Man, I gotta be honest, this single got me HYPE! Very few times do I play a track for the first time and fall in love with it, but this is definitely one of those rare times, so let’s fucking talk about it!
This is the latest single by MC Noah-O and Producer ohbliv, and this is 2 minutes and 20 seconds of some of the toughest, infectious songs I’ve heard all year!
Starting off with that masterpiece of a beat! What makes it so special is that it’s so simple and skeletal yet so immersive and captivating in its simplicity!
What you have here is an instrumental with a heavy bass line and pattern of 1,2/1,2,3 drum beat with a splash at the end. I know that doesn’t sound like much on paper, but trust me, the way it hypnotises the listener and puts them in a trance-like state is unbelievable!
The best comparison I can think of is the WestSide Gunn track ‘Sensational Sherri,’ how it consists of heavy thuds and methodically placed piano keys and drums. This beat is in the same lane; they use the ‘less is more’ practice, and it comes off absolutely phenomenally!
Nothing worse than listening to a song with a thousand different instruments and sounds in it, where it all sounds mashed up and disappointingly messy. Thankfully, ohbliv knows better and gives the fans and the culture a fantastic instrumental that will be stuck in people’s heads for time to come!
Now, onto Noah-O, the one who puts the O in ‘Orbital’ because that’s exactly where that track is going thanks to his dominance on the mic!
What sets him apart from the rest is his enthusiastic performance, his lethal and sharpened lyricism, and his smooth flow! I wouldn’t be surprised if he was rapping this alongside a dictionary or thesaurus in his hand with the amount of vocabulary flexing he’s doing on the beat!
While the production might be skeletal, his wordplay definitely isn’t! He doesn’t even take time to breathe, just bar after bar after fucking bar, and he doesn’t stop till the end!
I love the swagger he brings to the track as well, the way he manipulates the beat and makes sure every single letter is landing exactly where it’s supposed to! He’s got that natural rhythm combined with that rough and rugged tone and studio cadence that makes his verses land that extra bit harder!
I absolutely love this combination! It’s sharp, memorable, and infectious! This could definitely be listed as a single of the year!
https://open.spotify.com/album/1FXX1AwrpAZsICmTBp5z17?si=9Z6wctvPStSGVJcwS25LGg
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