* This artist strikes me right away as one who brings irony, humor and sarcasm to the field. There's some really sad moments between the lines, others sport an LOL for what he raps about. The best feature is the wide variety of topics, nothing is off limits for him, and he obviously draws from inspired moments in the daily world around him. The voice also has a great deal of expression, using the voice like an instrument, with a pretty wide range of pitch. This makes the effect of emphasizing the lines he wants to stick out. Or it clues you in to the punch line. Or the range in his voice creates the sarcasm, conveys the irony, however he chooses it, he manipulates it so that the meaning of the lyric cuts through. Unique and interesting delivery. The BIG Bang is amazing, really captures the idea and puts it out with humor and style. All his songs have this unique sense of perspective, in writing it's called the voice, the definition of the person speaking, the character that comes through to the audience. This perspective is pronounced in all his tracks, his songs here on SoundClick making an interesting collection of viewpoints, jokes and stories. A little like a good musical blog. If you haven't seen his page in a while he has cranked out a lot of new stuff in the last month so it's worth checking out if you would like a departure from ordinary HH!! * -- Nixon1972 (SC member) review 2009 * XoC's linguistic wordplay over finely crafted beats is something you have to hear. He manages to cram so much words per bar, that its amazing he can even catch a breath! His storytelling ability is up there with the likes of Eminem, Nas and Kanye. Keep making that fire and keeping NYC lyricists on the map * -- TAXI review 2006