I'll make something that'll inspire one of your raps soon!

[-GM- Quill]

I'd definitely keep this one around, even if you have to make a transition (not a chorus) that deviates from the main loop all together.and have it tie back to this part again.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Exactly the part I'm having trouble with actually! I find it hard to extend and deviate the melody for a hook type part. I think I'm just rusty from being away from the lab so long.