Yee Ack'n..? I love that you put yer lyrics on board...
And like the beat, going thoroughly through the mind and shell from toe towards hea and back to toe.. and so.. shows how you've grown.. but I read down below how you can't really cope with you getting, mad, well.. ye know, Iearned that at a very young age, that I (so thus can you) Canchoose to not do soething, like feel a bad emotion, especially when you feel it is some sort of cursy thingy, I have.. And I felt n still feel great by erasing all anger inside of me.. Just choose to feel peaceful when you feel like that, and tell your mind, thus body, thus choice of all the things inside.. that thing. your botti.. a constructive thing, tell em why they needn't feel angry, cus you will find there is always a goother solution to something.. Almost at all times.. just show true love to the ones you env.. cus that isn't supposed to be felt.. Or was it. Well, Vinst. I like your track, keep up the good work. I'm about to go listen to more of yours. And tell you what is my view on things. See you around.!

And you write it like dodge... ;P duck! dodge! duck! dodge!

I like the retro vibe and the instrumentation, even if the schmoozy strings and synths were a bit cheesy. Some of the lyrics are a little cliche - you went a little overboard on setting up the wistful aspect of the piece, and also used a lot of generic phrases like “trials and tribulations,” even the title itself: “life’s a bitch.” That said, once you started talking about the violence the narrator was exposed to and/or took part in, it was easier to get into the song. You really start to tell a story with the lyrics in the verses, which is always a plus. I thought the gun FX at 1:25 was a good idea, but it ended up sounded really harsh in the mix the way you incorporated it - it probably just needed to be equalized differently. Still, I’m enjoying the nice, full texture you have throughout the piece. I also thought the piece got a bit repetitive by the end, and the echo effect at the end came across as a bit lazy and cliched. You also could’ve used a breakdown or bridge somewhere in there to add some shape and structural relief to the piece. It has a smooth sense of continuity as it is, but I wanted to see you interrupt that pattern after a while and leave some more space for contrast. Overall, this is admirable work. The harmonies and mastering are strong, and I enjoyed the vocals overall. I think you lost the most points for lacking originality and variety in the texture. Keep at it, guys! ;)

8.5/10  

== This is an official NGUAC Review ==

Great rap track! It has a really nice moody vibe to it, and the beat has quite an emotional feel to it. The sound design, while not perfect, is pretty darn good, and when I try to imagine how this whole song would work with every element perfected, it's a pretty amazing song, which is definitely NOT true of most songs I listen to

Very well done track, gentlemen. Teddy, as usual, keeping it on point with the production.
Vinstigator, I was a bit surprised at the timing of some of your lines. It all flowed really well.

Criticism: The lyrics of the second verse don't seem to match the beat. You go off on a bit of a flexing tangent, which os still topically aligned with the track, but given the similarities between the first half of the second verse and the first verse, the difference in content stood out to me.

Overall killer job guys!

That hook is really good, hits HARD with solid BARS. Your delviery shines on Teddygram's westy coasty af beat . Great work here Vince and Teddy!