Album review – Evidence’s Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs was by far one of my most anticipated albums of the year for me, so I was nervous that it wouldn't live up to my self-imposed hype like Tha Carter IV and Watch The Throne. Plus, remember how I interviewed Ev a couple months ago? I will definitely remember that for the rest of my life as one of the higher points because I was interviewing one of my favorite rappers, and he was super cool! As a result, I was double nervous. I mean, I didn't doubt that Ev could make another great record, but I was still nervous nonetheless. After listening to the evidence at hand, the verdict is in: I love Cats & Dogs (pun intended). Almost two months after it dropped, and I'm honestly so excited to write about it. I'm literally sitting here, on my couch with Law & Order playing in the background, feeling suddenly energized by it . That's how much I enjoyed the record, and I hope that's reflected in my ensuing essay. Cats & Dogs still continues with the weather motif like Evidence's previous records, but it felt a little darker to me. Coincidentally, as Ev said both to me and in other interviews, Cats & Dogs would be a lot more personal, a lot more real. He raps about topics like not needing love, and being broke, two things that aren't exactly rosy, and his realness is largely what made it feel slightly darker to me. But then again, I gravitate toward the darker, less happy music for some reason. "Liner Notes," his cleverly disguised introduction to the album, captivated me immediately. I wouldn't know that it was even supposed to be ...
