Artist: D'So Nyce
Album: The Sapphire Tape
Articulation: DJ Suspence
Artist D’So Nyce released a new EP this past December titled, “The Sapphire Tape”. It’s a 9 track EP that comes in at just under 24 min, so the project is definitely an easy listen and not a problem to get through.
As far as the project itself, it definitely starts out strong among the first few records, specifically the third record titled, “Behind The Scenes”. This song really gives you a type of Houston vibe with the “screwed” style of the hook on the song. But also the production on the first few records is on point, and Nyce’s flow fits perfectly with these first few records.
However, about midway through the project it has a sharp falloff from the quality of the beginning records. Nyce includes the “SIMPleton Freestyle” on the second half of the EP which is a freestyle over the Drake assisted Jack Harlow record “Churchill Downs” (An ode to the historic Louisville, KY horse track). I wouldn’t say that Nyce didn’t do the beat justice, but it’s hard to rap over the same beat that two of Hip Hop’s current biggest stars have rapped on and not be compared to their offering on the instrumental. And this is no shade to Nyce, just seems like that might have been the best choice for this EP.
All in all, we feel as though if the entire project kept the same vibe as the first half throughout the rest of the project, it would have been a solid project, however, since there was a big dip in the second half of the project, the overall rating of the project took a big hit. With that being said, the Dope Tho Rating for this project is a 4.
Dope Tho Rating: 4
Key Dope
“Behind The Scenes”
“Pay It Forward”
“Sade’s Mood”
Dope Tho Rating System
1-3 Nope Tho
4-5 Needs Work
7-6 Solid
8-9 Heat
10 Dope Tho Classic