From the moment the polished Merry Go Round kicks in, it's DJ O.G.
Styles dominating the proceedings with his squiggly sounding scratches, Spanish guitar loops, and tinkling piano samples, which overshadow rappers Ives and Kimo's decent but undistinguished rhyming.
The album's other rising star is Michelle, a Latin siren who appears on three songs singing mostly in Spanish.
There are no shortage of strictly West Coast, cruising-with-the-top-down-passing-a-fatty-type tunes like "Boulevard Star" and "Return of the Tres." Thankfully, Delinquent Habits don't overdo it with the pot references, which is about as tired a subject in Latin rap as shootin' and killin' folks is in mainstream rap.
The Habits' lyrics are also extremely laid-back and free of any reference to gangs and violence, except when they occasionally dis that whole scene.
In fact, the majority of Merry Go Round sounds very phat indeed.
Perhaps there is a radio programmer out there willing to take a chance and reach out to rap radio's huge Latino audience, but, regardless, Delinquent Habits have fashioned the finest melding of hip-hop and Latin grooves to date.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Station ThirteenI. Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Feel GoodPete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Return of the TresI. Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | The KindI. Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Sick Syde DropI. Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | BeijingI. Martin, Pete Martinez | Delinquent Habits | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | No SenseKevin Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Southern AccentI. Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Anytime AlltimeI. Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | TemptationI. Martin, Pete Martinez, D. Thomas | Delinquent Habits | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Boulevard Star (Feat. Michelle) | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | House Of The Rising Drum | Delinquent Habits | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | Merry Go Round | Delinquent Habits | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 14 | Que Vuelva (Feat. Michelle) | Delinquent Habits | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 54 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 364 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delinquent Habits | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jacken | Vocals |
| 3 | Herbert Martin | Composer |
| 4 | I. Martin | Composer |
| 5 | Kevin Martin | Composer |
| 6 | Pete Martinez | Composer |
| 7 | O.G. Style | Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 8 | Pacheco | Percussion |
| 9 | D. Thomas | Composer |
| 10 | Frank Thomas | Composer |
| 11 | Tokey | Illustrations |
Delinquent Habits
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |