By Ahmad Awadallah

Moe Green’s confidence is evident on his new EP, Lionheart. Nearly every track serves up a healthy dose of motivation to anyone that has ever had dream to make it in this unforgiving world. Unlike his previous project, Rocky Maivia: Non-Title Match, Moe gives the listener much more insight into his personal life. The 10-track EP definitely tells you who Green is and where he ‘s headed.

The EP gets off to a flying start with “Grind Season.” Producer Bedrock stunningly  blends spooky piano notes and strong baselines, which complement the California rappers striking flow and piercing lyricism. His motivational message is evident immediately with the hook, “I’m just waiting for my day to come/money calling on a paper run/working hard till’ I see the sun/and do it again/this is my season.”

The booming sound and high-energy continues on the next track, “Zeus.” Beat engineer BK Beats incorporates flinty flutes and robust high-hat notes, while Green menacingly rides the track. The Vallejo rapper’s wordplay is in fine-form with lines like, “Favorite film Five Heartbeats/I’m the sixth/because I’m from where I’m from/I’m fighting hella myths/Greek god force/gotta watch for the nymphs.”

Moe comes correct over a failed attempt at a friendly single, “All The Money in the World.”. The lyricism and flow are dope, but the beat sounds artificial. The poor production singlehandedly destroys the track. Thankfully, the album recovers after the Johnny Juliano-produced disappointment.

Bmore Redd instills heavy drum patterns on the track, “Masterpiece.” Green’s homicidal flow and killer lyricism slaughter the carefully wangled track. His astute rap banter continues with bars like, “Try to work my magic for that Kanye life/see when he get on he leave your ass for a white girl/but man did you see that ass on that white girl/TV screen gotta thing for that white girl/I don’t discriminate I gotta thing for that white girl.”

Moe Green is the next big thing rising from the Bay Area. There are a few artists heating up the underground scene, but very few have the personality and versatility to crossover and Moe Green definitely has what it takes to get to the next level.
Out of 5

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