From the beginning of Customized Greatly Vol 3, it is obvious that Casey Veggie evolved as a rapper, but this mixtape is the building block to something great(pun not intended) . Since his departure from the rebellious and wild, Odd Future in 08, Casey Veggies has made a name for himself in the underground music scene. Releasing mixtapes such as Customzied Greatly Vol 1, Customized Greatly Vol 2, and Sleeping in Class, I thought this rapper couldn’t be more on point with his flow and lyrical content, but it was obvious I was wrong. When his Customized Greatly Vol 3 mixtape was released on April 9th, 2012; I knew I had to take a look at this mixtape. When I did, it changed my perspective of Casey Veggie. As an artist, he has improved greatly in areas of his flow, diction, and lyrical content. He also features some of the heavy hitters in the Odd Future squad such as Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Earl Sweatshirt, and Tyler the creator himself. Take a look at this mixtape, and I know you won’t regret your decision. Here are some songs that you must listen to on this mixtape, and trust me you won’t regret it.

Favorite Tracks off the mixtape:

Customized Greatly Intro

A great start to his mixtape. This song will have your head bobbing at the beginning when the sample starts playing. He has some clever world play in his song that has to be recognized, for his future song collaboration in this mixtape.

“The streets of L.A. where I lay my pavement

Words spread so fast, a nigga out in Asia

Yea, ? with yo ? prolly get them all

The future is ours, I think it’s time to kill them all”

This is evidence of clever word play in describing be affiliated with Odd Future. Even though he is no longer with Odd Future anymore, he still frequently makes music with them and are still close friends! Even Tyler the creator, said that if Casey Veggies needed him to produce a song for him, he would totally be down ,because he knows Casey Veggies is more than just another member of a rap group ,but a recording artist. Overall, a great start to the mixtape.

Go Crazy

The beginning of the song sounds like something you will hear when strolling through Chinatown. But when the beat drops, you will think otherwise. This song brings out a more sensible side of Casey, in which he talks about his personal goals and helping those that made him the man he is today. He even gives a shout out to Tyler, the creator (Wolf Haley in particular) even though his appearance in the media is childish and immature; he gives him the upmost respect in helping him become the rapper he is today. He even gives a shout out to Dr Dre and his debut album, Chronic. Overall, this is a good head bobbing song that should be blasting in your car with the windows down on a nice day.

PNCINTLOFWGKTA (feat. Tyler, the Creator, Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats, Earl) (prod. Tyler, the Creator)

PNCINTLOFWGKTA stands for PNCINTL= Peas and Carrots international OFWGKTA= Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them all, which makes this song an Odd Future production by the one and only Tyler, the creator. Some background information if you didn’t know this from before but Casey Veggies left Odd Future on good terms and started his own group called Peas and Carrots hence the title of the song. From the start, the beat gives you an eerie feeling, but when Casey Veggies starts his verse, you notice that his flow compliments the beat fairly well. Overall, this is one of my favorite songs of the mixtape, not because it is an Odd Future featured song, but all the verses go well with the beat itself. From Domo to Hodgy Beats, and Earl Sweatshirt, you see the different rap styles from the Odd Future members. In particular, Hodgy Beats hits the hardest in the rap, and flexs the hardest even harder than a Lexus. But when Earl Sweatshirt comes in on the track, you are confused because you thought he was away at boarding school. I guess that is not the case anymore. He is also back with a tight verse, and it is obvious he was writing while he was away at school. Even though Tyler, the creator doesn’t really rap in the song except the hook, and the last line in the song, it is obvious that collabs with Casey Veggie will always be an option for the Odd Future leader and mastermind.

Least Favorite Songs:

You Got It (prod. Wes Dees ) / Fantasy (prod. Beats4Clothes).

For the length of the song standing at 8:00 min, and having 2 different producers this could have been two different songs. Maybe Casey Veggies was trying to make his own attempt to make a song like “Marvins Room/ Buried Alive interlude” that drake made off of his album, Take Care . I just feel like he should of made this song into two separate songs, but that is just my opinion.

“Customized Greatly Vol 3” = 8 out of 10

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