One year after signing to booming music empire, Maybach Music, Stalley has released his anticipated first mixtape with the label. Initially, many people (even myself) had mixed feelings about his direction working with Rick Ross, who has such a different and large presence on records. What would Stalley’s sound evolve into? Would he be given over powering production that wasn’t complimentary to his low-key stream of conscious flow on records, would the content of his realistic story-telling skills from his debut, The Autobiography of Stalley mixtape become modified into more boastful lines objectively telling us about money, cars and parties? I was unsure. Now, I am not.
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Savage Journey to the American Dream, as its title suggests, is a compilation depicting a journey, a transition into a new era of work and progress as a talented artist, sounding more comfortable heading in a clearer direction.
Stalley is a dedicated, hard working artist, whose previous collaboration with producer Rashad, from Lincoln Way Nights (part of his Ohio crew) cultivated a distinct, recognizable sound. Maybach music teamed Stalley with Block Beattaz and Soundtrakk production, which pay tribute and develop many similarities to the Stalley sound that his fans know and love.
Stand out track: ”Live At The Blossom” Prod. by Soundtrack. As HipHopDx says: “An amazing piece of music that is as inspiring as it is daring.”
This tape is a great momentum for Stalley as a artist as well as for Maybach Music, expanding their sound. The Savage Journey to the American Dream is about molding, adapting from what we go through into where we currently stand, and eventually, where we are meant to be.
