When the
hell will the east coast jump back into the Hip Hop scene? Not just claiming to
bring it to bring it back, but one that can actually start a movement to put the
east back into the limelight? One fellow who may be up for the task is fly Harlem, NY
emcee Jae Millz. Jae is dumping off his new mixtape, Last of the Best, so let’s get to the
music.
Fellow New
Yorker Fabolous and New
Orleans’ Lil Wayne give
you the remix of “Bring it Back,” produced by Harlem
producer Ron Browz. Ghetto Fab’s verse is not the usual
catchy bars we’re used to, so it’s kind of disappointing. The good thing is you
can see the unity of two young New
York artists, even if Weezy had the hottest verse of all. Talking that fly Harlem shit, Jae
Millz brings you “My Swag” produced by hit maker Scott Storch. The rhymes are good, but not the best of Jae Millz by any means. The hook,
however, is ear-catching as Millz
lets off: “Get meaner, on the fact
that my jewelry is cleaner/ or the way that I lean in the beamer/ or it’s the
fact that I’m the shit, now I know what it is, it’s my swag.” Coming with
that “getting money” shit is “Stackin My Dollars” over Three Six Mafia’s “Poppin My Collar.” Overall, the Jae‘s flow is nice on this one, so the mixtape gets up a couple points.
A banger with “You Already Know,” Jae
spits, “Motherfucker I’ll palm that fifth
and put a hole in the middle of ya/ shit like a compact disc, ya/chick flipped
better calm that bitch, tell her/ I know where she resides and I’ll bomb that
shit.“
Remy Ma comes through as they give you “What
U Wanna Do” on some crazy beat. The remix to Remy Ma’s “Conceited” is on the mixtape too, and Jae kills it: “Don’t believe the rumors they all liars/they mad cause I’m close to Rem like car tires.” The tracks
that give this mixtape the average rating comes from “No Way Out” and “Blood
Pressure,” which are freestyles it seems – shit just doesn’t sound so hot. The
goods once again comes into play with “Apple on my Back.” I really dig that
shit he says on “Can’t Nobody” over Rick
Ross’ “Hustlin” and “Piffonite” over “Kryptonite” by Purple Ribbon All Stars.
One standout
track is “Lil Ghetto Boy”; it’s about hard times in the hood and what we have to
do to get out. The mixtape begins to close up with some raw verses from Joe Buddens and Stack Bundles on “Six Minutes of Death” and the original “Bring it
Back” with fire-spitter Jadakiss.
Overall, Jae Millz is a new face to
look for in the return of east coast Hip Hop, but he does need to step his game
up if he wants to carry the Big Apple on his back. But like they say – if you
want it, you can do it.