Pick any five of today’s top hip-hop records at Billboard and run a search on them at DJBooth.net. Upon browsing through the feedback and overall rating of each record, you’ll notice that members often criticize artists for having little if any lyrical skill and near-zero motivation. For any of our listeners who have written such comments, have no fear; underground Manhattan rapper Donny Goines has heard your complaints. Knowing that What The People Want is true hip-hop, Goines offers up a fast-paced flow over a hypnotic beat by producer Ron Browz (who is widely known as the man who crafted Nas’s Ether record). Although Goines is currently unsigned, he shouldn’t stay that way for too long; after all, isn’t this what the people want?
Ron Browz production is nicely done. Donny Goines flow is great and his lyrics are refreshing. He doesn't have hit making potential though because in order to make intelligent worded music he's sacrificed everything else like making a track that can appeal to the masses. From a lyricist point of view, this guy is dope. From a hip hop industry point of view (not even talking about making fluff tracks, but making music that is marketable as music), he's not going to be someone's favorite artist. Lyrically and hip hop purist grade, he gets 4 stars. To rate him on making a solid song, he gets a 3
If you don't listen to the lyrics and you couldn't care less about solid production, then maybe this wouldn't be the song for you. But if you respect what hip-hop is all about and you have an appreciation for up-in-coming artists who don't need to sell out to get some crappy distribution deal with a major... then Donny is your man. I'm lovin this!
Dudes tone does not stand out, but his lyric are on point. This dude needs a deal. The beat is ok. Deffinatly does justice to his lyrics. Wow! That 3rd verse was fire~ Yea this works as a good mixtape track! not gonna get radio play though!
Wow the beat is fire and the music too! I can't say I would listen to this all the time, but it could grow on me. It's not my kind of song but I recognise the production is solid...this makes me forget for a while about new "rappers" like Soulja Boy!
This dude’s flow is nonstop fire! I welcome the lyrical approach any day. Production is mesmerizing, sets the mood as if you were in a hypnosis session to make people like real hip-hop… man, that wouldn’t be a bad idea!
im thinkn donny goines ft. termanology......nice work im sittn here thinkn what sample homeboy is usin jus cant put my finger on it..didnt ghostface use it ..mmm.
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