Swazy Styles

Sometimes rap music is like an ice-cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day. If you're going to be out cruising around in the sun, it's best to have some driving music by your side to help you not think about the heat. Fort Lauderdale's Swazy Styles recently released a three-track EP, Pocketts Full of Green, which, aside from the misspelling, isn't as ghetto or as hood as it first appears. Swazy definitely has more street appeal than most underground rappers. But when he's teamed with Mike Beatz, one of Broward County's best underground producers, his sound takes on a different tone.

The title track is all club-style rap that initially seems mundane if you're listening to it through computer speakers. But pop it in your car stereo, hit the accelerator, and it could become your summer anthem. The best jam is "Pop Off," which is essentially an ode to fast girls and fast living. It's here where Beatz's production supersedes the lyrical content, which can get a little nasty. Throughout the three tracks, there are plenty of jokes, funny moments, and banging production. For summertime driving music, what more could you ask for?