Verse Essential and Kidd Called Quest-No Invitation Needed-----(2013)
Artist: Verse Essential
and Kidd Called Quest
Album: No Invitation
Needed
Label: Independent
Producer: Kidd Called
Quest
2013
is the quality of emcee/producer albums that are running rampant. Anyone can
run down a whole list of them and they are pretty solid. How about the
Laurelton Queens/Rochester duo of Verse Essential and Kidd Called Quest from
Young Black and Gifted? They worked before on the Freedom Is Mine mixtape
on the track “Wouldn’t Change a Thing”
which made the mixtape the talk about project. With No Invitation Needed
slated for the masses, did they change a thing?
No Invitation Needed captivates the
listener to a commanding mode throughout the journey of dark gritty beats
provided by Kidd Called Quest that match Verse Essential’s lyrical cadence. The
intro starts off with Verse motivating the crowd from one of the shows and it
starts off with the title track with starts on the good foot. The diversity of
subject matter makes the album listenable like the limitless opportunities to
make on From The Bottom to everyone’s
human trials and tribulations on My
Testimony. The standout tracks on this album are the highly aggressive,
cocky infused punch ya in the face track Back
To The Basics where Verse gets into ya skin: You lost this battle, it’s me that’s
in control/I get the same affect sniffing coke through your nose/of course I’m
the best, I shine by my confidence/I’m Michael J. Fox have ya shaking like Parkinsons;
and the street anthem Jamaica Queens State of Mind where Kidd Called Quest
soulful beat and Verse’s heartfelt lyrics introduce a person to the everyday
living of Jamaica Queens. The consistency of the album keeps the musical composure
constant with that dark and eerie piano infused Stand By Me to Verse’s hood commentary version of the storytelling
track Born Hustler. The album ends
unexpected with relationships going wrong on Blood On The Rose to another in your face track Brass Knuckles and the live your life
lesson and grab the world by the balls track Human After All where Verse deeply describes his dad to the point
that he is his father in one flesh.
IF
YOU DON’T KNOW, NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!! That’s the essence of No
Invitation Needed when 718 lyrics blend with the production from the
585. This is another Young Black and Gifted project where Quest does the
production and Verse handles the lyrics with no guest appearances. The listener
will instantly gravitate to Kidd Called Quest’s head nodding versatility in his
beats especially the dark feel beats and Verse’s hood commentary. Verse
Essential has grown throughout his projects. Although he always made quality
tracks, working with Kidd Called Quest matches his lyrical cadence to the max.
Kidd Called Quest went ham on all the Young Black and Gifted series albums in
which he is one of the best quality underground producers in New York. There is
a reason for the title No Invitation Needed because it’s a solid
album, why bother giving out invitations, come in and enjoy quality music. To answer
the question, did they change a thing? ABSOLUTELY NOT AND IN THE BEST WAY!!!!
Strong
Tracks: “No Invitation Needed”, “From The Bottom”,” My Testimony”, “Back
To The Basics”, “Stand By Me”, “Jamaica Queens State of Mind”, “Stand By Me”
Rating: out of
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