Go Crazy with Eito’s New Single

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based hip hop artist Eito dropped a hot single ahead of his upcoming sophomore release. The single, “Go Crazy” is just a taste of what you can expect from the album While You Were Sleeping that is set to release in early July.

As with most of the music reviews that I do, I didn’t have much of a clue what to expect going into this single. I saw the phrase trap rap and imagined that it would be something along the lines of Kevin Gates; hard beats and lyrics about selling crack, getting stacks of money, and having copious amounts of sex. I was wrong but in a good way. Hell, I’m still not incredibly clear on what trap rap is but if Go Crazy is any indication of what the rest of the genre is like I think I may have to familiarize myself with it. At the very least I’ll pause my regular stoner rock playlist to spin While You Were Sleeping a few times.

My Initial Impression

I haven’t kept up with hip hop too much over the past decade, but I do know some good tunes when I hear them. So I grabbed a whiskey, cranked the stereo, and put on Go Crazy. It opens with a cool beat, and there are two verses nestled between a hook that repeats with slight variations that builds subtly to the climax that is Eito’s well-crafted wordplay. While the hook may get repetitive, the rest of the track has enough variety and raw talent behind it to make it a certified banger.

The Beat

The beat on Go Crazy grabbed my attention pretty much instantly. At the heart of the beat is what sounds like a laid back retro guitar chord progression that is dripping with wah and phaser; it lends a mellow psychedelic feel to the track. Under that is a bass line that sounds like it is made to rattle the bolts out of your trunk. Over the marriage of trippy guitar and windshield-breaking bass is the subtle hiss and click of a vinyl record. These three elements come together to build an incredibly interesting sonic backdrop for Eito’s lyricism. The construction of the beat could be a metaphor for Eito’s style: old school meeting new school to create something that transcends both.

The Verses

One of my biggest complaints about a lot of recent hip hop is that artists get attached to a certain cadence and delivery and stick with it. This makes their tracks sound repetitive which gets boring fast. Eito is in no danger of falling into that particular trap.

The first verse in Go Crazy feels like it would be right at home in an early-2000s hyphy hip hop playlist. The cadence and delivery in this verse reminds me of Mac Dre which, in my opinion, is never a bad thing.It’s a great nod to the hyphy roots of trap rap.

The second verse, on the other hand, is a more straight-forward affair. The lyrics in this verse paint a picture of a guy who just wants to have a good time. Eito mentions having nothing to lose and eludes to the heavies he has on speed dial to take care of any troubles that come his way; the bulk of the verse is focused on eating shrooms, getting stoned, and banging cosplay chicks, though. The two sides of the coin bring a great balance to the verse. The real take-away here is that Eito knows how to spend a Wednesday afternoon.

All in All..

All in all, would I recommend this track? Definitely. If you’re looking for something original and mellow to put on, I can’t recommend this track enough. The beat is amazing and the wordplay in the verses is just as good. You can give this track a spin on Soundcloud as well as Spoitfy. On Spotify, you can check out Eito’s debut self-titled album as well as a single or two. There’s definitley enough there to tide you over until While You Were Sleeping drops on July 9^th. While you’re at it follow Eito on Twitter and tell him we sent you!