Ben Waid - The Summer Solstice (Review)
Mannnn haven't done a review in a while but I got asked to do a review on the homie Ben Waid's "The Summer Solstice" project which I've been recently jamming cause the sound first of all nobody's doing dude made a lane for this and it works I fuck with this heavy but let me get to each track on this to show you what I mean....
Wake Up & Live: first track on the project shit is sooo enlightening bro and I might use that word a lot or define these track just cause this shit ain't normal and I mean that in the best way I can cause the sound is so unique. Perfect way to start a project
He Said She Said: now if a track don't bring me in and get my curiosity I can't fuck with it...that ain't the issue here at all this shit dragged me in and definitely had the mellow feel that I can dig for sure
Love At First Site: I'm digging this off the first listen a lot really like the slow tempo sounds very jazzy and once Ben lays down his vocals it fits so perfect with the production and if I'm not mistaken is done by him so dude really out here with creativity
Planes Ft Shelly Kicks & Pauliiito: yo shit sounds like Tarantino score forreal like I can totally hear this on DJANGO or Hateful 8. Also side note this trio together in this track is brilliant all have different styles but it works
GIRL: has that Rasta feel haha but I fuck with it the lyrics are real af the chorus is clever like dude really is showing off his talent with so much ease
GOLDEN ORA FT STAZI: alright this shit sounds like some HANDSOME BOY MODELING SCHOOL gems forreal if you don't know who that group is learn your hip hop producer history quick because that shit is very lit for me and the STAZI feature is such a delight on this track forreal
MY HAPPY FACE: different approach than the last couple of tracks but I don't have no complaints cause this track is sooo dope to me like the mood of this is calming but yet instense really difficult to explain but that's the shit I enjoy...music that's leaves you finding a word to explain it
One Of Us Ft. Trevon Tate & Malik White: I hear different elements of music in this joint that I really dig but that was expected already this one I can't just pick my favorite thing about it, it is literally all over the place greatness that might the best way to describe this forreal very dope features as well definitely add to the uniqueness
BUTTERFLIES: might be but I got a John Mayer feel from this and I hold John to a high caliber since I really enjoy his music but I guess this far in the project it's safe to say Ben Waid might have reach that caliber
Roses: such a nostalgic feel, very mesmerizing track like it's a perfect drug trip that's leads into pure art man I need this track on repeat when I smoke at all times
Delusional: as much as the first track means to me the last track is just as important and fuck back to what I said about dude style shit is very unique and lyricsism is too great definitely a great way to end this ride of pure greatness
man what more can I say yo like this easily became my favorite thing to jam now next to Midnight Mauraders, So How's Your Girl Doing & St Elsewhere I hold those to my greatest feels of music and this just joined that forreal. Very wavy sir hope to see more of this invade the city and hope this wakes people of the wavy that is Ben Waid