The Underground: Review: Know the Facts

I know you have been wondering where are those hot ass albums that I usually post. Well, I've been listening to them. Today, we are gonna learn the facts.

Fact 1:Nas and Jay-Z are two of the best rappers out there.
Fact 2:We all anticipate someone to be better than them.

Well, how about someone that comes off as the love child of Nas and Jay-Z's style. The fact this combination will either be a total disaster or a great feat. Well, enter Mickey Factz. He is their love child. His vocal deliver is that of Jay-Z and his wordplay is reminiscent of Nas. His delivery is polished and word usage is calculated for linking his voice to the musical compositions.

Mickey's work illustrates the evolution of rap. He pushes the bar without alienating any single audience. He knows that music is for public consumption, and not just a selfish endeavor. As a result, he doesn't overly commercialize his sound or subject matter; he doesn't dumb down the content of his music; nor does Mickey push heavily to the counterculture of being underground for underground's sake. Mickey is himself. He straddles the fence of all rap genres like a tight-rope walker blindfolded over a pool of molten lava. He doesn't fall one way or the other.

The maturity of his delivery shows that he has seriously studied the great rappers not as a fan, but someone that wants to rise to their heights. I've always mentioned that rappers that are horrible in the craft listen to their favorite rappers as a fan and not as competition to the crown. I'm sure LeBron James is a fan of Michael Jordan, but he studies the Jordan tapes as an eager opponent trying to steal the crown and raise the bar in the sport of basketball. Listening to Mickey, you gain that same sense of someone wanting to steal the crown. He is someone to listen to. Check the mixtapes.