After hearing the ‘SLIME STEW 2’ album, it seems my Spotify algorithm hooked me up to this one, and I gotta give the platform credit for this link-up! So let’s talk about it!
This is the 2024 release by MC Primo Jab and producer godBLESSbeatz, featuring 11 tracks with the likes of
-Phonk P
-LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON
-Starz Coleman
-Waterr
-Snotty
With a powerhouse roster like this, these two were sure to strike lava, and that’s exactly what happened! Pure magic.
Right off the bat, I gotta give extra shoutout to my man Primo Jab because anytime he’s on the record, he’s always sounding like a man trying to do ‘a little more’ than everyone else! It’s so fascinating to me.
From his unique delivery to his album names, to his album covers, to his skits and interludes, this man is like the mad scientist of the underground. Always trying this with that, adding X into Y to see what it makes, and his mentality into music is so fascinating and amazing to me because there is truly no one like him!
This proves the same on this album where he delivers his trademark energetic and funky performances that’s full of flavour, charisma, and enough creativity to feed the whole culture 2x over!
I love how smooth and effortless he makes his bars, and his pen game is quirky, introspective, and different from the rest! He’s light on his feet, gliding through the beats like planes in the clouds and cutting off the heads of haters in the process with his sharp wordplay!
Every verse is unpredictable, and you don’t know what you’re gonna get! Whether that be high-powered vivid verses or serious and gritty bars, he has and can do it all! Like the Willy Wonka of the underground (in the best way possible), a man who keeps you guessing to the very end!
As I stated before, the features are heavy, and as talented as Primo is, he keeps his head above water and stands tall amongst his underground brothers, and they all showcase tremendous chemistry in delivering fantastic performances together!
As far as the beats go, GodBLESS once again proves why he’s a dominant force in this production game. These are probably some of the most fresh and diverse beats I’ve heard him make!
Let’s take a look at some!
The track ‘AnuthaDay’ with those wavering high-pitch vocals on loop and those UFO-style chords and hypnotic drums makes for a song you’d hear if you were kidnapped by aliens!
There’s the track ‘Landmines’, which is one of the more gritty cuts on the record, straight boom bap blueprint. You have those long, elongated chords with those skeletal drums and the occasional subtle keys in the background!
This is the type of track you can listen to before you rob a bank! Real gangsta shit!
But then he has cuts like ‘Penalties & Consequences’, which sounds like hip hop mixed with a haunted house experience. You’ve got those creepy and eerie piano keys methodically played, thudding bass lines, and slow-paced drums.
This is the type of serial killer shit you’d hear right before Jason Voorhees comes behind you to stab you! Absolutely insane (and Starz adds his own massacre on this track).
Even the way the album ends is interesting! ‘Loose Ends’, which has this majestically done vocal harmony, delicate keys, and groovy bass to create what is a more bare and minimal take on a new age boom bap track that is absolutely stunning! (Also, Snotty murders this verse!)
Overall, man, this is a solid project. GodBLESS has never sounded better, Primo with his original delivery insane, and the features brought their best food forward! If you haven’t heard it yet, make sure you go back and do!
https://open.spotify.com/album/5EPvHjc0wwRi2QPOnnIlkO?si=g3CQlLzTTNiNnRZ5tojHrQ
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