Artist: Joon Jukx
Album: Little Scars
Articulation: KingAcklin
Listen, for some reason I just wanted to hate the album, Little Scars, by Joon Jukx. I don’t know why, don’t judge me. Maybe because it looked like a typical rapper with a picture of him holding a gun stooped down on what looks like a New York bridge or whatever they call those things you see people running through in the park on TV or the movies right before something happens to them. Maybe it was what appeared to be too many features? The Intro plays and I’m still skeptical until I get to the 1st song. "21" put me into a groove. The smooth voice of whom I assume is the feature, Eastwood, helps Joon carry this song with a catchy R&B hook. Beg For You is another R&B-ish rap track that has Joon explaining he was never too proud to beg for his woman.
The obvious inspired dark and grimy production sound of "Mobb Deep" will almost have you feeling like you’re listening to Havoc & Prodigy (RIP) spitting in a Queensbridge project hallway. "Cuzzin" is another hard sounding New York song. Joon is rapping about smacking several people or the same person multiple times and the hook sings “Rock you in your face stab your brain with your nose bone.” Now that’s HARD. We even get a Dragon Ball Z reference. "Give Me a Sign" gets back to a smooth beat while Joon gives us some nice wordplay but only 1 verse on a short song almost ruins it for me. This song was almost like an interlude or something, but we’ve seen this from other rappers before. "Victoria’s Interlude" featuring Pryme City is my favorite joint on the album. The last song on the album is the title track, "Little Scars", features Eastwood but it doesn’t hit the mark like their other collaboration on the album.
Bottom line and question of the day; Is It Dope Tho? Well, the Key Dope listed below along with some other songs and the overall production makes the answer a YES! May not be a no song skip banger, but listen now and thank me later... #DopeTho #YouWelcome
Dope Tho Rating 5
Key Dope:
Victoria's Interlude
21
Mobb Deep
Give Me a Sign