Alyric (@AlyricMusic)
Good Die Young


As I've stated in earlier reviews, the requests for me to review mixtapes of new/undiscovered artists, for this publication, have been both overwhelming and humbling. I take this responsibility very seriously; therefore I will always given honest, constructive reviews of any project placed in front of me. So, with that being said, let's look at the work of another yet-to-be-discovered artist. He goes by the pseudonym of Alyric, and his mixtape is titled “Good Die Young”.


I'm gonna go against my usual review pattern and speak on the one, glaring deficiency of this mixtape: the mixdown. I'm not saying that every mixtape needs to be mastered (even though most are these days); however, if you're not gonna master your project, at least make sure you get an outstanding mixdown. This project is a cautionary tale of how an artist can (possibly) sound very underwhelming and unimpressive if the proper time/care/money isn't paid to this. I'm saying this assuming that this project wasn't mastered. If it was, I have two words for you fam: REEEEEEEFUUUUUUNNNNND!!!


Because I've spent many years recording, I was able to still review this project despite this major short coming. Honestly, it's a pretty solid effort. The tracks were trap-type, but not to the point where it “sounds like everybody else” (which is a good thing in my opinion). Alyric gets major props for recording what a song that damn near no other MC would touch. It's called “Rich When I'm Broke”, and it is one of the most honest songs I've ever heard. I would give a synopsis of the song's subject matter, but I don't wanna ruin it. This song is a must-listen; all yall so-called rappers that wanna flex about your riches, you definitely need to take notes while listening to this track.


The best club song on the mixtape is “Dance Dhatt Ass”, which was a bonus track (which threw me for a loop because it is arguably the 2nd best song on the entire albumn). This album has quite a few features (no one of celebrity except for Guyana), with many of the MCs featured being women (especially on the song “Bad Bitch”). All in all this is a solid effort to build on. Be sure to look this young brother up and peep what he is offering to the game.


Best Song On The CD: “Rich When I'm Broke”


Song I Enjoyed The Most: “Dance Dhatt Ass” “Bad Bitch”


Overall Rating: 3.5...solid effort...time to step up


Rating System:


1—Recycle Bin
2—Could've Been
3—Aight
4—Tiiiiiiiite
5—Ri-DAMN-diculous


Reviewed by DJ KontraDikshun (@KlubKD)