This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Big Samad Sefiane - Pop Dat Hood.
Pop Dat Hood was released on Amazon.com as a download only album in 2007. He experiments with the dirty southern rap sound on this album more-so than his previous efforts. His music is a mixture of white boy rap and comedy. These are catchy tune with entertaining lyrics. His raps have a comedic sound with an upbeat rhythm to it. However this album has more repetitive lyrics than all of his other albums from the previous years undoubtedly.
If you are looking for longevity and a full album, then you will be solely disappointed because there are only 7 tracks on this album. The lyrics are too repetitive. The production is top notch! Heavy bass compensates for the lackluster lyrics. He needs to work on his final master remixes and change the beats a little more. His raps don’t always match up with the beats or fit in correctly. If you enjoy the production side of things, then you will enjoy this album. ⅓rd of the album is instrumental music. The album is very rushed as there are not many songs that would make this album a full album.
Big Samad Sefiane experiments with the sound of dirty southern rap specifically on the track Pop Dat Hood. Big Samad Sefiane seemed to have been influenced by the explosion of Houston rap of the 2000s which launched its music scene onto a national catalyst. It’s lyrics are repetitive while the production is picture perfect.
The lyrics, language, rhymes, word schemes, and rhetorical schemes are simple. The lyrics, rhymes, and words are quite similar to the level of elementary school English. Let alone middle school English. Big Samad Sefiane has done a better job of rapping than this in his previous singles and albums.
Take a look at how repetitive the lyrics are.:
North side, south side
west side, east side
Pop dat hood
pop dat hood
pop dat hood
What you ridin in?
What you ridin in?
Never Dance Again is an original emotional dance song written by Big Samad Sefiane himself. Time and energy was put into the track Never Dance Again. It has a classic pop soul sound which is what is different about this track. He gets in touch with his emotions. Raw emotions are visible in the lyrics.
However the song Never Dance Again samples George Michael - Careless Whisper. The song relies heavily on the George Michael - Careless Whisper sample. Never Dance Again is the most downloaded song from the Pop Dat Hood album.
His raw emotions show in the lyrics. For example:
Verse 3
Have you ever felt pain
when you lost love?
Did you ever take a moment
to look up at the sky?
Did you ever take the time
to listen to the rain?
Do you cherish every moment
that passes by without me?
Can you feel what I feel my love?
CHORUS
Never Dance Again
Never Dance Again
Verse 4
Have you ever stood in front
of a waterfall
and stared at
your grief and pain
slide down the rocks?
Have you ever stared
at the bright stars
to ease your pain?
Have you ever forgiven
my broken heart?
Have you ever thought what
it's like to be without me?
Can you feel what I feel my love?
Last Verse:
Can you feel how much I miss you?
Sweet Cheeks experiments with the sounds of screw music and dirty south rap. More so the “chopped and screwed” sound than anything else besides dirty south rap. Samad still manages to keep a clean rap despite the track title. A G-Funk sine can be heard throughout the song. Various vocal samples are used.
Smokin Bass is heavy bass ridden track that is an instrumental. Drum King is an upbeat dance track with large selection of percussion.
I rate this album, Pop Dat Hood, 3/5***.
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