Wednesday, March 17, 2010

'Wasted Talent,

Solid, trunk-rattling music from a Spokane transplant

Jorma Knowles
“I come from a long line of Gs, thugs and drug dealers,” Rod Mac spits on “Politicin” — a characteristically furious track on his debut LP. Indeed, his street cred is not in question. Originally from Champaign, Illinois, the intense emcee has been steadily rocking shows in Spokane, and his live hype is accurately represented here. Throughout Wasted Talent, there are moments of brilliant production and lyrical heat, especially on raw cuts like the thug anthem “Itz Only Muzik.” At times, Mac’s lack of vocal inflection coincides awkwardly with repetitive choruses, resulting in disposable tracks, and the snippets of dialogue from Malibu’s Most Wanted and Taken are ill advised. But there’s some solid, trunk-rattling music here — much of Wasted Talent is still on and poppin’ (as the saying goes) in my car stereo.

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Thanks for acknowledging Rod Mac´s "Wasted Talent". I keep his cd cranked in my car stereo too. This cd is hot, and I love the movie clips!

Mar 26, 2010 | Reply to this comment

 

This guy is not good or original, What talent is wasted.

Mar 28, 2010 | Reply to this comment

 

So you´ve so far noted that three local rappers I´ve written articles about are not, in your mind, good. What sort of rap music would you prefer be written about in this publication? I´m not going to write about any of your suggestions, I´m just wondering if your critical thoughts have any substance beyond random player-hating. Mar 03, 2011

 

I Like the Fact That He Has Been doing For So Long But, Where is he Really at in the Music scene? Jun 30, 2010 | Reply to this comment

 

 
 
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