Paten Locke - Super Ramen Rocketship

	Title
	Super Ramen Rocketship
	Artist
	Paten Locke
	Release Date
	October 20, 2009
	Record Label
	Tres Records
	Producers
	Paten Locke
	Executive Producers
	n/a

After being a part of the hip-hop groups Asamov and The Smile Rays, emcee and producer Paten Locke, formerly known as Therapy, is going by his own name and is now ready to focus on himself. Super Ramen Rocketship, slated for release on October 20^th, is “P. Locke” stepping out all on his own and he takes on all duties… production (he does it all), and rhyming (deciding against any guest appearances).

Based on the album’s array of content, and some more clear examples such as the scratching of the repeated “I know who I am” on “Just Me,” Paten Locke is making the statement that he’s comfortable with himself. And now he’s ready to let his listeners get to know Paten Locke as well.

The album title is a testimony to making the best out of the current difficult financial times, utilizing the metaphor of an individual possessing only cheap ramen noodles, but deciding to make those noodles “super”… an attitude necessary to make something out of nothing.

Paten Locke’s production may be the most impressive piece of the project, in which he incorporates records, a synth, MPC 500, a drum set, and a tambourine. Combine that with his intense delivery and comedic personality, and his album comes close to sounding like an MF Doom project minus the randomness.

Highlights include the album’s first single, “Breakthru,” on which Paten best demonstrates his profound delivery:

Since P bang, I give you something to bounce with,
a weeks worth of trees, that’s a couple of ounces,
a sixteen from me, you’ll just muffle your mouth quick,
so listen up child, I’ma show you what style is.

Also standing out is “Auto Reverse,” which will sit well with older fans, as P. Locke explains his loyalty to cassettes because he “grew up on tapes.” And there’s no questioning his love for what he does, as on “Good Muse,” P. Locke says, “I’m just looking for an outlet for this good muse, while you’re worried if your outfit match your stupid shoes.”

If when reviewing an album you think about whether it has good beats and good rhymes, Paten Locke ensures that Super Ramen Rocketship comes through with both, and thus presents hip-hop listeners with a quality and enjoyable project.