Single You Out: Reef The Lost Cauze – Umar’s Revenge

Reef The Lost Cauze is back and bearing his teeth on this venomous new banger, produced by Caliph-NOW, Umar’s Revenge. This serves as the lead single for the new project, The Triumphant. That will be dropping on February 2nd.

You can hear the ominous tones with the creeping bass line, and those bells echoing in the background. And then you hear Reef’s voice cut through that tension clearly asserting:

…You’ll never find a flow as cold as mine / And you fear not of the flesh when you can control the mind

Single You Out: Maze Overlay – Atonement

No this is not an “official” single from Maze Overlay’s new album, Honor Amongst Thieves. But it’s a song I just had to share. Some music is just beautiful and speaks to you and this song, Atonement, does just that.

I am not sure who produced this joint, but it’s so smooth and that piano cascade sets the perfect tone. And Overlay manifests bars “like a prayer” embracing his second chances and life in general. Love this track.

Single You Out: Swab – The Manual (ft: Josiah The Gift & General Backpain)

The name Swab should be synonymous with dopeness and quality music. The producer has collaborated and laid soundscapes for some of the most talented names in today’s hip hop. I have never heard him deliver anything less than stellar. And now he’s got a new project coming out next Friday called, The Spy Ring. I can’t wait for this. And after hearing this single you will know why. The Manual starts out with a scintillating string sample and then those drums drop heavy as emcees Josiah The Gift and General Backpain unleash tightly woven lyricism sixteen bars at a time.

Rasheed Chappell – Mascots (Video)

Rasheed Chappell has a new project on his hands entitled, Sugar Bills. Mascots, is the most recent video single from that joint, and as you can hear, this hits hard. The beat from The Arcitype tells you from the jump that something wicked approaches. It’s got a very menacing flair to it, that I really feel, and love the Ed OG sample. And Chappell is a microphone professional who flips rhymes seemingly effortless over the beat. A union of dopeness here!