Sway - This is my Demo

This is a fun little album given by Matt. I like the very British voice, it's refreshing. I like to hear rap/hip-hop from Britain because they tend to have better music in the background, not just the p. diddy way - "Hey let's sample a song and just put a beat to it, yay!" Sway is better, Sway is fun.

It starts off with "Little Derek." I like this song but I wonder . . . is he crowing? Every time he says, "fine" I think he's doing some sort of bird call. The song "Products" is really cool, makes wish I could perfect the stutter-rap. I like the line 'Not even a Jamiroquai hat/could fit my ego.' That's a funny rhyme for a nationality that seems to have Jamiroquai on their tele every few days. As for "Pretty Ugly Husband" the subject matter is slightly uncomfortable but the drum&bass in the background works beautifully - really frenetic. Like Busta Rhymes arms when he raps. The song "Sick World" is really cool. If Eminem was a Brit I think he would sound like this. The same style of rhyme. The same background noises to illustrate his points. But what is up with that wee wee sound? Is it the quintessential rap noise? I think Snoop Dogg uses it in every 3 songs or so. Weird.

This is a fun album. Matt did good by this one. I like it better than Dizzee Rascal; the music is better, plus I understand his raps.