The new mixtape Extra Credit: The Prequel To Keep Ya Grades Up from the young and talented hip hop group The Scholars blew my mind in many ways, but also let me down. These guys have the lyrical and wordplay skills down pat. I couldn't believe some of the rhymes on this, it was crazy at times. Their rapping is reminiscent of AZ's Doe Or Die. I won't go as far to say they are comparable, but there are elements on here that really brought me back. However, they have one serious weakness: they can't flow over hard banging new age beats, their style is just too low key. They are strictly backpackers and should try to learn this quickly or they will lose their focus. Both rappers have skills with wordplay, intelligent lyrics, and sick punch lines. I will be watching them closely to see if they can find their place in rap in the near future. The 5-stars in my book were: Beautiful Spring and Ghost Incredible. The other standouts on this were: Danica Patrick, Raise The Bar, Go!, Feelin’ It, no Biters Allowed, and Way To Go. There are some low points on this tape, but the highs are just too good, pick this one up guys and listen, 4/5.
01. Beautiful Spring (Prod. By Stew Rat)
02. I Don’t Even Think
03. Cry Now (Feat. Franchise)
04. Danica Patrick
05. Maybe One Day
06. Raise The Bar
07. Not My Type (Feat. Josh Everette)
08. So Many
09. Go!
10. Born On Halloween (Feat. Mac Miller)(Prod. By Jev The Ghost)
11. The Illness
12. Feelin’ It
13. Wesley
14. Ghost Incredible
15. Sound The Alarm (Prod. By Old Man Frankie)
16. Pocket Full Of Pesos (prod. By Sledgren)
17. Top At The Bus Stop
18. Killin’ Shit
19. No Biters Allowed
20. Way To Go
21. No Thank You
22. Murrrder Dem (Prod. By That Platinum Sound)
23. East End Familia (Feat. Mac Miller And Vintage Radio)
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