By Odeisel
It’s Terrace not Terrence Martin, and if you aren’t hip, he’s been making waves on the West Coast for some time now behind the boards. His melodic production has been graced by just about every member of the New West and some legends as well. This new track “Roll Up” features Overdose and one of the hottest cats from the East Coast, Pittsburgh’s finest Wiz Khalifa.
There is a real 80’s Mtume R&B Quiet Storm feel to the beat, with atmospheric sounds, the boom-ba-boom clap and a subtle feathery thump that coalesces into a muffled explosion at the end of the measure. Light keys are interspersed throughout the composition and a talk box accentuates the vocals on the breaks. The crooner on the chorus isn’t that good and doesn’t maintain the quality of the notes but it’s enough to finish the song. The horns at the close are very sexy and melt into the track, serving as the afterglow.
Lyrically, there is nothing otherworldly but on a track like this the delivery is what makes the song and both Khalifa and Overdose deliver in that aspect. Khalifa’s assertive, calm mellow is the perfect accoutrement to the track and a step away from his Snoop-lite normal smoked out delivery. “Them hoes fight for you boy like Flavor Flav,” but the Pittsburgh woman Steeler does his job. He is however outshined by Overdose whose flow is a bit more dynamic and who shows more wordplay. Their differing deliveries pull the suave out of the song and bring it home.
We need more producers like Terrace Martin. It’s not like this is something we’ve never heard but its well crafted and a departure from todays’ production. No double snares no trap music and no boom bap. There are an infinite number of avenues in music and Terrace Martin is bent on taking the road less travelled.
Terrace Martin Feat. Wiz Khalifa & Overdose-“Roll Up”
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