Eazy // Kanye West x The Game Reaction & Review

Ye is back and it's getting personal. Today, Miles and Spencer sat down and listened to The Game's new song "Eazy" which features a tell-all Kanye West verse where he speaks on the current state of his divorce, buying a house next door to Kim, and fighting Pete Davidson. The beats by Hit-Boy and the song is an absolute must-listen.

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After a Five Year Hiatus, LA Native Casey Veggies Returns with His New Independent Offering “Organic”

By Spencer Lobdell

Casey Veggies dropped his first mixtape in 2007 when he was 14. He was a founding member of Odd Future and then left to work with fellow Los Angeles native YG. He signed a major record deal with Epic Records, released his debut album Live & Grow, and quietly disappeared.

As we recently learned in a telling interview with DJ Booth, Veggies didn’t disappear but rather was at war with his record label, Epic Records. Veggies believed that the label didn’t believe in him as an artist and only wanted hits. “They had me waiting a little too long to drop music, and from them telling me they want this type of records, them telling me “We want hits,” we kind of hit a wall. It’s like, y’all want one thing, but y’all not necessarily helping me get that.”

Fast forward four years and countless piles of paperwork later and Casey Veggies is back with his most personal offering to date, a tape called Organic which was released independently free from the ropes that Record labels had used to tie him down.

Veggies released three singles prior to the release of Organic starting with “Mirage” back in February. The single allows us to dive into Casey’s psyche while reminding us that the veteran spitter has flow. A single called “Awarded” came next and would end up being the albums lead single and the only track to get a music video upon release. “Stop Playing” featuring LA peer Dom Kennedy was the final single coming out a week before the release of Organic.

Organic was released on June 7th as a 10-track effort with a run time of 36 minutes.

The album gets right into things with the intro track “Dream$” being one of my favorite joints on the project. Casey raps about his come up over a dreamy instrumental with a classic Los Angeles drawl and a back and forth flow that we’ve been missing since his last release in 2015. Veggies vocal layering is terrific on the hook and solidify this as one of the best offerings on this tape.

Casey keeps his momentum with the second track and lead single, “Awarded”. The track is insanely catchy and a flex at the root of the term (“When I walk in the building  I’m very important/I kept it real and ain’t get awarded). Two tracks into the album and there is already a strong theme of resiliency and independence.

“I Came Up” is the fifth song on the album and is host legendary west coast features YG and E-40. The song is as California as it gets with a G-Funk inspired instrumental that sounds like a perfect home for LA rapper 03 Greedo. YG and E-40 both live up to expectations and deliver solid verses that showcase their signature styles.

The seventh song on the album is “Candy” which features another iconic Los Angeles rapper, The Game. “Candy” is a love song about a true ride-or-die girlfriend who is good for more than hitting the town and popping bottles. I think Game precisely sums up the demeanor of this track on the last two lines of his second verse when he raps, “She from the 30's and I fuck with her/Witness to my first murder, nigga, so I'm stuck with her”.

“No Favors” follows “Candy” and is filled with joy and pride. On this track, Casey is transparent as an independent emcee who signed a record deal and learned that his artistic freedom is priceless. He brags that he is now free from Epic Record’s restrictive collar and able to do exactly as he pleases without needing to ask for favors.

Casey Veggies’ was gone for four years. He slowly floated out of relevance and it seemed like everyone had forgotten about the OG Odd Future emcee. That is until 2019 when the resilient rapper reinvented himself and burst back into the rap game with his independent offering Organic. The album is focused, entertaining, and delivers a clear message of toughness and independence. Casey’s pen game is sharp and while the topics are presented in a way we’ve seen before they are executed well. Casey Veggies has returned from the sunken place and is here to stay.

Favorite Tracks:

Dream$

Awarded

Candy (Feat. The Game)

Rating: 7.5

Listen to Organic here:

Organic, an album by Casey Veggies on Spotify

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Songs of the Week: April 14th

By Spencer Lobdell

Welcome to “Songs of the Week” a weekly segment where I highlight three of the best new songs released the week prior along with one throwback song of the week. To stay up to date on all new music, follow my Spotify playlist “What I’m Feeling” which is updated weekly to always include the freshest new music. Always 30 songs, hottest always at the top. Stream it here:

A playlist updated weekly with whatever new songs I'm feeling at the time. Always 30 songs and in order with what I'm feeling the most at the top.

New Songs of the Week:

“Sanguine Paradise” by Lil Uzi Vert

Sanguine Paradise, a song by Lil Uzi Vert on Spotify

Finally, for the first time in over half a year, Lil Uzi Vert has released new music on streaming services. “Sanguine Paradise” was one of the two singles the rapper released this week and it did not disappoint. On the track we hear Uzi spit classic Uzi bars and melodies over a horn driven instrumental that is right in his wheel house. After so much drama and delay it’s so good to finally hear official new music from Uzi. Hopefully this signals that we are close to the elusive Eternal Atake but at this point I’ve learned not to get my hopes up.

“Only time I be walkin’ when I’m on the moon, so I feel like Michael
I was talkin’ to my little slime, that’s a lil’ lizard, call her Geico”

— Lil Uzi Vert "Sanguine Paradise"

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“Jet Black” by Anderson .Paak (Feat. Brandy)

Jet Black (feat. Brandy), a song by Anderson .Paak, Brandy on Spotify

Anderson .Paaks Ventura is my album of the year so far and while it’s impossible to pick just one track to highlight, “Jet Black” featuring Brandy is an early standout and easy track to fall in love with. A pulsing kick drums keeps the song moving forward and perfectly complements with funky piano chords to make this song sound like a perfect night out on the town. “Jet Black” is sexy, up-beat, and just like everything else on Ventura, conceptually layered.  

“Jet black hair, baby, jet black hair
At least two grams in your blunt wrapped there
These two hands always land up on the small of your back
Should I ask if eyes can go there?”

— Anderson .Paak "Jet Black"

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“Georgia” by Kevin Abstract

Georgia, a song by Kevin Abstract on Spotify

Fans of the Brockhampton frontman have waited three years for the follow up to 2016’s American Boyfriend and with the release of his three-song EP ARIZONA baby it looks like the wait might finally be over soon. “Georgia”, my favorite song off the EP, is a slower song where Kevin goes into detail about his homosexuality and how it has complicated his life in unfair ways. The guitar driven instrumental creates the perfect soundscape for Kevin to float on top, tapping into a slower flow that emphasizes the meaning of every bar he spits.

“I lay on your chest, you wonder what’s next
I love when you breathe, it make me reflect”

— Kevin Abstract "Georgia"

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Throwback of the Week:

“Westside Story” by The Game (Feat. 50 Cent)

Westside Story, a song by The Game, 50 Cent on Spotify

In 2005, The Game released his Aftermath debut The Documentary. Largely accepted to be his best work and a classic, with The Documentary, Game gave fans over an hour of gangsta bars, relevant features, and clever name drops. “Westside Story” is the first song on the album and perfectly embodies everything there is to love about The Documentary. Every bar Game spits on this track is quotable and has meaning making each verse extremely entertaining. Fellow G-Unit member 50 Cent delivers with a killer hook that fits perfectly between Game’s aggressive verses. “Westside Story” is a defining track of the mid 2000s.

“Since the West coast fell off, the streets been watchin’
The West coast never fell off, I was asleep in Compton
Aftermath been here, the beats been knockin’
Nate Dogg doin’ his thing, DPG still poppin’”

— The Game "Westside Story"

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