title in question: Be[ATS]ORIGINAL Vol.2
bio: artist, beat-maker, graphic designer. (check his self-designed covers for his projects here.
"There's a hero/There's a lover too/somewhere, there's a winner in you..."...the first line of "Hero", a track lives up to the epic premise in that one line. It starts the parade of exceptional music that flows through Be[ATS]ORIGINAL Vol. 2, one of four solo projects by NAMELESS, a Flint, MI native beat-maker.
Vol.2 is can be heralded the best production sans verbage a lot of people are going to hear. All tracks are thorough and strong; any lesser artist, be they rapper or singer, would be lost on any track listed on BOv2 if they neglect to come with a superior skill set. And unlike most producers of this era, not all tracks have a concise hip-hop feel. Tracks suck as "Technical Difficulties", "Ode to Lootpack", and "First in Line" have a R&B, possibly neo-soul feel to them. NAMELESS' tracks have the advantage of mass-appeal without being watered down, with the ability to span to every genre but country, something that many of his constituents lack.
My personal favorite track is "High Flyer", nice drums and synthetic riffs make this piece epic and would be a great piece for any rapper or rocker to try and tackle. He also re-masters Andre3000's well-known track "Prototype", adding depth to a lighter track with drums and background vocals, making it more solid and musically enriched; yet another song that is GREAT without any sort of main vocals at all. NAMELESS also gives listeners some piano on "I Was Dreaming", on which a floaty vocal sample helps to lend itself to the tracks name.
Be[ATS]ORIGINAL vol.2, soulful, futuristic, artistic, and hip-hop all rolled into one. Listeners will find it easy to be engulfed in NAMELESS's 27 track work, and find it even harder to stop playing.
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