Ok, this song isn't on Billboard at all, and that fact is astonishing because not only does it need to be, but it needs to debut in the top 10. I swear, this is a song that if you don't end up enjoying the hell out of it after checking it out once you're done reading this review, then I really have to question why.
It has become a trend, lately, where crappy rappers with crappy music making skills come together to make a theme song for a crappy movie, and to everyone's surprise, the song is phenomenal. It's like when they went to make the song, they each said "Look, guys, I know we suck at making music, but this movie is most likely gonna be complete s**t, so we really need to give it all we got for this song so that it can make money." We saw it happen last year with We Own It by 2 Chainz & Wiz Khalifa where Wiz was at the top of his game, yet surprisingly it was 2 Chainz, one of the worst rappers in the game right now, rise above and actually end up being the better on that track, and it's happening this year with the song we're discussing today, Shell Shocked.
The instrumentation on this is bombastic, energetic, flavorful, and really feel like a shot of a blue lightning bolt moving right through you in pure awesomeness. The synths can be a bit grating at times, but because of their sheer pulsating fire and passion, I'm definitely more than willing to let that slide.
The wordplay and string of rhymes on this are clever and outright amazing. Each rapper on this raps about how they've got the back of the person in question using several puns relating to TMNT which, as many times as they're used, never get old or stale in the slightest. Kill The Noise & Madsonik (two no names who will probably fade in to obscurity after this, which is a shame because they're both awesome) handle the chorus extremely well and deliver what is now easily my new favorite catchphrase ever. "Knock knock, you about to get shell shocked." I will be quoting that for generations to come. Wiz Khalifa manages to top his performance on We Own It and deliver even more awesome lines, Juicy J spits fire and delivers some awesome wordplay and rhymes of his own (and keep in mind, this is the guy who gave us Bandz A Make Her Dance), but by far the biggest surprise for me comes from Ty Dolla $ign. He only uses half of his infamous autotuned singing (which even that isn't that bad) and really shows what he's capable of when he's not working with terrible producer DJ Mustard.
Overall, this song is just flat out awesome, and I will hear no word to the contrary. It is with that that I give this song the highest of honors, and give it a rating of a 6 out of 5. This song breaks the awesome meter, and will probably wind up on my best songs of 2014 list even if it never charts.
Wow, three positive reviews in a row. I hope I can keep this...*sees Believe Me by Lil Wayne & Drake on the charts*...well. This should be interesting. See you next time, folks.
Good post, I always look for good music and such posts always help me a lot. Going to keep this one in my playlist for a while. Thanks for sharing it
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