Rapaholics Magazine NYC.

Rapaholics
Rap Music Review
August 10th 2007.
Coming from Harlem N.Y. And being around almost at the beginning of Raps Creation, Going to Red-light party’s in The Bronx, watching brotha’s brush their beaver caps an hats with the Utmost care applying just a pinch of baby oil. Learning the difference between box gators an ‘’Lizards’’. Watching ‘’Crazy leggs’’ The 2 live Crew ,the Juice Craw Perceep and others perform .

I understood that music and Lyrics was the place my Heart needed to be for self expression. Mos Def has Estrella has ‘’SOUL’’ and I would describe them as ‘’The Peoples’’ Rappers. Hailing from Washington state I was in for a welcome surprise. Not a Group of ‘’silly’’ Raps in our desperate times of War and Racial conflicts, OR Fantasy Cartoon escapism is what I have been hearing lately.

Their Lyrics address their personality ‘’I got business in my mind an Music in my Heart’’ as well as mentions of the Black power Movement. The Beats are good But the Rappers out shine the beats, and I would’ve liked to hear the hard Dry thump of the bass give Props to the Rappers as they deserve it. They say that their Group’ ’jus kinda happened’’.. well It doesn’t sound like that as they have been spittin for a while.

Being white in the Rap game is like Reverse Racism, or being a Female MC, you have to twice as good as the Best Rappers. Where nowadays that title is ‘’Up’’ for grabs…as even the most commercial are lookin to ‘’Jack’’ the streets for more Platinum lyrics as Rich Rappers aint slingin no mo…and aint in Jail so The tales they tell are Flat and Unbelievable!!..

The good part is that there not tryin to sound Black, or be something that there not. Their having fun with the Music and have a strong undertone of growing Consciousness‘. They left me wanting to hear more ‘’Political’’ they have it in them, it’s needed, and it’s the one thing that will separate them from the ‘’Average ‘’white’’ lead Rap group. Tone wise one may compare them to ‘’Ill Bill’’ or Necro’’ underground NYC MC that are ‘’wild and Crazy guy’s’’ and have a hell of an Underground following Estrealla has the Power, and the Talent, they have the Molotov cocktail in their hand, the fuse Lit…Now all they have to do is show their Politics, make that Original strong stand…and throw that Bitch..
DUCK because Estrella is comin with FIYA!! out of 5 mixed tapes. I give Estrella 4 mixed Tapes.check their sites! www.myspace.com/taybot3 http://www.taybot3.com/