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New York rapper, Noodle the Innocent Child, will soon release his debut album, It’s a Noo Day, and despite his name, this young man’s talent is grown, and the lyrical content is far from childish.  You do get a touch of innocence, but it’s more like the purity of something or someone’s that’s fresh/new rather than ignorance’s gullibility.  

We got a chance to listen to the album and listed the top 5 tracks that we loved, below.  Check out our thoughts, buy the album, and then tell us how right we are – all egos need stroking. 

The album starts out with, “It’s a N00 Day”, a track that samples Anthony Newly and Leslie Bricusse’s “Feeling Good”, and moves right into “Celebrate Life” an upbeat track that was meant for the summertime, Ella Lazel does her thing on the chorus as Noodle asks you to take a minute to forget all the troubles and the ills and love what you have. “Ride with Me” displays his ability to ride the beat, he switches it up a couple of times, and never misses over M-Nasty’s addictive beat.  This song deserves at minimum a couple of replays.  

“Time Machine” is admittedly a tad quirky, but it cements what you have been hearing all album long, Noodle truly appreciates hip-hop’s history.  With samples from Nas’ “It Aint Hard To Tell” to Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message” the track takes you through the history of hip-hop and its inspiration all the way down to the 60s and the Grandfather of Soul, James Brown.  “914” is an ode to the New York zip code, featuring Cyph-Low, R. Haze, and Young Guito (who before his verse exits says, “Fuck how tough you think you is, you’ll get shot like Pac if you think you Big”, clever, no?).  The album closes on a high note with Domini-produced, “End of the Day”, N00dle reminisces on the days that created him into the emcee who graces our ears.

Fellow Peekskill, New Yorker,M-Nasty produced all of the songs with the exception of New Mill, who produced, “My City”, and Domini who takes over on the “End of Day” track.  

Overall it wasn’t easy to give the top five from this good debut album, and there are plenty more on the 16 track album to talk about.  I hestitate to use the word “real” because of its complete overuse and apparently slack definition, so when I say Noodles is authentic, I mean that he doesn’t follow any particular set mold or ridiculous stereotype.  Throughout the album the only personality he evokes is his own, and the listener reaps the benefits, getting introduced to honesty of the rarest kind.  Take a journey through a day in the life of N00dle, and buy the album.

Peep the first video off the album ("My City") below: