Marc DeCoca - Risky Business
Reviewed By: ULTIMATECDLINK
Album Rate: 4.25 out of 5 Stars
Marc DeCoca hails from westside Atlanta, GA and finally drops his debut album on Silent Partnaz Entertainment. The new album features Nyoo (R.I.P.), Mob 901, & Charles Black.
1. A.T.L. (f/ Nyoo)-- smooth laid back ridin beat. The hook goes "A.T.L. - all this love - all these hustlers - all these thugs". DeCoca comes with a very nice delivery describing life in Atlanta and College Park. Nyoo comes with a very tight flow as well. Very polished 1st track with some great lyrics that help to paint the picture of life in ATL.
2. Kuntrie Boy-- this track has a combo space age pimpin and shifty synthesizers over a nice bassline. DeCoca raps while reppin ATL and life as a kuntrie boy. Very tight song.
3. Ain't Enough-- this track has an uptempo happy-go-lucky, walk my ass up the block beat. DeCoca raps about how he's all about his paper but it still ain't enough. "Drop tops, keys and vogues - playa palace full of hoes - platinum chain princess cuts - life, ghetto fabolous - but it ain't enough". Nice ass song with a catchy hook.
4. In The Streets (f/ Nyoo)-- this track has a midtempo beat with horns and a nice bassline. Another solid track about the ugly side of life and hustlin in the streets of ATL.
5. Eye Candy-- "You can look but you can't touch - I just wanna know if I'm askin too much". DeCoca raps about his fantasy girl and what he looks for in his "eye candy". Pretty humerous song that will make ya laugh.
6. Dope Bwoy-- this track has a beat with organs over a Jamaican-like bassline. The hook goes "dope bwoy dope bwoy, ain't you had enough - dope bwoy dope bwoy, gotta be tough - dope bwoy dope bwoy, ain't your trap bumpin - dope bwoy dope bwoy, yeah nigga hold somethin". DeCoca is rappin about it's just a way of life to hustle in the trap.
7. Social Gyrl-- this track has a slower R&B beat and is dedicated to the high society girls out there. It's a change of pace from the other hard hittin tracks on the album but a decent song nonetheless.
8. Time-- this track also has a slower paced beat before the bassline and hi-hats kick in. DeCoca raps about the choices we make throughout life whether it's hustlin or choosing to take the high road--all we got in this world is time--because we can't decide when to leave this Earth. Nice song.
9. Big Bwoyz (f/ Charles Black)-- this track has a midtempo beat with horns and clappin on it. This song is mainly about those Cadillac Escalades sittin on blades. Black adds a decent flow to the song.
10. Hustla (f/ Mob 901)-- this track has an amped up keyboard beat. It's about not forgetting where you come from. Decent cut but not as tight as the others on the album.
11. What You Want-- really nice beat that will have ya head bobbin along to the bassline and hi-hats. "What you want nigga - what you need nigga - how you live - got your green - got you fee nigga". DeCoca flows his ass off on this one. Probably one of the best songs on the whole album.
12. Soldier (Thug Love)-- this track has another decent beat. DeCoca seems to change his flow up a bit on this one. It seems like more talkin than rappin on here. Not feelin this cut too much.
13. 85 South-- this track has a country twang, country bumpkin beat with the banjos over a tight bassline. Nice infectious hook will have ya hittin rewind on the CD changer. Tight song.
14. Tippie Toes (f/ Nyoo)-- this track has a smooth synthesizer and drum machine laced beat. "You's a playa - you's a pimp - you's a mack - you should know - this is how we do them hoes - keep them on their tippie toes". Basically a track about pimpin and mackin the hoes. Nice song to end the album with.
Overall, the production by Wayne Hanks, Woo Metrix, Missing Link, Chaste, & Black is top notch and solid throughout. The only thing missing from the album is that one commercial single to blow Marc DeCoca up because the talent is definitely there. With ATL the hottest region in rap today, it's a wonder that no one has grabbed him up to at least make a guest appearance on their album (although he's more on the lyrical side like T.I. and less on the crunk side). If one of the major labels give this cat a chance by signing him, they quite possibly have a future star on their hands because you can tell he's got the charisma in the vocals he lays for the tracks. You should definitely check this album out if you come across it because it's one of the better underground album we've come across in 2003.
Marc DeCoca - Risky Business