Danny Brown – Hot Soup (2008)

1. Intro – no rating

2. Dance: 7/10. Love this vibe, fun lyrics again. Definitely feels like a production upgrade already.

3. What up Doe: 7/10. “Matter fact popped Prince way I smoke purple.” Some hilarious lyrics. Love the beat on the verses, wish it had some hard bass on the hook.

4. Ten G’s a Week: 5/10. Pretty chill and laid back but nothing really stood out.

5. Sittin’ so High: 6/10. Production is luxurious. Starting to feel what a master wordsmith he is.

6. Swagger to the Max: 5/10. Feels like a Pharrell beat. Groovy but no stand out lyrics or story.

7. Succeed: 3/10. One verse with mostly samples. Not a fan of the hook.

8. She Love It: 6/10. Starting to get the more aggressive flow. Fun, sexy track.

9. Head: 4/10. Kind of a sweet song. A little too chill for me.

10. Squeeze Precisely: 6/10. Getting more of the Danny flow I like. Not the biggest fan of the features.

11. Rese-Vor Dogs: 5/10. This is not the same song from his first mixtape, miles better than that. Production weirdly comes in and out. Chip$ verse is hard.

12. Gun in Yo Mouf: 2/10. Can’t get with the production, I cannot catch a beat, just sounds like a bunch of noise. Marv Won’s verse and adlibs are hilarious though.

13. Let’s Go: 5/10. Groovy, driving song mostly.

14. Two Steps Back: 5/10. A great personal piece, first vulnerable song on this tape.

15. Work Song: 6/10.Song for the kids. Love the aggressiveness, especially with the topic.

16. Streets of Detroit: 4/10. Think the previous track tops this one, similar vein.

17. Numbers: 4/10. Great concept and lyrics but I find the production doesn’t match and isn’t mixed well.

18. Watch ’em: 4/10. Just wasn’t vibing with this one, I think again it’s the mixing.

19. Hot Soup Commercial: 4/10. I think this has too many references that I do not know about for me to get with this track.

Overall Mathematical Score: 4.9/10

Does the heart agree?: Yes. Almost identical rating to the debut mixtape. Very few stand out bangers, mostly riddled with tracks I find average.

LC

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