Is one of the many heartfelt and mindful lines from Maestro IV's brand new session.
Song review of Top Jita Session 10 (Hustler Music) by Zela Lawless
Let me start off by saying "I told you so!" To all that thought Maestro IV was a flash in the pan. He's proved with his work rate and quality that he is here to stay and that you are going to acknowledge him one way or the other.
OK, now that I've got the Pumula bias out the way let's dissect the song, starting with the choice of the instrumental. Now I won't lie and tell you why he's spitting on a Dre beat but I can speculate that Ice Cube, and Maestro IV felt something when they heard it (the instrument) because the words from both artists are truly from the gut. The flow from IV is straight forward and quite Orthodox but let me emphasize that it sits perfectly on the drums, I assume it's a good move since the number is laid back and ijita wants to speak his mind as he says
"Let ijita school you..."
Later on in the song. He maintains his cadence til the very end of the song without sounding monotonous of course, one of the reasons is the timing of the bright chorus in between the verses. In my opinion, IV's automation of his own voice has improved over the years, a female listener said in this particular track it had a bit of a Nigerian influence and she would've wanted to hear it at least thrice, I'd like to hear what ijita has to say about that.
As he speaks over the beat in what seems to be an impromptu intro he tells us that this is _Hustler Music_, which is the title, but interestingly there's another hint to the direction the song is gonna take as an auto tuned vocal in the background goes;
"God on my mind everyday..."
which means he's going to be a bit humble and more honest in this one. And he is, he talks about being sure about what he expected from life and what he has achieved. His list doesn't involve a private jet but don't be surprised for the man has not 'sold his soul' with these lines;
"But I made it to the news without giving a bribe"
in the first verse and;
"Souls are being sold on FB for a couple likes..."
I'll also note that looking at those lines we could say that the second verse is more like a continuation of the first verse as I noticed the same rhyme scheme (with acknowledgement to how he pronounces his end rhymes) and a very similar story line.
The second verse has more thought provoking lines,
"Damn, social media can fool you"
Is how he sets up another set of punches as he continues to advise those who are in the music industry. He's not speaking down on nobody here but he's talking to anybody and everybody. He is also talking from experience it seems because the line that comes before the previously mentioned bar goes;
"Meet you in the club you still lonely in crowd at night..."
Sounds like it was plucked out of his heart, it feels personal. I'll push my luck here and say this line is very personal as well;
"Cuz awards are making winners that the people deny"
Maestro is dubbed the people's rapper and I think I speak for the people when I say I'd be damned if he wasn't mentioned in the next national awards.
My reviews get lengthy at times so I'll summarize for my lazy but loyal readers. If you are a hustler trying to get some decent paper, this is the song you want to listen to, if you are a budding musician there's some real shit in here to guide you. I know I mentioned that there's some lines that sound personal but my final verdict is he's being a big brother to his fellow workmen. Let's also acknowledge that he shows he's both a proud father and husband with the first two stanzas of his lyric. Please download the song at the Skynet Yzia magazine, Maestro IV was kind enough to let us launch it on our magazine. But get in touch with him on these social accounts;
Twitter: @Maestro_iv
Facebook: Maestro Topjita IV
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