venbee's debut mixtape is a brilliant way to make yourself known. The first two tracks are the belters here, unquestionably, but there are others to turn the volume up for - ME4, gutter and die young come to mind. If Love Could Have Saved You is one of the most endearing and beautiful drum and bass tracks I have heard to date, credit to her and Hybrid Minds in the area. On the lower sides, while I understand what ana means, it just doesn't do much for me, and ... read more

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Overall I'm kind of diappointed by this album overall. I can feel venbee trying to not pigeon hole herself across this mixtape but at the same time I feel like not a lot really matches the highs that are messy in heaven or gutter. rampage comes close and If I Could Have Saved You is an emotional high for the album, but at the same time tracks like low down feel so tame in comparison to the rest of the best of hte album that it just leaves these voids in the tracklist.

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rampage (feat. dj ss) – 90
messy in heaven (feat. goddard) – 85
low down (feat. dan fable) – 40
me4 (council estate) (feat. shakes) – 40
gutter – 100
pov – 35
mona lisa – 65
if i could have saved you (feat. hybrid minds) – 70
ana – 50
die young (feat. rudimental) – 65

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