It’s been a minute since I last covered this producer who is now associated with a different MC than who I usually associate him with, but this new duo is making waves in the underground and for all the right reasons! Let’s talk about it!
This is the brand-new collaboration album between MC Kamron Bahani and Producer Goodphella, and together they drop ten tracks, 22 minutes, and the likes of
-Mondo Slade
-Daniel Son
-Snotty
-Marcus Hunter
A powerful roster to be working with, and with GoodPhella on production, this thing is bound to be a banger!
What I love about these beats is the versatility of it all! You’ve got those trademark boom bap influences, but you’ve also got elements such as
-Ambient/Acoustic
-Soul
-Chipmunk RnB
-Electronic/Synth
-Classical
-Funk
And as expected from a beatmaker of his calibre, he finds a way to mix and balance each sound so that no song sounds either overwhelming or underwhelming in the same breath. No song has too much or too little variety, so that the ten tracks provided all sound equally balanced and consistent, which most artists don’t do!
If I had to choose a favourite beat, it would have to be ‘REISLING’ due to its angelic female vocal loop over that skeletal track with those classic violin chords, those subtle keys, and bass lines! A very relaxing vibe that stands out for all the right reasons!
Each track feels beautifully crafted, smooth, and composed! It’s soaked in masterful technique, organic sounds, and beat patterns that turn this album into a memorable score that will surely be remembered for years to come!
Now, onto Kamron. The man I first discovered on Snotty’s album ‘The Blue Carpet’, and now to hear him on a full-length album is a treat and a half! What makes him stand out initially is his deep, raspy vocal performances! Somewhere in the middle of Bub Styles and Pro Dillinger. Very rough and rugged and above all ‘memorable’.
He lays vocals across this project like multiple lines of TNT. Each verse feels like an explosion of words, bars, puns, and stories that leave vocabulary shrapnel in the brain! He has an almost battle rap energy to him, like each verse is a stab or a shot at someone who’s inches away from him on the other side, and his goal is to destroy the person with the harshest bars he can think of!
This metaphor only strengthens when he’s got any of those roster I mentioned above with him on a track because the intense, bully energy grows tenfold, and it makes me envision a lyrical massacre by Kamron and any of the four features on the track!
I love how he can go from introspective stories and reflection to hardcore in your face, fuck your life energy in a heartbeat! Each track can provide a different side of him, and I feel that’s a talent in and of itself for a MC! Definitely respect that!
What a collaboration to witness! One of the strongest MC’s with one of the strongest producers! It’s a match made in the dirt that rose up to a gem!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4GFHtWSYRKX2ojtPY8xhS9?si=7aKCMDKTTN2wHGYlRHvUcg
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