It’s that time of the month again, the blood is flowing! Of course, I’m talking about the monthly release schedule between one of two men who seem to be on a challenge to outdo each other with 12 albums for the year, and with each one sounding doper than the last, there’s no reason to be worried and more just excited! So let’s talk about it!
This is the brand-new album by MC’s P-Ro and OGBenGrimm, while being produced by UglyJon, and this collective drops 10 tracks, 25 minutes, and features the other man in competition in G-Fam Black!
Now, the production on this one is exactly how the artwork represents IT’S TOUGH! This is the kind of album you play when you’re trying to get those extra reps in! This is a pocket-sized shot of adrenaline with enough raw instrumentation to keep you stunned for days!
I’m talking distorted synth chords, sadistic drum partners, eerie strings, and haunting keys, as well as boom bap-influenced grit and muddy bass and beats to keep you with a daily scrunched-up face, mean-mugging the world, and you won’t be able to control it after this!
If they used this album as war anthems, the armies would never lose. Too much murderous intent, conviction, and killer instincts wrapped up in this 25 minutes to cause a massacre! I love how even though there’s a minimalistic and skeletal vibe to this record, the heavy-handed instrumentation and atmosphere elevate this record to a whole new level that is dripping with violence, quality, and depth!
As far as the MC work goes, you know P-Ro and OGBenGrimm don’t PLAY! Both men have well-tested chemistry with many albums where they rap together, and so they have that natural synchronicity and same mind in the studio, but even so, it feels like both men have brought the music to a whole new level with even more intense performances!
From incredible wordplay, ‘grim’ pen game. Phenomenal flow and devastatingly effective rhythm and energy on the tracks to make you feel like you’re listening to partners in crime who are ready to rob the culture and take no names!
The few skits also confirm this narrative and feel as if it makes you feel like you’re listening to a spaghetti western type war flick.
Accompanying the duo is the man himself, G Fam Black, on the track ‘The Levitz Yard’, and this track of course goes SAVAGE because anytime he’s on the mic, he causes sonic earthquakes with his ridiculous and devastating energy, aura, and monstrous power in his words! Always a treat to hear!
This is definitely another solid release by P-Ro! Hasn’t taken an L yet! Alongside OGBen and UglyJon, they bring that next-level aggression that is sure to satisfy everyone in the culture!
https://open.spotify.com/album/5sB3K28OeLtlohoHFI4Jot?si=MBDJyCGbQISCrsPeu2NNYg
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