Constructive criticism from someone who has been singing for 19 years -
Turn the vocals up and the backing track down a little, if he's trying to show off vocals and not his beat making skill, he's negating the fact he can rap by drowning himself out.
Take him to a speech therapist. I'm sure he can talk fine but when he raps it sounds like he mumbles and it's hard to understand what he's saying. I had to REALLY focus to hear and I still couldn't make half of it out. Enunciation will get him a lot farther if he's trying to go pro at this. Taking him to a speech therapist will make him learn how to properly say words, which will then translate into his music.
I went into the studio my first time when I was 15 so I know the nerves involved. I will try to scrounge up the first CD my band recorded, it's pretty funny looking back on it.
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