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It can be argued that Rap-A-Lot doesn't know how to promote artists properly(just look at Devin The Dude's new release), but it'd be worthless to blame anyone on Trae's obscurity whether he stays a cult favorite or not is of no importance. Trae's diverse nature as an artist is one rarely seen by underground emcees, and it's amazingly shocking to think that Trae still hasn't blow up as significantly as he should. Trae's Restless is a rare breed of album one that can be banged in the whip, and in the headphones, equally effective in both scenarios. Featuring a diverse cast that ranges from UGK(on seperate tracks) and Three Six Mafia to Paul Wall and Jim Jones, Trae uses each guest spot effectively, bringing out the best in each of them, and amplifying the quality of this release. There are many guest appearances found throughout the album, yet none of them are capable of taking the spotlight from Trae he manages to shine on each and every track, no matter how talented his guest is, as he rightfully should this is his show, after all. With absolutely nothing falling under skip category, Trae gets So Gangsta with Bun B, before becoming Restless as he hooks up with the Outlawz' own Young Noble. Those expectations are continuously met throughout. While most maybe turned off by Joc's guest appearance, he manages to hold his own with the two Houston veterans, and In The Hood only boosts the expectations for the rest of this album. Meanwhile, one of the three singles from the album, In The Hood, is up next featuring a beat similar to that of Joc's It's Goin' Down, Yung Joc and Big Pokey both guest on this track. Real Talk is an amazing track featuring Trae getting his Bone Thugs on, showing that the South isn't nearly as slow as their detractors believe in fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone outside of the Mid-west spitting as fast as Trae does on this track. He also serves up a number of bangers that'll have your trunk rattling from side to side.Īrmed with stellar production, and an amazing sense of rhythm, Trae comes into this release with a melancholic intro that sets the tone for the majority of the album. Trae's introspective cuts are amazing some of the most entrancing stories you'll hear from any emcee. What puts Trae on a slightly higher scale than Z-Ro, in my opionion, is the fact that Trae is able to cater to both types of hip-hop fans the ones who make up the core of Z-Ro's fanbase, and focus on pure lyricism, and the ones who buy Dro and Joc albums based off of beats alone. In terms of voice and cadence, there is actually very little difference between both Z-Ro and Trae Trae's voice is slightly deeper than Z-Ro's Barry White-smooth delivery. Cats like Z-Ro and K-Rino have long been known as two of Houston's best kept secrets, but perhaps surprassing them is the former's cousin, Trae. While most people that look at the Houston rap scene merely see Mike Jones and Paul Wall flossing on the outside, few of them look beneath the surface, and dig underground to find some of hip-hop's most compelling artists. #12 - 8 (f/ Three-6 Mafia, Lil Boss, Paul Wall, Jayton - about Cadillac's)įrazier Thompson - Houston, TX - b. #7 - 9.5 (f/ Shyna & Dallas - another deeper song) #3 - 5.5 (f/ Young Joc - why he has him on the album I don't know) #2 - 8.5 (nice beat and Trae rappin REAL fast) a nice album for southern rap fans to have. Lee, Mike Dean, Johnnie Jones, Young Chill, Bigg Tyme, Dom all do 1 song. Q-Stone does 8 songs, Scott Novelli does 2 songs, Mr. Guests are heavy, on 11 of the 16 songs, (rapping on 9 and doing the hook on 2). With 16 songs, you get 1 almost classic, 1 I skip, 4 ok songs, and the otehr 10 are good. Like Z-Ro, he has a deep voice and tells some good stories and has deeper songs and slides into rapping very dast and even singing at times (not quite as good as Ro does). Eerily sounding almost exactly Like Z-Ro, I had to remind myself it was Trae not Z-Ro I was hearing. I've heard Trae on a lot of Z-Ro's works (they're cousins) so I decided to check out this album and it's a good one.

Z ro new album 2010