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Atlanta rapper/singer Derez De'Shon had a breakthrough hit with "Hardaway," a tuneful struggle anthem from his 2017 sleeper mixtape Pain. That song put De'Shon on the map with its melancholy piano loop, catchy crooned chorus, and lyrics about rising up from poverty and heartbreak to fame and fortune. Pain 2 follows his introductory mixtape and mostly tends towards the same elements that made "Hardaway" connect with listeners. "Pain" is an appropriate running theme for De'Shon's music, as most of the songs on Pain 2 center around fake friends, remembering days of hardship coming up and, more than with its predecessor, failed relationships. This time around De'Shon is joined by a host of acclaimed guests. On lamenting R&B/trap banger "Reasonz", Lil Durk spits fiery verses alongside De'Shon, both pondering who they can trust as the money piles up. "Need Some Mo" looks at problems trying to make ends meet and provide for family without turning to the temptation of street life, with Lil Baby dropping in to help with the hook. Features throughout Pain 2 are high-profile, but even great performances from Mozzy, Moneybagg Yo and others don't outshine the project as a whole. Autotuned sung vocals, troubled rhymes, and beats somewhere between moody R&B and light trap contribute to the majority of the songs, giving Pain 2 a consistency and the feeling of a larger overall statement. "Beat the Odds" comes closest to the same immediate hookiness of "Hardaway", but sounds more like a rewrite of the hit rather than a new chapter (even though a feature from YFN Lucci shakes up the formula a bit). Pain 2 continues from where Pain left off more than evolving Derez De'Shon's abilities, but it's an excellent collection of tracks that further establishes his multi-angled approach. As a mixtape, Pain 2 is excellent and sets the scene nicely for a proper studio album.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
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K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - Yella Beezy, FeaturedArtist - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - ShunOnDaBeat, Producer - Quin with the Keyz, Producer - Conway Markies, Composer - Lemarcus Rashun Wright, Composer - Quintin Luvon Gray, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - DJ Chose, Producer - Taz Taylor, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Danny Lee Snodgrass Jr, Composer - Nrman Payne, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - DJ Chose, Producer - Lil Durk, FeaturedArtist - Durk Banks, Composer - Norman Payne, Composer - Taz Taylor, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Danny Lee Snodgrass Jr, Composer - Touch of Trent, Producer - Trenton Diondre Akana Turner, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - Willie Jerome Byrd, Composer - DJ Chose, Producer - Will-A-Fool, Producer - Norman Payne, Composer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Dominique Jones, Composer - K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - Brince Elam, Composer - Lil Baby, FeaturedArtist - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Stoopid Beats, Producer - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - Russ, FeaturedArtist - London Holmes, Composer - London On Da Track, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Russell Vitale, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - Willie Jerome Byrd, Composer - Will-A-Fool, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Ryan Karl Waldorf, Composer - YIB, Producer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Mozzy, FeaturedArtist - London Holmes, Composer - London On Da Track, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Timothy Cornell, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - Taz Taylor, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - E Trou, Producer - Danny Lee Snodgrass Jr, Composer - Sidepce, Producer - Dorien Robert Marchand Theus, Composer - Elias C. Latrou, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - ADP, Producer - Dreezy, FeaturedArtist - Seandrea Sledge, Composer - CashMoneyAP, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Alex Christian Jean Petit, Composer - Amish Dilipkumar Patal, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Willie Jerome Byrd, Composer - Will-A-Fool, Producer - Moneybagg Yo, FeaturedArtist - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Trouble, FeaturedArtist - K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - Beezo, Producer - Cassius Jay, Producer - Joshua Cross, Composer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Mariel Semonte Orr, Composer - Bishop Leonard Grinnage, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - DJ Chose, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Nrman Payne, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
YFN Lucci, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Taz Taylor, Composer, Producer - Derez De'Shon, Composer, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - Nick Mira, Composer, Producer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - TM88, Producer - Bryan Lamar Simmons, Composer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
K.Y., MixingEngineer - Glenn Schick, MasteringEngineer - DJ Chose, Producer - Norman Payne, Composer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer - KGrayWhatitDo, Producer - Kermit Wayne Gray Jr., Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - K.Y., MixingEngineer - London Holmes, Composer - London On Da Track, Producer - Derez De'Shon, MainArtist - Derez De'Shon Lenard, Composer
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
Atlanta rapper/singer Derez De'Shon had a breakthrough hit with "Hardaway," a tuneful struggle anthem from his 2017 sleeper mixtape Pain. That song put De'Shon on the map with its melancholy piano loop, catchy crooned chorus, and lyrics about rising up from poverty and heartbreak to fame and fortune. Pain 2 follows his introductory mixtape and mostly tends towards the same elements that made "Hardaway" connect with listeners. "Pain" is an appropriate running theme for De'Shon's music, as most of the songs on Pain 2 center around fake friends, remembering days of hardship coming up and, more than with its predecessor, failed relationships. This time around De'Shon is joined by a host of acclaimed guests. On lamenting R&B/trap banger "Reasonz", Lil Durk spits fiery verses alongside De'Shon, both pondering who they can trust as the money piles up. "Need Some Mo" looks at problems trying to make ends meet and provide for family without turning to the temptation of street life, with Lil Baby dropping in to help with the hook. Features throughout Pain 2 are high-profile, but even great performances from Mozzy, Moneybagg Yo and others don't outshine the project as a whole. Autotuned sung vocals, troubled rhymes, and beats somewhere between moody R&B and light trap contribute to the majority of the songs, giving Pain 2 a consistency and the feeling of a larger overall statement. "Beat the Odds" comes closest to the same immediate hookiness of "Hardaway", but sounds more like a rewrite of the hit rather than a new chapter (even though a feature from YFN Lucci shakes up the formula a bit). Pain 2 continues from where Pain left off more than evolving Derez De'Shon's abilities, but it's an excellent collection of tracks that further establishes his multi-angled approach. As a mixtape, Pain 2 is excellent and sets the scene nicely for a proper studio album.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:40
- Main artists: Derez De'Shon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Commission - BMG
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2018 Derez De'Shon under exclusive license to Commission Music / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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