Back again to cover my artist of the first quarter of 2025! The man who reigned terror on the game with album after album, and now after a short break and taking his foot off the throats for a minute, King Kaine is back and the foot is pressed firmly back on, and he ain’t here to be at the back of the line; he’s leaving right where he left off!
So, this is a new eight-track record with 24 minutes featuring production by
-The Stand Outs
-Ghost Dave
-Hobgoblin
-Soul LXRD
-Pecue Quinn
-VV Stears
-SH4MEL
-Usual Suspects
And cuts by the legendary Swab! When you combine these names together, you have a diverse project that showcases some of the most expert and interesting sounds the year has shown so far!
Whether you’re talking about the opening track ‘Crystal Ball’ with its NES-style game intro soundtrack that evolves into a classical loop beat with a slight snippet of female vocal that sounds like she’s gasping!
Or maybe we can talk about the track ‘Eddie’ with those organ-sounding piano keys in a fancy loop which sounds like a haunted house/classical composition with again more vocal snippets to give it that extra X-factor!
Hell, if you really want, you can talk about the track ‘That Feel’ which features smooth, harmonious, and gorgeous strings that sound almost folkish in the modern rap era way. If medieval folk ASMR meets 2020’s hip-hip, you’d get this sound, and it’s fucking awesome.
Did you see how easily I could paint that picture in your mind of his sounds? That’s the first three tracks! And I’m going to let the listeners listen for themselves to hear how dope the project is, but the point is, he’s utilising these names in the best way possible to create not only a dope and infectious atmosphere but also certain lanes sonically he hasn’t travelled to before! It’s a win-win situation for the fans and Eddie, and this level of risk-taking is what keeps him fresh and interesting!
If you thought the beats were tight (they are), but Eddie definitely does them justice. His trademark in-your-face and ruthless style, methodical pace, and studio cadence make him a constant problem in the game.
He comes through with that vicious lyricism and legal pen game that leaves paper melting from the words and bars he writes down! His flow is always pinpoint accurate, and his verses are so versatile and powerful that he can go bar for bar with absolutely anyone in the game!
Across this project, he’s accompanied by
-Flee Lord,
Which is a dope choice in my opinion, keeping the features rare and providing the listener with not only a dope solo album but also shows to the fans that he doesn’t need features to help carry a record and he’s more than capable of doing it all on his own! Also, shoutout to Flee Lord for his dope verse as expected!
Nothing but banger after banger on this one. Technically, since this is his third album of the year, this can be his 3 Peat! Give him all the rings because he’s earned them! Move over MJ, now it’s the EK era!
https://open.spotify.com/album/69ipD3azXQUP9BhvRXD7lV?si=RgoOnnn-RLuroqiBcmrMLA
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