RAtheMC "Heart Of A Champion" Album Review by JS aka The Best

DMV female rapper RAtheMC debut album "Heart Of A Champion" was released on DC's premier label Studio 43 with all of the production done by AB The Producer. The album begins with a nice mellow groove sample which starts her adventure on "Pretend". On the track titled "The Grind" RA describes her "grind" as an artist and how she "has big dreams, and never wanna wake up". RA's 1st single "Intoxicated" is a track sampling Hip-Hop Legend Lauryn Hill but with a new fresh twist. This is one of those tracks you can play while riding through the DMV. On the synth heavy track "One Shot", she shows her drive to get that one shot that to get to the next level. With tracks like "Dreams" and "One Life" focuses primarily on her lyrics with deep metaphors and a flow of a rapper from the "Golden Era" of Hip Hop. The female MC shows that the money and fame will never "Change" the person she is on her road to success. On "Pricey", Ishan Bilal assists RA on the hook, and together they deliver and "priceless" track. "Lights" is the type of track you could play on a Friday night out with your significant other. In "Smile" RA tells the story of how she misses what she used to have with a lover and just wants to see him smile. When I went to RA's videoshoot for "Heart Of A Champion" earlier this year I knew that this album was going to be a classic. This is a motivational track for anybody who isn't afraid to go out for what they truly want through the valleys and the peaks and emerge with the "Heart Of A Champion". On the laid back tune "Good Friends" tells the story of a close friendship and how good friends are hard to come by, and with the help of AB The Producer on the hook. "So Gone, So Long" closes out the album and labelmate XO delivers a fierce, rapid flow over the beat, while RA closes out the album strong. AB The Producer shows his versatility as a producer on the album as a whole. Overall this is defintely an album that has the potential to put RAtheMC on the map.



-Jerome "JS aka The Best" Smith


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