Music Blogger, Ms. Street Cred gives an in-depth critique of the world of music directly from her own observation. Ear 2 The Streets is open to any genre of music and appreciates true artistry and originality. Ms. Street Cred supplies music lovers with a dose of culture,trends, and opinionated takes on the current and up and coming music artist.
It is the 9th month of the year and Cardi B has literally made a believer out of all of us. She has the #2 song in the country and even got Kodak Black on the remix for her hit "Bodak Yellow". While that is an awesome accomplishment for Cardi, we are here for my Summer 17' playlist. I am aware that a few of you have been patiently waiting for an update and I do apologize for the wait and hiatus. I have a bunch of awesome post lined up for you guys that I hope will bring back nostalgic memories as well as invoke thought and spark conversation. I wanted to come back with my summer playlist because unlike summers back when I was an adolescence I do not get to parlay during the summer or even go out for that manner these days. So my music intake is limited to late night binges on Youtube and my amped up Spotify list. I hope you guys enjoy this entry. And check out the dope visuals that I picked for summer 17' I think a few of you will agree that my picks are spot on. --M$C
Top 10 Songs
"I'm The One" - DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, & Lil Wayne
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. I am not a big fan of cover's or remixes unless you really take it there. I wasn't too impressed with the cover, given I don't really care for that particular Future song. It has it's moments but it's not a personal favorite to me. The only thing that set this apart from the original was the fact that I could make out what he was saying unlike Future he wasn't mumbling out his lyrics. He did hit on apparent memories and life woes and that made the content relatable. If artist were on original beats I believe they could actually hook their audience with everything they offer. I must admit I love when St. Pete artist showcase the beautiful sights and people that reside here. I am still getting familiar with Fast Money Ferrari and pin pointing exactly his caliber of rapper.I do not think he is just a cover rapper and I am excited to see this young man further build his craft. The video was shot by Aone Lenz Productions and while I'm not to familiar with the videographer's work yet, I am hopeful of what they have to come as far as visuals are concerned. Please take the time to check out my official rate as well as the visuals for "Charge it to the Game" below. --MSC
RATING:
Lyrics: 3.5
Instrumental:N/A
Visuals: 4
Star Potential:3.5
Overall:3
Favorite Line(s): " That's why I play'em close, that's why I do the most. I'm too hot to keep the bread, so I'm riding with the toast.
Born in Chicago,Illinois in the Englewood area. Brattnae has always been determined. Bratt uses her imagination and life experiences to write her music even though she is really quiet, her mind has so much built up where it is really easy for her to write music. Being a target of bullies started something much more. "I was the type of girl that got bullied. Why I really dont know but now I look back and realize why." Brattnae went on to further elaborate that she wasn't really good at anything except receiving good grades, especially in English. " I was an awesome writer and still am." Brattnae started writing music at a young age and had always had a passion for rhyming words and performing but never knew that she would one day rap. When she first began rapping it was something she used to escape reality. "It was just me rhyming words and writing out lyrics of industry songs. As I got older I realized it had become an addiction and a passion. It made me feel good." Being the only child for so long deeply impacted her personality. At the age of 13 is when she really started getting involved with music. Brattnae would type the "Do or Die" lyrics on her computer and repeat them multiple times until it was memorized. At this same age is when Brattnae dreamed of recording her own music and doing features but she knew she had to go to a studio. Even though she had grown up with a father who was a former musician himself that had stopped pursuing his dreams Brattnae thought maybe he would have tried to help her pursue hers but instead it was the complete opposite. Her mother, who isn't a fan of rap music wasn't supportive either so it was so hard for her to actually do what she loved. When Brattnae was 17 she was finally able to really pursue her dreams. Her mother had recently moved back to Chicago and upon graduating Brattnae, who was preparing for college had started working a summer job. This job finally allowed her access to fund her dreams of recording in a studio. "When I turned 17 I started paying for my own studio time.I would catch the CTA to the studio." When she initially started recording it made her feel weird. She recalls being nervous and shy but those feelings quickly wore off. She made her first song which was called " Metaphorically Speaking" Brattnae described the song as "Lyrically hot and very hip hoppy" She started writing to actual beats that she had found on sound click. She would record it and then upload it to YouTube. Though it may sound easy she admits those years were tough and challenging. "But I wouldn't trade those days for nothing in the world." She went off to college after that initial work but had no idea what she want to be and after just one semester she realized being two hours away from home with no car, money, and family that she no longer wanted to be there. Bratt went back home, found a full time job and enrolled into community college full time. She was still able to record when she wanted. From that continuous work came her song "Another Girl" which got numerous plays on Power 92.3. When she turned 20 she actually got to do an interview at 92.3 and drop her song "Gucci" she also started performing at clubs and bars.In 2015 she dropped her first mixtape #RapCrush, which dropped on Valentine's Day that year and is available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spinrilla. "That mixtape was special to me. I made it because I wanted to express the term "love" to my listeners with nice mellow tracks such as "Tonight" "Ride Out" and "For Her". After dropping her first mixtape she followed up with #CrazyCuteCool which is available on SpinrillaMost of her early songs like Brattysheez, Another Girl, and Gucci have all be played on the radio. In present times Brattnae is just working on her catalog, doing more videos, new mix tapes and more promotional avenues. She is also embracing modeling and working on an online Talk show. She is also interested in writing for artist. She is focused on the music, especially the business side, her new mixtape #50ShadesofPink slated to drop later this year and growing her fan base. Being a female rapper is just the tip of the iceberg but you guys will have to keep an eye out for Brattnae as she continues to grind for her craft. I hope to see growth and a lot of empowering songs from her. Check Out some of her content below and be sure to connect with her. --M$C
Q & A with Brattnae
[M$C]:Which female artist influences you?
[Brattnae]:I can say Trina, Lil' Kim and definitely Missy Elliot. Missy Elliot influenced my music a lot as a child she was who I listened to the most . She's so creative and cool her music was just different .
[M$C]:How has being bullying shaped your music?
[Brattnae]:Bullying shaped my music because as a child I never understood why kids didn't like me or why they used to talk about me . It hurt and it made me feel like I had no worth in the world especially when I was a pre teen and a teenager. When I started writing music it made me feel worthy and actually good it brought light to my world and the bullying only made me go harder with my music. Now I see why I was bullied. You know they saw something in me that they was envious of.
[M$C]: I saw you want to write for artist? Any particular artist?
[Brattnae]: I would love to write for a singer. I can sing but not really good. I can't do high notes so I would love to write for someone who could sing . As far as artist no one in particular just independent artist who have problems with writing.
[M$C]:Which lane of rapping for a femcee do you ride? The sexual or the aggressive?
[Brattnae]:I think I'm still stuck on the sexual side as a female artist I'm not the aggressive type but I'm trying to get in the middle when I could be hardcore and still sexy at the same time.
Where has this year gone? No like seriously I feel like the masses are just now finding out that you can be ugly and be your daddy son or that You can steal her man. Let's not forget that we loss Prince, Shawty Lo and Bank Roll Fresh this year (Amongst others). I won't even forget to mention that thanks to the Mannequin challenge that I will dub 2 Chainz's originally since his video is where I first saw it being executed flawlessly actually made Rae Sremmurd's song Black Beatles blow up like bomb. Or that Snoop encouraged the bubble gum, mumble rappers to continue to do what they do. Why he did that, the world may never know but it appears that Lil Uzi Vert, Desiigner, 21 Savage and (my personal favorite ) 22 Savage can still continue to deface the foundation of music.Even though I must admit a few of these mumble bee's are catchy and I couldn't help but add a few tracks to my personal playlist. The different challenges that made everyone a rapper was interesting to see. I have tried to cover everything under the sun in this recap. All the way to the fact that I spent two full weeks binge watching a biopic series about Celia Cruz which consisted of 80 episodes all in Spanish with English subtitles. No I will not be giving a recap on the show but if you are not familiar with who Celia Cruz was, stop reading this, open another tab and google her. Below I have compiled my top 20 tracks of 2016 and it was so hard to compile a years worth of music into 20 songs and to follow it up with 16 mixtapes/ albums. This years music selections were hot and gives so much promise to what 2017 will produce. I want to also Thank You guys for checking out my blog. 2017 is going to be an amazing year and I wish all artist and musically based professionals great prosperity in this upcoming New Year. May you all be blessed and keep your Ears to the Street.
Orlando's Big Trin has a new single off of his upcoming project "No Pressure No Diamonds entitled "Juice" it features camp mate Prince Greg. Have you ever felt like you were the mu'fuckin greatest or are you the mu'fuckin greatest? Big Trin refers to the Juice as such and he has a whole lot of it. With these two on a track there is an apparent difference in flows and I love that! Prince Greg adds a different sound and it's definitely an assist on his part as Big Trin raps about the Juice in his smooth vibe. Peep all the advice you gain while listening to this song. The official music video is dropping soon. Of course a video bomb will detonate as I anticipate visuals. Check out the audio for Big Trin ft. Prince Greg "Juice" below. And of course my official rating for this track. --M$C
RATING:
Lyrics: 3.5
Instrumental:N/A
Visuals: N/A
Star Potential: 4
Overall:4
Favorite Line: Big Trin: "Niggas talking big shit but they actions don't make a sound. " Prince Greg: " When you doing it right, it's gone take longer. "
Paublo Patrick and I after finishing "The Interview"
Mr. Idgaf dropped a video for his single "Ride On Em" while I see where he was trying to go with the opening of the video, it really didn't convey during the video. I had the pleasure of hanging out with him the day the video was shot and he is a really humble, down to earth, and cool dude. You're everyday street rapper is riding down on someone about their issue and Paublo Patrick delivers that presentation flawlessly in his lyrical content. Though the video could have had a more extended visual concept to accompany the lyrical content it was a good video. The 10 Hunnit movement was definitely present in the video, while I only recognized Teo, I am more than sure that a few more recognizable faces are there. I liked that besides the cliche' club scene with the entourage he had a dressed down outside scene that portrayed a wild, fuck some shit up demeanor. It was cool and showed that unlike how he was first presented dressed in a dope fit that he could turn down the swag and get dirty. I would love if you guys could press play on the latest from Paublo Patrick and check out Paublo Patrick's latest song called "The Interview" featuring Me! The rate and video are below, enjoy!
-M$C
Rating:
Lyrics: 4.5
Instrumental:N/A
Visuals 4
Star Potential: 4.5
Overall:4
Favorite Line: "I'm a dangerous man with a dangerous plan, dumb ass n*ggas better become a fan"
LV and my boy JF teamed up to create this dynamic collaboration. I am already a fan of Jf's lyricism and anything he touches usually holds my full attention because he is typically paired with another artist of his caliber or similar subject matter. I heard this song a few months back and had to make this a Song Bomb simply because people need to hear the true essence of Hip Hop again. LV develops a storyline that sounds straight out of his own diary. Using a common saying "Pray For Me" it gives listeners something they all can relate too. With JF gracing the track with a verse and the hook, he sets listener's up for his witty punch lines and his conscious lyrics. #PressPlay below on a dope collab from these two, two letter emcees. LV & JF. --MSC
Rating: Lyrics: 5
Instrumental:N/A Visuals N/A Star Potential: 4 Overall: 5
Favorite Line: "See You live, you die, you struggle, you strive, it's trouble you ride. By any means I will survive."
Hagen Lee, a St. Petersburg emcee teamed up with CLP Nation( Production) to birth Big
Badda Boom and the name along should have you rushing to press play. It's Big, It's got Badda, and it for damn sure has Boom. I love the fact that it cut to live footage of Hagen Lee and ABR chugging down beers on the beach and their friends cheering them on. It made it authentic and not so much like a concept driven video. And sick tattoo on the guy Drink, Fight, Fuck, I don't know if it's real but I thought it went well with what the song concept was. The single is featured on a compilation Mixtape called "Lab Rats Vol. 1" that is fully produced by and for CLPNation.com.( Download link below) Be on the look out for Hagen Lee's project titled " Working Class Hero" its slated to drop soon. Check out the visuals and rates for "Big Badda Boom" below. --MSC DOWNLOAD|LAB RATS VOL. 1 CLP NATION PRESENTS: LAB RATS VOL 1 - VARIOUS ARTIST
Rating: Lyrics: 5
Instrumental:N/A Visual:5 Star Potential: 4 Overall: 5
Favorite Line: "WALKING AROUND IN MY OLD MERCH LIKE I'M SO STYLIST, CAUSE TONIGHT INVITED WIFEY AND THE SIDE CHICK IT AINT A RAP SHOW IF WE DON'T SEE ANY VIOLENCE"
Big Trin, an Orlando emcee released his latest video for his single "Dreams" If you usually fall for the songs that sample a groovy old school song then you will fall victim to this. He not only isn't watered down visually his lyrics make him a lyricist in my book. He holds nothing back in this realistic conscious take on having dreams. He dives deep into his own dreams and unbeknownst to you, you're now thinking about your own dreams. I highly recommend that you guys press play below and check out the video. The video was shot by @LegitLooks and the song was produced by Statik Selektah. Also be on the look out for Big Trin's debut project "No Pressure No Diamonds" Coming Soon!!
--M$C
Rating: Lyrics: 5
Instrumental:N/A Visual:4 Star Potential:5 Overall: 5
Favorite Line: "Burning desire to be that number that come before two."
#SoundCloud on several occasions has transformed into a musical vortex and sucked me in. I can literally be checking out one artist and based off their likes of another artist I'll go check them out and I'm like hey that's really dope and it's a repetitive process until I can't even remember who I was originally checking out. With all that being said I have compiled a decent Top 10 of artist that I frequent on #SoundCloud. Of Course there's a Top 5 and that will display some pretty dope mixtapes available via #SoundCloud or for Download through a third party site. Please check out each artist and enjoy my compilation. --M$C
It's been a while but nothing but music has been flying through my brain. The walking ipod lives! With the summer kicking off I have been trying to not only stay cool but indulge my ears in some true summer jams. Below I have compiled my top 10 with a nice top 5 list of Artist that are heating up my summer playlist. Make sure to check them out and Enjoy!!
