Man, I can’t say this enough. ‘What a fucking year it’s been already!’ After arguably one of the best years in underground Hip Hop in years with 2024, it’s not even February yet and I feel I’ve already heard 5-6 album of the year contenders and I guess it’s time to add the 7th because this shit is dope!
So what we have here is a 9-track album with a 27-minute run time that is one of the most no-nonsense records that’s come out this year, straight fire from the start to the finish and I mean that literally! There’s no elaborate outro or long-winded way to end the record, just the song stops, loved that!
JR Swiftz should be a producer that needs no introduction to those who have been rocking with the underground for some time now, he’s already a legend in this shit where everything he touches turns to gold and this one is no exception!
What we have here is a dope throwback to the prime East Coast Grime of the 90’s to early 2000’s when I was listening to this I could hear that old school, Jay-Z, Styles-P, DMX, Nas, AZ etc.
He’s taking the best of the classics and putting his own modern spin on! This is the kind of instrumentals you could leave on loop for days and never get sick of them, absolutely unreal production!
On the rapping side of things, Napoleon, another proven veteran in this shit who wouldn’t know the word ‘wack’ if his life depended on it. Across this project, he uses his experience, expertise, knowledge, and passion into his songs to create some of the best-crafted verses we’ve heard all year!
You can always hear someone who is confident with their craft. Too many try-hards in the game try and be too much to overcompensate for lack of skill or experience but Da Legend is named for a reason, if Hip Hop is Russia then best believe this Napoleon ain’t gonna lose nothing!
Overall, phenomenal performance by everyone involved. I can’t believe we are getting this level of quality already in the year and I can’t wait to hear more by both! Also, shoutout to the features who helped make this album what it was!
-D-Styles
-Reks
-Nejma Nefertiti
-Awon
-DJ Grazzhoppa
https://open.spotify.com/album/3AXbVPztGiRX7UVG5p3OTB?si=MbY9l18aS3mW2EPGgsQ4GA
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