SG is Bonafied

Unlike The Order who are a bit quirky, rapper SG is full on and so up front he's in your face. His album, Bonafied, is an underground slice of dirty South club hop that's laced with bangers, beats, and rhymes that are so no holds barred they'll probably leave a black eye. Bonafied is a testament to the power of hip hop and the versatility of being able to switch from the club to the street in the drop of a beat.

Bonafied is an impressive record that may not look like much on the cover, but on the inside it's a whole different story. Packed to rafters with stunning beats and so many crisp and cool rhymes the album is basically a non-stop barrage of verbiage that will leave you exhausted. SG is most impressive when the beats take him into the club and he's allowed to run with them. The first song on the album, "Eryday Hustle (All Night Grind)," is an awesome tune that's centered around an amazing synth led beat that will force even the worst wall flower to shake something. The song is like a big baseball bat that clobbers you on the head and then repeats the process until you get the point. The tune is a hit just waiting to break out and quite honestly about half of Bonafied is like that.

SG is good at what he does and when he's on it, he's clearly tapping into something primal, raw, and edgy; in fact, he's got the dirty south thing so down pat and you can almost feel the humidity coming off of this record. Name dropping politicians, cities, and states with a deft ability, SG shows himself that he knows the area rhyme after rhyme and isn't afraid to show it. At his worst, SG can sound kind cliche when the beats stop being strong but thankfully Bonafied for the most part is a strong effort. From the aforementioned, "Eryday Hustle (All Night Grind)," to the dark edge of, "Mind Games," SG is so close to massive success the contracts are building up. Bonafied is a good record from an artist just waiting for his time to come...which should be very soon.