On “Whiskey in a Bottle” the Alabamian emcee clearly states: “But am I a hill billy, no/I am the truth behind these fuckin' illusionist/Yellin' redneck, you about as red as the color blue is/Call me a redneck, and I just tattoo it/Because of the abusing I use it as therapy in music.” In fact, it’s an explicit warning laid on so thick among the first third of Love Story, so much so it seems self-conscious and paranoid. He seemingly traded in his trademark mud-coated country roots for pop-pandering.īut don’t call Yelawolf a hillbilly. Yelawolf's most recent is a potential prequel for greatness.Īfter Yelawolf’s first major-label album Radioactive proved to be, well, just that and failed to meet the standards set by his 2010 mixtape Trunk Muzik, it felt as though - with his second effort Love Story - an explanation or apology was due.
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