Feedback on Hip Hop track

[HillbillyStash]

Hey party peeps, I'm looking for some feedback on this hip hop instrumental track for upcoming listing TAXI # Y150831HC. Is it on target with listing? Enough swag attitude? Contemporary enough? etc.

The track is titled "MAD SWAG" and can be found here: http://www.taximusic.com/hosting/home.p ... t=pgbanker

CONTEMPORARY HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed for NON-Exclusive Music Library for a variety of Film and TV placements. They're eager to find well-crafted, Down-to-Mid-Tempo Cues in the general stylistic wheelhouse of artists like Big Sean, Drake, Kanye West, Jay Z, etc., etc., etc. Quoting the source: "We need laidback, swag-filled Cues that can give a scene some attitude. They should have a contemporary flair like the referenced artists." Please submit cool, contemporary Cues that have head-bobbin' beats with a BIG bottom end. Your submissions should stick to a central melodic theme throughout, and create forward momentum by adding and subtracting various layers of instrumentation as the piece progresses. Easy edit points and buttoned/stinger endings are recommended for this pitch. Please do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of other artists' music, sounds, or any other form of media. They don't have a specific length requirement for this pitch, but we'd recommend at least 90 seconds or longer. Broadcast quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine).

Thanks!

[Paulie]

Got my head bobbin', I think you nailed it.

I remember watching a Taxi TV episode on YouTube where Michael jokes about how much of the hip hop heard on tv today is written by 50-something year old white guys. I'm a year away from that, but I think he's right! Good job.

[HillbillyStash]

Cool, glad your head was bobbin Paulie! That is funny... makes me think of Woody Harrelson in White Dudes Can't Jump!

[cassmcentee]

Nice one!
I do think you can bring the lead synths up a lot more.
Sitting a little low in the mix through my monitors.
Good Luck!
Cass

[HillbillyStash]

Thanks Cass! Will do on pulling up the synths. Was wondering about that aspect of the mix. Appreciate it brother!

[janbaars]

Cool!

I like the shaker 8ths? Or is that somebody whispering ah?

You could make some more movement in the synth by changing the cut off and those kind of things.

Jan