Here, Rapsody’s wordplay moves from one boastful example of her skills to the next.
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The first track, “Feel It,” moves slow with crescendoing horns and bass kicks that are full of syncopation. With production from Khrysis, Eric G, Nottz and 9th Wonder, Beauty and the Beast hits heavy and sets up Rapsody to do what she does best. Without guest appearances, Rapsody delves into more serious topics, but also reminds us that she can rap for the sake of rapping. This is most definitely true of her recent EP, Beauty and the Beast. Either way, there is one constant that goes with the North Carolina MC: she always brings it. You are either familiar with Rapsody because of her work with Kooley High, her solo projects or a combination of both. As she states on the aforementioned “Who I Am,” we can all see where Rapsody is coming from, but it’s not until this record where we get to see that she’s finding and feeding through this herself: “We can’t change like dyes/ So make music like this so you don’t forget/ And always remember and recognize who you are.” The 9th Wonder produced “Hard to Choose” grounds itself in specific detail, which leads to a bigger idealistic theme: “Cause I love all races but we gotta raise ‘em/ Cause I know the scale tipped ain’t in no black girl’s favor/ Hey yall we all outcasts, these black girls favor/ The blonde Barbie and scars, we all gotta save ‘em.”īeauty and the Beast is a worthwhile and collectable record because it sheds light on personal experience while retaining replay value, booming hip-hop variation and the Rapsody effect, the theory that states that everything Rapsody produces is an experience within itself. However, most of this thematic lead is portrayed through tracks that are scarred and wounded by life’s experiences.
Some of this is showcased on a logical straightforward in-your-face light, like the stretching mood setter “Waiting On It (Baby Girl)” and its rhythmic trot (“ I rose like your face to make up for shit that you do/ Bust Smith & Wessons, I’m a weapon to those wept on you”). For much of the EP’s run, Rapsody runs with the idea that experiences and retrospective outpouring is needed to better understand yourself and the bustling world around you. Though we all know who Rapsody is, Beauty and the Beast is very much a self-reflective record that inspects the inner-workings of this intelligent MC from her point of view. “Everyday I wake up lacing my Jordan, they know who I wake up being every morning.” On “Who I Am,” the second track off of her B eauty and the Beast EP, Rapsody feeds us with the truth. I’m the player, the banker, and a Parker Brother in jest. With material better suited to hang thoseĪnd don’t bet your bottom dollar I’ll provide a community chest.īut I won’t hear it over the roll of my dye On the lost souls frozen over by my intoxicating winds. On a belt no longer worthy of any man’s attention. How many pieces must I drain to build my hotels? Gleaming hat in one hand and cream in the other If you would like to have your poems in the next Bonus Cut Poetry installment, just email us at installment features Bonus Cut’s
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