GODZ CHYLD – Godz Chyld
aaamusic | On 19, Dec 2014
‘Godz Chyld’ – released a few weeks back – follows up the impressive Forever EP were he collaborated with Killah Priest/Tragedy Khadafi.
Forever EP had some fantastic production on it from Jordan River Banks; it was a good tape and grabbed my attention. This time, Godz Chyld has teamed up with another impressive hip hop producer, St. Peter, who has created some interesting collections of instrumentals.
The single ‘Godz Chyld’ by Godz Chyld is a rap from start to finish and is some sort of demonstration of skill, or possibly a description of the meaning of the name Godz Chyld; an introduction to the character that is Godz Chyld. I like that idea but I would like to have heard more about the person behind the name – to me, some of the lyrics lack descriptive story telling and end up sounding like a hot freestyle. The lyrical content is laced with witty lyrics and impressively delivered but doesn’t really explain what his motivation is.
The production has a dry, metallic feel to it and, depending on what you listen to the track on, it can tend to sound quite harsh on the ear. The vocals lack warmth and sound brisk and have this metallic reverb that overloads the mix with a high-end. This is quite a common mistake in hip hop records and can be solved with a warmer mix. The talent is there in the lyrics and the production shows a development.
If it were me producing this I would remix the track and leave it on the intro to the album, and not release this as a single, as it has no commercial appeal in terms of competing with some of the top hip hop artists. Overall, I like the name Godz Chyld and I think his raps are good, and St. Peter has some great beats… a decent three stars.
