Damn, maybe it’s just me. But I’m really feeling this new shift in Reek’s sound! We heard this on his latest album ‘Things Will Never Be The Same’ and it seems he’s keen to keep that same shift in production and consider me his biggest support of it! It somehow suits him so well!
So, across this two-minute track we have MC Grimelord Reek Osama with a track produced by Blaq Medici and together they release one of those rare tracks that stands out for its sound alone!
Let’s start with that production! We have this beautiful 70’s disco ‘Daft Punk’ sounding instrumental with those plucked strings, infectious drum pattern and synth chords in the background to bring the whole track together! Thing Song has such a nostalgic vibe to it and if you had told me last year that I’d hear Reek on a beat like AND that he’d absolutely suit it? I would have called you crazy but the fact is, he really does!
Speaking of the man we have REEK. A man who has made a career out of providing the underground with some of the most muddy and gritty sounding music we’ve EVER heard but nowadays he’s more focused on expanding his horizons and I’ve never heard him sound better!
Across this track we hear him with one of his most smooth verses yet! His lyricism feels personal and a tad bit sexual! He seems to be in a mood and showing his more ‘sentimental’ side but in a more street way like a DMX love ballet (it might be about love/sex but it’s still by X)
As usual, his wordplay is methodical and he’s taking his time laying the bars, making sure to put emphasis on the words he says, and how to say them! He’s making sure he doesn’t waste such a gorgeous beat and he makes the most of it in every way possible!
Based on this single, I couldn’t be more excited for the new album!
https://open.spotify.com/track/5DYrMI99VDoV566N6MzEJK?si=O60VpXLYRJ-zG2NH8UT7XA
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