He hails
from Yonkers, he has a new website www.divmusic.net and he's poised for
big things. I mentioned his website because when you're talking the
internet you have to have a home base and his spot is exactly what
every atist should strive for; something that is simple, looks good and
is easy to navigate. I think 2008 might be the year artists truly
invest in themselves. If you don't spend $ on yourself you can't expect
anyone else to either.
DJ Vlad is hosting...doing what he does on the hosting tip. Gey ya
bread Vlad. I'm listening to the title track "The Uncovered Truth" and
it's got a knock. The flow is focused and I can see D.I.V. is expanding
his vocab beyond your normal MC. I can't remember the last time an MC
used "methodologies"...he pulled it off tho. "Candy Land" is the shit.
The hook is a lil generic but he switches up the flow...that rapid fire
shit is the move. After listening to this joint the MIC skills are def
on point. The "let me put my stick in your sugar" line could have been
left out tho. I'm diggin' the message in "Chemical Love (Raw n Uncut).
D.I.V. is one of the few MCs who at least acknowleges the fact he
doesn't need to spit your typical gun rap to make shit pop off. Jay
Chef did his thing on the beat too. "I'm tryna lock it on all sides/
wit out having to refer to a Glock or a 45." On the flip side "Keep
Blazin" is def smoked out; Jay Chef cooked up some smooth shit. Me
personally I'm just diggin' the vibe of the whole song. D.I.V with that
"magic carpet flow". The true sleeper track on here is "Tension". It's
just a well rounded track, def mixtape/single potential.
There's a couple things D.I.V. does really well. His hook game is crazy
and he's got the voice for it too. He comes off as a smart dude who's
lived lifes up's and downs', he has a message which comes across in the
music too, it's that realness. He's got lyrics and as stated above the
vocab to match. I think he could work on "word play" a lil more; some
lines hit like run on sentences at times. Work on fucking with the
words to fit that flow on some Inspectah Deck type shit. I think we
need more of the rapid flow too. That shit has mass appeal and will
appeal to more cats outside of that Tri-State area.
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