The Step Daddy [PA]

tlanta-area rapper Hitman Sammy Sam blew up all over the south with the infectious, oddball anthem "Step Daddy". With its children singing nursery rhymes, and "you ain't my daddy" call-and-response hook, its beat made for roller-skating mixed with the MC's southern growl, "Step Daddy" is a crunk "Double Dutch Bus", a hard-to-shake ditty and can't-hardly-miss pop crossover hit. The rest of Hitman's major label debut, fittingly titled THE STEP DADDY, reveals him to be far from simply a one-trick pony or bubblegum rapper.
THE STEP DADDY opens with "What About It?" on which Hitman flows in angry, Gravediggaz style over the Halloween theme, pounding his chest, releasing the frustration of his years of struggle before finally signing a major-label deal. While he smooths out the beat on "It's Summertime", his throatier-than-DMX vocals balance the melody for a darker, but undeniably true summer groove. On "Uh Huh", he flashes his Dirty South badge as he trudges through a hypnotic, molasses-in-syrup beat followed by the ultimate contrast of the refreshing breeze of the title hit. THE STEP DADDY proves Hitman Sammy Sam a multi-talented rapper who deserves to stick around longer than your average artist with a successful novelty hit.|

先行シングル“Step Daddy”がUSのチャート・アクションでも好調のヒットマン・サミー・サム。群雄割拠のジョージアだが、本作はアトランタ・ベースの流れを汲んだフロアライクなノリを下地にしながらも、地域に限定されることないさまざまなタイプの楽曲を用意。そんななかでもやはり“Step Daddy”は、普遍的に支持されるダンス・ヒットの要素を押さえたボムな一曲。掛け合いもフロア受けバッチリでしょう。
bounce (C)高橋 荒太郎