Video Bomb: What's Love|A.V. w/ Rate

         

 First and foremost shout out to A.V. for coming hard on a sample and further more channeling this weird Soulja Slim / B.G. vibe. I'll be honest and say I didn't expect this much raw and real rap on this track. The video is Directed by Motion Minds, and while most rappers do visuals where there are home scenes or studio scenes I thought it was appropriate for this video and made it more lovable. The fact that this is a Florida bred rapper sounding like he from New Orleans is a pleasant surprise.  I love finding hidden gems like this. The content is relatable to anyone living the street life or knows loss of someone who lives or lived that lifestyle. A.V. touches on personal accounts of dangerous situations he faced as an adolescent, as well as the all to familiar reality that a lot of young black male's face with incarceration. When I first heard the Tina sample I wasn't sure what to expect given Tina was recounting an abusive relationship in the original. Yet I love the twist the sample presented with a real rap feel. I feel like as powerful as the message was he and his videographer could have come up with a lot more as far as a story line. I did enjoy seeing A.V. in almost a reflective state when he was in the living room and the family portraits were being shown. I really like this song and can't wait to see what A.V. and Wynners Circle have up their sleeves. Connect with A.V. below through his social media accounts and check out my official rate for the video below! 

--M$C 

 RATING:

Lyrics: 5

Instrumental:N/A

Visuals: 4.5

Star Potential:4.5

Overall:5

Favorite Line(s): "Shit crazy how the tables turn overnight, yesterday is straight today, And Niggas fake that's why I stay prayed up and out these niggas way. And ask the Lord not to let me and this AR catch a motherf*ckin murder case. " 

What's Love|Visuals

           

Connect w/ A.V.

Twitter: @2TheReal_AV8

IG: playrunna_av

SnapChat: playrunna_av

SOUNDCLOUD: PLAYRUNNAZ A.V.

Facebook: Wynners Circle Entertainment LLC

Email: PLAYRUNNAZAV@Gmail.com

Zell Heff| Drug Abuse Video Bomb w/ Rate

Well I am always happy to share Zell Heff's work as it is always right up my alley. He dropped the official video for his song " Drug Abuse" and with the crazy mind of videographer J WALKAWALKA you should expect it to embody the feel of drug abuse. While I am not a supporter of drug use to a certain extent I can see how this song topic can be relevant as the apparent use of cough syrup and other widely used recreational drugs are now at the forefront of current rap and hip-hop trends. He definitely is honest and I can always count on Zell to come with a fire message. I enjoyed the visuals and thoughtfully listened to Zell's words. The downtown sights and the behind the scenes were an added bonus as it aren't too many people concerned with actual behind the scene content. I guess music videos are getting shorter or either the song but I wished it was longer, I suppose with these 15 second videos in social media we just shorten everything now. This song will definitely be added to my personal playlist. Please take a moment to check out the latest visuals from St. Petersburg artist Zell Heff below. And of course my rate for him is below as well. Enjoy!

--M$C 

 RATING:

Lyrics: 5

Instrumental:N/A

Visuals 4.5

Star Potential: 5

Overall:5

Favorite Line: "Back to the money, it's calling I'm coming. Monday through Sunday Came from the bottom and made it to something, it's nothing. "

DRUG ABUSE| VISUALS 

              



PROD. BY: CMA DUECE
DIR. BY: WALKAVISIONZ

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@JWALKAWALKA

Video Bomb: B1 X Sosa X Young Huli w/ Rate

Below there is a triple threat going in on this song called "Came A Long Way" New to me and probably to a few of you, B1 teams up with other Burg natives Young Huli (Check out Im A Fool- By Young Huli) And Sosa, one half of rap due Tha Homies and delivers something for the streets. This song instantly screamed MTV Jams to me.  It is shot by BBROSFILMZ they have done quite a few videos for artist out of St. Pete check them out on youtube(BBROSFILMZ). The production is sick and the lyrics compliment the beat well. Each verse was diverse and the song gets me so hype. The idea of staying away from those that didn't necessarily mean you any good shouts motivation anthem. The dynamic look of each guy is visable. They each presented their own persona which didn't make it gimmicky, the entourage of people is typical though and is classic cliche for anthems of this sort but I appreciate scenes with all the people they cool with being present to show love during their time to showcase their talents. I enjoyed reviewing this video as well as having the pleasure to meet Young Huli and meet and work with Sosa. Check out some true soulja's of my city put on for our city. And check out my rate below! 

Rating:

Lyrics:5

Instrumental:N/A
Visual:4.5
Star Potential:5
Overall: 5

Favorite Line (s):

Sosa: "When I say my shooters gone do it, it's the young niggas I influence, got a lot of niggas that will ride with me and a few ones that a die with me." 

Young Huli: " I  kick hoes to the curb like Bruce Lee, I'm the realest nigga walking on two feet, do you pussy nigga Ima do me, I ride with an Ak on the backseat and ain't nan one of you niggas gone stop me." 

B1: " Flipping through the city witcha bitch, rental car action behind tint, before she jump out the car she gotta suck this dick, hair doo money, money spent."

Video Bomb|Came A Long Way

Video Bomb: Smurf The God|Seen It All w/ Rate

Taking place mainly at a local liquor store familiar to most St. Petersburg, FL natives, Smurf the God definitely played it safe and simple in this video. Though I am not a fan of beat jackers and admire original productions to accompany original lyrics, I loved his lyrical content. This is the type of music I could ride through the city and just vibe to.  The content was realistic and relatable to those living that type of life.  The visual content matched what he was talking about and the additional locations for the video were ok, again playing it safe. Due to the fact that I am a stickler for details I did notice that the editor of the video nor Smurf payed attention to the spelling of the song when it came on during the opening. Besides grammatical mistakes I enjoyed the visuals and even though this video dropped November of last year it's still worth a check out. Below get my rate for the video and connect with Smurf The God.

--M$C

Rating:

Lyrics:4.5

Instrumental:N/A
Visual:3
Star Potential:4
Overall: 4

Favorite Line: "Yeah, I must admit it never had a pot to piss in, but I always had a fork and a eye on the stove. " 

           





Be On The Look Out For.....

Follow Smurf

Twitter:@smurfthegod
IG: @smurfthegod

Video Bomb: Concrete Souljaz w/ Rate

Sampling 2 Pac's "To Live and Die in LA" St. Petersburg's Concrete Souljaz breathes his vibe into the 727. This particular track also features 10 Hunnits front man Young Teo. The visuals are crisp and clean. Recognizable landmarks. Set in different parts of the city makes me happy that they didn't just stay in one spot they expanded their vision to include a familiar pool hall, park, and corner store. The lyrics were decent and not a disappointment. A few cameos from other St.Petersburg artist added to the home town vibe and I enjoyed the video. I like what each artist brought to the track and it was definitely The west coast definitely meets the east coast in this track. Be on the look out for more from the Concrete Souljaz and be on the look out for "From The Struggle 2" from Young Teo. Check out my rate and the video below.

--MSC

       

Rating:

Lyrics: 4

Instrumental:N/A

Visuals 5

Star Potential: 4.5

Overall:5

Favorite Line: "Always on the paper chase, looking for the come up, No 3 6 but we love to tear the club up."

Visuals|To Live And Die in St. Pete

            

Fuckin' Wit Ha| Video Bomb w/ Rate

I can only start this post off by saying that I annoyed my special guy and my own ears with continuous play of the audio. So when I saw that the official video had been released, I was beyond ecstatic. I will say that it delivers everything you expect to get from a Cristol track. It has the bounce, the ass, and that exact touch from fellow song contributers Blackboi & Tampa's Tom G. I wasn't suprised that there was not much of a storyline as most of Cristol's videos feature woman visually beautiful enough to distract the viewers from the lack of a storyline. Given the content of the song, I expected to see something a lil more well thought out. Especially during Tom G's part but I was not disappointed in what was presented. I have included my rate for this video below and I expect most men to be pleasantly pleased with the eye candy gracing the video. Cristol won me over with the track but I am quite indifferent about the video simply because there was nothing that stood out about it. The song itself is a definite smash and I can see myself still jamming to this in the new year. Press Play on the latest from HusschBoy artist Cristol featuring Blackboi & Tom G!

-MSC

Rating: 
Lyrics: 5

Instrumental:N/A
Visual:3.5
Star Potential: 3.5
Overall: 4

Favorite Line: "Do it make them hoes hate, you got money in the bank, you can buy your own drinks, hoes be looking all stank, but you don't care  what they think!"

     

Hagen Lee X CLP NATION| Video Bomb w/ Rating

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"

 VISUALS|BIG BADDA BOOM