Some viciousness off of the recently released, Rimbrandt 2: Metal Canvas. And I do mean vicious. Rim is at the top of his game. Big Ghost is arguably the best producer right now. So this union for the track, Grassless Snakes, is indeed a blessed one. The drums and rhymes hit hard on this one.
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Yeah…if you haven’t heard Torae and Marco Polo have linked up for a new album, Midnight Run, that just dropped a couple of days ago. So are you hungry for those hard-hitting drums? Do you appreciate that raw lyrical talent? This is that boom-bap to satisfy your appetite. This is the total hip hop package…The Return.
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.
RJ Payne flexes his diversity as an artist through the variety of his projects. He just released his latest project, My Life Iz A Movie 2 and theme is certainly more autobiographical. He narrates his losses, his struggles, and his perseverance to get to where he is today. Definitely connecting the Rocky story to his own. The track is soulfully laced by PA Dre.
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!
RIM is an artist who is on a dominant run. And this joint with J Beers, One More Beer For DOOM. The beat from Beers hits hard with the guitar and the way those drums snap in your eardrums. And since this is a lyric video you can read along with the wordplay of RIM, but it’s as sharp as you would expect. The way he connects the bars should serve as a lesson in the craft.
This joint is the bonus track on the collaborative project, Verse Ability. Worth the cop on the strength of it’s own.
Skanks dropped another video single from his project, Bulletproof Confidence. And as the rule of thumb goes, we are going push whatever music this artist releases. It’s guaranteed dope, and this joint it no different.
We get the U.G. produced head nodder in the form of Make It Hot. It’s uptempo and high energy, and there’s never been a beat that Skanks can’t rip. His pen game and flow are in an elite place.
Aesop Rock has another single on his hands, Mindful Solutionism, which he also produced. It’s a really dope vibe as he harnesses this very ‘digital’ production has his backdrop to narrate the course of invention through history and up to now. It’s also a little less abstract than some of his other works, which in this case lends itself to an easy yet intriguing listening experience. Enjoy!
New single from Obnoxious, featuring Rakaa Iriscience. Powerful Forces actually has a early Dilated Peoples or Swollen Members vibe with this production. Definitely got some high energy and really if I see Rakaa’s name attached to anything, I am going to check it. Severely underrated. But both emcees attack this track in a professional fashion.
I stumbled across this release from emcee Luke Sick and producer Wolfagram. The album is called, Garshas-Lungs 237. I honestly have not listened to it all as of this moment but did cop it off of the strength of this…the first song off of the album…Hell’s Melody.
The beat on this from Wolfagram is sick (no pun intended…or maybe). It’s got that dark and ominous feel. And then when, the guitar licks come in on the break, wow…that’s some sure head nod effect there.
And Luke Sick, has this casual and conversational flow, but he definitely brings it lyrically to match the production vibe. Really enjoyed this all around.
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