B. Free has a finished product in his second mixtape, Behind the Smoke. Let's check this out and see what we are working
with here:
Behind the Smoke- the intro...
He starts off with the intro track, Behind the Smoke produced by Brownz9000. In this track, he
challenges his listeners to get to know him, even if you think you know him. He
implies that's what this mixtape is all about, it's going to give you a glimpse into his own
life.
Smoke Proper- #2...
Is a dope track on why he smokes, uplifts him from all the
everyday tom foolery. It takes you through his mind and what he does and feels
when he smokes the "budda". Smoke
Proper was produced by Triforce.
I Do This...- #3...
I Do This..., is a track produced by
KBeetheOriginal (a hot producer out of the UK), that talks about how he does
his Hip Hop and that it is not going to stop. He spits the fire proper with the
confidence needed to let all ya'll listeners know that he means what he is
saying.
Love To Me- #4...
Another track produced by KBeetheOriginal (you can see why he
works with him, beats are dope), Love To
Me, is a great lyrical track which he continues to show his confidence when
it comes to the topic of making love. The metaphors really drive this track and
separate it from other artist's attack on this topic. His chorus is very well
written and catchy as another highlight to this track.
Can I Live- #5...
A joint that I see is about living the good life, partying
and having fun. He's going to live the way he feels he should and can't no one
stop him from living life how he sees it. It's transitions are smooth and the
chorus is top notch. It's produced by Gio Priest (a hot producer/artist from
the Netherlands).
She Cool- #6...
This one is a nice and cool jam that talks about girls
attracted to that MC swagger. It is very strong lyrically starting off with
Airplane Erik (as the feature on this track) and ends with B. Free. It is
produced by a producer that goes by Jake.
Wasteland- #7...
Another dope track over a Gio Priest production that is about
real Hip Hop. He brings that fire and lyrical that true Hip Hopheads crave.
To Moms(Interlude)- #8...
A track about his moms giving her the respect due to what a
mother does for her children. It features Light Mike, who also talks about his
moms too. A true lyrical effort on an underrated topic with a clean beat to go
with it produced by Tri Muzik.
No Hands- #9...
Spits some lyrical about his confidence on how easy it is for
him, and he demonstrates that he's got a knack for Hip Hop track by track. This
track was produced by Diss Brothers (dope beat).
NYC- #10...
A track representing his city, New York City. He throws
respect to Run DMC and Biggie. It is a nice lyrical track that shows you New
York City through his eyes bar for bar. Produced by the up and coming producer
FoxaZ Beats.
Memories and Munchies- #11...
A song looking back into the days playing around as a kid.
Nice reminiscent track about the video games that many used to play back in the
day. Great metaphors in this one with a ambitious abstract sounding chorus.
This jam featured both Light Mike and Rodini and was produced by Triforce
(coming together to make a great complete track).
Crabs in a Bucket- #12...
A Hip Hop piece about facing haters during a young man's
life. You can see B. Free struggled with people trying to take what is his
during his early life. He just preaches about how low it is and how all these
people want a lot in life but don't want to work for it, so they end up
taking from another. Nice real track, produced by Gio Priest.
Good Times- #13...
A song that showcases to live your life and do what you do no
matter who dislikes what you are doing. Life is short so have a good time, why
do people always have to criticize? The beat is banging and it is another track
produced by Gio Priest.
Worth- #14...
This jam asks a person of their worth, dope chorus that makes
you think. Very lyrical featuring Airplane Erik and Light Mike, they question
why many live their lives in a shallow way. I love the rhythmatics when it
comes to each bar. The beat is very fresh produced by FoxaZ Beats.
Mistakes- #15...
Beat is proper in this one, with all the hits and additions,
produced by Gio Priest. B. Free comes correct in this one as well, bomb lyrics
with words that speak of mistakes as being a part of everyday life. Mistakes
are made and how you handle them is what makes you who you are.
She Wanna Baby- #16...
A song about how girls can dig a person so much they think
too far ahead in the future. It can be stressful to a man when all he wants to
do is have some fun. Production is tip top, produced by Gio Priest. B. Free
coordinates his bars well around this one.
Lie Detect Realness- #17...
He really nails it in to be real and that he is real. Bar for
bar, there are no lies in this young MC of 25 years old. This was produced
ToniQ, who came up with a good abstract piece.
This being the last track, looking over the whole
composition, B. Free and all the producers did a good job. B. Free did a great
job capturing the emotions in each track and covering it with his own. This was
definitely a fun listen and I'd definitely listen to it again. He is trying to
be real with his listeners about his life and I think he accomplished what he
set out to do. Can't wait for the next piece of music that comes out of this
MC.
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