'GRINDIN & RISING' Candy Cartel Official Independent Artists Mixtapes Review So I've decided to start doing Mixtape reviews for Independent Hip Hop Artist. This is for all the artists on the grind and on the rise. I consider myself to be very knowledgeable about good hip hop music, what will sell and what the people want. On top of that you hip hop music artist need to let someone critique your music and offer constructive criticism. I don't show any favoritism just because I know you, I'm going to ALWAYS be completely honest with my blog viewers. With that being said, I hope you enjoy and LET'S GO

Mookie Da1 ~ Closed Chapters 

Mookie Da1 has taken the Southside of Atlanta to another level with his debut Mixtape entitle Close Chapters. Honestly I don't even know if it's right for me to call this a Mixtape which is full of material made for an album. The Mixtape has a great combination of lyrics which include money, struggling, dreams and last but not least God. Track #3 Money Aint the Problem is definitely a hit single and something you would definitely ride to, on that track Mookie shows his diversity with his flows and stamps hisself as a lyrical artist and explaining the want for success but not forgetting what's most important in route to it "i aint gonna run from the cake/imma come for the cake/throw it in the oven imma bake us one/split it with the team/a little bit of cream/we be living in a dream/don't hate me i'm..." Track #8 Tribute to Tragedy is beautiful yet metaphoric dedication to New Orleans and the 5 year Anniversary of "Katrina" where Mookie speaks of Katrina as if it was a actual woman "you should see the way she dances/round n round like a ballerina devastatingly romantic/seductive acted on her lust/ with force and instead of trust/ that all was well I shoulda just stepped off cuz of the hell she put me through"And he didn't forget the ladies with Track #10 Whats Happenin, with a nice R&B hook(artist unknown) then spits in one of his verses "I'll go inside ya/leave apart of my soul witcha". The Mixtape definitely has originality, diversity within the songs, and some hot singles. I would definitely like to hear more club bangers from Mookie in the future just to show a fun side of him as an artist. Overall I look forward to watching this artist grow and hearing more from him. But hey check it out for yourself and tell me what you think!