| A.Dd+ – “Where Have You Been” (prod. by Burn One) | July 12, 2013 |
Blunts of that brown, cups of that loud. Tried and true mathematics. The Dallas boys continue their streak, aided by one of Atlanta’s best producers and herbal remedy roller. Co-opting that Do or Do “Po Pimp” flow and applied it to some curb-hitting funk. Fine with me. See also Max Bell’s previous write-up of this […]
| Where Have ADd+ Been? | June 19, 2013 |
Max Bell is pictured inside the gas station. For their next proper release, Slim Gravy and Paris Pershun have decided to go with another apt title, one describes both their approach to making music and their position in the rap game: DiveHiFlyLo. In other words, they know they make “hi” quality music that may “fly lo,” below […]
| The Southernplayalistic Suitcases of ADD+ | November 20, 2012 |
The beat reminds me of Edan’s “I See Colours.” There are lyrical references to “Git Up, Get Out” and “Roc Boys,” and there is artwork of what I imagine is either the black King Lear or the guy from the artwork for “Mr. Wendel.”Arrested Development: we all made a huge mistake. Or did we?
| ADd+ and Co$$ Go Green | April 24, 2012 |
Tosten Burks is the target demographic. Time for field results from 4/20. Those game-worn tracks that earned that grand honor of being played on repeat on such a holy day. May all your holiday activities have been full of Devin and Snoop, but dude, may all your future gatherings squeeze in these recent new smoke-stained […]
| Can’t You ADD+? | March 8, 2012 |
If ADD+ were managed by Cinematic Music Group (K.R.I.T., Nipsey, Curren$y), they’d probably already be the subject of feverish blog hype. Lucky for them that they’re allowed to build their base organically, getting enough attention to keep the goalposts moving, but not so much that they fall for some stupid major label $50K advance that […]
| A.Dd+- Wreak Genocide | October 27, 2011 |
“Give us a year, we’ll probably be in a Lear.” So A.Dd+- claim on their latest cut, a declaration of faulty rap economics. Pretty much only Birdman is dumb enough to blow briefcases of cash on Lear Jets, and unless A.Dd+- get signed to Cash Money and start making Taylor Swift rap, they’ll probably be […]
| ADd+ & Insomnia | October 5, 2011 |
Tosten Burks also occasionally appears in 140 characters. And just like that, Dallas’s best young rappers take another step towards making people care again about Dallas rap. Snagging Black Milk for the beat is a statement of legitimacy, a claim that even though ADd+ have less than 2,000 followers on Twitter, you still better be […]
| ADd+ – Jumper Cables | July 25, 2011 |
Songs about plotting to get rich > Songs about being rich. Two poor boys in a caddy, Dallas’ ADd+, those behind the seventh best rap record of the year, constructed this on a late night drive home from San Antonio. Despite the hydraulic funk of Picnic Tyme’s beat, the pair describe the difficulties of getting […]
