MVP feat Dwane Sweaze Holla to the World review by John M. Ellison IV

“MVP? You mean the dude from WWE raps?” Yep and he’s good at it too. In fact, music was one of his first loves. Oh yeah, he’s in New Japan Pro Wrestling now.

MVP grew up in Miami and grew up in a household where he was exposed to all types of music. He was born in 1973 and watched the evolution of rap and hip-hop. He grew up in a time where there was no rap music to be found on the radio and even though black radio stations played the occasional rap song remember there weren’t any stations dedicated to rap and r&b. A lot of the rap music he got was from friends from New York when they would come down and bring mixtapes of DJ Red Alert, Hot 97, KISS FM. In 6th grade, he heard Run DMC for the first time.

During a lull in his 6th Grade class he had some free time I was bored and I wrote my very first rap and later at recess he was standing behind the P.E. shed with a few friends and read it to a few friends and one of the teachers Mr. Strong caught him and I was scared because there were a couple of bad words and he thought I was going to get into trouble. Strong read it. But instead of getting into trouble he actually gave the young MVP props for being a 6th grader and writing that well.

The song “Holla to the World” is a song that came about on a plane ride to a pay per view. Dwane Sweaze is an artist that MVP‘s work he enjoyed a lot and asked him if he wanted to drop a verse on it. Lyric wise, it’s pretty much giving a glimpse into the life of MVP. MVP has a flow that’s kind of melodic and combined with a raspy tone that’s that complements the composition. Composition wise, the synth pads give it a chill atmosphere that reminds me of Pharrell produced “Excuse Me Miss” by Jay-Z.

In closing, it’s a decent effort at be on the lookout for the video to “Holla to the World.”

Holla To The World ft. Dwane Sweazie by MVP305

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