MaoDaMighty's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Crooked Design [DEMO]]

I'm very much enjoying this. Very stream of consciousness/ real af bars on this. The flow, very chill; the juxtaposition with the harsher vibes on this beat make the points hit harder, kinda. The hooks could use a lil more energy or conviction, me thinks. The honesty is the most best part of this though. Looking forward to seeing where you take this one!

budjohnson responds:

Sensei Mickey <zeeen>

[Ferris Wheel (Attempt 1)]

Diggin this mix. The overlayed vocals make the repetitiveness of fairly familiar phonetic flabs fabricated for Ferrish Wheels and ferris wheels accessories seem more intentionally satirical. The shifting tones in the track are intriguing; this is good, but it can also make it difficult to interpret which bars are meant to be deep and which are the whimsical lyrical wizard styles. Beat reminds me so much of Crono Trigger; not sure if Vash samples, but either way, dope. Very creative song here.

Teqneek responds:

Thanks Mickey. Yeah- rough draft. And I'll record and upload the finished version eventually. I just wanted to drop this first because I like it and I'm impatient.

["Nowhere To Run" Instrumental]

Post Era Spaghetti western, set in along a coastline somewhere slightly tropical OR a reboot of a Tarantino film, but done with respect and honor, by an A.I director-bot (that has been specifically designed to direct a cinematic masterpiece--bot also has an implanted soul, so it's all good). Plot; probably something to do with something stolen, and going to retrieve it, with a vengeance. Characters: band of brothers styles; a bunch a bro die, spoiler alert. McGuffin: magic shoes, magic ring, power staff or magic bullet.

Basically, this is a dope beat.

SkyFromD-Squad responds:

haha exactly what i was going for

[I Rob People (feat. Sky)]

I love all the references in this, holy moly Batman there's tonnes of em! I liked the way Teq ends his 1st verse and starts the 3rd with that "rob" emphasis word play. The transition verses between Teq and Sky was executed very nicely. Sky's more grimy verse was juxtaposed well with Teq's hyperbolic whacky bars.However, I don't think this was Sky's best outing on the lyric side of things; there were a few dope bars, but a lot of it sounded a bit generic. Teqneek's flow was a bit rushed at points and the delivery fell off on some bars with a higher count of syllables. That, mixed with quiet vocals, made a lot of the bars inaudible; which means all those dope references would be lost if the lyrics were not posted. Really liked this beat; Axtekk really kills it with those funky computer horn things!

Dope track all together though. Has a sick old school feel to it.

Teqneek responds:

Thanks Mickey. I think I'll go ahead and make some adjustments tomorrow and re-up this track (or, replace the audio file I mean.) heeding you and Fats' advise. -Brrrrrrr-

[Calling (Prod. Chris Wheeler)]

This goes hard, really digging the emphasis on the multi schemes and all the imagery in this. A few bars felt a a bit contrived/stretch too much for lyrical purposes rather than content "ex: cloning now/Colin Powell". Overall though, sick sick sick bars and the rhymes, DAMN! Mixing is crisp, I enjoy the lack of obvious dubs; singular voice presentation works very well for this track...well.. maybe the hook could use a lil more touch, idk. Beat is fyah. Dope song for just a hip hop track .

SkyFromD-Squad responds:

Thanks buddy

[Dark Days]

Axtekk's beat so good!!!

Really good song here. Even with the quite dynamic and awesomeness of this beat, the mixing of the vocals was very audible and on point throughout. Lyrics are solid and have a very heart broken poets vibe to them. The transition from the verse to hook was executed very well on each verse. Definitely one of the best deliveries I've heard from ya; your voice really hits the right emphasis to make the lyrics really sink in. Ironically enough, I think a "depressing" song like this, may just help someone who's feeling down; so a feel good song it very might well be!

Props and keep up bro

Teqneek responds:

Wow Mickey, regarding your closing comment there... I just got done about 2 hours ago explaining to my mom almost word for word what you just said. Haha that's crazy. Anyway thanks for the input man, you my most improved friend 2016

[E & J]

Liked the intro! Your voice works very well with the theme and the beat. Your flow really shines on this romanticish tip, like very very good; I admit, I was skeptical at first, but you rock this shit hard on. Delivery is spot on, it really sounds like you had these lyrics coming from the heart. Gotta love that Teddygram beat too! Solid track here. The vocal mixing could use some more touch though, the dubs were a bit too sloppy; the echo effect made it difficult to catch a lot of the verse content.

Awesome track here, if it dont get you laid then the pope don' t shit in the woods/

Teqneek responds:

Thanks Mickey I love you... Also I remastered and reuploaded this here tune so hopefully it sounds less dub-heavy now. Lol I gotta chill with that shit I know; but getting back into the swing of things and finding my voice again- dubs are a crutch. But I gots to walk now, na'mean?

[Basilisk-DJD]

This is sick. Real freeverse feels. 17 thumbs up.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

:D preesh bra

[Archangel]

Wow. This just vibes! Nice work here, really diggin' it!

Libby-Shimmz responds:

Thanks Mickey!

[Zen]

FFFf %^#'n vibes on this, wowza! Really like the ebb n flow here. Great little 2nd half change up, switched it up but still kept it familiar. I give this 7 wombat mercenaries out of 2 advanced worg riders.

Libby-Shimmz responds:

"I give this 7 wombat mercenaries out of 2 advanced worg riders."

What the hell does that mean?

Thanks for the review!