Yin Yang Twins? Hell no, this is Yin Yang from JBC, Malaysian of course. Our Yin Yang. What, you haven't heard of JBC? Well, JBC simply means Johor Baru Clan and they possess the southside of Malaysia. Believe that! Some say this dude is like the pioneer of 'home recording' in Malaysia. So I gotta give props to him coz I used to record my own stuff at my place as well. Haha.
Back to the review, this EP is quite old though, but I'm feeling like writing something about it. Why? Coz I support local Hip-Hop, so this is like my responsibility man. I have to drop my thoughts on it. So, my man Yin Yang dropped this EP long time ago, somewhere around 2006 I guess. I PM'ed him at MySpace long time ago and long story short, I bought the EP straight from the man himself. It came with his signature too, man that's dope!
The album cover is fucking simple. No fancy designs, no production credits or whatsoever. Just the tracklist and the tracklist itself is the album cover. Haha. So I'm not sure who produced all the tracks in this EP. I guess you have to contact the dude himself for more info. So his EP is called The First Verse. It contains 5tracks + 1 outro = 6tracks. So let's break it down one by one shall we?
01. Southside ft. Big Ben
This track got that crunk feel into it, it's a club-ish beat yet raw and dirty. Catchy chorus and it's like you can sing along to it, which is good in my opinion. Yin killed this track with his flows. Seriously, it's off the hook. I don't dig clubtrack that much but this one is an exception. Big Ben, yeah. I don't know what to say bout his part. It's all good I guess. But the "JBC till I DIE" part didn't work for me though. Overall this track is quite dope, lovin the beat and the vibe.
02. Rain ft. Schizzow
If you wanna do a love track, do it with Schizzow. He's the perfect guy when it comes to love tracks. I just love the beat, seriously. Kinda sounds like Kanye's but I believe Kugan was behind the beat, but I'm not sure about this. The beat sets up that love vibe all around you and that's why it is lovely. The chorus is catchy, but I would prefer the chorus without Yin's rapping along to the chorus. Yin came out pretty good on this. Next!
03. Say Goodbye ft. Jay' & Vixxstarr
Another love track. Don't really like the chorus plus the beat is just plain mediocre. But Yin spits some emo shit throughout his verse. Haha. But I have to admit that sometimes he does sound annoying. Vixxstarr's lyrical content is better than Yin's though but I don't know, Vixx's audio quality sucks.
04. Move It
Another club track and I guess this is what he's really good at. Rockin a crowd. The beat is banging and the verse is energetic plus the chorus is catchy. This track rocks. My 2nd favourite track off the EP just because it's bumpy. Hahaha. Next!
05. Asian Beauty
A song bout them Asian girls, finally! It's about tellin you people why Asian got the finest chicks in the world, especially Malaysia. Malaysian chicks are hot and you just have to admit that! This is simply the best track on this EP. Haha. The beat is so oriental and it makes you wanna cuddle around your chick more than ever. *Fantasizing*
6. Outro
Shout outs. Unnecessary.
So the conclusion is, this EP didn't work good enough for me. I was expecting more from Yin Yang. Full of catchy choruses and bumpy tracks. There is no heavy thinking required for this EP. The quality is a so-so but overall it was a good attempt by Yin Yang. Listen to this shit and judge it yourself. I'm not sure whether he's still selling it or not. Try to approach him at his MySpace or Facebook.:
http://myspace.com/yinjbc
For facebook, just search for Andrew Choo.
Yin Yang - The First Verse : 3.0/5
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