Another new artist discovery! After almost 400 reviews done this year, I’m still finding myself discovering new artists I’ve never heard of! That’s the beauty of the underground! So let’s talk about it!
This is the latest record by MC TuNe B. Alongside him, he has the following producers:
-Luke Mackenzie
-BMG Castro
-Sekaniii000
-Simensez
-Prod 4_Head
-jesusmagazines
-tiredassab
-prodsoul_
-IRØNSKULL
-Okweapons
-prodghostttt
-flousenn
-prodbyscutt
-ST3R30
-Chas4y
-Koroboiii
And features guests on the tracks:
-willyynova
-forgetgeeze
-milehin
And I gotta say, despite the huge roster of producers on this record, this thing is fucking smooth. This is the kind of rap music I spent my teen years listening to more than 15 years ago, and it makes me happy to know this type of art isn’t dead!
This sound reminds me of the old-school underground lo-fi/ambient/experimental/art rap that you’d expect from the likes of:
-Open Mike Eagle
-Milo
-Earl Sweatshirt
-Quelle Chris
Real pioneers of that ‘alternative’ vibe era rap with the saturated production and ASMR-adjacent instrumentation and outer-worldly atmosphere and soundscape. This is the kind of production I’d listen to while I was getting high or just wanted a space to think, let my mind wander, and this type of music I find has a way of expanding your mind and making thinking a lot easier and more profound than with regular types of music.
Into the rapping side of things, I really gravitated towards this guy because he reminds me of a young Earl Sweatshirt or a combination of Earl and Billy Woods. He has this equal part introspective poetry and dope/lethal bars that come together for this amazing chemistry that most MC’s don’t have.
His ‘freelance’ style of rapping is unique and fits this production perfectly. It’s engaging, entertaining, and most of all, original. He doesn’t sound like a rapper writing words on paper but more a man thinking out loud in a studio that just happens to be recording!
I love how his lyricism and flow just effortlessly glide through this various soundscape with ease. He knows how to manipulate and devour the beats to ensure the best possible outcome for his original wordplay and delivery. His smooth and unbothered cadence is infectious to hear and makes his verses that much more interesting and powerful.
Overall, a fantastic effort by everyone involved! It’s definitely an album they can say is original to them and can’t be replicated!
https://open.spotify.com/album/2xHVXq5POfiRrU4QPvBa4W?si=w6aEqwhAS4yM4RDat2YDig
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