Eske - Fuckin Problems (ft. BKnitts, Tommy Prospect & Bobby Woody) [New Song]

Ayo! It's Bill Nye's 2nd cousin aka the original Black Nerd, Waverly Spades! I'm pretty sure this song was released about a month ago, but I had to post it! It has three people that I've posted before and love! (BKnitts, Bobby Woody, and Tommy Prospect) If you don't recognize Tommy Prospect, it's because he used to go by the name TGK. "Tommy Prospect" sounds a bit more matured to me. I like it. The new kid here is a Milwaukee rapper that was raised in the suburbs of Chicago (lolwut?) named Eske. I'm pretty sure that's a river in Ireland. And now that I've taught you something new, we can go on with the song! I'll just tell you guys how I like it verse by verse.

BKnitts - This verse was one of the hardest to me. Also the 2nd funniest. "Sweet Jesus. BKnitts, stop rapping like you mean it! People gotta think you're not manic or conceited!" The verse easily switches around and gets a bit narcissistic. That's not a bad thing. It's just really clever to use your problems on a trap called Fuckin' Problem lol. "Got 2Chainz, I'll be glad to rip em off ya!" Did I hear BKnitts do Schoolboy Q's "yawk yawk" thing?

Eske - I have mixed feelings about this verse. It's not bad or anything, but you know how people feel about ASAP Rocky's verse of the original to this song? That's how I feel about this verse. It's only feature quality, but it's his song. Eske speaks a lot about the job market and rappers messing things up being his problems, but other times, lyrics put together just don't make sense to me. Overall, this verse is great. I listened to some of the other stuff on this guys YouTube where I like his verses more. They just make more sense to me! My main complaint is the quality. The verse sounds recorded on a laptop! Step that game up, son!
"Music game is tough and this job market's cutthroat." 

Tommy Prospect - I like that first line. It reminds me of Camus' "Maman died today" in The Stranger. "Me and Bobby just some hoodrat misfits." idk why exactly, it's just odd. like, who starts a verse like that? lol. "I'm gifteeeed like Christmas!" I see who is the Drake of this song. lol. "See a 14 year old, all y'all know is the man!" I like Tommy's verse because instead of rapping about his problems, he raps about his lack thereof. Not saying he has a lack thereof, but this is the verse that seems most mainstream crafted, but it's not. Instead of complaining, it's basking in the happiness of the moment. I fucks widit.
"I'm gon punch my problems in the face. What the fuck is a problem anyway?"

Bobby Woody - okay as soon as I heard "THEY LOVE DINGO GANG THAT'S THE FUCKIN' PROBLEM," I had that face like "this nigga.." This verse is the funniest to me. Bobby clearly is the one who sticks to the topic of the song: fucking girls; but his problem: girls don't want to fuck him. lol. "I said 'girl, I know  you want this dick!' She said 'Bobby, that shit sick!'" Like it starts off really serious like "And now this music shit is a business," but somehow gets to lines like "A virgin getting more bitches on his Toshiba" lmao is this nigga rapping about porn? I don't understand! And he gets to talking about the friend zone and shit. Somebody, please put this in RapGenius for me. I'm having a fuckin problem understanding what he's rapping about!
"Ho happy she got a nigga acting niggerish.. Bitch, I got a white girl acting liquorish!"

Overall, I like the song! Nerd approval over here!

Oh and by the way, I saw this.. That video is almost at 1000 views. Where's the video, you liars?

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TGK - No Curfew (Volume 2) [Mixtape Review]

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So what's up? It's me: Waverly Spades,  the black nerd; aka Bill Nye's 2nd cousin; aka the real Carlton Banks. Today we have, 14 year old, Thomas Bates, aka TGK's (an acronym for Thoughts Getting Kreative) new mixtape "No Curfew Vol 2."

Headed To Gold [Prod. by Bobby Woody] - I like the beat. It's jumpy. The song is nice little introduction. Not much to say here.
2.9/5

Sittin' On My Sofa [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - This is one of the tracks that dropped before the tape. It had a music video and everything. I love this song. Being a listener to TGK to a while, I honestly think this is one of the best songs I've heard from him. I believe he produced this himself too.. ? This song somewhat describes TGK to me: A young, chill, white kid who can rap (who has a lot of potential). While a tad bit lacking in lyrical content, the chill flow and beat make this a dope song. (The Future Effect). If you haven't seen it, the music video for this is cool too.
"I don't read masterpieces. I write them."
4.6/5

Next [Prod. by Regal Safari] - This beat alone is dope! TGK screaming around is cool. One thing that anoys me is is the off-keyed chorus. (PerfectPitchProblems)
3.7/5

Global [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - err I don't like the beat so much, but the track is okay. As the song goes on, the looped beat gets catchy. The exponados are cool though. Who passed gas?
"Chasing paper. I got these haters chasing pavements."
2/5

Birds Are Dope. [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - I didn't like it at first, but after I listened to this track a few times, I LOVE this beat and that chorus. Kreative's brother, Nick Bates killed it on the remix too. This track is hot.
"Haters hush up like Jessica Lange." WHAT? That movie was released when he was born? Whatchu know about that Thomas? lol.
4.9/5

Lost In Space (ft. Kitto) [Prod. by Cheif Kitto] - Ok. I'm not even going to lie. The song is weak when I first pressed play. Kitto's verse was okay. The beat isn't fully mixed, so that annoys me some (like the fake Carlton made ), but when TGK comes in, it comes off more listenable. I like the chorus. It's a change in pace for the song. There was one section in the song about how 2Pac is the most overrated rapper. I don't personally agree with this statement, but he's right about one thing. Most Pac and Big fans don't know a thing about the Outlawz.
3.1/5

Washington, DC [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] -  So I live in  Baltimore, so I love all of the Baltimore and Bobby Woody references, especially the one to Never On Sunday's! I love that restaurant. And now I'm hungry for their grilled cheese.
"Don't mind me, I'm doing what kings do.. Kings that don't have money. I'm poor fool!"
3.5/5

Heart And Soul / Spider Webs Interlude [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - That sample/beat is genius. The song is creatively conscious. Kreative starts out rapping as himself, a deadbeat rapper in 20 years telling himself to quit. The 2nd verse is TGK telling himself that he's not quitting. The whole thing is oddly inspirational. He should send this song to himself in 20 years using FutureMe. This song is Carlton Banks Approved. The Spider Webs interlude is beautiful too. So far, my favorite songs off of the tape. If you don't listen to whole mixtapes, but want one song to prove the potential of this kid, check this one out.
6.2/5

No Curfew (ft. Bobby Woody) [Prod. by Bobby Woody] - This beat is weird. It's an aberration from the rest of the tape to me. Me and Bill Nye fux wid it. "I gotta glass of milk, then it spilled.." was that a WiseGuy reference? I like a bit of what Tommy was saying. The song was very decent.
"No one's quite the same crazy as me."
2.9/5

Cool Whip [Prod. by Victor Jones] - Ruby Mitchell bought this beat! I LOVE this song. This is song is a what I call the Tyga effect. There's a doper beat, so the rapper steps their shit up. I heard like 3 different flows in the first verse. lol I'mma start sayin "IT'S GON BE COOL WHIP, NIGGA" around school. This song is so swaqqie, son. I don't even need to use a monumental word for you to understand that. This just bumps. I'mma hop in the club and tell the DJ to play this and the white bitches will shake the ass. -goes off to do swag dance.-
4.3/5

Too Real [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - Tell me why the beat reminds me of the one for Clique. It's just the beat. I know this is completely unrelated, but the mixing on this song alone is pretty alluring.
2.9/5

Take A Bow (ft. Pure Knowledge) [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - Oh yeah I remember this! It dropped before the mixtape, video and all. I love the flows on this. Tommy came in and killed it and PK murdered. I don't fully understand the title, but I can hear them rapping about wanting to get famous. I like this song. It's classy. Did PK pull out one of Big Sean's "Boi's"? noooooo. I like Kreative's 2nd verse best.
3.2/5

Live Good [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative]- The beat starts and I'm thinking that beat for King by Vanity is playing. This is cool too, though. When TGK starts rapping, I didn't like it, but I start to feel the vibe and like it. I'm wondering what sample was for this beat. I agree with everything Master Bates is saying with this track. It is someone beautiful. He goes from living good and talks about how the fans don't matter and his dreams. It's dreamily nice. The singing in the background gets annoying sometimes. Just live nice.
"I'm not the only one who dreams of a better place."
4/5

Way Fly [Prod. by Caleb Sarikey Beats] - The beat is a beautiful looped sample. Some old school Kanye type shit. I was really expecting TGK to go harder. The song and lyrics are enjoyable, but I feel this is one of those songs where you have to start rapping aggressive (he didn't start switching the flow until about the 2nd verse. it's nice though.) This is another one of those tracks I had to ease into. I dig it though.
"I gotta balance a school flow and a music flow and keep both dope"
4.4/5

Arrival [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - A nice, little, inspirational track. The beat and message are dope and that's what matters, riiight? Very well put together. Thumbs up.
"You can't see through my eyes. My favorite color is Tie-Dye"
3.9/5

Chickens (ft. Lil E & Emceeven) [Prod. by Victor Jones] - I dig this beat too. I see Emceeven bough this beat too hehe. Chicken is a weird name for a song to me though. I keep thinking of the space chicken in that one episode of Courage the Cowardly dog. One line that made me think for a second was when Lil E said "What does it mean to be intelligent when loved ones are irrelevant?" After thinking, I think that made no type of sense. Two lines put together just to rhyme. lol put some thought into things, guys. Lil E and Emceeven put in a few dope bars. It's a coo' song.
3.6/5

Drop Your Jaws [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - Aww yeah! One of those epic movie score song sounding beats! I'm pretty sure that is a film score sample. lol. The song is dope! I love the chorus. This is one of my favorites off the tape. Good job Thomas. Good job.
5/5

Sittin' On My Sofa - P2 (ft. BKnitts) [Prod. by Thoughts Getting Kreative] - This was the track I anticipated most on the mixtape. I knew BKnitts was going to be on, and you guys know, I already love him. When I saw this in the tracklist, I jumped for joy a bit. I love the song. The beat is amazing. Both of them kill it. I'm jumping around and dancing to this. Definitely saved the best for last.
6.3/5

Overall, I love this mixtape. I'm not loving it because it's GKMC or something extraordinarily new and amazing, but because this is the definition of potential. I am sure all rappers have a mixtape like this laying in the archives. The beginning stages. Kendrick Lamar's first mixtape was his potential. KiD CuDi's Demo Tapes were his potential. Once artists get past their potential stages, that's when they really grow like artist. There are some dope songs on here and TGK made a majority of the beats which is amazing. While somewhat lacking in lyrical comment, the beats tend to make up for it. This mixtape is better than No Curfew Vol. 1, and I believe that TGK's next project will show him in his true form. In an odd way, I do love this. Good job, kid. Keep improving. Sheldon Cooper has his eyes on this.
79.3% C+

BKnitts - Won't Stop [Remix]

So what's up? It's me: Waverly Spades,  the black nerd; aka Bill Nye's 2nd cousin; aka the de facto Carlton Banks and today, I have one of BKnitts' new tracks, Won't Stop. It's a remix of the Childish Gambino joint. I believed Brad has dropped about 3 or 4 new songs this week (that I will post soon) and this one is probably my favorite.
.At first, I didn't realize that it was remix because I heard the "Hi Bobby" tag. lol. The original is dope. I really like what Bobby did with the beat, mainly the piano chords at the end.
Brad killed the song. You can hear the emotion in his voice. Throughout the song, he also speaks of dealing with his friend who just died. I would like to take a moment to say Rest In Peace Jon Bauer.
"My mom asked me if I have ever contemplated. Contemplated what, mom? Take a minute, stop and say it."
That line right there made me cringe inside a bit.
I like this right here. It's stupendous. Keep doing it, Brad.
5/5 - Nerd Approved

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#SummerSessions - BKnitts

My second review here, and this time, on BKnitt's latest..

Milwaukee, WI is the birthplace of cheese! I don't really hear about many rappers or any type of musicians from that part of the country very often (at least none that get popular enough to reach me), but I've finally found one! I found Brad Knitter, aka BKnitts, through Bobby Woody tweeting something about Brad's new mixtape #SummerSessions like a week ago. Knowing Bobby's taste, I couldn't resist and decided to take a listen. Here's what I thought..

Beach House (Intro)

This is an amazing intro. The beat is beautiful. Who produced this? What is that sample? haha I love it. Already got that summer feel.

"Wont support a movement 'less I see the resemblance. I need to respect it and believe in the message."
4.5/5

Headed Home (Prod. by DJ Trill Cosby)

Whoever DJ Trill Cosby is, this is amazing. I couldn't find his online information. The only thing I hate about this song is how short it is.

Update! Through a little digging, I found him!

4/5

One Up (ft. GSnaps)

So this song came to through a contest that Brad won. He got a free collab with popular, female MC, GSnaps. I love the original, so I'm glad they hopped on this beat. BKnitts killed it, but then GSnaps just killed it. This is too dope. I would've been even happier if they did an original. *sighs*

4/5

Palace

God damn, how real is this? TOO FUCKING DOPE. The beat is hot and Brad SPAZZES. So early in the tape and already one of my favorite tracks. And that fast flow? God dayum.

"I'm underpaid and overbooked. Nothing's changed. I hope it would. Cuz honestly I'm overlooked"
6/5

Drank In My Cup

One of my favorite industry beats in a while. BKnitts killed.he's one of those awkward looking white dudes, so it sorta makes me chuckle imagining him doing some of the stuff he talks about in here. When Knitts starts singing though, I go off. That's amazing. The dude really has a voice. G$Rab kills it.

"Gin sipping turns into sip writtens"
5/5

Paper Planes

ok This one, I don't like so much. BKnitts says some funny stuff, I can't lie. I like his lyrics and all, I just HATE the Paper Planes beat. Brad killed it nonetheless. lol. I like it and don't like it at the sometime.

"Got em leaning like a cholo, but I'm whiter than a ghost, yo."
3/5

Milwaukee (ReProd. by Bobby Woody)

OH SNAP! The original to this song by Chance The Rapper is so dope! Why did Bobby Reproduce it? Is there no original already on YouTube? haha. I love this though. Brad killed it. Great way to rep his cheese city!

"Been here since my birth, I wouldn't mind another 23!"
4/5

The Moment (ft. Eske & Bobby Woody)

Now here's a rap song with a message. It's also the most quotable. One thing to improve: the mixing. Eske's voice needs to be EQ'd with the track and Bobby's needs to be turned up a bit. It sounds dope. Eske talks about the American scam of College, Brad gets a bit usual with his topic of getting famous, and Bobby is a bit random, but he said "I'm just a Squidward in a world full of Squilliams." Mad love for that Spongebob reference. That beat is also hot.

"What's your plan after you get that piece of paper that says you passed?"
4/5

Whale (Interlude)

This is an amazing song. The beat is beautiful and Knitts uses a witty flow with some lyrics with a bit of a deeper meaning. The chorus makes me a bit jumpy. I love it!

4.7/5

New Kid (ft. Young Fusion)

I'm pretty sure I've heard of Young Fusion through GSnaps or something. I love this song. He hops on that hook and it's just hilarious. That beat is so 2002! lol. Brad killed it. Fusion went off also. His flow is hot. This is one of those tracks you bump through the hood with the windows down, music loud as fuck

3.8/5

I've Only Just Begun

WAYNE'S WORLD! I love the beat! Was this for a cypher or something like that on YouTube? I love what BKnitts did with this song. He criticized school (something I also criticize) and I love how he did it.

"If I don't tell my story, someone else will tell it for me"
4.8/5

No Interruptions (ft. Nolan Ollis & SwiSS)

This beat alone interests me a bit. It doesn't have me jumping or anything, but it's cool. I don't like the chorus much and BKnitts' verse gets typical with some of his earlier stuff. Nolan Ollis was alright. He needs to clean his flow up a bit. SwiSS absolutely killed it! I love that Jerry Sandusky line. lol.

"See nowadays, real rappers get no love. And wack rappers either wind down or chrome up."
2.9/5

One Last Time

awwwww shit. Brad got that "We need to talk" call. #TeamSingle. lol. I like the story Brad sets up with this. It's not a typical love song, it's chill and a bit sensual. I really like it.

"Our minds fell in love but they died on impact."
4/5

Ridin'

Now this song here speaks summer. The beat is chill and BKnitts is just being a rapper. and I like that. WAPOW!

"My neck fell down the line because this music biz is cutthroat."
3.5/5

Flowers (Prod. by Bobby Woody)

Not my favorite Bobby Woody beat, but it's very lighthearted. Brad talks to his summer love. I like how Brad let the beat talk for a few seconds at the end. The whole thing is chill.

"I don't believe in God, but I swear that you're an angel"
3.3/5

Goldie Freeverse

I love this song (the original). I like this Freeverse too. Brad really did kill it! I fucks with this.

4/5

Lightwork

No one has gone over the Ellie Goulding sample and not killed it. (If so, that's disrespectful to good music everywhere.) Of course, Brad killed this, though. Nice little way to end the tape.

"I've, never been patient. Never complacent. Dealin with hatred. But Ive always been a believer stress is better when you face it." 4/5

Honestly, I really like the whole mixtape. I think this here is the best mixtape I've listened to this summer. It's got that perfect summer feel. I like mostly everything about it. All of the songs are very well put together: features and everything. One thing I think Brad should work on is his mixing (or whoever mixes his tracks). The beat tends to be too loud at times (or the voice being to low). Another thing, I think Brad should get more originals! I like the remixes, but originals show us who you completely are! Overall, I loved the tape. I expect more from this guy in the future. 81.8% - B-

Download Summer Sessions: http://whiteboytakeover.bandcamp.com/album/summersessions
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This review was brought to you by Waverly Spades and now I'm off to find the relation between triggernometry and Algebra.