Review: Amir Obe - Detrooklyn

A review of #Detrooklyn

First of all I'd like to say that I have been waiting for this mixtape for TWO years. This was originally supposed to drop last year on 31 July, but that never happened. However, Amir (who used to go by the name of Phreshy Duzit) did bless us with a couple of songs every now and then.

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#Detrooklyn is a master piece. It has no features and it has our favorite returning producer, NYLZ. Amir and NYLZ are geniuses when it comes to creating art (because that is what their product is, fucking art). You can listen to Brave New World and The New Religion and sense their chemistry through the music. Those two are like Drake & 40, that's the only proper comparison.

The tape starts off with Liquor Store, where the plan is set up to rob a liquor store for some ''new pesos'' that are a bullet away. The track starts with bars and plans whilst it slowly morphs into a hook/bridge/outro. NYLZ does his thing on the beat. Next up is Fifteen, where the struggle and life of a young Amir are described. ''Young and PHCK'd up,'' in Amir's words, as he describes his hustles and his encounter with a red bone from across the street.

Feel It is up for the next spin, this song got previewed last year already; however, it felt just as phresh. The subsequent track Dinner For Two starts with ''So, tell me something about yourself.'' So he does, ''Million hits on MySpace, finna get a deal nigga, forreal nigga. 100,000 friends on the internet, no friends in the city though,'' and he continues to describe further life stories. My D has to be my favorite track on the tape. Amir raps ''Last night I swear I met an angel, she asked me what I'm mixed with I said gorgeous & gangsta,'' upon which a melodic chorus follows.

JoyRide (one of my least favorite tracks) is followed by Detroit Cartier, which got an improved chorus. Henessy Breath is a mixture of a fuck song and a smoke song, whether you are doing one or both, you're good with that song. Then we have the interlude called Sunlight, which is produced and sang on by NYLZ himself.

We are almost at the end now, but before we get there we get blessed with a straight up BANGER called 9 Milli, something to bump with your top down. Where Did You Go has a bit of a Houston vibe to it as the vocals sound a bit chopped (but not screwed), also one of my favorites. From Incomplete Love we move on to Drugs & Cam'ron, which got previewed on Instagram somewhere early this year. Amir used the hook of an old song called Puff Puff Pass and totally revamped it, this shit sounds amazing. Last but not least we got
Jay-Z, Kanye, Esco which also got a visual treatment. Amir raps about his musical career and label meetings he had.

The sound of this mixtape is hard to describe, it's authentic to say the least. Overall I am very satisfied with this tape, the only complaint I would have would be that we didn't get more new material. Some of the songs were a year old and I would've liked to hear more recent stuff; however, the tape sounds complete even with these 'older' songs. I am looking forward to what Amir has to offer in future, he is planning to release some visuals though.

The verdict: 9/10