Pat Piff's new mixtape, "28 Grams Later II: Hungry As A Hippie" is some long awaited original, heady hip hop. Pat Piff's flow is reminiscent of too many rappers to name, he has aspects of Devin Tha Dude and when he spits quickly he reminds me of Gift Of Gab. Piff drags his flow up and down his vocal range, and actually adds to the rhythm & melody when he raps on a beat as opposed to many rappers that just rap on top of it. The intro track "Boundless Space & Time" is a great track, one of my favorites, and "Piffapalooza" basically just Piff's shout outs on top of an "Air" instrumental is unique. "People Talk" samples Led Zeppelin and turns them on their head, morphing them into a smooth hip hop jam. "No Hook Pass" has some of Piff's most clever rhymes and "We On The Way" has a fantastic beat, real original production by Alo Genius. Whether it's opening hip hop's ears to French electronica, or taking pop culture references from jazz musicians and not just what's on the TV (although he doesn't shy away from shouting out Billy Mays), to just rapping about tie-dye and sampling tracks from the sixties, Pat Piff is clearly out to change hip hop and set trends. Piff's not trying to box himself into some sort of "hippie hop" image either, his mixtape contains equal parts heady stream of consciousness and more conventional club hip hop. Recommended Tracks: "Boundless Space & Time" "I'll Be Alright" "People Talk" & probably one of the best songs about L rides: "Smoke & Drive."
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