Rasco – The Dick Swanson Theory (CD) (2005) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

Rasco, a rapper from California, hit the scene big in 1998 with his solo debut album Time Waits for No Man. He was proud, he was blunt, he was fresh, and he soon became one of the Bay Area’s most notable underground stars. Since then he’s hooked up with Planet Asia to form Cali Agents, switched labels a few times, and released a handful of solo records. 2005’s The Dick Swanson Theory, on Pocketslinted, finds Rasco pretty much where he started nearly ten years ago. His rhymes are confident (braggadocio is a word often associated with him), his beats are heavy, he has a smattering of guest artists (including Planet Asia, Ras Kass, San Quinn, and Aesop Rock), an instrumental or two, some good soul grooves, and a lot of sports metaphors (the best one being “I give them nothing they can cling to/Like fastballs on the swing-through”). His followers will especially appreciate “What Happened to the Game,” where he reflects on life over nice, jazzy riffs, and the vaguely uplifting “Situations,” which has a Jedi Mind Tricks-like piano groove and a smooth lyrical flow. Rasco also seems to be trying to win new, younger fans who might normally listen to pop music: “Backdown” has an “I’m a Slave 4 U” kind of hook, “No Love” samples Jackie DeShannon’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” and “World’s Collide” is very much inspired by Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life.” Rasco has already established himself in the hip-hop world, but The Dick Swanson Theory is yet another release from an artist who’s saying, and has been saying, that he’s here to stay.

Tracklist:

01. Intro
02. The Theory
03. Pressures Of Life
04. Back Down (feat. Planet Asia)
05. Lightin’ It Up
06. Interlude
07. No Love
08. Worlds Collide (feat. Aesop Rock)
09. This Is How It Goes Down (feat. Opio)
10. Making The Rounds (feat. Ras Kass)
11. Emotions
12. Chances
13. What Happend To The Game
14. Situations
15. San Francisco Giants (feat. San Quinn)

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare