Although many of you have already caught wind of First Flight since the December ’09 release of this remarkable mix-tape… Diggy Simmons, son of Rev. Run of Run-DMC, who is now signed to Atlantic Records as of March 22, one day after his 15th birthday, refreshingly proves he’s got the skills.

I felt it’s important to keep this joint effort relevant ’cause son is delivering for a young breed. It’s evident he’s a natural with the pen and behind the microphone. I won’t lie though, all the while I’m thinking his older brother Jo-Jo was the only one writing rhymes, Diggy slipped this one up on me, and I’m truly impressed.

What grabbed my attention off the bat is this kid studies the meat and potatoes of Hip-Hop and he’s lyrically and stylistically in the ballpark. Nothing bubble-gum about this 13-track mix-tape masterpiece from the (then) 14 year old. Diggy spits rhymes that are much different from what you expect from a kid born with a “platinum spoon” in his mouth.

My favorites are Classic Introduction, Hustle Simmons, Point To Prove, The Truth Of Me, Dreams Interlude, We Have A Problem, Fly Away, Gotta Make It, Bonus Tracks: The First Flight Prequel, What’s It All For

The other joints are not bad, just more of mainstream and very familiar. My other flaw with this project and even considering it’s a mixtape, is that  the copy I downloaded was not the best in sound quality. Some of the bass areas are distorted, and seemed overly compressed. But hey that’s from the ears of a producer behind a board… I couldn’t help myself…

If for some reason you haven’t already added this one to your mix-tape collection… do it now! Diggy is delivering what we hungry hip-hop heads yearn for. I’ve had it banging out my iTunes and in my car since its release. Also if you want more of Diggy … Check out his Made You Look (Nas remake) Diggy kills it!!!! and that’s in a good way!

First Flight Mix-tape Features Lil’ Twist, Karina Pasian, Neako and more.
Artwork by PrinceWaxx

TrackList
1.Classic Introduction {Intro} (Prod. Black The Beast)
2.Hu$tle Simmons (Prod. Young Jerz)
3.Laid Back (Prod. Black The Beast) Ft. Chris Classic & Mike Charles
4.Point To Prove (Prod. Black The Beast)
5.The Truth Of Me
6.Dreams {Interlude} (Prod. Natural Disaster)
7.Like a Star (Prod. Young Jerz) Ft. Young Jerz
8.We Have A Problem (Prod. Black The Beast) Feat. Khalil
9.Make You Mine (Prod. Black By The Beast) Ft. Lil Gavin & Lil Twist
10.What’s It All For (Feat. Neako) (Prod. By Neako)
11.Fly Away (Prod. Black The Beast) Feat. Karina Pasian
12.Gotta make it {Outro} (Prod. Natural Disaster)
13.The First Flight Prequal {Bonus} (Prod. Neako)

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