ILLFIGHTYOU- ILLFIGHTYOU MIXTAPE REVIEW

It's amazing how important the internet is in hip-hop these days. The internet has helped me find underground artists that I would have never heard of otherwise, such as Joey Bada$$, ASAP Rocky, and Odd Future. Today I'm reviewing a project that someone called the best album of the year on a forum. After seeing that, I had to give it a listen. Will this album from Washington rap trio ILLFIGHTYOU live up to other great internet releases?

Let me start off by saying these guys can RAP. From a technical rapping standpoint, each of these three guys have everything I look for. Their flow is constantly changing up, their delivery is very solid, and they just sound very comfortable over the beat. While at first, I had trouble figuring out who was who, I was able to tell them apart after more listens. Evergreenone might be my favorite of the group, as he has an awesome voice and he had lots of sick lines throughout the album. Khris P has an odd voice, but his delivery is great, as he has a lot of energy when rapping. You can tell he's having fun. Ugly Frank might have the best flow, as he always changes it up and can rap over pretty much any beat. Lyrically, these guys aren't amazing, as they just rap about the usual stuff. They do have plenty of good quotables, though, sometimes making some pretty obscure references. These guys sound best on a track with no hook, just straight rapping, kind of like a cypher. The song Brooklyn definitely has this, as all three of them kill it. The songs Bandaid and '92 follow a similar formula, and it is just so much fun to listen to. They can seriously spit. These guys also can put together a pretty good, catchy hook sometimes, like on the songs DDT and Gertrude.

While the rapping is very high-level on this album, I think this album really shines instrumentally. There is just so much variety here, as the beats just cross all territories. Most of them feature weird, unorthodox sounds, but they are mixed so well that it sounds catchy. One of my favorites is definitely the song Midnight. The beat is dark, but very upbeat at the same time. It is just so well made and sounds very smooth. Massacre has a ridiculously good beat as well. It is very catchy and my head was bopping throughout the song. The drums were really crisp and the vocal sample was looped flawlessly. Once the hook comes in, horns are brought into the beat and it sounds perfect. The first song, Ding, also had an awesome instrumental, with huge drum booms going through the song. It is an unorthodox beat, but it sounds fantastic. I really can't complain about a single beat on this album.

ILLFIGHTYOU WRAP UP
+All three of them are very skilled rappers
+They really know how to flow over a beat
+Very creative instrumentals
+Lots of variety with beats and the way they rap
+The chemistry is there, you can tell they're just having fun making music

Best: Brooklyn, '92, Massacre

Worst: Renegade

ILLFIGHTYOU- ILLFIGHTYOU
9.4/10