Coke Wave

Coke Wave
Mixtape by French Montana and Max B
Released February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)
Genre Hip hop
Label
  • Cocaine City Records, Gain Greene, DJ Whoo Kid
Producer
French Montana chronology
Live From Africa
(2008) Live From Africa2008		 Coke Wave
(2009) Coke Wave2009		 Mac Wit Da Cheese
(2009) Mac Wit Da Cheese2009
Max B chronology
Goon Music 1.5: The Doomship
(2008) Goon Music 1.5: The Doomship2008		 Coke Wave
(2009) Coke Wave2009		 Quarantine
(2009) Quarantine2009

Coke Wave is a collaborative mixtape by rappers French Montana and Max B. The mixtape was announced in 2008 and released on February 5, 2009.[1] It features guest appearances from Mak Mustard, Dame Grease, Meeno, E-Snaps and Maino. Producers on the project include Dame Grease, J.Cardim, Young Los and Rome.

Critical reception

Coke Wave received mixed to very positive reviews from music critics. While initially met with skepticism, it has managed to garner a sizeable cult following among listeners. David Drake of Complex magazine commended the "strategic alignment" between French and Max B,[2] and complimented Max's songwriting and "slurred, sing-song style" comparing it to a "slick, casual delivery of a drunken street poet."[3] In contrast, Infamous O of XXL magazine was not a fan of the former's slurred delivery style or attempts at harmonizing, but complimented French for his energy and style.[4] David Drake praised the artists' and producer Dame Grease's ability to take instrumentals from varying genres and reinventing them into new molds, such as Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" which became the inspiration for "I Warned U" or Sting's "Englishman in New York" which became the track "We Run NY". The latter of which, with its Branford Marsalis saxophone and French Montana hook, he termed "one of the grittiest, catchiest New York street anthems in recent memory."[2][3]

In 2013, Complex magazine listed the mixtape at #33 on its list of "The 50 Best Rapper Mixtapes".[3] In 2016, Pitchfork listed the mixtape at #49 on its "The 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium" list.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" 2:29
2."Stake Sauce"J.Cardim2:58
3."It Gotta Be"Dame Grease3:21
4."Skit I" 3:38
5."Goon Music" (featuring Dame Grease, Meeno and E-Snaps)Dame Grease3:31
6."God Damn" (featuring Maino) 3:49
7."Do for Drugs"Dame Grease3:06
8."Battlefield" 4:21
9."Bar Smoking"Dame Grease4:33
10."Here It Is"Young Los3:42
11."Bricks & Walls"Dame Grease4:12
12."Skit II" 3:48
13."Been Around The World" 4:50
14."I Warned U"Dame Grease5:18
15."Bury Me a G" (featuring Dame Grease)Dame Grease2:33
16."All I Wanna" 4:19
17."We Waveyy" (featuring Mak Mustard) 3:48
18."Security"J.Cardim4:25
19."We Run NY" (featuring Dame Grease)Dame Grease 
20."Hold On"Rome 

References

  1. ↑ "French Montana & Max B - Coke Wave". livemixtapes.com. February 6, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "A Guide to French Montana's mixtapes: Coke Wave". Complex. May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "The 50 Best Rapper Mixtapes: Coke Wave". Complex. March 11, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "French Montana & Max B: Coke Wave". XXL. February 9, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9908-the-50-best-rap-mixtapes-of-the-millennium/
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