A based internet-rap veteran, Western Tink boasts a respectable history. His legacy is marked primarily by many a collaboration with Beautiful Lou. So it can be said the Atlanta based rapper is far from being a newcomer. But still, Tink lives in a hazy gray area; cyberspace limbo, if you will. Tink is hardly confined by geographic labels; his flow knows no borders. The honorary Green Ova member virtually combines the best 'druggy sounds' from Atlanta, Houston, and the Bay. Yet summoning the phrase 'cloud-rap relic' seems excessive.
After all Western Tink has never really changed. He uses music as a soap box; beats are merely a pulpit. But what follows is not the sound of gospel. Mobibn' no sobbin' is more like a set of guidelines or advice. No one claims these teachings - save for perhaps their originator - to be absolute. A goal is introduced, a means of achieving it is presented, and the choice to diligently follow through is just as veritable as criticism. Not an easy decision to makes. Luckily, the sounds helps in pleasantly passing the time.
A previously unreleased loosie, Tink publicly shared "My Soul" just three days ago. The song boasts production from Seattle's Keyboard Kid. Drum samples vary from the obviously digital to the refreshingly analogue. Regardless, the beat is strong throughout. Of greater note, though, is the female vocals. Not unlike doo-wop singing is featured on the run, in the process giving the track a spiritual edge amidst lines like, "Sometimes I wonder 'Is my soul worth more than money' / Then I remember that my rents due Monday." While the Verse-Chorus structure is nothing out of the ordinary, religious parallels persist. Rather than provide a hook, Tink opts for typically independent variant of the bedtime prayer "Now I lay me down to sleep / I pray the Lord my soul to keep," in the face of uncontrollable forces. A consistent, quality effort overall showing, more than anything, that Tink is still improving his writing.
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