JD Era – Th1rt3en Mixtape (Review)
March 2, 2010 by Insight
Filed under Big Mouths Reviews
JD Era – Th1rt3en (2010)
The Gems:
Finally a new JD Era tape, a lot of us have been waiting on this for a while
This tape has all original production (One of them being Don Cannon)
The closest thing to an Era “album” we’ve ever seen.
The beats on this tape are crazy
Era is at his best so far in 2010
Diamonds In The Rough:
The tape is mixed and mastered by Pro Logic
Tape was originally supposed to come out Nov. 13th 2009 but was pushed back for final touches
Rock & Roll (Featuring Drake) is rumoured to be an unreleased song from 2007
Bricks:
Tape was pushed back several times
This tape would flow better front to back without a DJ
More commercially geared than expected
Summary:
JD Era is back with his Th1rt3en mixtape, and I must say it is one of the better Canadian tapes to come out in a while. With production from Beat Merchant and Boi 1da, and features from Drake and Saukrates, this tape features some of Canada’s best. The tape mixes Eras raw style with more commercially geared beats for the majority of the tape. This isn’t exactly what I expected but at the same time, I am not disappointed. Th1rt3en proves that Era definitely has the potential to blow, but it still remains to be seen whether he actually will.
The Big Mouths:
I have pros and cons with this tape. Having a good tape isn’t good enough these days; you have to have a great tape. This tape falls between good and great, it wasn’t quite where most fans wanted it to be (Drake set such a high standard with his last tape). But with that being said, JD Era is not Drake and for a mixtape done by 95% Canadian artists (No free Lil Wayne verses) it is pretty damn close to as good as it gets. Good job BMG, 4.5 stars.
Top Tracks:
Era Season
Villains Lair
Fame & Fortune
Skips:
You Know This
Rock & Roll
