I had the pleasure of first being introduced to Whisper aka KaOus’ music after he sent in tracks to be played on my podcast, Awkward Menage. The very first song I heard was ‘You The Man’ which aired on our Bitch Nighas episode. The second, was ‘87th & Cottage Grove’ which aired on our most recent episode, ‘Dreammates and Dinosaurs.’ I’ve also taken the time to listen to the part of catalog he has available on SoundCloud.

There’s one thing very apparent about Whisper, he works with some good producers;  but has an over deflated sense of music. I can’t say that it’s all bad. I can certainly appreciate his content. I can appreciate his creativity as well. I can hear what he’s trying to do, he’s just not quite got it perfected

Our latest review, comes ‘87 & Cottage Grove.’ It sounded very familiar to me upon listening to it again right after ‘You The Man.’ The same flow that was a lot slower and a little bit more defined. He still has a latency issue when it comes time to switch up his flow. It’s not a seamless transition. His timing was a bit off, but it was definitely better. I still found myself nodding my head and laughing at some lyrics. Once again, very nice production, and a lot better quality than ‘You The Man., It did end abruptly, but it caught my attention. Vick felt like the track was rushed, but it was good. There was also the question about the hook. What exactly was it? After listening again, the times it sounded like there should be a hook, or a switch in flow, he continued with his content the same. It felt as though it was meant to be a continuous run,that didn’t go so well.

Whisper Muzik definitely has potential. All artist go through a growing phase and as long as Whisper Muzik puts in the work to perfect his craft, he’ll definitely be a true force to be reckoned with. Until then, it’s just an Awkward flop.

With ‘You The Man,’ our guest host Wyldman Mike (whos track plays as our intro,) said that it sounded like he wrote the song sitting in a dark corner with no noise. Didn’t sound like he wrote it to the beat. The track was riddled with less than mediocre runs, and offbeat bars. While I thought the hook was a little catchy, as soon as it was over, I wished it never ended. He had so many chances to speed it up during those runs, or at least make sure he was to the beat; but he didn’t. Wyldman Mike suggested that he makes sure he has a plan and knows what he’s doing before he tries to speed or switch it up. The Wyldman suggested, “when you write a bar, make sure they’re the same length as all the other bars in the song..” as well. Mercenary suggested that he learns to play off of the drums and when to jump over and flip it based on that.

That’s why it’s called switching the flo. You don’t rap the same style faster, you switch the flow. It’s all math, you count the beat.”

• Wyldman Mike

Vick stated that it belonged on a “hood porn dvd.” Needless to say, we weren’t made believers of Whisper with this one. The content was there, the vision was there, the execution wasn’t there. We’re not sure if he really knew what he got himself in for, but he’s not a bad rapper.

There was one song, on ‘Church: A WhisperRadio Experience’ I really enjoyed:‘Death & Bars.’ He used a sample of Eastside Chedda Boys, ‘Oh Boy,’ and didn’t do it wrong. It was a very familiar beat that brings back a lot of good memories in Detroit when ‘Oh Boy’ dropped. He chose a great feature, he definitely made up where Whisper didn’t quite stack up. Timing was still an issue, but this track was once again better. I think he just hasn’t quite yet found a sound that really works for him.

As always, I implore you to never take my sole opinion into account when it comes to checking out an artist. So do me a favor, give it a listenin’ to, and tell me what you think. Check the link below.

 

Whiper Muzik Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/whispermuzik