(Dopedemilk)

I guess I never thought about it till now, but this really is a dream team collaboration! Both men who have been pushing the boundaries in their own respective lanes coming together to wreck sonic havoc? Say less, I’m in! 

This is the brand new collaboration album between MC Hank Dope and Producer Work Scorsese, and together they drop a 10-track record with double the length, with 20 minutes of content, and featuring the likes of 

– Outti

– Reek Osama

– Tragedy Monroe

– Yasin

And this thing is hypnotic as fuck! When I saw Work was on the case, I was expecting a more trademark gritty and muddy sound palette, but instead, I hear a lot more aesthetically ambient and surreal elements to this one!

I’m talking a lot of swaying, chords that have been mixed and manipulated. Minimalistic bass lines and synth chords! Some tracks have those light and intricate piano keys that have this mesmerising fast pace to them that makes your brain go in circles while listening! It’s a trip and a half!

I love the dark ambiance of this record. It’s not your traditional in-your-face, slap the shit out you type heaviness; it’s more a cerebral attack. A mental strike! Think of a metal band who makes an album an hour long with absolutely devastating chords and sinister progressions! This is the  hip-hop equivalent of this! This shit makes me think of music you’d play in evil psych wards you see in movies! Absolutely incredible and trance-level rap that is on a whole different level than everything else!

As far as Hank goes, he’s been killing shit all year! I’d like to think I’ve reviewed everything he’s done so far, and he’s only gotten better with every EP and mixtape drop! Now with a more album structure, we see him go off and prove that his 2025 consistency so far isn’t some kind of fluke!

He sounds stronger than ever! His bars feel like bars of gold, his gritty nature in delivery is so sharp you’ll fuck around and cut your head off! Although the production is more methodical and ambient than previous works of his, his raw flow and street rhymes provide an excellent contrast to the beats!

He’s the kind of MC that manipulates the beat to work for him, not the other way around! His words always land where he wants them because he forces the instrumental to be wherever he needs it! His rough-around-the-edges aura and cadence are trademark at this point, and the way he spits sounds like a killer walking the streets at midnight in the roughest neighbourhood! Definitely not one to fuck with!

If you’ve been following his career at all, the features across this one should come as no surprise! Especially not Outti, who has been by his side for any EP or album release he’s done so far! Partners in crime! And Reek, a long-time brother as well as Tragedy! 

Always excited for a new Hank drop because of the unforgiving and ruthless vibes he brings with him, and when you pair him with a man of the same tier of work, it’s undoubtedly going to be a classic! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4OXq133spjCDNsaKfrGY1j?si=bp2pBgzcTS-5eCl8_tbJrg