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Hip-Hop Listening Club Album of the Week #244: French Montana - Mac & Cheese 4: The Appetizer - HipHop

Hip-Hop Listening Club Album of the Week #244: French Montana - Mac & Cheese 4: The Appetizer - HipHop

Hip-Hop Listening Club Album of the Week #244: French Montana - Mac & Cheese 4: The Appetizer

Posted: 29 Mar 2018 06:49 PM PDT

Welcome to HHH Listening Club!

Today we'll be listening to Mac & Cheese 4: The Appetizer by French Montana

Background

French Montana. Harry Fraud. Put these two together and you've got a very wavy combination. On Mac & Cheese 4: The Appetizer, French Montana and Harry Fraud take you on a half hour journey filled with classic French bars over very atmospheric, samples-filled-with-reverb beats.

French Montana is often criticized for not being able to make a great track without features, but to me this project proves otherwise. Counting 0 features (except for the Max B appearance on the first track), French holds his own very well. The bars might not be the most intricate or innovating, but French is not the guy to expect this from in the first place. Harry Fraud's production on this project is great (like always), with nice sample choices and not-too-complicated beats. A review describes how "his beats complement French's meandering vocal style, like a bed of drugs for an addict.".

On the first track we hear Max B speak from prison and hear French spit some bars over this sample. After that, track 2, Poison, features a beat that samples Lana Del Rey, which nicely sets the tone for the project. Track 3 is another wavy beat, but track 4 features a more 'classic' French Montana sound. Track 5 and 6 are a bit less memorable for me, but the project closes on a fantastic Playing In The Wind II, the 2nd edition of the 2009 classic song.

While it can be hard to find a coherent theme in French Montana projects, I feel like this project has a bit of a love-theme. There's quite some bars/hooks about girls, but because of combinations of lines like

Baby, forever be my lady

Twisted off the Yac and the purp, Montana been waitin'

If I ever came in your mouth without tellin' yah, my fault

it can be a little hard to find the real meaning of the songs sometimes.

All in all, I think this project is a great entry in French Montana's (and Harry Fraud's) discography. If you like the beats, you'll like the project, because the bars just flow along with the beats. If you don't like the beats then, well, youweird.

Album: Mac & Cheese 4: The Appetizer

Label: Coke Boys

Producer(s): Harry Fraud

Representing: Morocco/NYC

Streaming Sources:

Guidelines:

This is an open thread to share your thoughts on the album. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is your chance to be a critic.

Please keep any top level comments to 140+ characters.

Why do you like this album? What are the best tracks? Did it meet your expectations? Have you listened to this tape before? What is your first impression? Explain why you like it or why you don't.

Remember, people who participate in the discussion in a meaningful way are entered into a drawing to select next week's album!

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Recommended If You Like Thread - March 31, 2018 - HipHop

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If you're looking for a recommendation give a description/music link/artist so that other people will know what you want.

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Welcome to the new and improved Essential Album of the Week discussion thread!

Every Wednesday we will discuss an album from our Essential Albums list

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Stream/Purchase

Spotify

iTunes

Google Play: N/A

Singles

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Background/Description (courtesy of Wikipedia)

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Guidelines

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DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT BEING LATE!!!! Discussion throughout the week is encouraged.

Next week's EAOTW will be The Luniz - Operation Stackola

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