When Seattle rhymer Jarv Dee was titling his new album, the implication and fit for the name "DOPAMINE" was arbitrarily successful to say the least. Being that the clinical meaning for the word is a neurotransmitter that sends signals between nerve cells in the brain, this project sends many different transmissions through listeners minds. This album is what hip-hop NEEDS. Dopamine offers a variety of subjects and changes mood and theme from track to track. Aside from Jarv's unbelievable lyrical adeptness, the production transforms a would-be-great album, to a profound and preeminent hip-hop masterpiece. The baselines and synthesis are transfixing and engulf the listener into the melody. The subject matter ranges across the usual hip-hop spectrum, (weed, girls, etc) but Jarv makes it a point to relate to his listeners with everyday issues. Songs like "Klingon," "Status" (featuring Jerm D and Nacho Picasso), and "The Code" (also featuring close affiliate Nacho Picasso) offer insight to the fatal attraction rappers often endure on the road to stardom. "I Just Wanna," "Back Streets," and "Cadillac Spaceships" consist of nothing more than a platform for his unparalleled rhyming ability, while "Picture Me Rollin" and "Hot Box" have a deeper and darker feel to them, still allowing the Moor Gang member to take the listener through a musical exploration. Even though this is simply a hip-hop album, DOPAMINE's connotations reach well beyond the standard proximty of the rap game. The beats are memorable, the hooks are catchy, and lyrically, it's top tier. While it's unknown wether or not this album will raise anyones neurological levels, there is very basic evidence to support that it will place Jarv Dee in the upper echelon of MC's and pave the way for a hip-hop career with significant longevity.
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