Hip Hop's global appeal has harvested numerous ripe acts from the UK, and Jehst is the cream of that crop. Spitting "liquor breath introspect"is what Citizen Smif (one of many aliases) does best, with cerebral wordplay woven into flows of perpetual multisyllabic rhymes. The word 'lyricist' is sometimes not enough.
"Lets take it back to '79" Jehst was born in Kent but moved to Huddersfield at an early age. There he experienced the bleak realities of the post-industrial north, experiences he often relates to in his music. After his school years he moved to London for a university education and released the EP, Premonitions in 1999. This debut release was through his co-founded label, YNR, but after collaborating with Task Force he began working with Low Life Records. Over the next few years he created a couple of EPs and several singles which all came together on an 11 track CD that accompanied the 2002 release of his 12", The Return Of The Drifter.
If I asked you to imagine the picture of what a rapper is, I could garuntee that the image in your head is at the opposite end of the spectrum as Grieves. However, this skinny little white boy does not claim to be something he is not. He may seem rather juxtaposed within his world of rap but he seems comfortable within himself.
Heavily influenced by the famous Chicago blues clubs that his father introduced him to at a very young age, Grieves' music is very much soulful and can easily be categorized as emo. His consistently metaphorical lyrics are deeply introspective and are often spine chillingly cold. Though his demonstration of semantics is highly intricate his delivery is perfect and is flawlessly maintained during his live performances. The raw emotion in his voice is beautifully accompanied by a professionally mixed production that gets you nodding your head with no hesitation.
The self proclaimed, 'Bob Dylan of rap' is one grimy lyricist. It's played out to automatically compare white emcees to Eminem but Matlock certainly reminds you of an early Marshall Mathers.
With wordplay out of the top drawer that's crafted so perfectly it would be easy to disregard the standard of it's delivery, however Matlock's use of multisyllabic rhymes and more than impressive breath control demonstrates that his flow is straight out of that same drawer of his lyricism. It's a delight to hear a rapper just enjoy themselves. Listen to The Moonshine LP. From hearing Matlock drop his first words to the energetic old school beat of Liven It UP, 'Fuck you! Microphone check, 1, 2...' You can't help but smile and not stop 'till long after the outro of the album.
The self proclaimed, "Best Rapper Alive", has dropped his 7th album The Carter 3. In an economy like this where albums struggle to even reach a million copies, this masterpiece hit a million in its first week. The last album to come close to this was 50 Cent's The Massacre which sold 800,000 in a weeks time-span. This time Lil Wayne elevates his game yet again, dropping in with a new catchy AutoTune themed album.
With hit tracks such as: Lollipop feat. Static Major, A Milli, and Got Money feat. T-Pain, it's no surprise why it went platinum. But in one week, is just incredible, it is one for the history books definitely.
What can you say about this movie? Intense? Sad? Chilling? No. The word that comes to mind is Inspirational, a great tale of a Brooklyn native that climbs his way from the streets to the suites. A bone chilling movie that gave me goosbumps here and there, and waterworks at the end. OK -- maybe not waterworks, but close to it. The movie begins during BIG's childhood, while living in Brooklyn with his mother. He was an observer to begin with. Seeing people hustle, rob, and make money illegaly. His mother tried her best to keep her influence stronger than the streets influence; but to no avail. By 15, BIG was selling crack cocaine, flunking out of high school, and wearing handcfuff's as jewelry.
Hip Hop's global appeal has harvested numerous ripe acts from the UK, and Jehst is the cream of that crop. Spitting "liquor breath introspect" is what Citizen Smif (one of many aliases) does best, with cerebral wordplay woven into flows of perpetual multisyllabic rhymes. The word 'lyricist' is sometimes not enough.
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If I asked you to imagine the picture of what a rapper is, I could garuntee that the image in your head is at the opposite end of the spectrum as Grieves. However, this skinny little white boy does not claim to be something he is not. He may seem rather juxtaposed within his world of rap but he seems comfortable within himself. 
The self proclaimed, 'Bob Dylan of rap' is one grimy lyricist. It's played out to automatically compare white emcees to Eminem but Matlock certainly reminds you of an early Marshall Mathers.
The self proclaimed, "Best Rapper Alive", has dropped his 7th album The Carter 3. In an economy like this where albums struggle to even reach a million copies, this masterpiece hit a million in its first week. The last album to come close to this was 50 Cent's The Massacre which sold 800,000 in a weeks time-span. This time Lil Wayne elevates his game yet again, dropping in with a new catchy AutoTune themed album. 
What can you say about this movie? Intense? Sad? Chilling? No. The word that comes to mind is Inspirational, a great tale of a Brooklyn native that climbs his way from the streets to the suites. A bone chilling movie that gave me goosbumps here and there, and waterworks at the end. OK -- maybe not waterworks, but close to it. The movie begins during BIG's childhood, while living in Brooklyn with his mother. He was an observer to begin with. Seeing people hustle, rob, and make money illegaly. His mother tried her best to keep her influence stronger than the streets influence; but to no avail. By 15, BIG was selling crack cocaine, flunking out of high school, and wearing handcfuff's as jewelry. 
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