DREEZY- BIG DREEZ REVIEW

In recent years, the notorious city of Chicago has been best known as the birthplace of the menacing sub-genre known as Drill music. In spite of this; Dreezy is another young, talented, non-drill spitter (along with Chance The Rapper, Mick Jenkins, Saba and fellow female rapper Noname) to represent The Windy City.

Out of all the ladies signed to a major label, I feel Dreezy has the potential to rival the likes of New Yorkers Nicki and Cardi on a commercial level and definitely surpass them on a musical level. Dreezy released her debut album No Hard Feelings in 2016 and she's collaborated with big names such as Gucci Mane, Wale and T-Pain. I however first became aware of the soon to be 25 year old on Smino's sophomore album NOIR where she impressed with her freaky verse on FENTY SEX (one of the standout tracks from the 2018 release). So when I found out that Dreezy dropped a new 10-track project, you know I had to check that out.  

With the likes of London On The Track and Southside supplying beats, the production is lively from start to finish and matches her energetic, entertaining flows. The Pi'erre Bourne-produced Chanel Slides in my opinion, is a strong contender for hardest beat of 2019. The chimes, the bass and the drip script from Big Dreez and Kash Doll had me playing this on repeat. Dreezy for sheezy has mic skeezys (sorry, I won't do that again) and I was particularly impressed with her use of internal and multi-syllabic rhyming on the opener Chicken Noodle Soup where she boasts 

Pull in Neiman Marcus right before I spark it
Let the valet park it then I hit Chanel
LA regardless, all my haters garbage
And they shop at Target or they findin' sales
I'm the new wave, fuck what you say
Got the cross on me like D'usse
I keep a nigga with the deuce-deuce
Every hundred on me got a blue face
Bring the AC with the AP
The type of bitch a nigga can't keep  

Dreezy showcases her versatility on songs such as the raunchy Showin Out and Ecstacy where she substitutes her bad-b bravado bars for some singing though the latter track probably could have done without the Jeremih feature. 

The album's content focusses mainly on superficial topics and Dreezy excels in that department but her track with the self-styled 'king of rnb' Jacquees titled Love Someone gives the listeners a sweet taster of her more vulnerable side-

Heartbreak might be the worst pain I ever felt

And I can't blame nobody but myself

I was tryna turn a jack to a king, 

had to play what I was dealt

I can already imagine the 'I felt that' tweets... 

*OK I just checked, there's actually a few LOOOL* 

...The 2nd verse is also a standout on the album.

Judging the album on what it is, I think it's a solid release and I look forward to hearing more. I predict a bright future for the Chi-town lady. I give it a 7/10.

FAVES

Verse- Chicken Noodle Soup

Beat- Chanel Slides

Feature- Kash Doll (Chanel Slides)

Song- Take a wild guess... Chanel Slides