Talk about a man that I’ve had my eye on for months now. After being sent countless of his music , I became hooked. From feature verses to dope-ass singles, he doesn’t miss, and so of course, when it comes to a full-length album, it has me hyped! So let’s fucking talk about it!
This is the brand-new project by powerhouse MC Benny Watts and producer Profound79, and together they drop 12 fresh tracks with the likes of
-Daniel Son
-DeAngelo Xavier
-Born Unique
-Dj Tray
All accompanying the album to elevate it that much further because this thing is already incredible without said names but included? This is ‘AOTY shit for real.
Let’s talk about the production real quick. As has become trademark, Profound79 has the magnificent ability to make any track he makes drip cinematic aura and make it feel like a hip-hop score made by John Williams!
I’m talking about that breathtaking, larger-than-life sounds that go through your whole body and bones and come out through your brain, forcing the listener to be completely transformed and transfixed on the music itself in a trance-like state!
This album gives me a strong late 90s East Coast vibe! That heavy, raw, and thudding beats with sinister drum patterns, plucked strings, intricate keys, and more!
Think of legends like Havoc, DJ Premier, and RZA and more. That professional ‘PROFOUND’ beat makers who you can tell take their time with every second of the music and don’t release ANYTHING that ain’t perfect, no questions asked. This is the same aura I’m getting from this album; every second of the beat feels grand and theatrical and masterful!
I knew Profound was good, but he’s given me an extra 79 reasons to praise him as one of the greatest going right now! Respect to him!
Of course, he’s only half of it. The other half is Benny, who, fuck it, I’ll say it is the most consistent Benny in the game right now, the one who still sounds passionate, hungry, and fresh! The one who re innovates himself on every single track and the one who has the enthusiasm and energy for decades, with enough to spare for the whole industry!
Across this project, he’s letting everyone know that he runs this shit! He sounds better than I’ve ever heard him on tracks. His pen game is sharper, his performances greater, his storytelling more in depth, and his flow smoother!
He’s out here like the Hip Hop Ghetto Santa Claus with bars for everyone! The type that focuses on the verses and not stealing someone’s big sandwich and shit!
With every breath he took on this record, it had me scrunching my face at the fire he was dropping! Bar after bar, one-liner after pun, story after story, he doesn’t stop!
This is literally nothing but verses from start to finish! AS RAP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. Fuck all that alternative ‘Hip Hop was actually meant to be’ backpacker mentality bullshit. He’s resetting the game for everyone in the culture, and at this point in the league, you either put up or shut up, and he’s definitely 1988 Michael Jordan in this shit!
With the amount of powerhouse features across this record, he’s effectively and effortlessly keeping pace with some of the industry’s greatest and making it look easy! He’s not an up-and-comer anymore; he’s one of the made men, and he’s here to stay!
I already knew this album was going to be fire, but even so, this is beyond great! This is CLASSIC material. This is a duo that people will talk about for decades to come! Make sure you don’t sleep on it!
Shoutout to Swiss Miss for the album art! Dope as always
https://bennywatts.bandcamp.com/album/stovetop-chronicles-4
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