Marc Decoca - The Real Thang
Reviewed By: ULTIMATECDLINK
Album Rate: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Marc Decoca is one of the hottest underground rappers in ATL right now. Fresh off his debut album, "Risky Business", Decoca is back with a brand new street banger which features 334 Mobb, Supastar, Slick J, & Pimpin.
1. Intro-- just a lil talkin to get ya started by introducing Marc Decoca to the world
2. Dreams Of A Hustler (Hood Like Me)-- this one has a banging trunk punchin bassline beat that is tight as fuck. Marc Decoca warns those fake ass gangstas out there who dream of being a hustler that they ain't gon' like it when they run up on a real hood. The song draws you into the album almost immediately.
3. Welcome 2 White Horse (skit)
4. We Ain't Playin (f/ Slick J)-- this one features yet another bangin ass straight gutta beat that will have ya sound system thumpin. Marc Decoca and Slick J are letting ya haters out there know that they ain't playin with ya punk asses. Another street banger here.
5. J's At My Door-- this one has a mid-to-up tempo synth space age pimpin beat. Decoca does a decent job on the mic on this one but this one isn't near the banger as the first couple of tracks. Decoca raps about all those junkies out there knockin on his door while he's sellin "thug scout cookies". This one has been the track making the rounds on numerous mixtape around ATL.
6. Buttons (f/ Pimpin)-- this track has a nice hard hitting bassline ridin in the Lac type beat. Marc Decoca raps about those whips that's sittin on those buttons--those hood cars. You all know what he talkin about.
7. WHEQ 100 (skit)
8. Talk Shit (f/ Supastar)-- this one has that mashed up feel with the heavy metal guitar beats blended over hi-hats and basslines. The hook is a grunge rocker yellin "never let em talk shit in ya face". Supastar displays a rapid fire delivery with the gruff voice a la Fiend. Good switch up on the track makes for a pretty good song.
9. Blow (skit)
10. Boyz In My Hood-- this one has that synth beat that Lil Jon has taken to the bank over the past few years. Marc Decoca plays off the Eazy-E "Boyz In The Hood" for the chorus. Decent track worth checkin out.
11. Social Girl 2-- this one has a laid back guitar laced beat that reminds me of a tweaked version of I-20's "Break Bread" beat, only slower. Marc Decoca raps about that girl out there that's only lookin out for herself--trying to get with the ones who have the most money out there so they can get their own paper. A twist on how groupies are usually presented. Nice track.
12. Nobody Cared For Kenya (f/ 334 Mobb)-- this one has another laid back hi-hat and snare bassline beat. Marc Decoca displays the storytelling skills on this tale about a little girl named Kenya who was molested by her uncle, grew up as a teenage mother, turned to heroin to erase her pain, becomes a prostitue.... Kenya becomes the metaphor for our black youth these days since nobody cares for them. There's no way out of the struggle. Tight lil track that will make you really think about the little kids growing up in the ghettos of America.
13. Oh Brother (skit)
14. Can't Trap 4 Ever (f/ Supastar)-- this track gives you the perspective of the drug dealer out there on the block. How they don't wanna be out there trappin, but there's no other choice out there. When they raise their sons, they gonna end up showin them a different way cause the game is fucked up. Nice song.
15. So Real-- this one has a showdown at high noon whistlin beat over a midtempo bassline beat with church bells blended in. Marc Decoca brings a very tight flow to the mic on this one and displays the skills of a vet in the game who has been doing this for years. Very tight track.
Overall, the production by Midnight Black, Super Diesel, Supastar, & Marc Decoca is bangin, what most Dirty South rap fans would expect on their albums. When we heard Marc Decoca's debut album "Risky Business", we knew that this cat had the skills and the charisma to make a name for himself outta ATL, and this album just takes it even a step further. There's no doubt that you'll hear from Marc Decoca on a bigger forum in the future. All he needs is the chance to get his name out there, the rest is history.
Marc Decoca - The Real Thang