Jay Fizzle Supercharges His Trap Sound On New “Beat The Odds” Project
Representing for Paper Route Empire for nearly a decade, Jay Fizzle is determined to embody the label’s legacy of independent hustle. The Memphis firebrand takes lessons he learned from Young Dolph to heart on Beat The Odds, his high-octane new project.
Opening with a quote from Dolph itself, Beat The Odds is a 9-track ode to hard work and dedication, devoted to the art of executing a long-term plan to perfection. Spitting double-time in his signature tumbling flow, Fizzle alternates outlandish flexes with pearls of street wisdom, as he offers authentic advice for other trench babies attempting to overcome adversity. Beat The Odds is a worthy follow-up to last year’s Who Is Grizzape.
Beat The Odds benefits from Jay Fizzle’s exquisite ear for production, incorporating new elements into his Tennessee trap sound. “Nacho Cheese” looks back to the age of electro-funk and 80s R&B, as Fizzle turns out a danceable anthem about stacking paper.
“Peepin’ Thru Ya Window” evokes the lush string-laden soul of the 70s, as Fizzle tries to overcome his jealousy and flexes charmingly raw melodies. Recent single “Gotta Be A Man” featuring JpOnThaTrack is an old-school country trap slapper, while “Twenty Three” featuring OJ Da Juiceman is drenched in the organ-driven pomp of the mixtape era.
The mixtape culminates in “F*ck Det N****, F*ck Det B*tch,” one of Fizzle’s heaviest songs to date, a “he said, she said” collaboration with Tastey Michelle that finds the two Memphis natives acting out a lovers’ quarrel atop overdriven guitars. Featuring additional guest appearances from his PRE brother Key Glock and Memphis riser 5ifty Ball on “Straight Off The Dome,” Beat The Odds is available on all platforms via Paper Route Empire.
With Beat The Odds, Jay Fizzle asserts himself as one of the Memphis scene’s essential voices. Stay tuned for more from the prolific rapper as the year goes on.
