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Me and Dom have been working on this album for almost 2 years. It's basically a concept album about the whole cycle of a relationship, thus the name the Love Cycle. So it's basically one big story of how you meet a girl, the start of a relationship, the relationship problems, and the end of the relationship. We put in a lot of work on this, personally some of my best verses are on this album. I hope you guys like it.
And let's begin the jouney of hooking up, and breaking up, with Tiffany...
Gotta Have You: I figured that most of the time, one would meet a girl at the club or a party; explains the use of this beat. Dom kicked this whole project off real nicely. There's something about the first four lines that marred well with the beat. K Hooks felt real shakey on the hook. Sean, you had me rolling with the rolling dialogue in the verse, along with playing Tiffany.
I Know: Main Event West? Okay. So according to the hook, this is certainly the "let me hit it" track. Your verse def got to the point: Give it up so I can get out! Dom started well, but the flow was shaky heading towards the midpoint. Afterwards, money was definitely ahead of the beat.
The Morning After: This shit had me dying, as well as playing "Fat Tiff." I gotta find a way to pull this off as well, but the skit would have been mad effective if Dom was recorded on a seperate track and hit with a EQ effect. The thing is making sure the shit doesn't sound awkward as hell.
Say Waddup: Ooooh. This beat sounds like some Mike Rizzy shit. No doubt, the "get at me later" track. Dom had a few delivery issues that took away from his verse (ie: starting some lines early). The hook was legit on this one as both sides worked out. This time, Sean coming with something nice in the first four lines (or even two). There were about two slips within the recording on the delivery side.
Tell Me: Ah, something familiar. This has to be the "tell me what's on your mind" track. Again, the vocal sample is sick, but the synths are mad heavy. The "call" references in your verse still shine. I remember hearing Krystale in joints after this, so I'm sure that this joint is just a small low point and has improved more. Dom's flow was consistent, even with the one slip. Looking at the tracklist, bringing up "Through The Rain" could have been a bit too soon. Again, you's some fools at the end.
Think I'm Fallin': Obviously the title says what this one's about. Stepping in when the drums haven't kicked in is the hardest thing to do. Dom's flow sounded a little awkward because he had a hard time following the synths, so that really took away from the intro overall. The difference was night and day within his actual verse. Krystale sounded more polished than she did in the previous track. You handled this one pretty well. The catch/cats lines were pretty ill. These endings are comedy.
Too Close: Something about this is familiar. Maybe I heard this on your myspace or something. Anyhow, this must be the "give me some space" track and it's smooth. You rocked this one with some real talk. What's funny is that Dom's vibe was a bit too much for the track. He noticed it and tried to hold back, but kind of went back to that hype. I thought it was interesting how both verses ended the same way. I lost it at the skit towards the end. Seeing that Dom brought up "Single Tonight," it would have been ill to fade into the actual joint instead of letting the hook go again.
Single Tonight: So we have the "return to square one" joint. Dom rocked solid on this one. The hook was done pretty well. Again, there's something about Hooks' singing that is real unpolished at this point in time. Sean, you started well until what I call the "Green Eggs" lines ("We can do it in the..."), where you let the control get away from you. After that, you were back in control until the end.
Falling Out of Love: Another familiar joint. Once again, you came with the real talk. From "good" to "bad" was an interesting transition. Krystale certainly sounds better on this track. Dom did well here. I felt like his dubs weren't locked as well as they could have been.
Baby Come Back: Yep, another one that I recall. The sample on this was dope. The bassline bummed me out because the second tone was out of pitch. You both went in with your lives on this. Lyrically, Sean's verse was solid with no real slips. More of the same with Dom, but I do like how he ended his verse.
Even Through The Rain: I certainly remember this one too... Back when Dom was Young Sav or something along those lines. Dom's delivery was cool as well, but it sounded like he was losing steam towards the end of his verse (writing-wise). Sean, you came with it, especially with handling the harder delivery points. In truth, there was only one real slip overall.
Rude Chicks: I believe I heard this elsewhere too. Dre T made it real clear in the hook. Sean, you set this up real well with (again) playing the girl. Dre's pattern from the hook resurfaces again in his verse, but the switch-up worked out okay. Only one real slip in his verse overall. Dom's vibe really made his verse with no drums knocks... Shit, even when the drums kicked in.
PDGS: I'll be honest and say that this joint really didn't fit well with the rest, even for a bonus. Unless it was the whole getting at the "Rude Chicks" and them calling you "jerks" ... The fuck, I don't even know. Anyhow, I'm def not a big fan of this beat. Sean, I can tell this isn't your lane music-wise, although you understand the trend. You did what you could... You did get ahead of the beat a bit in the beginning, but cleaned up along the wasy. Dom did okay. I laughed a bit at the old school "Miss Me" shit. A clean recording altogether. Rufio sounded a bit too to dead in his verse. There were a few slips in delivery and flow.
So after all this time, this was indeed a solid mixtape. As I said before, "PDGS" was out of place and probably should have been part of the "Are You Not Entertained" series. I also felt like "Rude Chicks," although a bonus, could also have served well kicking off the whole mixtape.
A Philosophical Half
A Verified Third
A Quarter of AR's Slaughter
I will edit this when I'm completely done listening to the whole thing and when I'm not so out of it. But half way through it... I'd have to say I like it so far. ^_^ Merry Christmas sucka.
