Young Dro - Best Thang Smokin'
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Rolling Stone Rating: 2.5
There is nothing particularly exceptional about gruff, workmanlike Atlanta rapper Young Dro, other than his sponsorship by Southern kingpin T.I. and his wobbly, gimmick-laden summer hit "Shoulder Lean." (Put it this way: Even the special "Shoulder Lean" dance is boring.) Dro's major-label debut hints that he's a smarter lyricist than his poppy, call-and-response approach will allow, especially on the tongue-twisting "U Don't See Me" (check the nice Wachovia bank reference) and the densely packed "Gangsta." But too much of Best Thang Smokin' sticks with what got him here: by-the-numbers, gut-rumbling Jazze Pha beats, dull, Pavlovian hooks and...
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