Artist: Big V
Album: Velvedda
Articulation: King Acklin
Kinston, NC’s own Big V gets right back at us with another project titled Velvedda. This catchy title sounds like he mixed Velveeta and Cheddar together to let us know he’s out there in Carolina trying to get to the damn cheese. This 9-track feature full project often gives more shine to the other artists than it does Big V, but right when you think he can be forgotten about that gritty standout voice of his comes through. Just like the last Big V project reviewed by the Dope Tho team (not reviewed by me though) his voice is the standout of the project, but it almost has to be with so many features.
Velvedda definitely gives you that Hip Hop Head feel so if you don’t feel that 90s era of music you may not appreciate it. Groundbreaking is definitely a track to beat down the block, they got some bars for you too. Keep It Playa is a track has a catchy hook from Big V but I think it could have served us better with Big V actually rapping a verse on it. My favorite joint, Hamstring, uses a Rick James, Mary Jane sample very well. Big V and Milly McJaggurr gives us that classic back and forth but the song aint even 2minutes long… SMH, so disappointed about it that I’m running it back right now as I write this line.
What handicaps this album for me is the production. It doesn’t sound like the project ever finds that right marriage of sound with the vocals (Hamstring is the exception). Almost as if the tracks still need to be fine-tuned at times. So, while it seems likes the songs may have gotten better from his last project, the production didn’t. Overall though, the album further shows Big V is a talented artist as he continues to give us material and Skyzone Society is out here working. Big V probably has another 2 projects ready to drop as we speak. This is a perfect example of someone I would love to hear with other producers and/or engineers. In an era where we want some of these rappers to shut the hell up, we actually want Big V to link with a fire engineer, be stingier with the beats, and give us more of his bars! Now THAT'S saying something.
Bottom line and question of the day; is It Dope Tho? The answer is that it’s a decent effort. The project is a 5 on the Dope Tho Scale. Listen now and maybe thank me later... #DopeTho #YouWelcome
Dope Tho Rating: 5
Key Dope:
Groundbreaking
Keep It Playa
Hamstring
Dope Tho Rating System
1-3 = Nope Tho
4-6 = Solid
7-9 = Dope
10 = Dope Tho Official