DOUG

I’m just going to be honest here. The first thing that caught my eye was this dude’s name. DOUG. That’s it, just DOUG. Not DOUG E. Fresh or Teach Me How to DOUGie. Just fucking capital fucking DOUG. One of my closest friend’s name is also Doug (not capitalized though) so I jokingly sent him an email stating that someone stole his rap name. Then I was like, well ok, let’s see what “DOUG” is all about. HOLY SHIT. DOUG just fucking schooled me bro. DOUG ain’t fucking around ok? Dude has this southern twang to his voice that sounds like Ludacris dipped in Outkast with a side of Yelawolf. DOUG’s voice sounds like it is lathered in lube.

DOUG not only raps his balls through his belly button but he also bangs beats on most of these tracks. That might not seem like a big deal these days but go listen to this shit. Tracks like “Whump” have exactly what it sounds like but then tracks like “Danger” have a smoother astroglide to them. Other times this record sounds more like a traditional underground boom bap album. This this is as well rounded as a Kardashian booty or Joel’s shiny bald freshly shaved… head.

I don’t want to say that DOUG’s album “Fool” is refreshing but it is something I didn’t expect. I don’t know what I mean by that but I know that I know I mean that when I say it. Ugh, it’s just so…. Refreshing. Fuck it. It’s refreshing ok? Go fuck yaself. Tracks like “Clubbin” talk about how going to the club always sucks. The DJ is shit, the drinks are overpriced, and the people there are annoying as fuck. Then on my personal favorite song from the record, you have “HYSH” where DOUG gets into some personal relationship talk. Throughout “Fool” you don’t really get drowned by any one type of song, topic, or sound but at the same time there is enough coagulation for it to feel whole.

Get your ass onto DOUG’s bandcamp and get this album, it’s free but throw the kid a buck or two. Get in the tub and pour it all over you. Soak in it. Bathe in it. Let it become one with you. Now picture me in the tub with you and let your imagination run wild. It’s gonna get weird.