Whoa now, who is B Rich? B Rich a.k.a. Brian Rich is a kat on the come up. He’s got the country hoppin’ with his single, “Whoa Now.” The 80 Dimes Boys (the name of his click) soldier, along with his producer Dukeyman, has incorporated the classic, “we finally got a piece of the pie” phrase from the Jefferson’s television series into his debut single. The heavy hand claps and bass drops within the track compliment B Rich. On the track, he spews out verses about the life of the 80 Dimes Boys crew in his native of Baltimore.
B has also put a nice rotation on his musical athleticism on his first album, 80 Dimes. His joint is due to blaze the street, on June 25th, on Atlantic Records. B shows an array of lyrical spices on “Playing Games,” where he talks to strippers, coining them 80 divas. All the while, encouraging them to do what they do best, take it off for him and his coalition. This one is done over the classic “Clap Ya Hands,” which was made into a hit in the past by female rap veterans Salt-N-Pepa.
On “Family,” B spits his finest notes on the snippet. Way before 80 Dimes I think I had 20 nicks/and about 10 rhymes but I new only six. This joint reminisces about B’s street brother from another mother, family connects, trials and tribulations and honor among family. He raps about being the Godfather to his partner’s seed and how he was taught by the neighborhood blood brother the game of survival. He also lets his boy know that he intends to continue spittin’ until the riches start flowing in and their struggle is over.
“Hip Hop Slang” is a horn filled, bounce banger which proves, that the kid from B-More, may be destined to be the one to put his town on the official rap map. With bangers like this, all the 80 Dimes Boys have to do is promote themselves right and weave a poppin’ stage show in to their craft and the music alone will keep the crowd moving.
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The best day of the week has and will always be “Friday.” This is another saucy ode to partying. The piano and horn riffs are melodic and well structured. BR tells a toasting tale about hard work, getting the car washed, heading to the bar and watching out for the knuckleheads with them thangs on their waist. This is also a hopper. Who doesn’t love Fridays? Rich just kind of makes you love it even more.
Rich says, “It was important for me to have something for everybody on my album,” he also states, “from party joints to hardcore jams to message songs, I’m not a one note rapper, I get off on mixing things up. Mix it up B and we’ll let you know if you mixed it good enough when it’s done.
