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Review: Byrdie - Poetic Epidemic
Byrdie - Poetic Epidemic
Reviewed By: TRMNDUS
Album Rate:
4.75 out of 5 Stars

Byrdie is coming straight from Seattle and is part of the group F.T.S. which has been putting it down for a few years in this area. This is Street Level’s 5th release and features D-Sane, Skuntdunanna, Syko, Popsykle, Sarkastik, Stack, B.D., Creep-Lo, Julian, Wordsayer, & Sik Face.

1. "You Know You Heard Of Me (Intro)" has some news coverage playing in the background with a tight ass mob style/killer beat.

2. "Poetic Epidemic" has a nice up tempo beat with some futuristic type effects to it. Byrdie flows his ass off on this track and shows you that he got some nice skills on a solo tip.

3. "Braggin Rights" has a bouncy/laid back type beat could be something for the clubs or something just to chill to. This song gots a nice catchy hook and Byrdie comes nice with the pimp tyte flows on this one.

4. "Dirty Politics" has a mid tempo beat with some piano in the background. This track basically talking about the critics and how the Seattle rap scene has been hated on. This track features Skuntdunannna and he comes kind of weak he raps off beat and his flow is pretty weak. Byrdie comes nice with his raps and does the hook nicely.

5. "Live & Learn" has a nice slow laid back/struggle type beat. This track features Syko and he comes tight as usual and Byrdie also comes with some deep shit with his flows. This track also features Popsykle and he comes tight with his verse as well.

6. "Lyricide" this has a tight mob style/ride on em type beat very tight shit on this one. This song basically features the whole Street Level family and they all come very tight this track is a definite head bobber.

7. "Player’s Policy" has a real laid back/pimp type beat. Byrdie once again coming with them pimp tyte lyrics showing his pretty Byrdie side. This song features Wanz who has done most of the singing on their releases and he gots some skills to.

8. "Kaoz" has a very tight ass beat its real deep and dark with a lot of piano in it very tight shit on this beat. This track features D-Sane & Syko which both come very tight plus Byrdie and Wanz on the hook. We should also see more D-Sane on tracks he mostly on production but his flow aint bad either.

9. "AM/PM" has a real laid back slower beat, something good to chill to type beat. This track features B.D. and he always comes pretty fast on his flows, Byrdie also came tight on the hook and raps on this one another good track.

10. "Hush (Interlude)" this has a real tight beat in the background and features Stack speaking and Byrdie singing . They should have used the beat on this Interlude for a song tight shit by D-Sane on this one.

11. "Keep It On The Hush" has a tight laid back beat remind me of some old do or die "Po Pimpin" type shit. This track features B.D. who comes with some tight laid back type flows tight verse by him. Byrdie blows it up both on the hook and raps on this track very tight pimpish type shit on this one.

12. "I Can See It Now" has another real laid back slower beat with some piano in it. This track has Byrdie rapping bout how Street Level will be on top of the game soon. He coems tight on thsi one its more of a fame type song but its some good shit.

13. "Shock Treatment" this has a real evil mob style beat with some deep dark piano. This track features Sarkastik & Creep-Lo and sounds like some Sicc made Brotha Lynch type shit. They all come real tight on this track , only thing I think could have been better is the chorus but the rest of the track is tight.

14. "Society" has a mid tempo beat which samples some kind of sounds in he background, probably one of the less tighter beats on this album. I wasn't really feeling this track its got some deep lyrics and flows but I didn't like the beat too much.

15. "Overkast" has another dark evil type beat with some bell effects in the background. This track features Sik Face & Popsykle and they all come real nice on this track as well another tight track.

16. "Brainstorm" has a real slow beat and samples some scary type singing in the background. This track was different then the rest of the tracks on this album, he came tight with the flows but again I couldn't feel the beat.

17. "Pain Pt 1" has a real laid back/slow struggle type beat. Byrdie once again comes with them deep raps and has Wanz singing the hook, this is a good track about Pain I was feeling this one a lot, good beat and tight deep lyrics.

18. "Yeah Right" has a mid tempo beat with some deep and shallow piano effects in the background. This is the last track on the album and Byrdie goes out in a good way spitting about how fake rappers are he spits nothing but the real shit on this one. Tight song to end the album out......

Byrdie came tight throughout this whole album and showed that he was very tight on a solo tip. The production on this album was very tight as well D-Sane has come tight ever since their first release of F.T.S in 1998. All Street Level needs is a tight distribution deal and they will be set cause they are the only talent I have heard since in been in Washington. I suggest you pick up this album as well as every other Street Level associated album cause they boys bringing nothing but heat on the beats and raps. Go now!!!!!!

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