FRENCH MONTANA & MAX B:
COKE WAVE
Words: Mari M.
French Montana & Max B: Coke Wave
After many months of announcing “Coke Wave” was on its way, the highly anticipated mixtape/DVD combo from French Montana and Max B finally dropped last Thursday. The built up anticipation had fans snatching Coke Wave off the shelves, but reviews have been mixed.
The mixtape consists of 20 tracks, many produced by Dame Grease (of DMX-notoriety). Others were true to “mixtape” form by remixing other songs, such as All I Wanna on the Paper Planes beat and Been Around (which is hands down my favorite song on the tape) on Biggie’s Been Around the World. On NY, French and Max go head to head lyrically, and you can truly see why these rappers have such a following. French raps “I’m in the s550 with about five 50’s of that sour, tell them cowards come get me.” The guitar-looped sample on Bury Me a G (courtesy of Grease) makes for a soulful backdrop that French seamlessly laced with his clever wordplay. Other bangers to check for are the Maino-assisted God Damn, and Hold On featuring G-Unit’s Tony Yayo.
The DVD accompanying the mixtape has videos for various songs on the mixtape, as well as a few other French Montana songs not on the CD. It also includes footage of French and Max performances and day-in-the-life footage from different events.
Overall, I give the whole package a 4 out of 5. The DVD is highly entertaining, I could listen to about 80% of the songs (some were definitely skip-worthy), and it’s the Macaroni Wit the Cheese and Wavy Crocket…what’s not to love?!
4 Out of 5
The mixtape consists of 20 tracks, many produced by Dame Grease (of DMX-notoriety). Others were true to “mixtape” form by remixing other songs, such as All I Wanna on the Paper Planes beat and Been Around (which is hands down my favorite song on the tape) on Biggie’s Been Around the World. On NY, French and Max go head to head lyrically, and you can truly see why these rappers have such a following. French raps “I’m in the s550 with about five 50’s of that sour, tell them cowards come get me.” The guitar-looped sample on Bury Me a G (courtesy of Grease) makes for a soulful backdrop that French seamlessly laced with his clever wordplay. Other bangers to check for are the Maino-assisted God Damn, and Hold On featuring G-Unit’s Tony Yayo.
The DVD accompanying the mixtape has videos for various songs on the mixtape, as well as a few other French Montana songs not on the CD. It also includes footage of French and Max performances and day-in-the-life footage from different events.
Overall, I give the whole package a 4 out of 5. The DVD is highly entertaining, I could listen to about 80% of the songs (some were definitely skip-worthy), and it’s the Macaroni Wit the Cheese and Wavy Crocket…what’s not to love?!
4 Out of 5
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