This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review the Ckool JC tape by Ckool JC. This cassette released by Jut Productions and U Be U from Saginaw, Michigan in 1993. Ckool JC is a rapper/MC from Saginaw. Another local rapper called Ckool C is all over this tape too. Producers are Ckool JC, Cassin Gate, and T-Fresh (Tony Smith).
The first track starts off with is Freestylin'. Freestylin' starts off with a whiny high pitched G-Funk synth on the high notes over a funky James Brown sample. Freestylin' is basically freestyle rap. Nothing more to it.
Get Off My Tip starts off with a New Jack Swing ballad over that hip hop sound. Ckool JC has similar distinct voice to the voice of Bobby Brown on this track right here. In fact, Ckool JC does sound very similar indeed to Bobby Brown while rapping. The New Jack Swing sound is very prevalent here as it was relevant for the time period this cassette was released in.
Poetry in Motion is rap at its finest! Just 2:45 minutes of pure unadulterated rap. Poetry in Motion samples Marvin Gaye - Make Me Wanna Holler.
While the beats and samples were typical for the golden era of Hip Hop and Rap, Ckool JC proves himself as a noteworthy rapper from Saginaw along with Ckool C. Ckool JC shines both as a lyricist and rapper. Most of the percussion and production was quite average. Ckool JC could have been a household name along with Ckool C if they had the right financial backing, promotion, and production team behind them at the time.
I rate this album, 4/5****.
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