MaoDaMighty's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Chilled Back Attack (YunVeroz)]

Hmm...

The good:
Flow is on spot, the beat is alright, I like the use of synonyms on seen/scene, Clever lines; I like "supine position lookin up at the birds".

Needs work:
Almost every rhyme is a single syllable word. The slight echo on your vocals is a bit too much (adjust the decay to about 1-3% so that the echo adds density to your voice, not so it trails behind....or use a very slight reverb). Hypocritical; you call out blind stabbers, but then you dont name who this is about, so you'd be a blind stabber too (not knowing the actual person you're dissing and just going at anyone, the lyrics arent personal, they are very vague and lack precise aim) I guess "What do you say to the B" could be a shot at someone.

Waiting for new material to review...

The-toad411 responds:

Bah! It was supposed to be simple. So you can understand it. Hahha! Thanks again for the advice/burn/review. Peace bro.

I'm trying to make time for that track you sent me, I have some days off now. So hopefully...

[SH - The Fool]

Oh ya...

Thats the Shagginess I needed to hear. Its a bit coincidental you used this sample, I started listening to Louis Logic recently, this sample is used in "The Rest". Great sample, and great cut on your part.

shaggyhaired responds:

Listened to that song, It's pretty tight.

But mine is cut a little different thankfully, i was scared when you said it was in use, haha.

Thanks for the review bro.

[90s Rap Was Better]

Lyricism...

I agree 90s rap was the shit, that's why I love to rep the Canadian scene, we (most of us) do it grimey like that.

"My flow is nutty social studies, all the rest is history" How the fuck you think of that? That line is awesome.

Great track bro, keep at this!

[Delinquent Metroid]

( : ^ o)

uh...wow.

DJ-Delinquent responds:

ikr

[Maverick w/ Mao (War-Spawn)]

Learn how to mix

I dont approve of how you mixed my verse. The overdubs are too obvious and don't match the main vocal tone at all. I'm not proud of this track.

I'm not digging the slow, arrogant flow you have in this. The lyrics are so horribly simple and cliche. If you're a Maverick by lacking lyricism, imagery and realism, then congrats. There's room for improvement.

Tips for mixing: (my preferences)
Overdubs: they should de-ampified so that they are not obvious. You want to use them where you want a word or a line to have emphasis. I'm aware the overdub/adlib vocals I sent you were shitty, if they didn't work, you should've asked me to get at ya with some better vocs.
Adlibs: try panning them to the right or left channel, so that they come at the listener from a certain direction, as its an interjection into the main vocal track.
Effects: The reverb/echo on almost all of your lines is too much. It sounds amateur. Be selective where you place FX. In my opinion, I prefer natural vocals rather than technical add ons.

Tips for writing:
Write about you, not someone you want to be. Write about what you're going through. I'm not gonna give you props till you prove you're not fake.

2010 is the year of elevation.

This is an honest review.

The-toad411 responds:

Whoa.. pure honesty to it's rawest core. Thanks, I've already elevated past this track. It's already an older track, just thought I'd re-up it for the people that liked it. Thanks for the input and time for the review dude, but I feel I've grown past this already, just don't want to go back and re-edit this track.

Peace.
~T.R.E~

[BJ - Video Games Never Die!]

Beep beep bop

You gotta put a warning about adjusting the volume levels at the beginning, I had my headphones on, my ears started bleeding. I'm not much a fan of the high pitched tune from 0:00- :48. At :48 this beat is real nice. I like the alterations throughout, its not that repetitive when you consider all the change ups. The 8bit melody kinda reminds me out the Mortal Kombat theme. nicely done.

GhostlyDoobies responds:

its techno dude, i don't like it either but i guess other people might.

[COme Eqipped]

sick

You n Monk kill this. "You never do a movie, you probably do a skit" diggin that line. I thought echo on some of your overdubs, was a bit too much, maybe a if it was volumed down a bit with a longer decay rate it'd be perfect (I dunno, never know what it sounds like till ya try it, right?) Also: the effect at 2:05 added a nice touch to it, but it muffled the vocs too much.

Overall: Great collab, gotta respect this track.

[BJ - Dr. Jangles]

Whoa

I like the underground feel of this one. Nice work for the first time rapping. The chorus is sick. BN's verse is great, he really stepped up. I love the"n police lookin like psyduck" line, drop that Pokedex knowledge! Great work

[Broken Bird]

This is smooth

Ya'll do ya thing on this, it flows together nicely too. I like the laid back mood of this track. Nicely done men.

[Head to Head ft. Klaziknadi]

Yup yup ya know it!

I like the feel of this one. The instrumental is hard, and then ya'll lyrics and flow add some ass kickin to it. That chorus is awesome, nice work on the singing. Good work to BAF and Nadi. Keep at it!

BAF responds:

yeah son, gettin' crunk on some son bitches in this one!