Die 4 Respect

Michigan rapper DDG transitioned from social media personality to rapper after establishing himself as an entertainer with comedic videos, and within a few years of pursuing music he was already signed to a major label and collaborating with some of raps bigger names. The 11-track mixtape Die 4 Respect finds DDG teaming with Quality Control Music producer OG Parker for a set that glides seamlessly between high-energy trap and commercially glossy melodic songs with R&B undertones. Throughout Die 4 Respect, Parkers production is as much of a force as rapping from DDG and a lengthy list of featured artists. Rule #1 finds DDG and Lil Yachty trading relentless rhymes over a hypnotic instrumental made up of bumping bass, paranoid trap hi-hats, and a slithering xylophone loop. A reworking of DDGs previously released hit Moonwalking in Calabasas includes a new verse from Blueface, pairing nicely with DDGs sung hook and stuttered flow juxtaposed over the mellow guitar sample of the beat. The harder songs are offset by moments like the smooth post-Drake R&B/rap hybrid of Impatient and the melodic sing-rapping of Way You Talk. ~ Fred Thomas

ミシガン出身ラッパーのDDGとアトランタのヒットメイカーであるOGパーカーのタッグ作。注目株コイ・リレイを招いた"Impatient"やリル・ヨッティとの"Rule #1"を筆頭にOG得意のマイルドでメロい楽曲が並ぶ。NBAや42ダグ、PNBらが次々続々なミックステープらしい流れにあって、"Hakuna Matata"のタイラ・ヤーウェがラフな熱気を放つ。DDGのヒット"Moonwalking In Calabasas"もブルーフェイスとのリミックスで収録。
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