Nov 24 2008
Mixtape Monday:E Ness-Memoirs of a Lockness Monster
Yes, I’m talking about the dude from Da Band or 5 Figures or Dylan and the Dramatics, however you wanna call it, the original Hip Hop reality star, E Ness. His career has been a clinic in how to get thrown under the bus. He was one of the two people Puff would even consider working after Da Band fiasco, but it turns out dunn would take an extra long time to get his shine. Well, at least he’s got a mixtape out now.
And now for that. I guarantee if you liked even one verse of his from the show, you will dig the tape. It’s full of his cleaver rhymes, along with guest spots from lots of Philly’s most celebrated mixtape kings like Peedi, Oschino, and Gillie. But the problem is the depth of the line up. A couple songs are actually interesting, while some are just long and disposable. You’ll listen to it once or twice, but after you hear all the punchlines, there is nothing to make you come back again and again. And the whole second half of the tape is just Ness battle vs Mysonne which a lot of people have heard already. But still, it’s worth checkin for even if its just a couple Peedi and Ness verses that make you nod your head.
