The Official Carter Review Of Rage - Streets Of Rage

[Carter]

Been waiting for this release since I heard Rage on Risky Roadz 2 and 16 Bar Rally.......heard a few good tracks on his myspace but I wasn't sure if he could pull off a whole mixtape.

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Quick rundown of the standout tracks on this mixtape:

Evacuate (ft. Lex) - Great start to the CD, I think this is the second time, I've heard Lex on an actual song.....very impressive!?! Rage and Lex spit some straight gully bars over some intense beat, some epic fight music right here!

The Don't Want It - Another grim track, Rage sprays some radio bars like "You spit like its really on, but deep in your heart in not what you're really on....." The mixdown a bit rough to enjoy this track but you can't deny the bars are sick and the dark beat is good but suffers from the poor mixdown

Action Man (ft. Lex) - Rage & Lex team up again and shower down this Heavy Trackers beat! The song has a great hook "You wanna talk like you're action man, but I'm hearing all talk no action man"

Make Dat Paper - Everything Slew Dem Crew does best..real street talk over grimey dramatic beats! Not sure who produced it, I think its Top Dolla.....good track

Determination (ft. Misty) - Fucking love this track, Misty is a very big vocalist who makes great hooks and the beat provided Siryus (I think?) makes it easy for Rage to get his war stories across without sounding forced.......great song!

Streets Of Rage - Some mad beat with with Rage spitting with a rapid flow

Real Rasta 07 (ft. DM) - I not really like this track because of DM's hook but Rage is still on point with the bars and DM impresses with his verse. The beat is good too....I think its Top Dolla???

Real Woman (ft. Misty) - Wow somebody pulls off a wifey tune without it sounding like some cheese ball Ja Rule rip off and its someone from Slew Dem Crew......weird I know!?!?!?! lol! I'm getting to like this Misty girl, and Rage together on tracks! Top Dolla on production, great grime beat!

Done It All - Gritty street tale that is very relevant to whats going on with youths today in England! Talk of jacking phones and snatching handbags with a good hook

Heard Them Spit (ft. StanaMan & Lex) - Hype ting.....Lex spraying those Risky Roadz 2 bars over another banger! StanaMan kills the track "StanaMan aka Homocide".......fuck off!!! lol

Grime Riddim (ft. Lex) - Rage & Lex ripping Waifer's Grime Riddim to pieces...nuff said really!

Rage Freestyle (ft. Wiley & Jammer) - Very good Top Dolla beat Jammer spits some old bars that I've heard on a few tracks but Wiley mixes it up a bit and pulls it off!

Do It For The Fame (ft. Esco, Chronik & G-Man) - Dirty Waifer beat with a good hook alongside some shower bars from the camp.......G-Man>>>>>>>________________

Roll Up To The Shubz (ft. Shorty Smalls, G-Man & Chronik) - I wanna hear more G-Man & Waifer, these mans are too quiet in the scene but always impress and Shorty Smalls & Chronik are always improving as this song proves

Impressive debut from Rage, the cd showcases his song writing talent and other talented acts like Lex, Top Dolla, Misty, StanaMan and Heavy Trackers! Lyrically Rage holds it up on tracks with some of the best like Wiley & Esco.......I hope to hear more from him soon......solo and as part of a group effort from Slew Dem Crew (come on its time now, Slew Dem Crew group project is needed)

Waiting is missing from the tracklisting though........WHAT THE FUCK!?!
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2008 is looking good so far......

Tracks to check:
Grime Riddim
Do It For The Fame
Roll Up To The Shubz
Real Woman
Determination

Carter Rating 8/10

[D-Structo]

i think dis is da first time ive seen u give such a positive review.

i dont think waiting was on der coz it was on the lord of the mics 2 cd.

I had heard the action man tune on the heavy trackers myspace already aswell and it sounded good * or general tanks myspace*

Might have 2 cop this still.

[ALM]

lol suprise carter endorsing a slew dem production I will cop still.

[Hij]

lol suprise carter endorsing a slew dem production I will cop still.
:D

[Jay05]

lol suprise carter endorsing a slew dem production I will cop still.

yeah, i think i will dl first and see

[Anonymous]

Where You Get It From Carter?
Uptown?

[Any Guy]

first time i have to agree with a carter review.

[MouthOfTheSouth]

got shown about this at the weekend, looking to buy it this week... Boy, Carter's reviews are making or breaking guys out here tho!! U could be looking at some Payola coming ur way soon cuz!

[Carter]

first time i have to agree with a carter review.

No its not check the old rwd threads, you always agree with me...don't hype

[hyperfrank]

I need to get my copy

[Carter]

I need to get my copy

damm!!!

I had mine yesterday lol

you won't have those problems soon though (nudge nudge,wink wink) lol

[FG]

Been waiting for this release since I heard Rage on Risky Roadz 2 and 16 Bar Rally.......heard a few good tracks on his myspace but I wasn't sure if he could pull off a whole mixtape.

same, main reason why I didn't buy straight away, along with my limited money situation and a lot of big CDs being planned for release soon

Sounds good though, may have to check it out anyway

[RIP Jakey]

sounds good i'll definately check it out

[JACK]

i dont think waiting was on der coz it was on the lord of the mics 2 cd.

wasnt grime freestyle on vinyl?

shame dat waiting aint on it, sum1 shud show spooky all dat positive feedback and he shud do something, release or free download

[adidasgrandad]

wheres best place to get it from? im waitin for uptown to get it in so i can get it with tinchys cd

[Anonymous]

wheres best place to get it from? im waitin for uptown to get it in so i can get it with tinchys cd

Thats What Im Doing.
Gonna Go There On Saturday And Hopefully Both Will Be There.

[TRU_G]

Why leave out the Hip Hop tracks on this review and not on others???


Evacuate is gully!!!

If I was a boxer that would be my theme

Carter is right its perfect fighting music

Things which were shit about this CD were:

The Reloads (Rewinds are for a set not a CD)
The Mix downs, some of the vocal are hard to hear and the bass sounds distorted on some tracks

But I am going to buy this, Evacuate is worth a fiver alone

[JACK]

were do u lot download it from i wonder hmmm....

grimes main download site dont seem to have it.

cant even find a link, im slippin lately :(

[Danny Trejo]

Now that's a positive review, fuck. Alright, I'll buy it.

[adidasgrandad]

Why leave out the Hip Hop tracks on this review and not on others???


Evacuate is gully!!!

If I was a boxer that would be my theme

Carter is right its perfect fighting music

Things which were shit about this CD were:

The Reloads (Rewinds are for a set not a CD)
The Mix downs, some of the vocal are hard to hear and the bass sounds distorted on some tracks

But I am going to buy this, Evacuate is worth a fiver alone

reloads?how does that work on a track?lol
is it mostly grime then?

[TRU_G]

Theres one or two Hip-hoppish tracks

One is just a freestyle over a US beat

Apart from that they are all grime


Oh yer and the reloads, basically its plays the tracks for 30 secs then somebody shouts 'pull up!' then it starts from the beginning - I know, its gay.

[Anonymous]

were do u lot download it from i wonder hmmm....

grimes main download site dont seem to have it.

cant even find a link, im slippin lately :(

Buy It.

[Anonymous]

Oh yer and the reloads, basically its plays the tracks for 30 secs then somebody shouts 'pull up!' then it starts from the beginning - I know, its gay.

LOOOOOOL

[TRU_G]

is it mostly grime then?

Actually put it this way

Theres 20 tracks on the CD

Carter reviewed about 10 of them becuase if he had harshly judged this mix cd as harshly as he did with others, just because its has hip hop on it - He would not have been able to justify the 8/10

In other Carter reviews are bias and air

But it is a good CD

[Carter]

Why leave out the Hip Hop tracks on this review and not on others???


Evacuate is gully!!!

If I was a boxer that would be my theme

Carter is right its perfect fighting music

Things which were shit about this CD were:

The Reloads (Rewinds are for a set not a CD)
The Mix downs, some of the vocal are hard to hear and the bass sounds distorted on some tracks

But I am going to buy this, Evacuate is worth a fiver alone

I did write them up but I didn't really go in depth with them so I scrapped them from the review because I didn't really say anything that hasn't been said already

[JACK]

Buy It.

as soon as i find something more i wanna buy, its copped straight.

im not uk so llow paying more for postage than for the actual cd. if theres anything more to add to this (bar stryders new thing) i shud be coppin dis week. any ideas maybe?

[TRU_G]

Seen well if that is the case ignore my post above yours

[Carter]

Seen well if that is the case ignore my post above yours

Determination got a review.........I just got the real stand out tracks for the write up

[adidasgrandad]

thanks tru g.
how much is rhythm division delivery?i dont really want to wait until uptown has it

[Aza T]

Gonna need to get this cd

[TRU_G]

Determination got a review.........I just got the real stand out tracks for the write up

Yer seen I didn't clock that

IMO Rage is one of them MC's that sounds OK on HH some the HH tracks are alright

He sounds straight gully on Grime though, its next level compared to hip hop tunes

[TerrorS]

LOL

Your so biased its laughable

8/10 eventho half the cd is hiphop.

Wot a joke. Your reviews are MUD.

LOL@ people taking carters word for gospel. I'm not saying the cd isn't any good but carter is a fan of slew dem so it may as well been reviewed by rage
himself.

theres no point in reviewing cd's if your only gonna give good marks to
artists you like.

Waste of time.

[Carter]

LOL

Your so biased its laughable

8/10 eventho half the cd is hiphop.

Wot a joke. Your reviews are MUD.

LOL@ people taking carters word for gospel. I'm not saying the cd isn't any good but carter is a fan of slew dem so it may as well been reviewed by rage
himself.

theres no point in reviewing cd's if your only gonna give good marks to
artists you like.

Waste of time.


I mean its a great cd right.........Devlin's mixtape was a great cd and there was hip hop on that......whats the problem man??? lol

[Carter]

Ghetto had Hero and Menace, Scorcher had Sand Pit........good songs, I don't see the problem here?

[TerrorS]

I mean its a great cd right.........Devlin's mixtape was a great cd and there was hip hop on that......whats the problem man??? lol

Why do u refer everything i say to Devlin?? This has nothing to do with devz.

Im a grime fan first and foremost so leave it out pls.

My problem is (like i said in my first post) you only give good marks to artist you like, its that simple.

[feasible_weasel]

lol im gonna delete all hip-hop tracks from my grime cd's

[Eric Cantona]

Sounded boring from quick listen to other day, Ill be listening to it later before radio to see what its saying

[Carter]

Why do u refer everything i say to Devlin?? This has nothing to do with devz.

Im a grime fan first and foremost so leave it out pls.

My problem is (like i said in my first post) you only give good marks to artist you like, its that simple.

Nah the thing is! On my reviews I gave props to good hip hop songs like Menace, Sandpit, Hero but there is alot of shit out there and I call it how I see it.......Rage's cd is full of good music full stop!

[Demos]

LOOOL its always Carter vs terrorS or Logan

[JACK]

My problem is (like i said in my first post) you only give good marks to artist you like, its that simple.

i quite agree with u here man, although, his reviews are never taken serious, its just pure entertainment, he aint got no competences to be taken serious (actually i think all reviewers are a waste of space tbh, how man can tell me wats good wats not...).

but back to the point, its a better fun to cause controversy than to write wot everyone else writes (or in dis case, write something else than wot he usually writes lol)

[TerrorS]

LOOOL its always Carter vs terrorS or Logan

Don't start demo, put your spoon away.

TO CARTER: If RSG's released a shit cd you'd say it was good. You call it how
you see lol, dont make me laugh.

You are biased carter and I'd have more respect for you if you admitted it but you
wont, so i dont:D

[Carter]

LOL I really don't see the problem with this review???

[TRU_G]

I think he is referring to the copious amounts of mix cds you slated because they had HH on them.

Then when this drops you gone into praise mode despite a lot of Hip Hop

[Demos]

Don't start demo, put your spoon away.

TO CARTER: If RSG's released a shit cd you'd say it was good. You call it how
you see lol, dont make me laugh.

You are biased carter and I'd have more respect for you if you admitted it but you
wont, so i dont:D

**puts spoon away and draws for a bigger one**















dont have it carter, TerrorS just boyed ur life.

trying to say ur birth was a par to humanity

[Carter]

I think he is referring to the copious amounts of mix cds you slated because they had HH on them.

Then when this drops you gone into praise mode despite a lot of Hip Hop

My problem lays with shit hip hop tracks and swag bars.....there are none on this cd so thats why it gets 8/10

[Carter]

**puts spoon away and draws for a bigger one**















dont have it carter, TerrorS just boyed ur life.

trying to say ur birth was a par to humanity

LOL its all down to the Ghetto Gospel review.........basically

[Demos]

allow it Carter man, how could u say his judgment is clouded due to his love for the movement

hes indirectly parring u TerrorS

[Carter]

allow it Carter man, how could u say his judgment is clouded due to his love for the movement

hes indirectly parring u TerrorS

Hardly indirect lol

[Demos]

Hardly indirect lol

Dem ones.

straight inna ur face business

thats a PAR!

[adidasgrandad]

lol at demos.

[TerrorS]

Dem ones.

straight inna ur face business

thats a PAR!

LOOOL your actually cracking me up.

I aint got a problem with carter and he knows that but what im saying is
fact *shouts* And you know this maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

[Carter]

LOOOL your actually cracking me up.

I aint got a problem with carter and he knows that but what im saying is
fact *shouts* And you know this maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

If Newham Generals made some Hip Hop.......I would be pissed but RSG's make hip hop from early PDC days, so i am on that, but if they made swag songs I would say because I paid for it and would be pissed like when I paid for Leader Of The New School.....the anger come from losing money.....not hate lol

[adidasgrandad]

anyways...how much is rhythm division delivery?

[Demos]

LOOOL your actually cracking me up.

I aint got a problem with carter and he knows that but what im saying is
fact *shouts* And you know this maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

oooooooooo


back inna ur face like say he was prez T

[TerrorS]

If Newham Generals made some Hip Hop.......I would be pissed but RSG's make hip hop from early PDC days, so i am on that, but if they made swag songs I would say because I paid for it and would be pissed like when I paid for Leader Of The New School.....the anger come from losing money.....not hate lol

"Gary Coleman voice"

What you talking bout carter.

So by chance, the hiphop that rage has is good hiphop!! What a suprise!!

We both know you gave this 8/10 cuz your a Slem Dem fan, its not rocket science. Like i've said, im not saying the cd isn't good im jus questioning your
credbility to review it.

['nuum general]

hopefully logan will play a couple of tracks 2night so i can get an idea of what its like

[feasible_weasel]

a grime cd should loose marks if its hip-hop.
a mix cd with 5 hip-hop tracks and 15 grime should be 80% and thats if its good.

[Hij]

We both know you gave this 8/10 cuz your a Slem Dem fan, its not rocket science. Like i've said, im not saying the cd isn't good im jus questioning your
credbility to review it.

Co Signed.

Im gonna buy it and see what I think of it myself and compare it to some of the 2 and 3 out tens hes given lol

[Demos]

LOOOL taking Carters opinions to be more void than an expired credit card

[R.dot.Tubbs]

*yawn*

[Ransom]

CD is shit, I don't care about no reviews Grime Riddim and Do It For The Fame were the only good tracks Or maybe it's because I'm not a rage fan anywho.

Carter Reviews and opinions on artist can cloud your judgement Trust.

It work for Chronik than i had to slap my face and wake up and smell the coffee........CHRONIK IS SHIT.

[adidasgrandad]

ok..someone else do a review as well. TERRORs do one please

[scribbler]

a grime cd should loose marks if its hip-hop.
a mix cd with 5 hip-hop tracks and 15 grime should be 80% and thats if its good.

*puts head in hands and questions god why these people are allowed brains to form these kind of opinions*

[Eric Cantona]

lol, Some of you are daft, Its all opinions still, people shud know the script by now

Carter's Opinion & Terror's Opinion are both void in my eyes

Terror will say anything Devlin related is good

Carter will say anything Slew Dem related is good

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As for me this cd is alright, Rage aint the most talented artist as well, id buy it if i was you, my fav tracks are "Evacuate", "They Don't Want It", "Action Man" & "Freestyle" (Feat Jammer & Wiley)

[adidasgrandad]

good then yeah?

[TerrorS]

lol, Some of you are daft, Its all opinions still, people shud know the script by now

Carter's Opinion & Terror's Opinion are both void in my eyes

Terror will say anything Devlin related is good

Carter will say anything Slew Dem related is good

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As for me this cd is alright, Rage aint the most talented artist as well, id buy it if i was you, my fav tracks are "Evacuate", "They Don't Want It", "Action Man" & "Freestyle" (Feat Jammer & Wiley)

Yh, true but do you see me doing reviews?

[adidasgrandad]

you should, i want to see what you have got to say about it

[Ransom]

Lightning and deeperman would probably get a 10/10 ratings lol

[JACK]

Lightning and deeperman would probably get a 10/10 ratings lol

looool

deeperman is actually not bad imho

[TerrorS]

you should, i want to see what you have got to say about it

I'm gonna buy it on the weekend. I'll let you know.

Off topic, I wanna get people to review releases for my site if anyone is interested. Someone who buys a lot of grime and wants to air their view.

PM me if your on it.

[JACK]

^^ i bet carter is on it lol

[feasible_weasel]

*puts head in hands and questions god why these people are allowed brains to form these kind of opinions*
:D its called a grime cd
would metal heads want opera in a metal cd?? answer no

[TerrorS]

*Waits for carters private Message*

[feasible_weasel]

I'm gonna buy it on the weekend. I'll let you know.

Off topic, I wanna get people to review releases for my site if anyone is interested. Someone who buys a lot of grime and wants to air their view.

PM me if your on it.

depends how discriptive u need them lol

[TerrorS]

depends how discriptive u need them lol

Say what you like as long as the spelling is decent.

[Carter]

Lightning and deeperman would probably get a 10/10 ratings lol

LMAO.......Waits for The Official Terrors Reviews


*Waits for carters private Message*

LOL you'll get that PM when you reply to my last PM to you bruv...

[feasible_weasel]

Carter vs Terror S Its alot
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[Hij]

LOL at some of the .gifs bing used recently

[charma]

if you dont like carter's review...

dont read it ?

[hyperfrank]

What did you think of you Tinchy's EP Carter?
I didn't think it was that bad only listened to it once but seems like some of the best tunes have already been a touch rinsed.

[Carter]

What did you think of you Tinchy's EP Carter?
I didn't think it was that bad only listened to it once but seems like some of the best tunes have already been a touch rinsed.

I didn't buy it, I don't like Tinchy Stryder really......I just don't see the hype, I don't mind him as part of the Ruff Squad but his flow and content does nothing for me

[TerrorS]

LMAO.......Waits for The Official Terrors Reviews



LOL you'll get that PM when you reply to my last PM to you bruv...

I thought your last PM was a joke. I asked you a question and you answered me
over 3 months later which i thought was funny.

[Carter]

I thought your last PM was a joke. I asked you a question and you answered me
over 3 months later which i thought was funny.

lol

[Xtra P]

This is a decent grime cd IMO, the review was close enough

[Carter]

This is a decent grime cd IMO, the review was close enough

Thank you..........

So does anybody who said they were buying this have an opinion now?

[adidasgrandad]

i gave my review earlier and if anything its got lower over time. only 6 or 7 tracks still get played to be honest.

[Nine Bar]

mine came yday and after listening to it properly the cd's quite big imo, tracks like make dat paper, streets of rage, streets raised me and evacuation r the best on there imo. The hip hop tracks where okayish nuffin special but i did really like one or two, the pull ups r shit man make the cd sound cheap i hate it when artists have that on a cd aint it like so 90's now? Big CD tho deffo worth a blue, couple feature tunes are big lex sounds like hes got alot 2 say and alot to give and im lookin forward 2 ne fin new off him. grime beats where grimey, hip hop beats where horrible but he made way wiv some, wudnt give it 8/10 like carter did more like a 6.5/10 or 7/10 tho.

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

I liked that he rapped over an AZ beat on there, even though it wasn't the best track. That makes him and Goodz two of the few grime artists who choose proper american hip-hop beats to spit over.

Overall, I was really impressed. It sounds fairly "complete" compared to a lot of recent mix cd releases.

[Quality Control]

i thought it was very mediocre

[lokast]

i thought it was very mediocre

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