The rap artist from Chicago known as
Mr. Red has released his latest mixtape, “Expensive Taste,”
hosted by DJ Smoke Mixtapes. The album contains eight original Mr.
Red tracks for an approximate total listening time of 20 minutes. It
has been proudly published as an independent release without the
direction of the corporate music industry. Bearing elements of '90s
old-school hip hop and as well as cutting edge modern styles,
“Expensive Taste” by Mr. Red is bringing the gangsta sound into
the new millennium.
The Chicago-raised Mr. Red cites as
main artistic influences Jay Z, Jeezy, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Pusha T,
Yo Gotti, 50 Cent, N.W.A., Drake, and Future. His own sound is
largely based on the East Coast tradition of hip hop, but includes
also that Chicago aggression which can be found also in artists from
the area such as Common, Twista, Lupe Fiasco and even some of Kanye
West's more in-your-face material.
Asked to describe the overall themes of
his “Expensive Taste,” Mr. Red writes, “The message that I want
my listeners to get from my music is how get money and live good, and
not only just listen, but visualize the picture that I’m trying to
paint with my words.”
“Expensive Taste” is the most
recent addition to Mr. Red's repertoire which already includes the
singles “I'm a O.G. F/ King Louie,” which charted in the Top 200,
and “Plug f/ Scotty,” as well as a 2015 mixtape, “Mr. Red the
O.G., Hosted by DJ Holiday.”
Informing the music and urban poetry of
Mr. Red is a history of hard living in the streets of Chi-Town.
“My mom and pops made me,” says
Red, “but the streets raised me.”
Mr. Red's music has been described as a
“near-perfect balance of power, respect, fear, and knowledge that
can't be bought, duplicated or faked.”
Red has used the motto, “Bringing
back the real,” and his current official bio describes his music as
being “up-front in your face and hardcore,” yet “not so
far-fetched that it’s unbelievable.”
“If I was born white,” Mr. Red has
said, “I'd be CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation, but instead you get
Mr. Red, the streets' C.E.O. And my main objective in this business
is I wanna get rid of the impossible and bring back the probable.”
“Expensive Taste” by Mr. Red is
available from over 600 quality music stores online worldwide now.
-S. McCauley
“Expensive Taste” by Mr.
Red –
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