“Garden State Of Mind…”

AUDIO    By S.Cadet on November 20, 2009 at 12:18 pm

When I dropped a post about Mo0 this summer his track met TSS with a somewhat tepid response. I saw a modicum of potential in the kid but dude wasn’t “there” yet in many respects. I knew that wasn’t the last I’d hear from the kid so I kept him in the “wait and see” folder.

Three months and a name change later, Moruf is back with a more focused attack. Garden State of Mind: The Prelude is a transformation of sorts for the young rapper. In the 20 or so minute tape, he plays around with different flows and develops his own inflections, braving his freestyles over some classic beats. Sure, many heads would suggest that new jacks rhyming over timeless pieces ought to take part in a Hip-Hop hara-kiri. With that in mind, he does well enough on them to earn a few fun passes, especially with a memorable displays on “WYMS.” The only track that’s off-putting is the Rye-Rye joint, “Wassup Wassup.” I’m not totally with the whole “rap over wannabe B-more club” movement but I bet some impressionable teenagers up in South Orange dig it.

With The Prelude in the books It’s safe to say Moruf is on Jersey’s already short list of rappers to check for. Even then he’s not as high on the power rankings as Neako and J.a.m.e.s. Watts. At any rate, his stock is on the rise with this one so give it a listen.

1. Prelude Intro
2. Til Infinity
3. Crooklyn Freestyle
4. Free Dream’s
5. Chief Rocka Freestyle
6. Wassup Wassup Freestyle
7. WRYMS 101.1
8. French Exit Killas freestyle

Download — Moruf – Garden State of Mind: The Prelude

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