For this project, producer Alchemist took him in a different direction, keeping some jazzy samples but applying a thick layer of digital grime and minor key samples. Before this record, his proclivity toward jazzy and funky samples was well-known, and even when he rapped over a different beat it would be a single track on a mixtape. Covert Coup is a favorite because it’s one of the first times Curren$y branched out into a new sound for an entire project. HIGHLIGHTS: “Car Service,” “The Planes,” “The Life”
It helps to feed the narrative (unconfirmed) that the two artists just kicked it for a week and recorded the whole thing. There are no features to speak of on this record, a pretty impressive feat given the profile of both artists. Khalifa’s lyricism peaked around this time as well, although that is debatable.The tape has reached almost legendary status among Spitta and Wiz fans, and you can see at least one person clamoring for the always promised but never delivered sequel whenever a Wiz Khalifa or Curren$y project comes up. The beats are a bit more upbeat than Curren$y’s more recent style, perhaps due to the passage of time or Wiz’s presence. The joint project (heh…) centers mainly on the consumption of marijuana (as most of Curren$y’s tapes do) and the presence of the equally pot-friendly Khalifa kicks things up a few more notches. They’re still close friends, but Wiz’s celebrity obligations make it much more difficult to pull off something like the 15-track How Fly from 2009. Juvenileīack in the day, before Wiz Khalifa made his way to the top of the Billboard charts and headlining festivals, he and Curren$y were in the same lane and close friends to boot. HIGHLIGHTS: “Clear” featuring Jadakiss, “Coolie in the Cut” feat. He might be spitting in a different cadence, but any changes to his sound are simply refining what he already has, not changing who is as an artist. What’s beautiful about Curren$y (and the reason some people dislike him) is that despite his changing circumstances, he doesn’t change how he flows or what he raps about.
CURREN$Y PILOT TALK 3 MIXTAPE MOVIE
Spitta incorporates his signature referential rhymes into the movie theme (the title is a play on “New Jack City”), but keeps his doja references going strong. Curren$y has traded in his jazz samples for spaced out trap. The bass is bigger than ever, and the trap snares that are now so popular are all over the tape. The beats are huge on this track, featuring a lot of distorted and digitized synths throughout. You could call this “modern era Curren$y.” The presence of Juicy J, Jadakiss, and French Montana show Curren$y recognition beyond his region or his weed-focused lane of artists.
CURREN$Y PILOT TALK 3 MIXTAPE UPGRADE
Coming off the critical acclaim and high-profile features of 2012’s The Stoned Immaculate, Curren$y was able to upgrade the polish on his beats, the quality of his vocals and the profile of the features on New Jet City. New Jet City released at the beginning of 2013, and it marked a turning point in Curren$y’s career.
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