Adam WarRock's "You Dare Call That Thing Human?!?" Review

As everyone knows, Adam WarRock has been ripping up the Nerdcore scene with tracklog songs, more EPs than you can count as well as touring and playing random shows all at once. After many short releases, WarRock is finally releasing his next full length album "You Dare Call That Thing Human?!?" On February 13th, but does it live up to the WarRock hype?


On The Subject of Normal... (intro): This quick intro has WarRock explaining the idea of being "normal" and the idea of being "abnormal". He talks briefly about his own life and the way he became to be the way he is, and although this intro doesn't really ad much to the album as a whole, it is very interesting, and WarRock obviously has some knowledge on the subject of human psycology and mentality. - 4 /5


Human?!?: As the first actual rap track on the album, you expect a lot from this one, but not for it to be the best song on the album. This track dlivered exactly what I expected. The song is brought in with some nice violins, and the beat gets intense fast. When WarRock starts spitting, he instantly goes hard. His flow is incredibly advanced and his style is incomparable. His lyrics are all really well thought out on this track and the rhymes seem to hit the sweet spot almost every time. My only issue with this track was that at some points, the distortion effect being used on WarRock's voice made it difficult to understand what he was saying, but other than that, this track was a great way to start off the album. - 4.5 /5


Retcon: This song starts off incredibly strong and stays strong through out. The intrumental kicks up and instantly blows you away, and when WarRock starts rapping, you are blown away even more. This song outlines Adam WarRock's life and how he got to be where he is now. I found myself hanging off everyword he rapped, trying to find out more. Each line was incredibly fascinating, his lyrics were killer and his rhymes worked incredibly well. The chorus is super catchy and will get stuck in your head. This song shows more improvement and more promise than any other track on the album. - 5 /5


616: This song was previously released as a sneak peak to the album to get people excited, and rightly so. This track has a beat as hot as fire, as well as WarRock throwing incredible raps. This song is about super human MCs, and Adam WarRock knows how to bring lyrical content to a track the right way. The chorus is cathcy and fun to hear, and the verses are layed out nicely. - 5 /5


The Kids Table {Feat. Dr Awkward}: This song is more electronic than most other songs. The songs intro goes on for a bit long, but once the beat drops the drums and the electronic feel mix incredibly well. The song starts off with WarRock dropping a bunch of video game references and then heading over to the chorus. The chorus is great, but it gets repetitive after hearing as many times as it's played. Dr Awkward then drops his verse and the two MCs start to volley verses between choruses. Awkward's raps on this track are better than most of his solo stuff, which is saying a lot. WarRock brings it just as hard as he usually does, which is right on par with Awkward`s verses. Overall this song is great, but the chorus could have been trimmed down a bit. - 4.5 /5


Booster Gold {Feat. Mikal kHill}: The beat starts off sounding like a Britney Spears song until WarRock starts spitting his raps. This song's lyricism is one of the weaker of the album, but still really advanced. kHill brings his verse stronger than most of his solo stuff. The chorus includes both MCs and is not too played out. The lyrics for the chorus, although not great, work great to the beat. The two MCs play off each other well. The song includes an outro, but it's difficult to understand because of the echo effect used on it. - 3.5 /5


I Kill Giants: I Kill Giants is a more emotional look at the struggles that Adam WarRock has had to push through to get to where he is at. The lyricism in this song is incredible in a way that it's easy to connect with what he's saying, and how it's been hard for him. The moral of the song is about passing through any obstacle no matter how big and WarRock's lyrics make it easy to understand. WarRock's flow and content also shine through on this track, and this song proves how advanced WarRock's ideals really are. - 5 /5


MLF {Feat. Beefy & int80 of Dual Core}: This song starts off with a crazy metal like electronic beat. WarRock starts the rapping off by spitting some bars while showing off some crazy flow and multis. Beefy is the second on the track and he doesn't step up his game from usual, but his verse passes as a more advanced Nerdcore verse regardless. int80 of Dual Core is the third rapper on the track and his verse, although good, is the weakest of the three. int80's mixing seems to be less well done than the other two MCs, although it's not very noticeable. The most entertaining part of this song was the chorus done by Adam WarRock. It seemed that ever syllable of the chorus was well thought out to make it sound fun to listen to. - 4.5 /5


You Might Like It (interlude): This interlude is a quick skit of Adam WarRock opening an email from a friend who's new song is going to be supposedly big. The song starts with an annoying electronic plastered beat and continues on to boast a rapper with sub par flow. The skit ends with WarRock shutting off the song and saying "He'd rather listen to something else". I'm with ya there Adam. - 2.5 /5

Sensitive Side: The beat starts off with some porno groove swag and Adam WarRock hollaring out to ladies. This is a song about how he respects woman and wants to treat them right when he takes them out. His flow is great, but at some points, his overdubs seem a tiny bit off, making some of his words difficult to understand. The song's lyrics are very jokey and fun to hear and the chorus is insanely cathcy. - 4.5 /5


Civil War {Feat. Tribe One & Gary Samurai}: The beat for this one has some great drums, although the beat itself sounds pretty MIDI. Not a huge issue but definitely noticeable. It starts off with WarRock spitting about childhood and hardships that lead up to his adult life. His flow and lyrics (as usual) are great. Tribe One is second on the track. He brings his usual casual sounding flow and throws down a great verse. Gary Samurai is the third. His verse is good, but it sounds like he is struggling to stay on beat and his voice is rather nasaly. Samurai's rhymes are great though and his lyrics are very advanced. The song ends with a skit about names that Adam WarRock should use as an MC. Although the skit is cute, it should have been included as a seperate track instead of latching it onto a song. - 3.5 /5


Beast I.Z.: The beat starts with some oriental style strings and build up to a bumpin beat. The song starts off by talking about identity, and WarRock brings some knowledge based on personal experience. The flow, lyrics and content are all incredibly advanced. The song contains some deep lines on struggle and identity crisis. The song itself is very deep, but one complaint I have is that the entire song has a serious tone to it until the end of the chorus. The line "I'm a beast bitch grr" seems like a very childish thing to randomly throw on the tail end of a deep chorus. - 4.5 /5


Snows Of Kiliminjaro {Feat. MC Lars}: This song is the closest thing on this album to a main stream hip hop track. WarRock brings an unimaginable flow on this track and his lyrics are incredible. MC Lars is the second half of this track, and he brings it harder than I have ever heard him. Lars's flow is better than usual and his lyrics are incredibly advanced. The two clash perfectly with each other on this track. The chorus is without a doubt the best part of this song. It's catchy, but the lyrics are also great. - 5 /5


Inhuman: The beat starts off with some hi hats and erupts into a full blown "final fantasy" like beat. When WarRock starts rapping, he has a good flow, but it's hard to follow because his voice has too much echo on it. The lyrics are all great and the rhymes are good, but the track itself has too many effects on the vocals. The chorus has some good lines, but it's one of the weaker chorus's of the album. This track was good, but it didn't really fit in with the high quality that the rest of the album portrayed. - 3 /5


OVERALL: This album showed so much improvement from Adam WarRock and I would like to shout out to the producers of each track. The beats were great and WarRock used each one accordingly. The album could have done without the interlude, but it's honestly not a noticeable issue. The mixing was fantastic for almost every song and each guest rapper really stepped up their game for this album.

4.5 /5

http://adamwarrock.bandcamp.com/albu...at-thing-human

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Mitch Gerads: www.mitchgerads.com

Rusty Shackles: tabletopfetus.com
Dave Davis: theallnightparty.com

Doctor Awkward: drawkward.com
Mikal kHill: mikalkhill.bandcamp.com
Dual Core: dualcoremusic.com
Beefy: beefyness.com
Tribe One: tribeone.bandcamp.com
Gary Samurai: garysamurai.bandcamp.com
MC Lars: MCLars.com
Joules: thefuturisticvintage.com