Gambit a.k.a. Remy LeBeau - The Next Hand (Enygma)

I saw Gambit perform at the Charm City Community Block Fest a few weeks ago, and I wasn't real impressed by his live show, but I came across one of his CDs there and decided to give it a shot. It's not very good either, though. I don't think he has a thick accent or anything, but he just doesn't enunciate words very much so his lyrics all come out kinda mumbly and he doesn't really ride beats well. And I mean, I like MCs like Lloyd Banks or Fabolous who may not have the most exciting delivery but still have mad punchlines, I just feel like it's more work to listen to what he's saying and I'm not getting a lot out of those lyrics. OK, he had one that really made me laugh: "haters turn to child molesters, cause they all wanna fuck with the kid." I probably wouldn't bitch about that so much if he didn't have a long rant on his MySpace blog about how other MCs need to step their game up, though. I hate that the first words he says on the CD are "I'm still the best that the city has." It annoys me even when people who might actually be right say that kinda thing, but when someone as far from the best as him says it it's just ludicrous. All y'all, stop saying that boastful bullshit in ways that implicitly insult everyone else in Baltimore. I'm gonna start calling people out on this more often because I'm sick of it. This guy seems to care about his craft and have respect for the game, though, so I'm not hating, he has potential. Also I think it's kinda weird that he's named after one of the X-Men, but he also calls himself "Rap's Captain America." He should probably just pick one comic book character and stick with it. They're both Marvel characters, at least, I guess that's something.

Gambit a.k.a. Remy LeBeau - "Thou Shall Not" (mp3)
The stuff on here with original production is pretty solid, nice beat here by Kajmir Royale.

Labels: mixtape/album review, mp3