Balance is the one thing that many of us look for within a hip hop artist. Listeners want to have someone that can either go through the range of emotions or at least have some type of dynamic to them. This is why artists like 2pac, Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Kanye, Killer Mike and even Kendrick Lamar has gained their acclaim. Yet, with so many, that balance does not truly exist. Still, it is a goal of so many artists that breathe lung vapors on Blue microphones. The Kid Daytona knows this, therefore working to achieve this on The Interlude 2.

With his heavy Rotten Apple accent, Daytona shows that he can flow on hardcore/trunk booming/body moving tracks. “Hurry Up & Weight” flips a bass heavy, old school Rockford Fosgate rattling track that allows Daytona to spit street truth with Kardinal Offishal on the chorus. “Low” allows The Kid to get loose over tough loopy horns provided by Harry Fraud. Even over the silkiness of “Ivory Coast Crime Scene”, there are still NY hood overtones within the lyrics and aura of the song. “Paraphernalia” is pure reality rap at its best: tough with a beat that accentuates fast life and faster failure. Make no mistake that The Kid Daytona can flip the urban asphalt rhymes as good as, if not better than, most.

Even more significant is his effortless transition and change up into tracks that come off smoother than home grown kush smoke. “Love is Love” is that track that would even have cool cats like James Todd Smith head nodding in approval. “Never Let Go” could have easily fit into Jay-Z’s blueprint with its soulful accents and deep lyrical quality. By the time he reflects about love (“Colorless”) and spiritual enlightenment (“God is Good” with Goapele), it is clear of the ever present skill level in his rhymes. The Kid Daytona can even effortlessly make sleeker songs as he makes the tougher tracks.

The Kid Daytona has constructed a composition filled with great music. The Interlude 2 will efficiently have people realize his skill. He can easily waver between hard and soft tracks with ease. Plus, the production is so equally aggressive and mesmerizing that one can’t help but listen. Whether he is selected for 2012 freshman class in XXL remains to be seen. Still, people need to realize that The Kid Daytona is asking for respect: he is here to take it.

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