Underrated is a term that’s thrown around more loosely than the phrase, “GOAT”. Everybody and their moms thinks that they’re underrated and that their music is being “slept on”. In reality, a lot of you are actually overrated by your own minds and it’s that exact thinking that has crippled the underground Hip-Hop scene since the internet took over. But what about those artists that actually ARE underrated? What about the ones who are being lost in the shuffle of one “OOOUUU” freestyle after another? Enter in Oakland native Ronnie Mac who delivered a fantastic but overlooked project in, WeekendWithMac2, a sequel to his first by the same name.
Featuring production from S Vybe, HimCarter, Blair Norf and more, Mac attacks each beat with a precise but focused aggression that draws your ears right in. The self proclaimed Cuba Wooding Jr. — brilliant pun — showcases his stout lyrical ability on almost every track and let’s loose over banging bass kicks and wavy synths. The projects sees Ronnie transitioning from turn up to introspective depending on which song you listen too, and sometimes he does both on one track. On the amped up, “Working“, Mac rhymes, “Got a 9-5 and a 5-9/ fu*k clocking out I’m getting overtime” over a distorted xylophone while on the Blair Norf produced “Fan” he gives us a look into his personal life with the bar, “They don’t wanna talk about how all my sh*t slaps/ how I’m getting this degree while I’m moving off them packs, facts.” Other standout tracks from the project are, “Know Dat“, “$auce Vegas” and the brilliant Dillon Jamal featured, “OMW” which is a jam for the ladies and the song most suited for a music video throughout the project.
Check out, WeekendWithMac2, below and be sure to keep an eye on the Oakland native who’s beginning to pick up some steam in the industry.
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