The Introduction of Donald G is DOPE. This free album has been so hyped and GMAD is proud to bring you Dee Goodz’ new work. Donald G is the first great project of 2012.
Bloody and Unbowed is an excellent opening track. Once Dee jumps in he goes HARD. This song really sets the tone for the first half of the album and it is BAD ASS. In the second track, Life & Time Dee talks about how big of a year 2011 was for him as an opener at concerts for Big Boi, Raekwon, Questlove and Talib Kweli – quite the resume, I’m excited to see who he works with in the future. I heard an early version of track 3, Super Duper Hard, a couple months ago and I knew it would be a banger. This version is perfect and so catchy. I literally can’t listen to this song without bobbin’ my head. Dee’s rapping is so on point at 1:30+. I could talk about this song for hours. Accustomed, featuring Milly Roze is another great track. If you haven’t heard Milly Roze definitely check her out (My favorite song of hers is Stay – it’s perfect).
Can we talk about BEATS? Stakes is High is crazy! Definitely on some trippy shit. I really dig how Dee sounds at 1:40 on this song. The next track The Long Road Home has another dope beat. The guitar going throughout feels very fresh. This might be my favorite track on the whole album. Dee’s lyrics are really incredible. We Get Hi is a weed song with a swag twist. Weed songs in 2011 all started to sound that same by the end of the year, y’know? If people rip off Dee and this song defines the weed song tone of 2012, I’m alright with that. The only line I want to mention in Beat 2 Beat is: My white homies love me / they be like ‘he’s a beast’.
In the words of Dee Goodz himself, I Gottem‘s “swag is off the meter”. I really like the chop n’ screw sound Dee uses on this. Just my prediction here, but we’re going to see a lot more rappers are using this technique soon… Track 12, Doin It 2012, has another feature from Milly Roze. I think there’s a little auto-tune on this one, but not it a bad way! I was never a ”autotune is dead” guy, and Dee uses it tastefully here. Next Year is a fun and honest song about how “broke is just a mindset”. It’s swag, fresh and lighthearted just like the next track Neva’ Change. Neva Change is about his hometown, Antioch, TN and his friends there.
Overall, Dee Goodz’ project The Introduction of Donald G is excellent.
This has been by far my most extensive blog post on GMAD to date and I’m glad it was for such a great project. Dee Goodz has created a real gem with Donald G. It goes without saying at this point, but
Donald G is a MUST DOWNLOAD.
Dee Goodz- The Introduction of Donald G [CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE ALBUM]
Bloody But Unbowed
Life & Time
Super Duper Hard
Accustomed (feat. Milly Roze)
Stakes is High (Interlude)
Stakes is High (feat. Curtis Fields)
The Long Road Home
Enjoy Yo Muthafuggin Life (Interlude)
We Get Hi
Beat 2 Beat
I Gottem
Doin It 2012 (Interlude)
Next Year
Neva’ Change (Outro)
Weekend in Miami
Role Model$
Dee Goodz - The Introduction of Donald G [CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE ALBUM]
