First thing’s first, Texas rapper Don Slim has one of the flat-out best voices in hip-hop as a whole. He raps with a deep, guttural sound, yet his flow manages to be silky smooth on almost everything he touches. It’s the kind of voice that can sell any style of hip-hop. He can be a gruff gangsta rapper, but he also has a socially conscious, emotional side that brings sincerity to his bars.
The man has a buttery flow that demands everybody’s attention, no matter the featured artist on the track or the content he’s rapping about.
Don Slim knows he has the skill to carry any kind of track, too. The aptly titled “Took A Loss” Ft. Ron Dip perfectly emphasizes that Slim doesn’t care about what you expect from a rapper like him. He’s not going to compromise his style to be a commercial success in the rap industry.
He’s just going to be real with himself and his audience instead of pandering to any crowd. His features all feel essential to any project he does, but they never feel like a crutch, and that same rule applies here with Ron Dip.
“Took A Loss” is the kind of track that makes you stop what you’re doing and just pay attention to the story that’s being told. Both Slim and Dip give solid performances to set up this track and it manages to hit hard no matter how many times you listen.
“Took A Loss” is underground gold and probably won’t change Don Slim’s position in the hip-hop hierarchy for the immediate future. The track probably won’t dominate the radio airwaves or makes him anything closer to a household name. But that kind of stuff doesn’t matter to Don Slim.
What matters to him is telling his story, his truth, being real and honest with himself and the audience he has. The world as a whole might not be paying attention to Don Slim just yet, but he’s definitely getting his point across to a dedicated fan base and a growing underground audience that appreciates him more than any mainstream audience will ever begin understand how to!
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