CD Review: Doo-Wragg "Wraggz ta Wrichez"
Every now and then, rap takes on a new form which revolutionizes the entire music industry. The story is classic: A janitor at an XXX movie theatre suddenly decides to write his own brand of gangsta rap, blending the beautiful tones of early Led Zeppelin with the hardcore rage of Eric Clapton. Doo-Wragg (real name Eugene Wheedleman) opens the masterful "Wraggz ta Wrichez" with the testy ballad "A Light in Thine Eyez", containing poetry which puts even Shakespeare to shame. How can you honestly say you've lived without hearing the incredible line "It ain't no surprize, that I like ta eat piez, but baby don't cry, you got a light in thine eyez". Doo-Wragg leaves no stone unturned, venting all of his emotions on songs such as "I'm Mad" and "The Government is Bad". His brilliant song-writing blesses us with such gems of lines as "They make me sick, like I choked on a toothpick-it sort of makes me glad to know the government is bad", and "Step outta my way, cause I'm mad, yeah yeah yeah". Just when your parietal lobe starts to interpret this album as just a crème brulee of emotions, the pace picks up like a guy in a leisure suit in Vegas. On track 5, "Anybody Orda' A Case of 40s?", Doo-Wragg is joined by former member of New Edition Bobby Brown, and his three year old nephew, Yo-Yo-Mama. The three rappers rap out their own random free-styles over a recording of an open-heart surgery. Although their rhythms don't mix at all whatsoever, they all speak over each other, and by the end of the song it's just pure chaos and screaming that makes you wish you were dead, no human being can deny the unprecedented energy charging this jam. The masterpiece's climax occurs in the epic "EZ Come EZ Go". Doo-Wragg proclaims that even though he owns two mansions in Malibu, a professional chef, a Lamborghini Diablo, his own third world country, 4 illegitimate children, and a staff of 45 emaciated personal assistants, "Da Wrichez don't make ya happy, but they sure don't make ya feel crappy! AHAHAHAHA!". Doo-Wragg laughs a belting, demonic guffaw as his voice fades out with the sound of cash registers and moaning women. Simply exquisite.
FINAL GRADE: A+
HIGHLIGHT: None exactly, but when "Wraggz ta Wrichez" is played while simultaneously viewing John Travolta's godawful "Battlefield Earth", one most disturbingly discovers several references to the cult of Scientology, and if you leave the CD on after "EZ Come EZ Go", Doo-Wragg and several children chant "XENU! XENU!" for 10 minutes straight. This completely ruined the whole CD for us, but the track is hidden, so you still gotta give the CD some credit.
Every now and then, rap takes on a new form which revolutionizes the entire music industry. The story is classic: A janitor at an XXX movie theatre suddenly decides to write his own brand of gangsta rap, blending the beautiful tones of early Led Zeppelin with the hardcore rage of Eric Clapton. Doo-Wragg (real name Eugene Wheedleman) opens the masterful "Wraggz ta Wrichez" with the testy ballad "A Light in Thine Eyez", containing poetry which puts even Shakespeare to shame. How can you honestly say you've lived without hearing the incredible line "It ain't no surprize, that I like ta eat piez, but baby don't cry, you got a light in thine eyez". Doo-Wragg leaves no stone unturned, venting all of his emotions on songs such as "I'm Mad" and "The Government is Bad". His brilliant song-writing blesses us with such gems of lines as "They make me sick, like I choked on a toothpick-it sort of makes me glad to know the government is bad", and "Step outta my way, cause I'm mad, yeah yeah yeah". Just when your parietal lobe starts to interpret this album as just a crème brulee of emotions, the pace picks up like a guy in a leisure suit in Vegas. On track 5, "Anybody Orda' A Case of 40s?", Doo-Wragg is joined by former member of New Edition Bobby Brown, and his three year old nephew, Yo-Yo-Mama. The three rappers rap out their own random free-styles over a recording of an open-heart surgery. Although their rhythms don't mix at all whatsoever, they all speak over each other, and by the end of the song it's just pure chaos and screaming that makes you wish you were dead, no human being can deny the unprecedented energy charging this jam. The masterpiece's climax occurs in the epic "EZ Come EZ Go". Doo-Wragg proclaims that even though he owns two mansions in Malibu, a professional chef, a Lamborghini Diablo, his own third world country, 4 illegitimate children, and a staff of 45 emaciated personal assistants, "Da Wrichez don't make ya happy, but they sure don't make ya feel crappy! AHAHAHAHA!". Doo-Wragg laughs a belting, demonic guffaw as his voice fades out with the sound of cash registers and moaning women. Simply exquisite.
FINAL GRADE: A+
HIGHLIGHT: None exactly, but when "Wraggz ta Wrichez" is played while simultaneously viewing John Travolta's godawful "Battlefield Earth", one most disturbingly discovers several references to the cult of Scientology, and if you leave the CD on after "EZ Come EZ Go", Doo-Wragg and several children chant "XENU! XENU!" for 10 minutes straight. This completely ruined the whole CD for us, but the track is hidden, so you still gotta give the CD some credit.