New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Fallowing in the tradition of Nas and his collection of old, and unreleased songs that he put together on his short, unofficial album " The Lost Tapes", "The First Tapes" is an eclectic collection of songs and freestyles that have never been released until now. Urged by one of his friends to release the never before heard tracks, Sourmouth was hesitant at first claiming it might hurt his brand. "I felt like i have grown so much as an artist, and worked so hard to develope this sound and style that is so unique and fits me so well that i dont want to go and ruin it by putting out tracks that were written when i had no clue who i was". The funny thing is "The First Tapes" portrays the exact opposite. It shows his range. It shows his versitality as an artist. It shows his marketability across many genre's. Isn't that what every artist wants to achieve?
The EP shows Sourmouth really not giving a fuck. While strategically straying away from "Trap Rap" in his more recent releases, Sourmouth does just the opposite on this album. With songs like "call me" and "I Hustle" he dives right into his drug dealing past (or present considering how old some of these tracks are) sounding like a young Cam'Ron, or Pusha-T. "See this was back when i wanted to be like i wanted to be like everybody else. Back when i was just rapping just to rap. If your an artist you remember that time in your career.
Only available through Band Camp, coming with a full digital E-Book of album art, and never before seen pictures of a younger Sourmouth, this album is a must have. Though the production and subject matter may not be as good as on "The Mr. Federal LP", the raw lyrical word play and genre blending make it much more acceptable to a much wider audience, and will make any previous Sourmouth fan just have that much more respect for him as an artist. Go grab it right now for free on Band Camp, and don't forget where you heard about it first!
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