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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nMixtape: EST 4 Life
\nArtist: Machine Gun Kelly
\nReleased: August 13, 2012<\/p>\n
Cleveland native, Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong> is making sure he stays established with his latest release EST 4 Life<\/a>. In the midst of his debut album Lace Up<\/strong> dropping October 9th, “EST 4 Life<\/strong>,-hosted by DJ Whoo Kid<\/strong>, DJ E-V<\/strong> and DJ Xplosive<\/strong>– showcases the rapid fire rhyme delivery that he is best known for. MGK<\/strong> is the most creative artist on the Cleveland hip-hop scene. He stands above the other artists that make up the city\u2019s hip-hop scene-but that\u2019s no slight to Kid Cudi<\/strong>, who has made a name of his own with 3 successful studio albums. Cudi<\/strong> just isn\u2019t a Cleveland MC. His emo-driven alternative sound is perfect for the hipsters in New York, which is why I\u2019ve always considered him to be an NYC artist. Got mad love for Kid Cudi<\/strong> though and respect his creativity, but his sound doesn\u2019t incorporate the blue collar griminess of a city like Cleveland, and that\u2019s where Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong> takes the baton. Now MGK<\/strong> serves as the main bill on this project, he also features the first artist from his EST 19XX label<\/strong>, Dub-O<\/strong>, along with track features from Pooh Gutta<\/strong> and Young Jeezy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n He is still a ‘Wild Boy’ at heart as he explodes early with the tape\u2019s title track EST 4 Life<\/strong> . \u201cI can\u2019t take it, everybody better get in their places\/ me and all of mine are looking like gorillas\/ we fitted in all black you would think we racist\/ l-l-light it up like its Vegas, sh-shuttin’ down all that fake shit\/ and not a damn one of these haters show they faces they like Craigslist\u2026\u201d<\/em> . His rapid flow continues on tracks such as “Police,”<\/em> and \u201cGet Laced\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n Now for that late night mobbing track \u201cHold on (Shut Up)\u201d<\/em> is indeed that cut. Kells<\/strong> spews out that fire and Young Jeezy<\/strong> adds to the flame. \u201c … See a sound of me, that\u2019s hate\/ say you wanna rap about me, wanna talk about me, now lead the city, that\u2019s fate\/ say it\u2019s coming back and this locking up sound like me, that\u2019s fake\/ say you don\u2019t rap with me, you don\u2019t fuck with me, Instead you fuck around me, that\u2019s great.\u201d<\/em> Jeezy\u2019s<\/strong> husky flow contrasts perfectly with MGK\u2019s<\/strong> gritty delivery creating a record that\u2019s easy for both the male and female fans to embrace.<\/p>\n His stoner fans are going to need a track to light up to and what better than a song laced with the themes of Women, Weed, and Cash. On \u201cBlaze Up\u201d<\/em> Kells<\/strong> raps \u201corder up a quarter my connect is on the phone\/ mix the purple with the lemon og kush and get stoned\/ god damn it im gone, blowin with the wind\/ Cleveland is the city,see it showin on the brim…”<\/em> this song is chill and the beat behind it adds to the fact that this is best enjoyed in an elevated state.<\/p>\n Also included on this tape are some of his latest freestyles like \u201cRucker Park Freestyle\u201d<\/em> and the \u201cHighline Ballroom Soundcheck\u201d<\/em> which he flows over Notorious B.I.G.\u2019s<\/strong> hit \u201cDead Wrong\u201d<\/em>. You’re likely to find MGK’s<\/strong> emotional side with just a pinch of wild boy on tracks such as “Her Song”<\/em> and \u201cnow I know\u201d<\/em> where he raps about his come up. “Damn come up from where we from who woulda thought we\u2019d be this famous\/ critics hate us promoter played us, rappers copied what I created\/ signed to a major that ain\u2019t change shit, one year later damn I made it.”<\/em> The loyal fans who have been rocking with Machine Gun Kelly<\/strong> from the beginning have heard a few of these tracks already, but the new cuts have just enough fire to clutch new listeners and reel them in. What he\u2019s got behind him is more than a fan base; it\u2019s a tribe that is rapidly increasing and MGK<\/a> will not be satisfied until he\u2019s got everyone in the country screaming LACE UP! <\/p>\n -Courtney Deleon<\/p>\n