Album DescriptionAvailable in:
This is that kind of rap that we’re missing out on. Ryan Carter is bringing something far and away from the norm, It is a solid piece of work, and the listener is better for it.
User Album Review
“Enter the Mind of the Court Jester” serves as the introduction to the album and it’s a proper one at that. When I first heard the sample drop it felt majestic and ballooned into a thumping backdrop for Ryan to expel game. Easily the first thing I noticed was just how much fun he had to have recording the album; it shows in his style—Suga Free meets Mickey Avalon with a hilarious dash of Lil’ B—one he made uniquely his own, smooth, suave and debonair to be certain.
“Acquit” is Ryan Carter’s interpolation of Eminem’s “Under the Influence”; what separates this from Em’s is Ryan’s ability to ability to web a story into the bouncy track. It’s silly, funny and lyrically pretty sound. This is that kind of rap that we’re missing out on because of the unwritten rule that every rapper nowadays has to take themselves supremely serious; Ryan is having a ball lyrically and the listener is better for it. “About the Honeys” shows his affinity for the ladies and the beat rides as well as anything on the radio right now and even though the theme remains sophomoric, you can’t argue his ability to rapid-fire spit over the track.
“My Song’s Proper” touched me because of nod to Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa”. Rather than take the novel approach and try to out finesse Biggie, he approaches the song with a totally different concept. That he was able to incorporate everything from salami to nerd-savvy topics had me rolling. It was especially here that I really started getting an understanding of who Ryan Carter is as an artist: a talented MC who might do away with the ‘street cred’ that other rappers hold close to chest for the ability to lyrically be himself. Don’t sleep either; the guy has BARS.
Intentionally lofi, there isn’t much to speak negatively of here—Ryan Carter has stepped cleanly outside the box and deftly donned a new one (very similar to the way Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake might)—but if I must in the name of objectivity, I’d say due to the subject matter it’s difficult to see what Ryan would sound like touching on more down-to-earth topics and over more original production. “Lame Figga” slides through over the Bobby Shmurda cut “Hot Boy” and you might think that there’s no way he could go in over this track–It’s just too gutter. Just too raw—yet somehow he does and while donning a tougher persona lightly goes over social issues that impressed me greatly. Plainly said, I rocks with it heavy. Overall, Ryan Carter is bringing something far and away from the norm and I’m happy for it because it allows the listener to escape the harsher realities we face on the daily. It is a solid piece of work that was thoroughly enjoyable. ~Charles Sweet for Cyber PR
External Album Reviews
None...
User Comments