Review #354: Konfo "The Brainstorm"

Reviewed on 12.07.2009 (Review #354)




It’s FrankieThaLuckyDog once again, doin’ my 5th review for tha day, lol! This next one iz comin’ from my boy Konfo and his mixtape The Brainstorm. I downloaded it from his Facebook or somethin’ so here we go! Here goes my review fa Konfo The Brainstorm! Start Time: 9:37 PM | End Time: 10:59 PM


Quick Note: I rate each song from 1.0 – 5.0. Each rating iz my own opinion!! I only please myself with my ratings!! I don’t care how lyrical you are! As long as it’s jammin’ enough for me to like it! I look for beats, then vocals, and then lyrics. To determine my favorites, I will differ tha 4.0 ratings (if a song gets at least a 4.0 rating from me, I love it already. If at least a 4.6 rating, I pretty much REALLY LOVE it as it’s considered “mindblowin’” when I hear it) so any song can earn up to a maximum of a 5.0 rating. Anything I type before “ >>> ” iz what I’m sayin’ before I listen to tha song. Anything after I type “ >>> ” iz what I think of tha song while I’m listening to it.

© 2009 CD Review by FrankieThaLuckyDog. Other than tha main artist or affiliated people with tha main artist, this review iz to not be used in anyone else’s words!


01. “Dream Intro”
Startin’ thangz off… I know you’re pretty versatile wit it so let’s see how much I’ll like you’re shit! >>> I like tha old Rock wit Hip-Hop beat mix here. You gon spit somethin’? Okay, cool! You DEFINITELY got tha flow here, doin’ it B.I.G.! REAL GR8 rhymes here wit all kinda gr8 lyrical rhymes goin’ on!! You ripped tha intro!! If tha mixtape sounds like this, then this’ll be GR8! I like tha storm effects ta describe your mixtape title! My Rating: 4.5


02. “UFO”
Oh yea, 3rd Shift on tha beat. I rememba from a while ago… I wanted ta wait for tha review ta hear it so now, I gon FINALLY hear it!! >>> I thought you were on tha intro but 3rd Shift iz in tha beginning. You startin’ off tha 1st verse pretty good, keepin’ tha flow nice and fresh! I like your “I spit sick on these beats” part; thumbs up! Nice job on tha 1st verse right there, my boy! Oh, just a GR8 beat for tha hook wit 3rd Shift talkin’ ova it? Pretty interestin’; I would’ve neva guessed, nor would I have guessed of a hook wit tha title in it as well. Wow, tha flow and voice DEFINITELY increased on tha 2nd verse here!! Interestin’ shit here includin’ shit about “tha weedman.” Also, nice “Erykah Badu and Bob Marley” references too; bumpin’ sum good shit, ya dig! Yes, ANOTHA flow change on tha 3rd verse!! You’re REAL GR8 wit alternatin’ tha flow ta increase interest!! Tha rappin’ iz on a faster side and you’re still keepin’ tha lyrics up! My Rating: 4.6


03. “Pimpin’” Feat. Hollygrove Mikey
Ooh, a Hollygrove representa here. Talk about heat! Lemme go and get a drink of Ginger Ale, lol! I’ll be back *Leaves and comes back in 36 seconds* >>> Sounds like a pretty good start. Tha beat iz interestin’ fa you and tha rhymes are gr8! Wait ‘til I get your music on my radio show, ya dig! I like tha “Pinocchio” line. DEFINITELY sum more good shit here! You did ya thang on tha 1st verse and you’re DEFINITELY “pimpin’” on tha hook right here, ya dig! Comin’ through wit some block shit on tha 2nd verse; glad there’s an “anti-T-Pain” part wit tha whole “She Got It” song reference! Glad “weed got you on Cloud 9!” Nice job wit tha 2nd verse, my boy! Oh shit, neva mind, that was tha Hollygrove dude on tha 2nd verse; it just breezed outta nowhere but it was good ta hear! My Rating: 4.2


04. “Hold Your Applause” Feat. Coop
Your mp3 infos are a lil’ weird… It says “7antz(song)” as tha ID. Hopefully, tha tracks are in tha right order… Aight, I just checked tha filename and it says that this iz tha right song and it’s produced by 7antz. This should be good, hopefully! >>> Sounds like a different kinda Hip-Hop beat here and it sounds pretty good. I like your voice on this one and you’re flowin’ good on this shit! Sorry ta say about your boy Coop but his Auto-Tune attempt failed fa me; luckless hook! Much betta: You on tha 2nd verse! You got some good content goin’ on here in tha 2nd verse! LOL, only a few bars? I guess it was cool ta at least hear you a 2nd time on this song though! LOL, very cold ending? My Rating: 3.7


05. “We Ballin’” Feat. TNC Boys
I expect this ta not just be a betta song but a cool song as well. Glad you got a featured artist on it too! >>> Now this sounds like tha applause that could’ve been in tha last song, lol. Ooh, I heard a familiar beat tag just now!! Producer Vybe on tha beat!! Heard him on sum of One-i’s beats and compilation CDs!! He’s a GR8 producer and he’s workin’ fa you right now, ya dig! Pretty good hook and tha 1st verse iz from you here, doin’ a nice job wit your “swisha rolled” and err-thang! Pretty good verse from you on this nice Vybe beat! Here comes tha 2nd verse; TNC representin’! Oh, no wonder their name: Pronounced iz “Tennessee,” lol! Good collaboration as they were pretty good on their part. Oh, too bad there was only one of tha TNC Boys on tha 2nd verse ‘cause tha 3rd verse had ta be infected, Auto-Tune style. Two songs in a row wit Auto-Tune? I don’t even have ta SAY anything about tha 3rd verse; so didn’t fit tha song! Nice ending as tha beat got quiet and tha hook was still goin’! Well, my rating was originally 4.3 ‘til tha 3rd verse came and knocked it down ta 4.0 just now, sorry. My Rating: 4.0


06. “Lyrical Dose” Feat. Hollygrove Mikey
Okay, NOW I gon pay attention to tha Mikey dude wit this REAL GR8 title we got here!! >>> Sounds like a REAL interestin’ intro!! Not only does it have a nice spooky theme, but it has “sparkin’ a blunt” up AND a desert sound in tha beat!! Oh yes, tha beat iz STILL on tha desert tip!! Yea!! And even your voice iz doin’ tha damn thang on tha 1st verse!! Keep havin’ that REAL GR8 flow of yours, ya dig!! Great job deliverin’ tha 1st verse and hookless so far, here iz Hollygroove Mikey on tha 2nd verse!! Oh shit!! REAL GR8 shit right here!!! DEFINITELY feelin’ tha real fast rappin’ and tha content goin’ on wit his rhymes!! REAL NICE job on this hookless song!! People may think tha beat iz a lil’ dry, but dry = a desert fa me, so it GR8, ya dig!! Also, thumbs up to a nice, long fade-out on tha outro! My Rating: 4.7


07. “For You” Feat. Kara Mann
Looks like it’ll be judgmental at first so I gotta see when I hear it… >>> A lil’ different for a start. I thought tha featured artist came up first, but it’s you wit your cool rappin’ voice! Pretty good 1st verse… Oh, now here’s tha hook wit tha female. She sounds gr8 on tha mic and I like how tha title repeats. LOL, it has a Baton Rouge repetitive hook formula, lol! When I say dat, I mean that tha 2nd ½ of tha hook repeats (mainly tha title); good shit! Tha 2nd verse flowed pretty good too. Some real relationship shit goin’ on in tha 3rd verse; glad you added it to tha song too. Also a nice cold ending on tha end too! My Rating: 3.8


08. “Holloween Track” Feat. Coop & Lou
I guess that’s your spellin’ of “Halloween…” LOL, only about two minutes long? Hopefully tha Coop dude doesn’t have Auto-Tune this time! >>> Who’s tha Johnny Juliano producer of this? Sounds like this gon be good! Yea, this iz DEFINITELY watz good!! You’re REALLY comin’ through strong on tha 1st verse!!! Why only 2:03 on tha length? Your rappin’ iz REAL NICE wit tha beat kickin’ and all dat good shit!! What was up wit tha Auto-Tune shit that randomly came at one point? Good thing it was only two seconds long (not even)!! I hear Lou on tha 2nd verse, soundin’ just as good as you on this! His voice iz more gutta so you KNOW he doin’ tha damn thang here!!! He’ll “throw ya ass away like an old swisha;” too good right there!! He doesn’t take useless lames!! Nice ending as it ended like a car stoppin’, lol. Plus, I’m glad Coop only had not even two seconds on tha song ‘cause his Auto-Tune would’ve fucked it up! My Rating: 4.6


09. “Take It Off” Feat. Famous Stranger
Oh no! I got a lil’ nervous wit tha feature! Well, dependin’ on what happens, we’ll see how it goes! Not sayin’ it’s bad or anything, but you’ll see when I talk about it in tha song! >>> Must have ta be anotha 3rd Shift beat or somethin’ wit tha beat start ‘cause it sounds pretty good for a start. And knowin’ Famous Stranger, that’s who he rolls wit when it comes ta beats. This iz DEFINITELY a nice beat here; really likin’ tha sounds and style in it! I hear tha Famous Stranger hook and it sounds familiar… I might’ve heard it a while ago on your Facebook? I don’t know but I feel weird leavin’ feedback fa him ‘cause of his controversial July 31, 2008 moment of deletin’ my MySpace comments for no reason. He neva cleared dat up… I’m surprised he didn’t ask me for a commercial yet (oh yea, he doesn’t know how ta write people on MySpace after Mid July 2008). He would have ta pay ‘cause it’s all about business, although he said tha most FALSE thing ta me when I asked him for his cell numba. He said, “I’m sorry man, but I don’t give it out; strictly business.” “Strictly business,” huh? What do you think I do? I do at least 12 things in tha music business; who does that many?! A lotta people thought that was such a stupid response of his… Anyway, I was right about tha 3rd Shift beat ‘cause you said, “The Cincinnati Monster produced it,” in tha 1st verse. BTW, tha 1st verse was pretty good. Now, tha 2nd verse iz here and it’s sounds good. You’re DEFINITELY watz up on this beat! My Rating: 4.3


½time: Well, this iz DEFINITELY a nice CD right here, ya dig! Based off your rhymin’ and flowin’ skillz, you REALLY got this shit on lock!! Look at tha average CD rating: Currently, it’s 4.3; that’s BIG!! Keep it up!


10. “Anita Baker Freestyle”
Wonder what you’ll do here… I have a feelin’ it’ll be catchy! >>> Kinda decent on tha beat and err-thang so far. Your rappin’ iz good on this and it even makes tha beat sound betta. Glad you got these gr8 rhymes ta hold it down! Kinda short but good job. My Rating: 3.7


11. “Thank The Lord”
Not my cup of tea when it comes to a title, so we’ll both have ta cross our fingers on this one… >>> Very mellow start. I kinda was defensive at first ‘til you said, “I thank tha Lord for all tha trees I light.” I also liked tha beginning part wit tha “for all tha rhymes I write” line in tha hook. Tha 1st verse sounded good. Definitely likin’ tha shit you’re spittin’ and you’re hurdlin’ unsure obstacles here fa good ratings! Glad you’re keepin’ tha rhymes goin’ on tha 2nd verse wit your talents; it’s DEFINITELY watz good!! It got REAL quiet at 2:36… Sounds like it’ll be good iPod shuffle mixtape music, lol. LOL, what was tha beat gain @ 3:12? LOL… My Rating: 4.1


12. “Braveheart Freestyle”
Let’s see how you do, Bravehearts style! >>> More on tha “Made You Look” style here wit this beat. Only 1:07 remainin’, so spit your HEART out, lol!! Yea, DEFINITELY sum good shit here from tha REAL GR8 rappin’ to tha rhymes and to tha “blazin’ sum good shit” type shit!! Real glad you feel good from “tha purp” and anything ta please you! Good shit, my boy! My Rating: 4.2


13. “Get Bank Freestyle”
Ooh, anotha freestyle! It looks like a 50 Cent title, so wit 51 seconds, let’s see what we got… Once again, you gotta spit your HEART out quicker now, lol! >>> LOL, no beat! Just an acapella that sounds REAL GR8!! From tha “polo” shit to tha gurlz, this shit sounds REAL nice!! I was right about tha “spit your HEART out quicker” thang ‘cause you DID spit quicker!! Glad you “smokin’ dro” and all dat good shit! My Rating: 4.5


14. “Hip-Hop”
I predict a jacked beat but we’ll see what you cook up fa this one… >>> Not exactly sure but you got a good intro here wit your “Batman” perspective. Oh, we got “3rd Eye on tha beat” (if I spelled his name correct); glad this iz original! Tha hook sounds pretty good. Even got your “pants on sag” and err-thang, doin’ ya thang to tha fullest! Real nice job wit tha 1st verse! Let’s see what you got on tha 2nd verse… Yea, more on tha gr8 upliftin’ flow! Interestin’ shit you spit on tha 2nd verse, goin’ hard on tha mic! My Rating: 4.2


15. “Huh Freestyle” Feat. Torcha
I was like, “huh,” wit tha title ‘til I saw that it gon be ova tha Juvenile “Ha” beat (based off tha mp3 info on my iTunes). I’ll be lookin’ forward ta this one so here it goes!! >>> You kept tha original hook here so you KNOW I’m still waitin’ on your 1st verse, ya dig! Tha flow once again iz real gr8 wit tha shit you’re spittin’ on tha 1st verse; really flowin’ nice on this beat! Keep up wit this Rap shit, my boy! I believe you’re on tha 2nd verse, STILL doin’ ya thang!! I wonder what this featured artist gon sound like?! Glad you STILL “smokin’ on this kush;” good shit to tha fullest! Almost got me nervous wit tha bridge part of this song ‘cause I didn’t hear tha featured person yet… Hope they’re still comin’ through! Oh no, they’re not! Iz there somethin’ wrong that I just missed them? They were on tha 2nd verse? Thumbs down to my confusion! Your voices sounded alike! My Rating: 4.1


16. “Never Let You Go”
Iz this gon be like tha “For You” song? >>> Fast hi hats in tha beginning… Sounds like I can barely hear you… Tha beat iz overlappin’ you in tha beginning but I can hear you betta near tha :30 mark. Okay 1st verse; I’m still feelin’ ya shit on here. Sounds like some good late night Rap music. Tha 2nd verse sounds betta here; you got some pretty good rhymes ta flow wit tha beat, song and all dat! My Rating: 3.8


17. “New Orleans Jazz Tribute”
This iz interestin’ for a title; you gettin’ your Mardi Gras on right now! >>> Anotha alternate style here wit tha Jazz Hip-Hop (or should we say a form of Trip-Hop) style here. You sound pretty good on this; do I hear Auto-Tune in tha background vocals or somethin’ around tha :30 mark? Ugh, I hear it around :45 too, only in words… Regardless, you rappin’ ya ass off on here ova this beat, ya dig! Kinda on tha short side, but it still was good. My Rating: 4.0


18. “Your Smile” Feat. LTD
You have her full name, Lemetria, in tha mp3 info. Anyway, prolly sounds like tha otha female songs on here; let’s see… >>> Sounds like an original beat wit someone’s (I thnk) beat tag in tha beginning? Anyway, hearin’ you on tha 1st verse and you’re rappin’ pretty good on this beat. Nice job wit what you spit quickly. Here’s tha female and she sounds pretty good; you got some gr8 females! She’s even got a catchy voice fa a mainstream single or somethin’. Nice job wit tha hook; let’s see what you got fa tha 2nd verse… A lil’ singin’ interlude from her… Oh, she stole your spot as she’s continuously singin’ for tha 2nd verse. Pretty good, although I think it would’ve fit betta as a bridge and not a verse. I like her “russsssshhhhh” part near tha 2:00 mark! Nice job, but damn, did you hide in tha bushes or somethin’? You had like a 20-30 second verse and that’s it… Nice beat outro though. My Rating: 3.7


19. “Rockstar With No Guitar”
Tha last song on this Konfo mixtape… It looks like a gr8 title so for 5:12, hopefully I hear you longer on this song than tha last song, lol! Do ya thang, boi!! >>> Sounds like a good beat fa you ta rap on. Tha hook iz pretty good. I wasn’t sure exactly what ta expect for tha hook but you handled it wit your music-type shit. Tha 1st verse sounds good; I heard tha title just now and I still don’t know what ta say about it exactly… Nice job deliverin’ tha 1st verse; I wanna hear tha 2nd! Tha 2nd verse has your name on tha word “potential,” ya dig! Ooh, tha 3rd verse iz comin’ through wit some betta rhymes! Back to tha fully-forced rappin’ mode here!! Wow, tha verse just ended outta nowhere, lol. There’s now 1:25 left; you gon spit a 4th verse or shout people out? Don’t tell me it’s just tha whole beat… Ewe, it was tha whole beat! Was that like a record-settin’ beat outro? Plus, there’s 16 seconds of silence on top of that, lol! My Rating: 4.2


Overall: You DEFINITELY did ya thang on this CD right here, ya heard me! You should send me a hard copy! Pretty much tha whole CD iz listenable; I can’t even say tha word “skip” ta any of your songs! Keep doin’ ya thang, bruh! You holdin’ tha N.O. down and everywhere else you go ta perform!!


Rankings (according to my ratings):

19. “Hold Your Applause” Feat. Coop 3.7
18. “Anita Baker Freestyle” 3.7
17. “Your Smile” Feat. LTD 3.7
16. “For You” Feat. Kara Mann 3.8
15. “Never Let You Go” 3.8
14. “We Ballin’” Feat. TNC Boys 4.0
13. “New Orleans Jazz Tribute” 4.0
12. “Huh Freestyle” Feat. Torcha 4.1
11. “Thank The Lord” 4.1
10. “Rockstar With No Guitar” 4.2
09. “Pimpin’” Feat. Hollygrove Mikey 4.2
08. “Braveheart Freestyle” 4.2
07. “Hip-Hop” 4.2
06. “Take It Off” Feat. Famous Stranger 4.3
05. “Dream Intro” 4.5
04. “Get Bank Freestyle” 4.5
03. “UFO” 4.6
02. “Holloween Track” Feat. Coop & Lou 4.6
01. “Lyrical Dose” Feat. Hollygrove Mikey 4.7


Average CD Rating Review:

Total Score: 78.9
Total Songs: / 19
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Average CD Rating: 4.2