New Vision of Hip-Hop

I have made some pretty steep claims before such as a white boy from Detroit spitting Nas-like lyrics could possibly be the best rapper alive. I also made the suggestion that a college dropout has the average cat swagger with larger than life dreams will rise to the top of the scene.

Now, I am telling you that this young cat, Ced Hughes will be the next big thing. His soundscapes raise the bar above the majority of independent artists trying to find a home in this forever changing world of music. Ced incorporates production from many high-concept electronic artists such as Mark Ronson, Sa-Ra, Flying Lotus,Sterolab, and Daft Punk. These magnetizing musical pieces contain a complexity of a Bach orchestration; therefore, it is difficult for any vocalists or artists to deliver a solid persona.


Ced remarkably delivers a persona over the complex instrumentals. His lyrical prowess does not outshine the production nor does it allow the production to dictate the pacing of his skills. Ced saunters through the soundscapes with ease. His flow is effortless like J-Dilla over his own production or Madlib over his own production. The first sampling of his mixtape immediately caused me to draw comparisons with Black Thought, Common, and Kanye. He never allowed the subject matter to falter into the realm of bogus fiction.

Even in his flaws, Ced is able to maintain good energy on his mixtape. Besides, it is a mixtape. I cannot expect someone else's production to be tailored to his design. With that said, I await an album that is specifically crafted by this young talented artist.

TRACKLIST:

1. Greetings from the Firing Squad (Interpol mix)
2. Say Hello and Make Sure You Applaud (Sneaky Soundsystem mix)
3. Friends Don't Let Friends Use Protection (Justice vs. Simian mix)
4. Polyphonic Prostitution (Mark Ronson & Kasabian mix)
5. The Juke Joint (produced by Ced)
6. On My Lean Casually (produced by EJ and Steve)
7. My Cool is the Envy of Iceman (produced by Ced)
8. Jus Move (produced by Nick Speed)
9. Ced Can't Hold Her (Amy Winehouse mix)
10. Instead of U and I, It Could Be Us (featuring Kid A, produced by Gabe Niles)
11. Moonlight TigraRhymeKiller on the Misty Planes of Neptune (Justice mix)
12. ReWorked Angles (Justice vs. Daft Punk mix)
13. Nething U Want 2 Do (Sa-Ra mix)
14. Blame It On Ced (Phoenix mix)
15. Simple Addiction, Boy Meets Girl (produced by Ced)
16. We Don't Care. Really We Don't (Mark Ronson & Daptones mix)
17. Are We Gonna Give Up Umm No (produced by Flying Lotus)
18. Sunset Round Up the Galaxy (Stereolab mix)

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