Reign Cheque - G5 Clive

Reign Cheque - G5 Clive

I hear a lot of rap, and music in general. Of rap as a whole, over the past year D.C. rap has been constantly in my ear. Partly due to my boy Akzionz and partly due to my ever-expanding need for new music, the District has opened a whole new avenue in terms of sounds. Yeah, we all know about Wale, but the 51st state has plenty of talent in its borders. Enter G5 Clive. Born of Jamaican descent, and blessed with a great command of the English language (that's more than we can say about a lot of rappers), Clive is clearly bound for great things. Although sometimes Clive gets a complicated in his rhymes, his lyrics still are dope, and he goes off on a range of topics. The production on this work is great, too. I love that Clive kept a lot of different sounds on it and that he wasn't afraid to experiment with auto-tune (where's T-Pain at now?). All in all, this is a nice offering from an artist who's still growing. Check the back cover and tracklist...