Dee Goodz - ConGRADulations

Dee Goodz - ConGRADulations

Ironic that I'm writing this review. 90% of my friends from high school graduated this year, while I've still got a year left. That said, if I had graduated this year, Dee Goodz might be one of the artists to throw on the graduation party playlist, with his mixtape CoonGRADulations. The homie @TheMelvinThomas (who produced much of the mixtape) and his connects at @PhatKaps put me on to this Memphis MC. Dee sounds classic in all of his songs, with syruppy smooth sounds and a laid back flow. One thing I realize about Dee Goodz is that he's not trying to impress you with punchlines and metaphors and random wordplay. Lyrically, Dee is concise and clear with what he wants to say, whether it's a love song like 'Different' or a more introspective track like 'It is What it Is'. He's just rapping about what he knows, what he feels, what he's going through and where he wants to go. This is some of the truest 'reality rap' I've heard in ages. Dee isn't concerned with a specific sound. I loved how the mixtape kept a simple formula. Like I said earlier, the homie @TheMelvinThomas produced a good amount of this mixtape, which you don't see a lot of in hip-hop anymore. The result is a chemistry that belies how musically inclined both of these guys are. Dee rides every beat perfectly, never trying to make more out of them than necessary. Honestly, this was one of the best complete listens I've had in a while. There weren't any tracks I wanted to skip immediately, nor any throwaway tracks. Dee Goodz puts on for Memphis as well as any other and has a bright future in the works. Check the download, tracklist/back cover, #dopetracks, loosies & videos...



#dopetracks
It is What it Is
Peace of Mind
Carefree
Erykah's Joint
Different

Loosies:
Dee Goodz - Too G