After so many anticipated albums getting pushed back (thanks Nas, Wayne)’where can I get my rap fix but the underground hip hop scene? Surprisingly, Foul Mouth Jerk was nice enough to make an album that I can enjoy. Streetlight Music sheds a light on the life of streets and takes the music back to the days when hip-hop advocates stayed out late doing what they love. Don’t worry new listeners, Foul Mouth Jerk won’t fill your ears with four letter words that made you go “ooohh, I’m tellin” as a toddler, he just gives the facts. Like on “One Room Shack,” a song playing off the old Biggie line talking about how busted homes are in his stomping grounds of New Jerz. He further defines his art of storytelling on, “Neighborhood Drug Dealer” & “NJ Transit”.

He also expresses lyrical activism with “Culture of Life”, talking about the corrupt systems introduced by hilariously serious quotes from W. Bush on “The Decider”. Foul Mouth gets some lyrical blessing from other artist such as URB cover star Murs, EMC member Masta Ace and even old school rapper Grandmaster Caz.

Sadly the ongoing stereotype about underground artist being boring and repetitive hold some truth. Very few of the beats stand out and at times Foul Mouth doesn’t ditch the lyrical loads to properly flow with the track. With this being his fourth solo LP, the best thing for Foul Mouth is good timing cause major artist seem like they are on punishment and not coming out for a long time.

RELATED POSTS:

No related posts.