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June 24, 2008
CD - Review - Ecid - Economy Size goDD Costume
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Riftyrich
By: Kaleb Bronson
Just when the world thought hip hop was turning in its rotting grave; a young, lippy and fearless MC comes out of the woodwork to lay down the nearly criminal and lawless lyrics placed within the album "Economy Size goDD Costume." Ecid is his MC name, and with his new solo album he takes out the vinyl and smashes it in the face of basic lyricists to let them now that he is not a delinquent rapper.
"When I was God, I sold the Bible to the government..," is just a minor taste of the skill from the track "What are you going to be for Halloween?" passed through Ecid's towering inferno of word-play. Through "Economy Size goDD Costume" Ecid passes his own internal torch of rage based around the corrupt nature of today's society. Ecid is a wrathful rapper with layers of innocence building up the most fierce sin based lifestyles stuck within lyrical forms.
The album is not ultra complex, though he does carry a solid theme throughout, letting listeners know that the world is no longer a Joker's Card, and now known as a depraved site to see, like an abandoned carnival ride.
From the reprehensible thickness of the track "Moodswing Posterchild," to the hanign tree of depression in "The Art of Losing It," Ecid takes each track and constructs a compound of ear candy. Ecid makes one think, he is David Koresh without the cult or religion. Or maybe Nike without the cyanide. Ecid makes people listen with wit.
"Wake me up when I am alive," Ecid chants as the beats bash through the interior walls built within the album. "Economy Size goDD Costume," is a tangled album of Creature Features, replacing the horror with reality.