Damir Balo – “The Kill Vol. 1”

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Title : The Kill Vol. 1
Release Date : February 26, 2016
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Damir Balo is working. After dropping a fluid Stream of Consciousness on Basement Made, the Milwaukee artist has come forth with another project. Balo the producer creates a wavy sound on “CRAZY”. The auto-tune is a no go, though. If his vocals were cleaner, the song would be even better. He motivates on “Traffic,” offering some insight into his grind between a Tupac interview sample. First he talks about his Valley girls, then he goes at Jay-Z imitators and people that call him Drake. The emcee lets loose on “Youthful (Dreams)” as well.

“I coulda been shot in the dome
When niggas tried to run in my home
And everybody checking my tones
Feel like Attack of the Clones
Could everybody leave me alone, I’m anti
But I’m all about the green cause I’m Jedi
On the way to Houston, Texas on a red eye
I’m energized, I put my all in my enterprise”

Damir Balo – “Stream of Consciousness”

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Title : Stream of Consciousness
Release Date : February 8, 2016
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Damir Balo can’t stop his Stream of Consciousness (February 8, 2016). We could all learn from artists like him. Many talk about how natural their flow is… Where is the music? This talented rapper-producer keeps it moving but also has the mind for concept records. See his last two projects – Chasing Forever 5 and Bread N Water 2. He doesn’t have the studio sound but he does he need it?

This is Hip Hop – off top and self-produced. Damir Balo can lace the quick freestyles, and he had a deep catalogue before he deleted his archive. Stream of Consciousness is more calculated. He recently spoke in detail about the project and his direction with Basement Made. The artist’s favorite record on the tape is “Goodnight,” a Kanye-influenced record. He says the whole tape acts as a “Kanye troll,” or a parody of the Chicago-raised mogul.

This is why we connected. Whether it’s on the street, underground or conscious level, Damir Balo is Basement Made. I see the artistry but I also need to see work. This emcee is pushing. “Just to show how much I love music,” he says. “I don’t really think about politics”. He’ll release music if he wants to, without thinking too much about the current trends. Oh, and he recorded this entire project in one night.

The Atlanta-born rapper-producer has been in The Mil for a minute but he’s still looking to get more involved with the local scene – particularly with shows. The eclectic artists of Cream City are finally coming together and Balo will be amongst the popular kids soon. Stay woke. His team WeRTheLost (Damir Balo, Bili Ro$e, Jon Briggz) will make sure of that.

Production credits: “Me me me me me,” the artist says.

Damir Balo – “Bread N Water 2”

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Title : Bread N Water 2
Release Date : January 18, 2016
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Damir Balo is one of the hardest working emcees in the state. He’s a skilled emcee and producer too, which is what makes his projects so special. He can knock out a project like this in no time but he still puts some effort into developing the concept on each record. The mixing is rough but he’ll figure that out. He kinda sounds like Kdot a little bit.

From “Questions”:

“I can feel the hate, I can feel your energy
Mixing with my synergy
I can feel the devil in me and the rumbling
Screaming “fuck the peeps, fuck the police
I get brand new haters every week
I got fans that’s really geeked
Off of every song, every leak
Every post, every Tweet”

Damir Balo – “Chasing Forever 5”

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Title : Chasing Forever 5
Release Date : August 24, 2015
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Keep your eyes on Damir Balo, The talented Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jack Rap emcee hits to his own beats and moves in his own way on Chasing Forever 5 (August 24, 2015).

It’s no secret that Midwest emcees flow better than anywhere else. From Twista to Bone Thugs, Tech N9ne to Eminem, we hold the crown. Jack Rap is just one of many flows that started in the area. Genesis Renji says it started in The Mil, while Balo is unsure. Actually, Balo and Earlly Mac sound alike at times, especially how Balo goes in on “IsWhat It Is”. With Detroit and Milwaukee sharing influence, I’d like to see the 414 chop with the 313.

The “talkative flow,” as he explained, is everywhere in the land. You can hear his straightforward style in his lyrics too, as the rapper-singer flips from thoughtful love songs to hyped up dance records throughout CF5. Instead of fabricating a persona, this artist vies to keep it genuine, and relies on his artistry instead of the material.

Damir Balo mixes the style from his hometown with the OVO brand. Ya might confuse one of his beats for 40’s. “I produced everything on the project,” he says. The artist goes with the Northern, ethereal Trap-R&B sound. Those creeping beats can be hard as hell to rap on too but Damir Balo can be smooth with the words. The emcee gives it his all, showing heart and range on “318 A.M Interlude” and “A Real Love Song(HER)”.

“I’m really just tryna to get more out in the scene,” he says. The Brew City talent dropped this Chasing Forever 5 project to showcase his in-house production but he ain’t stopping anytime soon. He revamped the mixtape series with the 5th installment and plans to unleash Chasing Forever 4 on his birthday – December 18, 2015. Damir Balo also claims he has an upcoming collaboration with Dana Coppafeel called “Rap Lords”.

The “I Need Yu” cut would get radio play if it sounded cleaner. His flow are too cold to have the mix clipping like that. I hate to say that but as we live in an indie rapper’s market in 2015, and we’re expected to do more than possible. That being said, Damir Balo hails from a place of struggle and he’s doing everything he can to stand outta the fray.

“We need more Hennessy, excuse my old tendencies
I don’t know what got into me
I don’t know why you was into me, I was lost”