Lil Sun - Sunburnt is one of many albums that came from the Dirty South in 2001. Lil Sun looks like an Eminem clone on the album cover. Despite the blazing hot graphic design and artwork, his raps are average at best.
Somehow this album managed to sell over 60,000 copies. The album landed on two different Billboard Charts, #50 on Heatseekers and #79 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
The sound and style on this album seem to follow the typical Southern rap sound and that Atlanta crunk sound as well. Beats on this album are fairly crispy. Take Mo Drank for instance. That song uses crispy 808 beats. Yet some of the superb production sounds very cheap. Take Whole New Life as an example. Beats on that song are way too thin. In fact, the beats are extremely thin. Of course some people will disagree.
Lil Sun is from Ennis, Texas which is outside of Dallas.
Mo Drank is an ode to drank (drink). The song follows a heavy bass line which is super tight over some classy crisp 808 beats. Mo Drank follows a mid-tempo pace and sound. A piano which is used on this song has a mellow tune. The hook has lyrics considered to be classic “We need some mo drank (pour it up, pour it up, mane) Gotta get some mo drank” This song is a song you must listen to.
Lil Sun seems to follow the Memphis style of using triplets on Blazin' Pine. He sounds similar to Tommy Wright III and Playa Fly. He seemed to be following a trend.
Triplets served as a prelude to the lyrics by using basic tempomar keys. Now triplets are a standard in music composition. Triplets are divided into 3 musical notes instead of the standard 2 notes or 4 notes. The triplets challenge the rhythm and counts we are used to as triplets are complex. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata is the most famous music composition that uses triplets. Triplets from musical notes are what make this song memorable and stand out.
Whole New Life is a song which uses cheap production. The beats on this song are way too thin. Guitar bass seems to overlap beats in an extreme manner. In fact, the beats are extremely thin.
I rate this album 3/5***.
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