Mastamic is a rapper that is originated from Hong Kong. He has had to continuously fight to create his own space in has a Rapper. Hip hop isn'y taken seriously in Hong Kong and is seen has a black sheep in the mist of all the pop music that is well known there. He was signed to a label but the record label didn't want to give him the resources to get his career started, so he left that label to create his own. Masterpiece is his newest album to date after releasing two mixtapes.
CD 1
01.Jungle
02.DMSPF
03.Lane Crawford
04.Rock$tar
05.破地獄
06.Sound Of Violence
07.Fire
08.Backseat Love - MastaMic/Jase@C AllStar
09.IAD
10.Tonight
11.思想流淚
12.Not Afraid - MastaMic/鄭欣宜
CD 2 [Instrumental]
01.Fire (Instrumental)
02.Backseat Love (Instrumental) - MastaMic/Jase@C AllStar
03.Not Afraid (Instrumental) - MastaMic/鄭欣宜
I didn't know the situation having to do with Hip Hop in Hong Kong until reading Mastamic's story. Then I watched a some of his videos on Youtube to see how good he was at rapping. Mastapeice comes together similar to a mixtape produced on a professional level. The rapper tries to bring a pop balance to the album with songs such as I'm Not Afraid and Backseat Love. Made purposely for listeners who want a more catcher sound that's layered in Hip Hop. He goes strong through these songs even though they are more mainstream tracks but each meaning in the lyrics rings true. Plus, the added elements of RnB and pop rock are slick under Mastamic's artistry. Other tracks on the album use various musical traits to create the instrumentals. There's a crossing of real instruments like drums for example, that don't sound too over touched up by the studio. It's a raw musical quality that brings a real flavor to the beats. Mastamic goes a bit overboard with the autotune on tracks: Rock$tar and a few others. Autotune didn't bother me too much on the other tracks since he sings and he might have felt that it enhanced his weak vocals; nor is the autotune as loud. Another huge thing I want to touch on is his rapping. Dude switches up his flow constantly during Mastapeice's play. I've never listened to a rapper that could switch up his rap flow using such ease. One track, he's rapping in a sing song flow then in the next track he's rapping like he's giving a speech to an audience. All while bringing to life messages of love and Hong Kong's social issues. The voice indiction he has can be kinda of surprising if you base what you think he will sound like off of his looks. Mastapiece stays consistence in the ups and downs that the tracks present. Not every track was for me, though I was impressed by most of what I heard.
His singing is actually decent. At least he can sing a tune good enough to sing the chorus to his own songs. The features on this album help him out too. It's just good to know that he can go in alone if need be.
I'm a bit late making a post about Mastamic. Try like five months late… however, I support his movement of trying to make Hip Hop receive more respect in Hong Kong. Keep creating albums like this one and you will be on top soon enough man.
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