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To most Calgarians the city’s C-Trains are a mundane part of existence. Sometimes they’re a welcome convenience; sometimes they’re a source of frustration; mostly they’re just there. To local rapper Ricca Razor Sharp though the C-Trains are a source of endless inspiration.
His sophomore album Causeways & C-Trains is laden with references to Calgary’s above-ground light rail transit which becomes tedious as the album progresses. Indeed it’s when Ricca drops his Calgary fascination that he sounds the strongest. On “Dassay” he boastfully flexes his verbal muscles overtop of a propulsive funk beat demonstrating his technical ability behind the mic. On the new wave-influenced “Do You in the 80’s” he tells a goofball tale about romancing a lady with a time machine. On “Funky Moms” he waxes poetic about well moms who are funky.
These moments highlight Ricca Razor Sharp as a talented and playful MC demonstrating that he’d be better off without the constant references to local landmarks and personalities that mire much of Causeways . That said there are worse things one could listen to on their next C-Train ride.
