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Blades 0:17 ░░ 02. News Flash 2:06 ░░ 03. Necessary Way (Feat. La The Darkman) 2:39 ░░ 04. M140 Weighs A Ton 2:07 ░░ 05. Bath Water Running 2:00 ░░ 06. Sky Miles (Feat. Curren$y) 1:57 ░░ 07. Hickory Smoke 1:53 ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ╔═══════════════╗ ░░ ║ N O T E S ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ╚═══════════════╝▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░░ ░░ In ôBlades,ö the final sample the voice says is, ôWatch how fast of ░░ someone whose really skilled can get into action with a knife.ö ░░ ░░ This quote speaks true for the whole EP, with Lee Bannon providing a ░░ flurry of fresh-samples from his crates, and Willie The Kid simply ░░ adapting to them. Lee Bannon & Willie The Kid have a very interesting ░░ chemistry, and itÆs beneficial for both of them. Lee Bannon gets some ░░ nice exposure from Willie The Kids affiliates (DJ Drama, notably), and ░░ Willie The Kid gets a new lane of lyricism (Originally he was those ░░ typical gangster rappers) for himself to develop. ░░ ░░ Lee Bannons production is pretty much worth the simple $3.99 purchase on ░░ Itunes, but I think I should emphasize on his production more. All the ░░ songs on this EP, until Sky Miles has this interesting vintage feeling, ░░ as if the quality was purposely altered to suit Willie The Kid. Lee ░░ Bannon heavily diversifies his production, providing chugging percussion ░░ to flesh out his endless array of samples exhibited, a howling scream on ░░ News Flash, a droning ônecessary way,ö on Necessary Way, or an accordian ░░ sample on M140 Weighs A Ton. Bath Water Running also features a retro ░░ sample, with itÆs disco-lite tinge. ░░ ░░ Of course, this EP is called Never A Dull Moment, and there would be dull ░░ moments if that vintage-style stayed consistent. However, starting from ░░ Sky Miles, a soft organ emanates throughout the track along with some ░░ drum kicks to add some warmth. Hickory Smoke features a flute whose notes ░░ play continously throughout, along with random vocal samples popping up ░░ throughout. Tarred & Feathered is a simple vocal sample thats lightly ░░ supported by some small percussion, and Lost In France is a collasal, ░░ hulking, track, exploding throughout with chimes and strings twirling in ░░ gracefully. Lee Bannon constantly switches up his style, and itÆs ░░ intoxicating and plain hypnotizing. ░░ ░░ Willie The Kid, much like Lee Bannon constantly alters his lyrics to fit ░░ the suiting topic of that production heÆs been provided. From News Flash ░░ to Bath Water Running, it seems like the four track sequence is a series ░░ of songs with certain elements relating to each other. From the ░░ basketball-shootout story of News Flash, continuing on to the related ░░ need for violence on Necessary Way, the quirky gun-talking of M140 Weighs ░░ a Ton, or even the two faced lady pimping of Bath Water Running, the ░░ first few tracks go seamlessly together. Even tracks such as the simply ░░ shit talking Hickory Smoke and Tarred & Feathered, or the birds eye view ░░ given in Lost In France, they all that certain trait just linking each ░░ track to each other. ░░ ░░ However, Willie The Kid is certainly not the greatest lyricist. While ░░ Willie The Kid can certainly hold on his own, as he lashes out ░░ observational stories like no tomorrow, and also expresses what he, as a ░░ rapper just thinks or sees. Willie The Kid has definitely improved his ░░ mic presence, with his verses seemingly showing signs of a Curren$y-lite, ░░ specifically as Willie The Kid has these moments where he wanders off and ░░ describes something else, and jumping back to the original subject later. ░░ Yet, speaking of Curren$y, the original Curren$y simply outshines Willie ░░ The Kid on the simply ridiculous Sky Miles, with the organ chugging beat ░░ allowing Curren$y to simply go crazy. This shows that Willie The Kid ░░ certainly has leaps and bounds to jump over before anything. ░░ ░░ This EP releases at a time where artists like Rick Ross has pretty much ░░ tarnished the value of the EP, instead providing a behemoth standard for ░░ the hip hop/rap EP, simply put, original production. I'm glad that Willie ░░ The Kid was able to exactly do that. ░░ ░░ Never A Dull Moment EP speaks for itself, because no single moment was ░░ ever dull. This project, being an EP, much like a knife, finishes through ░░ incredibly quickly, and while the skill of the person using the knife, or ░░ Willie, can be improved, itÆs basic idea you can apply to this EP. Yet, ░░ itÆs simply quite a project from both parties, and IÆm definitely looking ░░ foward to any work that continues on between them. 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