O.B.E.A.S.T. is the Truth. Hard enough for the streets but real enough to be human.
O.verall B.est E.ver A.t S.pittin T.his
... is not an easy title to hold down but OBEAST aka Big Ree has been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to throw his weight around. OBEAST got his start around 13 listening to the Sugar Hill Gang because that was the only rap his mother had in the house. Shortly afterwards, Redman came on the scene and put Newark, NJ on the hip hop map. OBEAST explains one of his early influences, “NY was slick, West coast was gangsta but Red was just being himself.” This approach to music and songwriting appealed to OBEAST because it was something that came natural. OBEAST’s subject matter encompasses baby mama drama, not having enough, moms, getting bent, wildin in the club and his neighborhood environment.
The streets of Newark run thru OBEAST’s body like veins to capillaries. Newark breeds a hunger that comes from too many broke people trying to getting it at the same time. Newark’s Black communities comprise over 50% of the city’s total population so there are even more people hungering for the same wants and needs. Bottom line, there’s not enough to go around. Children aren’t allowed to be kids and boys become men at 15. It’s this hunger for survival first and ultimately a better way of life that comes across in songs like Pay Attention, Jersey Act and Soul 2 Me.
Once Biggie Smalls and Big Pun ushered in the big man era, OBEAST had all justification necessary to proceed with his usual swagger. It’s the way that OBEAST carries himself that really separates him as an artist. OBEAST won’t be content to be mentioned among the greats, he’s been anticipating the weight of his title for some time.
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