FreshMixx (Mixtape)

FreshMixx is the first Mixtape from rapper MattY since he has become a mainstream artist. The Mixtape features Rappers EmCee and Jay-C quite heavily throughout and also features a young American artist called Hayley Hudson - who was found by MattY and then given a contract by Malory Evans to join Shooting Star Records. The Mixtape features several of the tracks that MattY has featured in since he broke into the mainstream.
===Writing and Recording===
===Tracklisting and Descriptions===
1. Intro - A short 45 second track that gives a quick introduction of what is to come. Very electronic sound to it, with MattY's voice being distorted at several points
2. Got 2 Be Me (With Ang3licD3vil) [remix] - The Ang3licD3vil song 'Got 2 Be Me' which as about two girls fighting over one guy. MattY has several parts throughout the song, and has remixed the track to give himself a bit more of a role in the track
3. Hold On - This track is about holding on for survival, and not letting go of your dreams, no matter how hard to get to they may seem. The track has a very fast baseline and a very rhythmical rap rather than a full on speed rap. The track also has two violin players going throught with a high pitched play to it
4. Aliens (With Ugenia) [remix] - This is a remix of Ugenia's 'Aliens'. It is about everyone being the same and it discourages racism. The remixed version is a faster paced version with the chorus bing played behind the verses at several points. It also features MattY more heavily than the original
5. Enemy - The first of two singles from the mixtape. This is about how life can be difficult and there will always be an enemy of sorts wherever you go. The track was chosen as a single as it represents the children in the Great Ormands Street Hospital (who the money from the Mixtape is going too), as they all have their enemy and they will have to beleive in order to get through it. The track is based on what was originally going to be a freestyle at Radio 1xtra, but MattY felt it had more too it than a freestlye
6. Without Light - This is a 'drum and bass' influenced track, which shows MattY's diversity in music making. MattY's vocals on this track are fast and harsh with a very 'dangerous' feel to them. The track is about how the world is a different place when the lights are out, and MattY shows how he can really put out a 'dark side' to his music
7. Introvert Criminal (With Heavy Punisher) [remix] - This is a remix of Heavy Punisher's 'Introvert Criminal', whish is about his time in jail. MattY has done very little too this track but has added in aother verse for himslef at the end
8. Rap Rage (ft. EmCee) - A fast paced track with rapping bouncing back and forth between MattY and EmCee. The style is a mixture of both MattY and EmCee, with no clear distinction as to who is leading it. It has a quiet beat behind it which helps to build up the atmosphere of the track
9. Americano (ft. Jay-C) - This track features Jay-C, but he only features briefly in the second verse and has the third verse to himself. It is about the American way of life, which MattY picked up on whilst out in America. The rapping is quite slow compared to MattY's usual standard, as it is an almost laid back style like that of which MattY consider the 'American way' to be like
10. Angels and Demons (With Ang3licD3vil) [remix] - This is a remix of Ang3licD3vil's 'Angels and Demons', with MattY speeding up the verses but remixing the chorus to make it longer. The track has been edited to make it closer to Drum and Bass than it was before
11. Linda Fea Skit [Radio 1xtra] - This is the freestly that MattY performed whilst at Radio 1xtra that he did rather than the freestlye 'Enemy' is based on. It is a skit about Linda Fea, who had recently disrespected the oppening of MattYProduction. It has a small beat behind it as radio freestyles do, with MattY spitting his bars live
12. Freak (ft. EmCee) - The second track featuring EmCee of the Mixtape. This one has a louder sound to the background, the music gives off a sense of insanity and delirium. The rapping over the top also increases the confusion of the track, with MattY and EmCee almost having an argument over the top of the music
13. Time's Up (ft. Hayley Hudson) - This is about the end of time and how all good and bad things come to an end. It is a fast paced track with Hayley's voice contrasting with MattY's rapping style to make a quite dark pop track sound. Hayley Hudson does the chorus of the track whilst also holding notes into and throughout the verses
14. Drowning Out The Days (ft. Jay-C) - This track is a more depressive track, about alcohol and how it helps to drown out the misery of life. The track has a varied pace to it, with the rapping never seeming to be in sync with the music - this represents life with drink
15. Purge Me - This song is in reference to 'The Purger'. It is a freestlye that makes many references to him and how he doesn't scare MattY and what he is doing is wrong and not a good thing
16. Frenzy (ft. EmCee & Jay-C) - This track is a fast paced track with mainly MattY's voacls but with several points at which both EmCee and Jay-C have parts. The track is loud and crazy and a real fan pleaser. It is a darker track with elements of better things, with another Drum and Bass influence
17. The Night - This is the last proper track of the Mixtape. It is a very dark track which is similar to 'Without Light'. 'The Night' however is less inclined to be thought of as Drum and Bass as it is rapped over only a piano
18. Outro - This track is almost exaclty the same as Intro, but with a few very slightly word changes
===The Singles===
====Enemy====
Enemy started off as a Freestyle that was to be performed on Radio 1xtra, but due to recent events it was dropped for another, more fitting track. This track is about how you will always have an enemy of sorts, and it was chosen as the single as it seemed to work with the idea that the children in the hospital that the money is going towards all have an 'enemy' at this point too.
====Hold On====
This track was chosen as a single for a similar reason to why Enemy was; because it represents the children at Great Ormands Street. Hold On is about holding on to your dreams, no matter how silly they may seem. It is another song about believing in what you can achieve, and one day it may just happen.