#2273 record

Alright so for those who don't know, Felly is a multi-faceted rapper/producer who is now part of a top-notch crew, 2273 Records. 2273 Records features a group of rappers, producers, photographers/videographers and groupies galore who love to smoke weed and enjoy the good life. He grew up in Trumbull, CT and went to Fairfield Prep in Fairfield CT where I also went to school and graduated a year ahead of him. I remember the first couple songs he did during his freshmen year and I saw some talent in him from early on. Then it seems he took a hiatus to work on his craft and producing skills. It seems that it has paid off. He then went on a musical tear releasing a slew of successful mixtapes, EPs and beat tapes. It has been interesting to watch him grow as a musician, artist, and producer and one can definitely hear influences from reggae music such as the great Bob Marley, hip hop greats such as Kendrick and J Dilla and many more. 

I still think my favorite mixtape from him was Restless because of the wow factor and versatility of the music. Since then he has become much more a weed rapper where he constantly talks about smoking weed. I mean yes, I do enjoy some dank weed on a weekly basis but there is more to life than getting hooked up with that potent shit. Restless is his best musical work to date because he actually talked about the shit that he was going through at the time and the listener was able to momentarily put themselves in his shoes and feel his pain and sorrow as well as the joy and happiness. That is exactly what life is: full of emotional ups and downs due to a slew of different reasons. 

Felly definitely has talent rapping but his true talent is producing and sampling a wide variety of genres and beats to produce a super beat that he and others can rap over. He has been able to make some solid dough solely from producing. I remember him saying that he had made $10,000 from his beats and that was a couple years ago so my guess is that he is somewhere around the $25,000 mark now. 

The first mixtape that got me hooked was Restless with songs like Truth, What We Do, Yours Truly, All You Need, All Love, Get Yo Fix, and Vibe Wimme, I could not stop listening and still enjoy listening to the mixtape as a whole each and every time I listen. I like this shit the most as it was very relatable and easy to connect with. Now I feel that he has backstepped in the sense of his ability to connect with the listeners and his ability to tell a story filled with emotion and ups and downs. 

Now all he seems to talk about is smoking weed and fucking around with his homies. I mean I do enjoy smoking weed very much so sometimes but there is more to life than weed, alcohol and pussy. 

He has improved his versatility in his delivery and type of production and rhyme scheme. So he has definitely improved in that area but I wish he did not rap so much about that good good and just better connect with the listeners. His production game is on point though as every time I hear one of his beats, I get into some other world and mindstate and relax and just smile. The other night, I put some Felly beats on for my friend to rap to and switched the beat up every minute or so and he just freestyled to it. It was actually insane. I was bobbing my head and had a smile cheek to cheek the whole time as that was a special moment in that I was playing some dope music for my bro to freestyle to on his birthday evening. I felt like we were on some other level on some other galaxy creating some magic right there. I was challenging him with the beats in that I would switch it up with little to no notice and he would quickly get right back into it and still kill that shit. I cannot wait to work my ass off in the music industry as I have a passion for music especially hip hop and will not stop until I reach my life's goals and dreams and keep going once I get there. The sky is the limit for me as it is for my man Felly. I just want to challenge us all to be their best and keep them on their feet never get stuck in a moment they can't get out of!