Beautiful Lou

There are about nine different kinds of maximum velocity on this track, a collaboration between Oakland's own Green Ova Undergrounds affiliate Shady Blaze and rising San Antonio producer/avid smoker-in-photographs Beautiful Lou. Shady Blaze strengthens his commitment to fast-rap, sounding something like a paranoid California Twista, a perfect pairing to Beautiful Lou's increasingly well-defined sound. Lou's the man behind Lil B's epic "Illusions of Grandeur Remix," the MondreMAN "Dope Since ’91" beat and Squadda B's "SNYL." He's cultivating a distinctly Texan take on the post-based, heavily-saturated, bomb-weed instrumental, cutting sharper through the 2011 producer pack with every new release. - The Fader

... It’s pretty clear that Lou doesn’t see himself as an avant-gardist — not yet, anyway. But if he keeps up like this, we’ll all have to contend with the idea that Beautiful Lou is one of the smartest rap producers working. - Stereogum