''Ice Price'' Who is one of Nigerian's most successful artist of the 2000's is back with his second extended play after his 2015 effort for Trash Can EP and this one is titled - ''COLD'' and ''Cold'' consist of Eight (8) tracks and was released on the 30th June, 2018. This review is expectant after the release of Ice Prince third studio album Jos to the World, which i thought was somewhat underwhelming or at least average in comparison to his previous releases. So join me as we take a shuffle on the COLD EP.
Shut Down Feat. JethroFaded: This is a Remy Baggins produced record kicking off the EP and with the aid of that alternative/new school vibe by JethroFaded on the chorus/hook certainly is a good way to light up this campaign. And we see Ice Prince stick to spitting bars on this track that has that dark side element to it and truly feels like the best way to Shut Down everything coming through. Lol!
Space Funk Feat. Remy Beggins: This record takes us back to that 90's vibe assisted by Remy Beggins soulful hook,which can only make you do one thing - DANCE. This is by far one of the best record off this embodiment of work as we see Ice Prince maintain his rapping prowess. Space Funk is such a brilliant love song, a concept to a record that is mind blowing with layers of that nostalgic feeling it brings and it would be lovely to see a well taught out video that would either have a futuristic (sci-fi) concept or an old school concept to it.
Hit Me Up Feat. PatrickxxLee & Straffitti: Hit Me Up is a straight up new school trap style kind of music that is base heavy and has that hardcore hip hop baseline. This record was previously released ahead of the EP release, so it is safe to say Hit Me Up is the lead single off the COLD EP as we see Ice Prince feature both PatrickxxLee and Straffitti who did a good job adding that trap elements to the record. This definitely a great selection to have made the tracklist on the COLD EP.
Die for Your Love (Interlude): This is a beautiful alluring mid - tempo interlude Ice Prince curved into an amazing love song. It would have been great to hear a full fledged track from this number but Ice Prince decided to tease us instead with an interlude. Die for Your Love (Interlude) has a great production output and it is nice to see Ice Prince for the first time on this extended play give us a flip side of his rap/singing skills in an equilibrium manner.
Tour 254: This is another record we see Ice Prince show us his musical versatility in both spiting bars and singing, leaving us with that new school musical vibes. Tour 254 is one of the solid tracks on the COLD EP as we see Remy Baggins lace the lyrics of Ice Price (which sounds like a true life experience/story) on this beautiful mid - tempo beat giving it all the freshness it deserves. A visual for this track won't be a bad idea for this record to be fully appreciated.
So High Feat. KSwitch: This record is one of the few records with a feature on it and it has none other than the talented act KSwitch. The both went on that reggae path paying tribute to popular grass - marijuana which is used within these circles of the genre for inspiration, relaxation and general life motivation. If you know what i mean. Lol! Ice Prince still tried to maintain the essence of the EP by dropping a few bars to give this classical inspired record a balance and boost of enchantment.
Watching You: Now this record proves why Ice Prince is such a critically acclaimed artist since his inception into the music scene. GCL3F the producer brought this Rap/Afrobeats song to life with this slow - tempo track of charming instrumentation and that Ice Prince melodious vibe making it one of my favorite love record of the COLD EP. However, my falloff on this record is that the song writing skills is not particularly a solid one but an average attempt. Watching You deserves a video still to bring out the quintessence of the art on the track.
Las Gidi No.1 Chick: Ice Prince took us back to that Ice Prince retro style which is simply a beautiful record. Las Gidi No.1 Chick is a classic breakup song that most lads can relate with especially in this age of social media influences and all that comes with it. This is an amazing record that has that soulful touch to it and a brilliantly executed video will do justice to it.
Here are my final thoughts on this project by ''Ice Prince'' - COLD.'' This is truly exciting to see that Ice Prince still got it. However, sonically this EP might not be a commercial success but you can tell he made this extended play for his true fans and real hip hop heads and i have to say this is timely project. ''Ice Prince'' pulled off a solid project and even better than his previous release and it is interesting to see how he recruited only one A-List feature in the person of KSwitch with PatrickxxLee and Straffitti and relatively newcomers on production credits such as; JethroFaded, Jaydiggybeats, Remmy Baggins (also a guest feature), Illkeyz, GCL3F, and ace producer Austynobeatz. Therefore I would like to rate ''COLD EP'' a solid 8/10. This is a great effort by Mr. Zamani and we are looking forward to a new studio album from him in the nearest future. PEACE OUT!
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