Thirstin Howl
first caught my attention on Soundbombing
2 with Brooklyn Hardrock, it was
his unique flow and clever rhymes that jumped out. His style takes some time to
warm up to and it might take a couple of listens to this album before you
really feel him.
Skillosopher starts off on a
hilarious note with Stole, where Thirstin and the Lowlife Founders rhyme about stealing over stolen beats. Black Rob‘s Whoa is jacked but the whoa
part is replaced with stole, very
funny stuff like, crashed a car on the
F.D.R. that a I…STOLE!
While it can get a little irritating, How
Many Babbee’s Mova’s is pretty damn amusing too. The subject matter is
pretty unique on most tracks, he pays tribute to his favorite clothing brand on
Polo Rican and begs his bi-sexual
girl to let him watch on I Wanna Watch.
Death
Becomes You and Spitacular are
both pretty dope as well.
There are two major problems with this album. One is that a bunch of songs have
already appeared on other albums (Open
Mike Night and Watch Deez),and
there are a couple of jacked beats. Then there is the language problem, Thirstin tends to rhyme in Puerto Rican
quite a bit. Two particular tracks, Young
Viejo and Pana de Que are almost
entirely in Puerto Rican.
This wouldn’t be a problem if I knew how to speak it and had a clue what the
fuck he was saying. Back on the positive side of things, Watch Deez finishes the album off on an incredibly high note. The
dope production by DJ Spinna is
complimented well by Thirstin and Eminem. It should be noted that Em kicks one of the most ridiculously
funny verses that I have ever heard by him or anyone else.
I can see it being difficult to feel this album unless you are a fan of his or
you’re a sucker for funny and creative lyrics. The beats are nothing to go
crazy over and some songs tend to drag. Nonetheless, the album is really
amusing and Thirstin wins plenty of
points for originality ‘cuz you won’t hear anything else like this.
Peace
