Kilo Kish - K+ [Mixtape Review]

Sup dawg, it's Bill Nye's 2nd cousin aka Proffessor MPC, aka Big Ghost's prodigy, but you may know me as a nerd that goes on the internet by Waverly Spades. A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this artist, Kilo Kish, while watching Red Bull's Hashtag$ series. (I'm definitely going to write a post about the series soon.) I wanted to listen to some of the artists featured on the show, so I downloaded her latest mixtape, K+. Honestly, I thought it would suck because she was classified in this genre called "Tumblrwave." I'm already not too fond of tumblr, and in the comments, I read that they only featured the weird Tumblr artists. I know Tumblr gets reeeally weird (and some of the artists featured in that episode were seemingly weird), so I slept on this for a while, but today, while I was washing laundry and scrolling through my Zune for a song, I was tired of seeing it just waste space, so I decided I'd figure if I really liked it or not.

Intro - In my downloaded copy, this track was titled "K+," so I expected some title song. After watching the promo video for this mixtape, I assume she's talking with some person about the place she had the launch party for the tape. Immediately, the pure conversation reminds me of Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Allderdice. That made me a bit sad because I really didn't like that mixtape and all the interviews seemed so generic. My expectations for this tape are very low at this point.

Goldmine (feat. Jesse Boykins III) [prod. by Star Slinger] - Ahhhh.. So the music comes in and look at that--- it isn't as bad as I expected! This track actually caught me a little offguard, but I'm glad it did. Throughout the song, Kish talks of some guy she likes that ignores her and doesn't know. It's so simplistic and elegant, but throws me off. Now I'm wondering what else this tape holds..
4.5/5

Ghost (feat. Childish Gambino) [prod. by Matt Martians & SBTRKT] - In the interview before this song, the male voice asks if she did a voice with someone named "Donald." Of course I presumed it was just some random nigga I've never heard of until DONALD FUCKING GLOVER comes in like "ghost!" This song is crazy. The beginning of the beat reminds me of Trinidad Jame$', All Gold Everything. It's a song that I didn't think I would like, but this is probably one of my favorite tracks on the whole thing. The beat is great too. Now I'm curious. How did this girl I never hear of before this get a feature from Childish Gambino? It's crazy. I'm also questioning what is she doing? Would you call that rapping or just talking? Why did she pull in Childish Gambino for a feature, but only get him to do a Rumor Has It Part 2 remix? hmm
"He mean with the text that says 'I like you.' Smiley face. one with Heartsy eyes. Ooh, you smiling?"
5/5

Trappin (feat. Vince Staples) [prod. by Earl Sweatshirt] - Now I'm really wondering, how am I just finding this girl? Like how did she get a beat from Earl Sweatshirt? Where'd she get a feature from Vince Staples?  Just gimme a minute to take a minute to take in the fact that she's sorta famous.. I thought they picked up random people on Tumblr for that episode of Hashtag$. This song isn't anything about Trappin'. It should be called "Pimpin'." Vince's verse sounds so lazy. This track is like the Hip Hop version of ethereal.
3.4/5

IOU [prod. by Matt Martians] - Now it's starting to annoy me that Kilo's voice is consistently monotonic. This is something I've never heard in female rappers, but it's new. At first, the whole song is sort of annoying, but I'm really in love with the chorus. Again, she's whining about some boy, but she does it so classily.
3.7/5

Turquouise (feat. Jesse Boykins III) [prod. by PROF CALC] - This track amazes me, but it annoys me that I can't always hear her vocals over the beat. The outro is so interesting to me.. Dream in turquoise.. Is this some female cry of the blues. So many interpretations, right here..
"First you find me crazy, but then you find out I was right"
4.8/5

Scones (feat. Childish Gambino) [prod. by Childish Gambino] - Is she talking to Childish Gambino on the phone? WHAT? I WANT TO TALK TO CHILDISH GAMBINO ON THE PHONE. (no homo.) It seems like at this point of the mixtape, she's no longer a cute girl hoping a boy would notice her. Now Kish wants that boy who noticed her to pay attention to her. Interesting change in tone.
"I know we say it, but we never do."
3.5/5

Love2K (feat. A$AP Ferg & Smash Simmons) [prod. by Very Rare] - Ferg did his typical Ferg shit. At one point he talks about being a baby's father. I doubt he's about that life. And then he sings.... and it's ethereal and reverbed out, so it's cool, but still.. that pitch... Kilo shows us that she's not like any other black girl who you might want to hit. It's a weird, but nice perspective to hear in female hip hop. You don't hear a lot of women rapping like "I'm my own woman, and not glorifying sex, just those little dashes of love I think I have." She's like a teenager. It's funny, but heartwarming.
"Give a fuck about a Fendi Prada if a nigga tryna holla"
3.8/5

Better (feat. Andrea Balency) [produced by Patrick Paige of The Internet] - This is probably the most touching song on the album. I'm pretty sure Kilo talks about what every girl feels at one point  or  another with guys. I guess I can't for know for sure, but girls tend to get really jealous of eachother for the simplest reasons. The bubbly pads really let you feel what Kish is feeling. This is a great song and really shows how conscious Kish can get.
"Tomorrow, she'll be Barbie and I'll be kicked out."
5.1/5

Creepwave (feat. Flatbush Zombies) [prod. by Cronos] - This is a very angry ending. Sad songs turn into mad songs. The tsundere, male protagonist turned antagonist is officially labeled a typical jerk. The beat is dark. The zombies go crazy. I feel I could say so much about this, but it speaks wonders for itself.
4.5/5

I honestly had a negative denotation of this tape before listening to it. I was reading an article on Complex a few days ago that said most Tumblr rap was bad, so I thought this might prove that for me. That guy was wrong though. Kilo Kish is some weird mix of Tumblrwave and Cloud rap. Half the time, I can't tell if she's rapping, that's her actually talking voice, or if she is singing very short notes. She's the most monotonic female rapper I've ever heard. And I hate categorizing her as a female rapper because rappers should just be rappers, not rappers and female rappers, but she is the most openly conscious female rapper I've ever heard.  Are all females that aren't Barbz, actually the female versions of betamales? I don't even want to call her a rapper. She's really just an artist.. Well she's much more than an artist. This mixtape was the journey of a girl who loved, got hurt, and got mad. It's a very Taylor Swift approach. She was asking for the guy in Goldmine, but by Ghost, she complained about how he teased her. I feel like if I was a girl, I'd be able to relate to this tape more, but being the douchebag betamale she raps about, I guess I can somewhat relate. (I swear CG's verse in Ghost was me talking.) Musically, the beats are so well put together in simplicity. Themes don't tend to confuse, but rather intrigue and lead you on. The parts where she's talking to her engineer (or whoever that random guy is), it's more authentic than I originally expected it to be. K+ was (don't call me cliche for saying this) a new musical experience for me. Check it out and leave your thoughts in the comments.
85.1% - B

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Arjaye Jeter - Rapxploitation [VIDEO]

Sorry Nerds! I've been on a hiatus. Third quarter of Junior year has been fucking VEXATIOUS. I've hardly gotten to listen to the stuff in my inbox! (I'm slowly sifting through it and mass writing as you read this.) Luckily, 4th quarter is here, and hopefully, that means that the school work will lighten up, but if it doesn't (because my teachers can be overbearing assholes), there's only 8 weeks left of school for me! After that, I'm an internet blogger almost full time. Today, I have this joint by Chicago rapper, Arjaye Jeter. The smooth boom bap beat is produced by Thelonius Martin. The video is filmed by Hatwood312. All of those kids are part of some new Chicago media team called Chillville. I'm really digging the song. It's pretty simple, and simplicity can be such elegance sometimes. The video is pretty typical, but it's cool. The only thing that angers me is the horrible promotion strategy. They paid whatever amount of money for 20k+ fake views. That's the wrong way to do things and it just looks stupid when you only have 2 comments and like 13 likes. Just a tip to you artists out there: pay for real promotion and PR, not just botviews and subscribers The song tho: 3.6 Nerd Contemplations out of 5 Follow @ArjayeJetter on Twitter Follow me on twitter @WaverlySpades

Death Comes In 3's - Dave Amazin

What's up? It's the original black nerd aka the first black man to recieve the Galaxy S4 (not to date) aka the Blacker Hacker aka Bill Nye's 2nd cousin, but you mig ide Chicago emcee, Dave Amazin. The name already has me intrigued. How could I not listen? It starts out with a great acapella "Disclaimer." It sounds a bit like a suicide note to me. From the intro alone, it sounds like Dave Amazin is a dead guy and this was his last mixtape and this is interesting. It's a  mysterious person that I want to know about now. Then, his music starts. Dave Amazin has some pretty great lyrics. Some really reach the pith of my mindset and thinking. This mixtape has somewhat the wrecklessness of a person who knows they're about to die (but not a suicidal one!), but still can transfer to introspective. The few original beats on hear are amazing. Dave Amazin is a very intriguing intellect. The downside of this mixtape is some of the quality/mixing. His flow needs to get a bit more steady sometimes. The cartoon and movie samples make me really happy. Overall, this tape is good and I see potential in this kid..
"If we were both in those pearly gates, would God let in either one?"

3.75 Nerd Contemplations out of 5

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Nellz GC - Cornell University [Mixtape Review]

Aye mane, It's Bill Nye's 2nd Cousin, aka Big Ghost's prodigy, aka the real Carlton Banks. A while ago (and I mean a WHILE ago), Baltimore rapper, Nellz GC sent me in his later mixtape, "Cornell University." I slept on this for about a month, then listened, and got to writing this up about a month later. Well lets see what I think about this guy..

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Intro [Prod. by LA Beatz] - This track is all around beautiful. Already, I'm mad at myself for sleeping on this dude for so long. Nellz really introduces himself to us here with this track. He tells us that his father got 15 years, his older brother in jail, and his oldest died.
4.7/5

7PM in Baltimore - This song continues a very hardworking vibe. "I figure they want features from a nigga since they seen that Bossman was in my pictures" How'd you get a pic with Travon Davis though? I want to see that!
"I hope I make Biggie proud."
4/5

You A Lie (ft. Rockie Fresh) - Here's a remix of Rockie Fresh's new hit. This joint actually sounds like something a Baltimore artist would do. lol nawm saying? It's just that beat. Nellz did his thing. Only line that really stood out to me was "Live by my rep, you got twitter clout." That line alone describes a good portion of the "popular" people in Baltimore. It's funny actually. I skipped the track after a while because it got boring.
3/5

Cloud 9 (Ride To It) [Prod. by Soul] - I like this chill track. Of course the main idea of the song is about getting high, but he talks about a lot of Baltimore stuff that I'm familiar with myself. This may sound like lunacy, but this track got me a bit nostalgiac. I fucks with it.
"I'm from Baltimore. Keeping the dream alive. Home of the 4 pc. chicken and fries."
4.3/5

N-Credible (ft. BlitzTheTundra) [Prod. by BlitzTheTundra] - This whole track is just.. all over the place. I don't mean that in a bad way or a good way. I honestly don't know what to say about it. I mean, production is ill, but it's just everywhere.
3.4/5

Room 323 (BYOB) [Prod. by Soul] - This song aiiiiight. The beat is on some trill, Kendrick Lamar shit. At times, I hear his flow got a little Kendrickish too. The sample at the end is ill.
2.5/5

The Vent - A remix of "The Calm" by Drake. It goes hard. Again, not much to say. Nellz is just venting. It's all proof of how stress relieving writing really can be (stay in english class, kids!)
3.9/5

The Ride - Another Drake remix, but except this time, for Drake and The Weeknd's popular track "The Ride." It sounds like another venting track. I like this one. I actually start to feel like I can relate to Nellz. He raps about his identity problems, bitter troubles with women, and the typical comeup. He got that Black American Teen Dream.
4.7/5

Golden Child (ft. Cash Haz) - This is a hard track. The mixing annoys me. There goes that Baltimore nigga acapella part lol.
2/5

Soul Searcher [Prod. by All Star] - At this point of the mixtape, I'm finding myself bored of the same flow and lyric topics, but the track is still okay. The beat is hot. At the end, it's a great way to end the track.

Most of this mixtape sounds like it's written by a Baltimore nigga. Like this is a Baltimore rapper mixtape, if you nawm saying? A lot of typical shit is said, and the wordplay definitely needs to be worked on, but besides all of that it's a really good tape. Unlike many Baltimore rappers, Nellz realizes what it means to be introspective. It's somewhat beautiful, but can grow boring. He's one of the rappers where beat choice means a lot. Nellz claims himself as the "Golden Child" in the family. I'm rooting for him after this mixtape. Overall it's okay. Well not okay, above okay. I fucks with it.
65%  - D+

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JuniorJTG - Smilin Faces [Audio]

Sup everybody. It's me, the orignal black nerd, aka Nardwuar behind a blog, aka the real Carlton Banks, but you may know me as Waverly Spades. Today, Indiana rapper, JuniorJTG sent me his new track "Smilin' Faces" and I suppose I'll tell you what I think of it.

When the beat starts playing, I thought I was listening to Rich Man and The Pauper. While it sorta has the same message (and same temptations sample), JunorJTG puts his own little flow on this. I've never really heard an Indiana rapper, so this sound is somewhat new to me, but at the same time, not. He sounds like a mix of an indie southern rapper, and everyone from Chicago. (Indiana is right next to Illinois.) Overall, I like the song, but I do really hate the mixing. Vocals too loud, not mixed with the beat enough, vocal samples not loud enough, all that stuff that usually annoys me, but it's an okay song.

2.5 Nerd Contemplations out of 5

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Bink - Invitation [VIDEO]

Hey there everybody! It's me, the real Carlton Banks, Bill Nye's 2nd cousin, and Paul Hewitt's homeboy. Here today, I am showing you Bink's latest video to the intro from his mixtape 3.5, "Invitation." It's short and to the point. The mix sounds waaay better than the CDQ somehow haha. The video was done by DiamondfFireFilms. It looks like the video to that song that Joey Bada$$, Casey Veggies, and Mac Miller did last 4th of July. It's a bit typical, but I'm not complaining or anything. If you want my review of the song, check my review of Bink's 3.5 EP. I do wonder how the video got over 50k views though. With only 184 likes and 78 comments, I'll assume that he paid for some, or DMVJams is a much more popular site than I thought it was. I believe they posted this to their site when the video first dropped. Check it out and tell me what you think about it.

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Jase - Waiting...[New Mixtape]

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What's up everybody? It's the real black nerd here, and I would like to say, "What am I doing?" I've been bumping this joint for like a month or so and still haven't posted it to the blog. I honestly didn't know much about Jase before I checked  out his free album, but I'm glad I checked it out. If you happen to be ignorant of Jase's identity, he's a rapper from Baltimore. He's associated with TrapRockRadio and he's part of TAGMG.
This album here.. This thing is amazing. It's late and honestly, I'm too lazy to write much, but I'd like to say that an album like this is something not so new, but almost forgotten in rap music. It's a versatile album. You've got songs of all variety. There's the random ones, hard ones, smooth ones, etc. There's literally a little bit of everything on here. With production from Street Scott, Dre Stolah, and more, the beat selection on here is obviously ridiculous. The features are simply shattering. Jase's flows makes up for his lack of topics. This joint is Nerd approved. peep it

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