(BE YOURSELF)

Man, talk about a killer trio! Sometimes we get collaborations that you can tell just by looking at the names involved that you’re about to hear fire, and I can report back and say, I was absolutely right! Let’s talk about it!

So. This is the latest single by MC Wise Da God featuring the legendary CRIMEAPPLE and Red’s Corner on the beat for this 3-minute extravaganza that’s sure to knock you off your feet!

Starting with the production, we have this homage to the 90s with these harmonious keys that are glistening in the background, a traditional drum pattern with a subtle/faint female vocal snippet that can be heard in every other beat drop. 

I’d say this beat is more on the minimalistic and skeletal side, just letting the few instruments available to shine and stand out on their own and practice the whole ‘less is more’ procedure! 

Sometimes producers get in a habit of adding 100 different sounds into one song, trying to force a vibe instead of working on a solid 2-3 things that could actually sound dope! This is why I respect Red’s approach to this track because he ain’t trying to add no useless fancy shit, but making an enjoyable, infectious, and memorable beat!

Rapping on that beat, we have the two kings. First is Wise Da God; this man is as solid of a rapper as you’ll find in the game! He has tremendous skill, his lyricism is witty, introspective, and lethal! As he says himself, ‘My Flow is Sid Vicious,’ and he ain’t lying!

He has incredible fluent flow, and his pen game is untouched! Across this whole track, he lit the song on fire with his sharpened bars where no word was out of place. He knew where he had to land on each second of the song and set the tone for the second half of the song featuring the man himself, CRIMEAPPLE. 

This man truly needs no introduction. If you haven’t heard of him by now, you’re in the wrong place! He’s truly one of the best to do it right now! He’s got that trademark smooth, yet dominating personality and voice! His swaying flow patterns are iconic as he manipulates every beat he’s on to emphasise his own verses.

He’s always sounding cool, calm, and collected. Never letting the game stress him out, always the calmest guy in the studio and while delivering some of the dopest bars the game has ever heard! He’s truly an anomaly of an MC and on this track, as expected, he destroyed the track to the end!

Man, this is such an excellent and exciting single. I hope I can hear all three together on a track again! 

https://open.spotify.com/track/5iFTsGjxVYpaMVYJkorEa4?si=Nbzxm3g9QwuI73YHPrqdzA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6aI4TGCBaiFYvDD1pcmdLz

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