Miss Cash – The 3 Train To Harlem [Mixtape]

Vocally, Miss Cash comes across playfully vicious, sexy and deadly, fulfilling the sort of multiple personality syndrome that female MCs have found to work well. Her mixtape The 3 Train To Harlem,  hosted by DJ Blazita, is a good workout for this upcoming artist, working in conjunction with MC/producer Eleven, who we previously covered.

Representing Harlem, Miss Cash is strongest when not trying to over-stylize, like in the “Ryder Freestyle” for example, which comes across a bit forced. More solid flows on “Strapped Freestyle”, “Lay Low” and “Can You Hear Me Now” are cleaner efforts. Some songs seem to have been done in few takes, exposing minor slips in delivery. That being said, verbally Miss Cash is thoughtful and in many cases, thugistically entertaining.

Sonically, many songs on the mixtape sound more like Miss Cash is recording live, as opposed to relying on heavily tracked vocals, which on occasion can make it sound like a rough draft effort, rather than a finely tuned project. This is a production issue, not a Miss Cash issue, but it’s an issue. It’s also possible that Miss Cash has more experience spitting live on the mic, or out in the open air, so she might rock better in a live setting. This the sort of thing that gets worked out with time and experience, so it very may well have improved since the recording of her mixtape. We’ll be interested in hearing newer material to see.

Overall, we are curious to see how Miss Cash will evolve. It doesn’t sound like she’s quite found her stylistic lane just yet, but with that discovery will come stronger output and a more natural delivery. She has a voice, demeanor and enough lyrical prowess to put forth solid efforts with the right amount of patience, production and practice, so we’ll be keeping an ear out for Miss Cash in the future.

Download/Listen: Miss Cash – The 3 Train to Harlem [Mixtape]

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