{"id":6228,"date":"2012-07-11T00:52:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=6228"},"modified":"2012-07-11T00:52:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T00:52:00","slug":"chip-gnarly-g-o-d-guilty-of-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=6228","title":{"rendered":"Chip Gnarly: G.O.D (Guilty Of Dedication)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mixtape: G.O.D.
\nArtist: Chip Gnarly
\nReleased: June 16, 2012<\/p>\n

For those who keep their ears to the streets, the name may ring a siren, and for those who fall out of the loop, Chip Gnarly<\/strong> is a name you might want to let keep ringing in your head. <\/p>\n

The 17 year old hailing from Inglewood, CA first received attention after his feature (\u201cTalk to Em\u201d) in Skeme\u2019s late 2011 mixtape drop \u201cBefore My Next Statement\u201d. <\/p>\n

Chip<\/strong> now recently dropped his first official mixtape, titled \u201cG.O.D. (Guilty Of Dedication)\u201d proving himself as a worthy addition of the SOX Gang crew. G.O.D. contains notable features by Mibbs<\/strong> of PacDiv<\/strong> (in the whistle-like heavy hitting Scoop Deville<\/strong> produced \u201cBradd Pitt\u201d<\/em>) & Casey Veggies<\/strong> (in the slight chopped and screwed track \u201cOn My Job\u201d<\/em>) , among others. But despite the known names on the mixtape, Chip Gnarly<\/strong> manages to entice the listener through his solo tracks. <\/p>\n

\u201cGangsta Party\u201d<\/em> defines this kid\u2019s ambition and determined hunger for a spot in the rap game through an appealing piano keyed instrumental and an occasional background baritone sample of 2pac\u2019s \u201cgangsta party\u201d phrase (2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted).<\/p>\n

On the track \u201cYou Gone Learn Today\u201d<\/em> Chip Gnarly<\/strong> spits street flows over a G-funk inspired instrumental paying homage to the west coast bred era. <\/p>\n

\u201cLately-Genie In The Sky\u201d<\/em> is a 2-track split joint where Chip<\/strong> doesn\u2019t sacrifice his lyrical \u201cstreet\u201d flow even over a sensual mellow grooved instrumental. <\/p>\n

Chip Gnarly\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cTen Toes Freestyle\u201d<\/em> serves to prove his potential in the game- GOING IN on the 2 minute track. <\/p>\n

This young spitta\u2019 brings forth a project that is worthy of listen with G.O.D. At his young age Chip Gnarly<\/strong> sets himself aside from the L.A. musical trend most cats his age are partaking in (you know with all that oversaturated swag sound) and finds a balance between being real and yet staying relevant and appealing to the new rap generation.<\/p>\n

Being G.O.D. pays off in the long run. With continuous progression this kid definitely has the potential to be one of the next out the west. Give the project a few listens, and you can take my word for it, it\u2019ll grow on you (I know it did on me) specially if your into that \u201chood-street\u201d lyrical flow out the west. With that said cop the mixtape! <\/p>\n

-Stace Fresh<\/p>\n