Take a slow stroll through downtown Seattle in the video for Snakebite and AW’s “Benjamin’s Franklin’s.” Psychedelic visuals keep the experience wavy while fully enunciated bars serve as welcome refreshment in a world where mumble continues to dominate the mainstream. Both Snakebite and AW deliver consistent bars, further proving Seattle’s place in the rap world.
A Video Doesn’t Make The Song But “Benjamin Franklin’s” Is A Visual Banger
Directed by iCel the Cameraman and edited by Snakebite for DotPay Filmz, “Benjamin Franklin’s” stands out with an icy theme. Cool blues keep the video lit as visual effects blur the rappers into standout and infectious visages. Between intimidating and welcoming, the character of the video remains smooth with it.
These Hawks Don’t Squawk But This Snake Spits
Snakebite produced the beat for “Benjamin Franklin’s” and tore it apart with his verse. The Seattle veteran shows off his great mastery of hip-hop on this bop by easily maintaining a natural and flawless flow. “I ain’t fuck with a gang of homies cuz I ain’t telling on me/ gotta stick to the g code/ neva showing love to these hoes/ n all I know ten toes to the payment securing the dough/ turning somethin’ to mo/ I came from nothing to wanting some mo/ I slid up on em’ from the bottom turned a hundred to mo/ Blue Benjamins hoe.”
Through his verse on the track, his production, and his editing contributions, Snakebite proved he’s familiar with a litany of aspects of the industry on “Benjamin Franklin’s.” In 1999 Snakebite signed himself to Tailor Made Records, his record label.
AW showed his mastery, and his talent shined through on “Benjamin Franklin’s.” AW runs the hook on the track and he cracks open the beat expertly from his first bar. AW absolutely set and maintained the energy on the song. The bars AW breaks open “Benjamin Franklin’s” with are “Imma earn my stripes and fly my flag/ when you see me in the streets I’m about my bag/ Check-in and buy a brand new strap/ I ain’t fast ni**a but watch me run this track.”
He keeps hitting with each bar after that.
