Album Review: Netflix & Deal [Mixtape] by 03 Greedo

As 03 Greedo's 20-year prison bid continues, so too does his bid to remain relevant. He stashed a lot of music away in anticipation of a long hibernation, and his latest is Netflix & Deal, a 13-track collaborative tape with rising producer Kenny Beats. Greedo said that the project is based on movies he watched while he was dealing, and you only have to be half-paying attention to know he meant that literally.

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03 Greedo has been incarcerated since June 2018, but his legal troubles have not slowed down the Watts rapper's rollout of several projects, including his latest, Netflix & Deal, a collaborative LP produced by the prolific Kenny Beats. A slideshow to Greedo's favorite films, actors, and cinematic moments, each song on the 34-minute album is an ode to the artist's love of Netflix, cinema, and drug escapades, a welcome and refreshing approach. The YouTube documentary, The Making of Netflix & Deal, displays some behind-the-scenes clips of 03 and Kenny Beats in the studio, working hard to record as much as possible before Greedo had to report for his 20-year sentence; "It's not the land of opportunity, that's what I really be saying," Greedo tells Kenny in one of the more intimate moments of the documentary.

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