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Illadelph's own X-Factor Records presents to you: Bobby
Deniro and his debut album Mucho Deniro. The
debut is impressive in that three of the album's cuts
are already featured in the independent film Immoral
Incident. It all begins with U Want Some,
which is a cool track that works a hard kick drum in
the style of the Dirty South both in its track and Bobby's
double beat rhyming. It works. It's not the typical
215 sound but that's not a bad thing in the name of
variety. I Want you Back takes the bar up another
notch because it has a phat R&B songstress riding
the break with a refrain that bookends the verses well.
I like this track. It sounds like some Cali Funk stuff
and I'm a big fan of that style. Bobby's influences
are all over the place. He represents well. Baby
Its Real sounds like the Bay Area's Paris to me.
See if y'all notice the same thing. It rides a familiar
R&B riff bouncing on a tight track. This is easily
the album's best song and has the potential to take
Bobby to bigger and better things. This cut instantly
had my head noddin.' This is a daytime single with cross
regional potential. I think this type of laid back jazzy
funk best suits Bobby Deniro's lyrical patterns. The
parental advisory comes into full effect, as the album
moves on to A.D.I.D.A.S. The title is a play
on the age-old acronym "All Day I Dream About Sex."
This is where Bobby Deniro's porn star persona is most
evident although he repeatedly relies on it through
the effort. This cut is in the same vein as Kool G.
Rap's Talk About Sex but without the phat beat
to back it up. The A.D.I.D.A.S. romp is 100%
raw, raw, rawness with guest appearances from the equally
explicit female rapper Tasha and Bobby's partner from
the group Moore Deniro: Sean Moore.
Sean's flow is tight and the rhyme is hittin'. The
After Party is a cliqued tale that suffers from
weak production but does include a promising hook that
could work in conjunction with a better track. After
The After Party, Bobby lays down five instrumental tracks
for cuttin, scratchin' or just freestylin' to. All five
of the breakbeats are butter. The production is on point.
This is the arena where Bobby Deniro truly shines. His
rhyming skillz are adequate but the beats are his bread
and butter.
I see a bright future here. I think y'all will agree.
Reviewed by Funk Wizard Snow
Editor - PhillyHipHop.com
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