DVS

Unless you're someone who enjoys cheese puffs, and domestic beer, there's a ton of great music out in the world these days. Unfortunately, there is also 200% more piss water-flavored American ball stink attempting to rub its musky humidity ALL into our ear holes. 

Let's just say DVS is not one of those icky, smelly ones. Like his friend, Lakutis, DVS has a great ear for beats. But DVS is also a rapper-ass rapper who raps the raps right out of his raps. You rap me?

Because there is something definitely wrong with my personality and face, I'm the type of person who instantly checks who produces what. The producers on DVTV are some of my favorite beats makers out right now: Yuri Beats ( "Good Morning America" and "Dangerous" ), Bill Ding ( "Money Train" ), Steel Tip Dove ( "It's Always Money In Krilladelphia" and "Sons Of Xanarchy" ), and Hot Sugar ( "You're God Damn Right" ). I also want to rub water-based lube all over a game of Twister when I come across a quality beatsmith I've never heard of like, Jesstrumentals ( "Charlie Chaplin", "Life Is A Gamble", and "Just What Happens"), who stops by for three of the 18 tracks.  

DVS uses at least four notebooks per verse. And not just them single subject shits. Like four whole five-subject notebooks with doodles and band names drawn on the folders that separate the subjects. When wielded correctly, it is entertaining as hell. He doesn't rhyme in a manner of a person who is trying to recapture 1993. He uses his husky voice as if he is almost on the verge of losing lunches. And with every word he spits, ultimately used to traipse upon your tranqulity, DVTV conveys a hilarious inside joke that only the affiliates of Green Head seem to understand. 

The album starts off strong with "Good Morning America." It encompasses  everything I love about hip hop. It's the beat and the MC vibing out on each other. DVS put together his message with enough punchlines and flipped syllabification, that in the wrong hands it could be detrimentally zzzzzzzzzz. But in his grubby yet capable mittens, they are funny and creative enough that you want to start the song over and hear what you might've missed while concentrating on cleaning your fingernails for the seventeenth time.

DVTV has a few misses: "Charlie Chapman," being one of them. The beat is good and the raps are fine. They just don't seem to connect right together. It's like hearing a rabbit getting run over by a lawn mower in my ears. Then, "It's Always Sunny In Krillaadelphia," has a great beat as well. DVS and Kool AD rap their asses off but the, "chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool" chorus is so in-your-face and cheesy it's like eating a Taco Bell quesarito. Then, to top it off, Heems apparently used real mail to completely mail in his "verse" at the end.

Despite all that there's, "Money Train." I LOOOOOOVVVE this beat and the way DVS screamed shit and bounced ALL over this fucking thing. It made want to find trash cans to kick over and light on fire (though not technically in that order). I don't even drink or smoke but I'll scream out drink drink drink drink drink drink six times, then smoke smoke smoke smoke four times, then fuck twice, then die THRICE, just getting my crunk the fuck on while sitting in bumper to bumper Austin traffic.

I'm a huge Hot Sugar fan. He's probably my favorite producer these days. He has a sound that's him and only him, like Timbaland before him. P.S. I love Timbaland. "You're God Damn Right " is too-damn short. DVS breezes over this track like Mikey J's moonwalk [grabs crotch], Mike Jordan dunking basketballs from the 3-point line [puts on hoop earring], like real life NBA JAM [takes of all clothing]. HE'S ON FIRE! [strikes chist-like pose of godworthiness]

DVTV has a backbone that is strong like bull. It's just about 6-8 tracks too long. Take out a few songs and skit/interludes and this would have been a 10/10. I still recommend paying real American money for this album. I mean, he only has it up for $1, but its easily worth a few more than that. DVS has a prolific twitter output and a great sense of humor. Go follow him and support his craft so he can keep making great music.