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Review: Philly duo Chiddy Bang serves up ‘Breakfast’ album
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 22:25

Editor's Note: The following reflects the views of the author.

Chiddy Bang's newly-released album, "Breakfast," may be more comparable to the kind of prepackaged, complimentary morning meal served up at hotels.

It's nice, but ultimately disappointing.

The Philly duo, comprised of Noah Xaphoon Jones and Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege, first became popular in 2010 with their MGMT sampling-track "Opposite of Adults."

Utilizing this method of sampling, Chiddy Bang has paved its way to popularity on a road of catchy party tunes. While the group's sound can be catchy – "Ray Charles" and "Mind Your Manners" come to mind from this album – upon further inspection, the lyrics are somewhat lackluster.

For example, the entirety of "Baby Roulette" is downright cheesy. There is an actual comparison between McDonald's meals and romance: "my love is Supersize, ain't no happy meal." In the background, Chiddy can be heard rapping "got to wear a glove if we're gonna make love."

At least he's advocating safe sex?

Last April, Chiddy broke the Guinness World Record for "Longest Rap Freestyle" at 9 hours, 16 minutes and 22 seconds, according to rapfix.mtv.com.

The fact that anyone could rap for nine hours is impressive, but if he could literally think of different topics for that long, why couldn't he think of anything other than Supersize reference?

Aside from a misleadingly jazzy intro and another, equally misleading 44-second interlude, this album is almost identical to Chiddy Bang's previous work.

"Breakfast" is actually the group's first full-length LP, so one would assume it'd have a little something extra to offer. But in comparison with previous works, like 2009's "The Swelly Express," this album pretty much flatlines.

That's not to say there aren't any redeeming qualities to the album.

What made Chiddy Bang popular to begin with was an ability to take mainstream-indie songs and make them party-worthy. While the actual sound here needs some fine-tuning, the overall aesthetic is still distinct and recognizable - and reasonably nice to listen to.

That's the problem, though: the best descriptor for this album is "nice." It has some catchy choruses, but it blends into the background.

Regardless of how this album does, Chiddy Bang has a strong fan base looking for seconds of their music

"Breakfast" is now available for purchase. For a test run of the group's sound,visit chiddybang.net/releases.

Rating: 2 out of 4 stars

Story: EMMALEE ZUPO, Senior Lifestyles Reporter

 

 

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