Outlaw Mel - Dallas, Texxxas (Album)

It's finally here, the debut from Outlaw Mel, "Dallas, Texxxas," & those triple x's are warranted cause from the jump, he's making love to the music and pointing his finger up high on "Ode 2 the Skyline", putting several ones up for various people & sectors within his hometown, letting them know that he's bringing it back full circle. He ever forgets where he comes from & who has always been faithfully down & supportive of what he's doing.

Going "Bezerk" on the clubby overindulge, you can see the bills piling up on the floor & the strippers grabbing every last one & soon they'll be like "Thurrdeygo." Him & The Outfit, Tx just doing what they do best, feeling themselves & turning up & the beat selection are some of the most interesting takes on the trap genre I've heard in a while. They're almost as witty as the rhymes are, specifically the bass with little to no drums on "Jiggin' Man," which finds him & Outlaw Jayhawk telling these hoes that they can get it, so what's up?

He's been "broke b4," so he's never afraid of going back to his roots cause Mel knows as long as he puts in some "Good Ovatime" with his craft, he's going to restack it all up cause that's all he knows. Hustle, for Mel, has a "D.R.E.A.M." to fulfill, so send a "Prayer Patna," one that'll reassure him that all you want is for him to win or else he may have to "Hurt Some" but how meditative the production is on those shows that he'd rather keep the peace. However, he still holds the piece, just in case & we can't help but make "A Toast" to Outlaw Mel for a debut that defines precisely who he is & where he comes from.