Moses Uvere - Mind The Gap Album Review

Moses’ Mind The Gap Review…

After being introduced to Moses’ music a short while ago I wasn’t sure what to expect, but after hearing the ‘From Worse To Better Album’ I found myself playing it over and over and thoroughly enjoying the whole album. Then  Moses released a free EP ‘Heart Condition’ it was a completely new direction from his previous album, and this both surprised and impressed me, it showed his willingness to switch it up, and his capability within the music industry. So when I learned of his latest album ‘Mind The Gap’ I waited with great anticipation and excitement and I was not disappointed, with a mix of crisp and clever lyrics with fantastic music and catchy chorus’ this album is fantastic.

The album starts with an electro styled beat for an Intro mixed with a catchy hook, then in come the deep and clever rhymes, which both sets the standard of what is about to come and leaves you hungry for more.

The second track is titled ‘Head Turner’ and was Moses first signal which to me is ironic as I’m sure this album is bound to turn heads. Again with a catchy chorus and fantastic beat, it is hard to not like this track. With great funny and clever lyrics like “eyes stayed squinted tinted windows like an Asian” and “I put it on for my city and thank the lord that you’re wit me” make this song into a great feel good anthem.

The third track is called ‘Problems’ which is a clever song with true spoken lyrics such as “more money more problems, no money more problems” and when this is mixed with a strong hip hop beat is one of those songs I can see people singing along to at a gig, in their car or in a club.

The next track on the album is ‘My Last Stride’ which is my personal favorite. With powerful lyrics and great vocals from  artist  Taylor Thrash this makes for a great mix between pop and hip hop which is taking over the world these days, the difference between this and all those other songs, what sets this apart from the rest is Moses’ fantastic lyrics.

The fifth track on the album is ‘Lay It Low’ and for me this track has the sound of a song that could do well as a single, with a very catchy chorus and strong rhymes mixed with a very cool and crisp beat it has hit written all over it.

The best way I can describe the next track ‘Word To Your Mother’ is a club smash! If this came on when you were out in a club it would take over.

The next and final song on the album is ‘Fly’ which I first heard on Moses’ free EP ‘Heart Condition’ and in comparison the first mix has nothing on this version. With a more upbeat tune backing up some witty and clever lyrics this is a monster of a song to end the album on a high.

The album ends with an Outro which stays in tune with a very upbeat album which is going to be a great summer album. I believe that Moses Uvere has all the tools to be a massive success and I recommend that all hip hop and general music lovers give this album a listen as you will not be disappointed.

Check out the latest news and information of Moses at www.mosesuvere.com and follow him on twitter at @MosesUvere

Review by Saacey

I’ve follow Moses Uvere career when he was rapping with rap group Minority Authority back a few years ago.  I was happy to learn that he signed a deal with Chaos Theory with local producer Geoff Rockwell. Uvere is known through the local Dallas Hip Hop scene with his catalog of music such as his first album From Worst to Better and Heart Condition (Which is available for free at mosesuvere.com) and his brief stint with Selahdor. Mind the Gap is a platform sign used in the underground station in London to warn passengers to ‘mind’ the gap between the train and platform and it’s also the title of Moses Uvere second album. Uvere uses the title to play of his own gap which you can see on the album cover. But be warned this album it’s not a follow up to his well received debut album From Worst to Better. Uvere makes progress with his lyrical content, delivery, and wordplay from his previous album but where Uvere makes progress the album shows some glaring weakness.

The main problem with this album is the beats; some of the beats didn’t suit some of the tracks on the album.  Problems felt a little forced with the guitar and singing it wasn’t needed other than that it’s still a good track. With the financial climate being the way it is problems is a track some of us may end up “feeling” these words in more ways than we want to. One of my favorite tracks from Moses is Fly; the beat was redone and it didn’t do justice for the previous beat produced by Dustin Cavazos, some things shouldn’t be redone or remake things like Soulja Boy remaking Juice and unfortunately fly is one of those things as well. Maybe I’m being biased because I’ve heard the original version over a hundred times. The beat just didn’t sound right and shouldn’t have been redone, some of the beats in this album was more suited to pop acts like Black Eyes Peas than your normal Hip Hop album. A standout song on the album is Last Stride featuring Taylor Trash the song has great radio potential written all over it  and a song that his male and female fans will appreciate. Lay it Low is another song that standout on the album that showcase Moses talent as a rapper. Overall Uvere delivered on what he wanted to do on this album by making it a lighthearted album with radio friendly songs. It’s a good album to have for the summer and listen to in your car.

Review by Acelucky

Favorite Tracks:

Last Stride

Lay it Low

Fly

When I first heard a record by Moses I noticed something different, something very rare, and something addictive. I wasn't the instantly recognizable southern drawl, nor was it the fact that he doesn't swear.

What comes through in Moses' music is a passion which in veiled in most modern day music by the auto tuned, clichéd lyrical content. A passion in his vocabulary and his delivery reverberates through the headphones.

'Mind the Gap' is Moses second album, and third long play including the mix tape prelude to it; The Heart Condition. This passion is ever present in his latest material. On Mind the Gap, Moses has moved along the scale from the traditional hip hop sound of drums, snares and piano keys - and selected a back drop of guitars, and emotional synths, of which the Heart Condition was a clear indicator of things to come.

'My Last Stride' is prime example of this; Moses easily weaves his way around soft notes and a poignant yet powerful hook by Taylor Thrash. Like any talented MC, Moses uses his own life experiences in his rhymes, and that's no different in this song, as he addresses a woman, and a situation which both male and female fans can empathize.

'Lay Low' combines snares and a heavy baseline, as Moses raps 'I embody this flow', and 'are you hearing the words? Are you starting to gather? I represent this thang, and that's all that matters'. Before it launches into another infectious guitar riff.

What are evident from this album are two things, Moses is versatile, and likes to surprise the listener. He does this when leaping into tracks like 'Word to Your Mother' - where Moses hits us with an obnoxious electro/drum and bass club beat and equally obnoxious lyrics, by this point he's having some serious fun, spitting 'So I'm feeling fresher than a white tee / baby, there is no pressure / just call me Spike Lee." Then he goes onto switch his flow in the songs breakdown.

The lead single 'Head Turner' is Moses showcasing his cleanest lyrics of the album, the first verse is an example of the best bars you'll hear on MTG, and it'll have you hitting rewind to catch another listen. In the same way Jay-Z had 99 Problems, and Biggie had More Money, More Problems; Moses treats his track 'Problems' as a platform to talk about how money can be so good, and how it's absence can be so bad. He re-assures his fans he is living humbly, yet it's important to enjoy it when it comes your way.

'Mind the Gap' is a turning point in the life and career of Moses and a project he will sure be proud of, if there is one complaint, it's that the album is as short as it is good - very. However what this does mean, is that fans will be eagerly awaiting his next material, and for Moses to fill the next Gap in their collection.

Review by T33SSIDE86

Moses Mind the Gap available at Amazon and ITunes for more information on Moses Uvere visit mosesuvere.com

Dating is like playing football manager

Since my conversation with my cousins friend about dating is like playing football manager. Before you start laughing or questioning the theory think about it for a second. You talk to a lot of women that you’re trying to either date or sleep with them. What is the main thing you do in football manager? Buy players! You got your transfer kitty and you try to negotiate a transfer for a player for your team. Every guy knows that you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket. You need to have a squad, most football teams have their starting 11 and the bench, reserves, and you got your youth team (girls who are 4+ years younger than you) females are unpredictable the more you have on your team the better of succeeding and not getting pulled in.

So this is how it works basically we use this theory to talk in cryptic language when we were around people so that our business wouldn’t be all out in the open.

Transfers/Youth/Reserve:

Transfers

Football term - Transfer you know how it works... A team negotiates to get a player on to their team.

Dating world - When you’re dating a chick you’re in negotiation to get with her, a successful transfer is when you get her.

Unlike football the transfer market is open 365 days 24hrs 7 days a week a transfer could be completed anytime. But be careful there are other clubs out there who are competing for the same players and will tap up players with no regards there is no honour in this game we play.

Transfer Kitty

Football term - transfer kitty is the amount of money a team can use to buy players

Dating world - Your job is your income for your transfer kitty after you take out your taxes and bills whatever you have left is your transfer kitty. Obviously the higher your budget the more girls you can negotiate with and vice versa, I mean you wouldn’t see Huddersfield Town negotiating a deal with Barcelona for Messi would you?! But always remember whatever your budget is Spend Wisely!! Don’t want to do a Leeds do you??

Youth Team

Football terms - Football teams have young players to groom for the future

Dating world - There’s two scenarios A. Sugar daddy who has money and will just buy any women to make wifey one day. Sugar Daddy’s of the world we call them Roberto Mancini. Regular Joes are those who prefer to go with youth because they are ‘inexperienced’, cheap and keen to perform on the big stage we call the regular Joe an Arsene Wenger of the world.

Reserve

Football terms - Players who are not ready yet to play in the first team or recovering from injury to get back into the first team

Dating world - Women who just gotten out of a relationship and are not ready to jump into another one.  Also you have women in your reserve side just for the intention of hooking up and nothing more.  A girl can be dropped into your reserves if another ‘better’ girl becomes available to negotiate with. However it is important to remember not to neglect your reserves otherwise they will become unhappy and move on.
Acelucky

Scouting

Where to start... How about one of the most important parts of football and dating, scouting!

Because let’s face it in both football and dating we don't want someone that's no good, we want someone that can do the job well, for us, that's why it’s important to scout your girl well. For example, a top striker for someone else may not be good for you, look at Shevchenko, he was great for Milan but not for Chelsea and that's the last thing you want in a girl. You don't want someone that looked great with someone else, was this wonderful girl fulfilled all her ‘duties’ and then when you get them they aren’t the same girl... So allow me to elaborate on scouting to prevent this from happening.

If, for example, Chelsea scouts had been looking in the Argentinean league they could have had Tevez that same season they signed Shevchenko for half the price! So how do you scout your girl well? Keep reading and find out, but first let me elaborate on the whole scouting philosophy...

So scouting applies to dating, for example scouting a potential transfer target or in dating terms a potential girl can go a few ways, but the main two are a long term deal (relationship) or a short term loan (booty buddy)...

A long term deal is pretty self explanatory you scout a girl that you want to tie down, but if you're going to do this you have to be sure you get it right, after all you don't want to end up with a Shevchenko do you? So to scout this potential girl you need to know a few things. Is she available, if not, have you got what it takes to tempt her?  If she is then how much negotiating is going to be needed? All things you should know before trying to make a transfer.

But a short term loan is different, obviously. A short term loan can end a few ways, for example it can run its cause and you don't think they're worth trying to sign on a permanent deal (a long term relationship) or even another short term deal. Or you can decide to sign on a long deal, but again you need to be sure this is going to work! Another is the option to re-sign on another short loan, the good thing about this particular transfer is there isn't a great deal of commitment involved and I believe there isn't as much scouting involved either, as you can terminate the contract with little fuss whenever you deem necessary if the transfer isn’t right, whether it be the conditions involved or the girl herself just isn’t right for what you want!

If anyone doesn't think this is particularly nice or fair, maybe a bit chauvinistic? Well don't blame me blame society!

Saacey

The Beautiful Game

Football; often described as the beautiful game. Addictive, passionate, and above all stressful and expensive.

The dating game is also all of the above. And much much more.

This is an insight into the mind of a few amateurs and years of training to become professionals and to secure that major signing on a long term deal. Something which is as if today, still in negotiations, years of long, hard, troublesome negotiating has led us to this point. But one point isn't enough, we want all three. Scratch that, we want the title, scratch that, we want the treble (or threesome as it's known in the dating game)

Welcome to out lives, welcome to our club.

Heartbreak FC.

kick off is fast approaching.

T33SSIDE 86