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Review: Azarel - Azarel
Azarel - Azarel
Reviewed By: TRMNDUS
Album Rate:
2.75 out of 5 Stars

Azarel is from Tacoma Washington and is on Ocean Records who previously dropped the album Criminal Nation - Resurrection which made some noise locally and nationally. The album features the likes of Don P, Cott, VWS, Wojack, Ill Will, L-Dog, D/S Nis, Waxcen, Drekno, Chill, and The Riddla.

1. "Use Ya Mind" has a nice laid back beat sort of a jazzy feel to it. This track Features Cott and he comes pretty nicely with switch off verse with Azarel. The hook on this track aint bad and either are the flows overall a nice track to start this album out on.

2. "Strugglin" has a nice mid tempo beat sort of a mobby feel to it. This track gots some annoying ass bird sound in the background shit was hurting my ears. VMS is features on this track and he comes with a nice verse on his part he spoke his mind nicely. The hook on this track is nice and the flows are nice too they should have left that fucking bird song out though.

3. "Hebru" has a nice up tempo style beat sounds like a battle free styling beat. Azarel comes nice on this track good lyrics and flows and tight hook overall a tight track here. He speaks his mind on his culture and the music business."

4. "Bringing It" this track has a real tight beat it was produced by Funk Daddy. This is the single for the album and it was the song featured on the commercial on MTV. This track features Don P and he starts the track off and coems pretty good for his verse. This track features Wojack who is another northwest rapper and he comes real nice on his verse. Azarel does the hook and the second verse on this track overall a very tight track.

5. "Usual Suspects" has a nice mid tempo beat has sort of a mobby feel to it. This track features Ill Will, L-Dog, D/S, Nis, & Waxcen. Everyone comes pretty clean on this track sort of a posse type track right here some of their flows were mediocre and boring but a cool track overall.

6. "Smile A Little" has a weird type of beat has a real east coast feel to it. This track gots Azarel flowing pretty good but the beat pretty much sucks and so does the hook this track will probably have you skipping to the next one.

7. "This Year" has sort of a struggle type beat has some good piano in the background. This track features L-Dog & Cott and they both come decent on thier part for this track. Azarel comes pretty good on his part but this beat is not that great and the hook is once again not to good. Overall another not so good track right here.

8. "NW Funk" has a basic little beat really bassy mobb shit type beat. This track features Drekno & Chill. Drekno comes tight on his verse good shit by him. Azarel comes with the second verse and also does the hook a pretty good chrous and rap by Azarel. Chill ends this track out and he does it nicely overall a pretty good track right here.

9. "U&I" has a real laid back beat sounds like some reminiscing struggle type shit. This track is a more deeper track by Azarel and he spits some good lyrics on this one overall a decent track you may want to check this oen out to see what he has to say.

10. "We The People" has a nice mid tempo beat has sort of a raise up type effect going on in the background of the song. This track features the Riddla & Yamiyn Yisreal and they both coem clean on this track. Azarel comes pretty clean on this track but once again the hook on this track was pretty shitty.

11. "Im Trying To Make It" has a nice mid tempo beat some nice stuff to ride to on a summertime day. This track features Cott once again and he comes pretty good like he has throughout the album. The flows on this track are pretty good but the hook once again aint to great could have been laid out better.

12. "Searching" has a real basic beat sounds like a hip hop east coast beat. This is the last real track on the album and Azarel comes decent on the flows but not a very good track and also once again not a very good hook.

13. "Bringin It" Radio Version of this track

14. "Strugglin" Radio version of this track

Overall this album had its ups and downs but mostly downs. The production on this album is on the most part subpar or not very good at all. Azarel gots talent on the flows but his hooks and creativity did not seem to be there on this album. Last of all only 12 real tracks not enough songs in my own opinion should have keep on working before putting this project out. The first 4 or 5 tracks are pretty good but after that it just goes downhill for Azarel and his album. This seems just like another Northwest album that is hitting shelves and should stay there because overall not a very good album to spend your dollars on.


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