(3MB)

As a wrestling stan, this has to be one of the greatest pieces of hip-hop I’ve ever heard! This trio are real wrestling fans, and it’s a dream come true for fellow fans! Let’s talk about it!

So, this is a trio collaboration album between MC’s Mega Ran, Teek Hall, G1ToTheRescue who is also the producer! and together they drop these incredible 12 tracks featuring the likes of 

– A.J. Francis

– Josiah Williams 

– MVP

– Dwayne Swayze, and even a spoken word passage by Xaviour Woods!

Right from the first track, the production value on this thing is next level! I love the rock and jazz influences across this album! It feels as if there’s a real live band in the studio recording alongside the members! 

The music sounds crisp, fresh, masterful, and cinematic in execution! You’ve got those beautiful horns, the combination of both subtle and heavy drum patterns (depending on the track), you have the funky and groovy hip-hop rhythms and infectious breaks, and spacey synth notes that all come together to create a distinctive and distinguished sound palette that I haven’t heard from anyone else yet!

I love how each track will provide a new sound and atmosphere! No two songs are the same, and it’s that structured unpredictably that I love most about this album. It’s not that they are just throwing anything to the wall to see what sticks! Each song is technical and mastered in its own way with its own personality, but it’s the fact that there are 12 completely unique songs with their own sound influences and styles within the tracks that makes you feel like a wrestling fan’s ‘12 days of Christmas’ but without Rowdy Piper assaulting you in the process!

It’s something you definitely have to experience to understand, but it’s a score that is equally unexpected and satisfying to the ear!

As far as the MC side of things, that’s probably something I love even more! (If that’s possible about this album), the wrestling references are endless! I’ve never heard an album use so many in one project or, better yet, in each song!

The song ‘SMACKDOWN 99’ features a verse that has references to 

-NJPW

-WWE

-AEW all in the one verse! That is fucking insane and in the best way possible! I was bugging out the entire listening session over the bars delivered by both of them!

The actual chemistry between these three guys is just as good as the original 3MB and that’s another aspect I love. The consistent references to 3MB (as there are three of them in this line-up) and that’s just genius.

The synchronicity between Teek and Mega and G1 is incredible to say the least! The way they handle the flows and verses. Their phenomenal pen games and lyricism is beyond dope! I love how they can manage not only dropping endless wrestling quotes but doing so while remaining sharp, relentless, and ruthless on the beats! They are MC’s first, wrestling second!

I also love that spoken interlude by King Woods! He gives some interesting insight into dealing with a three-man team! (I guess who else to take advice from then him?) Very cool and geeky moment for me to hear that!

All in all, if you’re a wrestling head, you will fall head over heels for this album. If you’re not, it doesn’t mean you will hate it, but so many references will go over your head, which wouldn’t be fun to deal with! 

But all wrestling heads, you can’t afford to miss this one! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/6O46HoR7VjS0Xrt34tCj5b?si=1XPFN2wOTty-pThqe_n8IA