Hip & Critical EP Tour Eli Myles - I Deserve To Ball
Hip & Critical EP Tour
Eli Myles - I Deserve To Ball
Written By - Xavier Jones
Eli Myles already has his foot in the music industry's door. He's published beats for some of our favorite artist, and handfuls of locals looking for the right sound. His Soundcloud slaps with tunes cultivated from his own lab, and a few tracks from himself. In December 2018 he was featured on DJ Bleek’s Detroit Cuts II: Game Theory. Detroit legend Dusty McFly dropped his third installment of Buffies & Benihana's. Every track on the album is produced by Eli.
With a laundry list of work that stretches eons; Eli left fans waiting for him to drop a project of his own. They needed something with his name on it to love and cherish.
July 6th of 2018 Eli gave fans what they wanted. “I Deserve to Ball”. A project written, produced, and mixed by Eli himself.
The EP starts with a track of it's own namesakes. The in house sound rushes out of the speakers; secure you to your seat and proceed to beat the fuck out of you. Eli gives us a spoonful of self affirmations.
“I deserve to ball!”
“I deserve to ball yeah!”
“Put in work alone did it on my own.”
I Deserve To Ball should have came with a complimentary neck brace. Or at least a warning label to get one.
When “Know Wassup” comes on Eli enforces his EP’s thesis statement. He makes a prophecy of where his career is going. Right before he tells us another cardinal life principle, and something these niggas should already know.
“Hope you know I never gave a fuck about acceptance! Niggas too extra!”
The production on track number two is boastful in it’s own right. It’s slick, futuristic, and gives us a peek at the producers potential. But Eli still flexes his muscles hard with his lyrics. The rapper grandstands his lifestyle and relationships with the plug.
“Cuz you ain’t connected yous a detective I can detect it!”
IDTB distributes twenty seven minutes of very high quality music. Every song holds the gleam and properties of a different precious gemstone, but track three is something special.
An artifact that couldn't be found in our solar system.
For “Throw It Back” I’m convinced Eli traveled to another dimension. Explored the darkest and funkiest catacombs for a clan of evil music producing monsters. The monster clan couldn’t help so they conjured up a squad of demons to lend a hand and ride with DJ Rob Marley to the studio.
As the kids say nowadays. “No Cap”. This is one of the hardest songs I’ve heard in my life!
Production - Hard!
Lyrics - Hard!
One of the ways I test the women who come in and out of my life (and my car) is to play Throw It Back. Upon successful vibing to track three, plethoras of my respect is earned.
100% of the women who come in and out of my life (and my car) passed the Throw It Back Test. (Not that throw it back test you nasty motherfucker!)
Eli put some juju on the beat that strokes the clit, sucks the nipples and rubs on the ass all in one flawless striking motion Within the first fifteen seconds always I hear.
“I like this song!”
Eli the producer officially changes the vibe for “New to the City” a track solely made to appreciate the efforts and grind of a hard working woman. The beat runs at an obviously slower pace from the first half of the tape. Eli starts the ballad by informing his listeners of another cardinal truth.
“D girls love a balling ass nigga!”
The production serenades us as Eli the rapper spits some empowering, non judgemental lyrics to the ladies. Telling them everything they need to hear before a girls night out on the town.
“Pull up and work! Niggas on you before your foot hit the curb! Pay em no mind cuz you know what you're worth!”
“Everyone's Lit” keeps up the pace. Producing a slow, sleepy, almost drunk tune. Track five is one of those songs you play after a cruel break up.
Close your eyes when you’re completely fucked up and you will feel every word.
“I know what you did! I know where you've been! I can’t even trip! You just wanna live!”
Eli even advocates for safety and responsible drinking in this time of heartbreak.
“Maybe I should Lyft, cuz everyone is lit!”
The next track reflects how life goes after your feelings are dented and damaged by the grind.
“On & On” is a solid track where Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde come together for a wavy tale of redemption, realizing your full potential and the art of bossing up. On & On is the official risk takers anthem.
“Cuz life goes on and on and on and on! A different day a different song!”
“Stucc In The The Grind Freestyle” closes the curtain on Eli’s first EP. Stucc In The Grind is the piece where Eli exposes the majority of his feelings. The wordsmith reveals the source of the wisdom he passed down to us, and the cause of the stone around his heart.
“Mama gave me game she ain’t raise a fraud! Tough times taught me one thing nigga, ball! I then seen the fakest bitches break a nigga heart, power of that flower when she take them skinnies off!”
On Stucc In The Grind Eli took the time to fortify his mind, grind and empire. He shucks off the outside influences to remind himself what’s really important and how to get there.
“Keep yo mental on that chicken keep them digits flowing! Keep them feelings to yourself or put em in a song! By the time you finished writing you look up she gone!”
The freestyle and EP ends with a mystery high roller giving Eli a few words of encouragement. Eli gratefully accepts the advice and moves onward with his journey.
Eli is most definitely shaking up the scene with his first project. The seven songs he provided are drops in a bucket compared to his catalog. Scary assassin people may show up at my door if I keep talking about it. We might have to wait for another president to see a full album.
In real life the fanatics only got a tease. Music connaisseurs all over the country are crawling across the internet to get at different pieces of Detroit’s secret weapon. Ill Wave is in high demand.
I Deserve To Ball is available on all streaming platforms. Contact Eli for Ill Wave merchandise.