Any time an artist samples an anime, let alone the big three with BLEACH, I know it’s gonna be fire. Ain’t no one sampling Mayuri and making ass music; it’s just that simple!
This is the latest single by MC Black Silq someone who blew me away with her studio album ‘The Obsidian Tapes’, where she expanded and emphasised her creativity and artistry, making me intrigued with how she’ll go in the future, and now we have our answer!
Starting with the production which is handled by Origami, This is definitely a lot more traditional than a lot of the cuts on the official album. This one feels rooted in the 90s East Coast era hip hop.
I’m talking those Gang Starr-inspired long notes that come on repetition across the beat alongside that thick bass and thudding drum pattern strong enough to knock you on your ass!
I love this beat because it gives her the ability to showcase her lyrical chops across an instrumental that’s more stripped back and atmospheric in comparison, and it’s with this beat (as we will see) that we see just how good she is on the mic!
Across this 3-minute track, we get to hear two verses, and I gotta say, I’m pleasantly impressed! I already knew she had creativity spewing out of her, but now I needed to see as a solid MC how she handled herself, and as I hoped, she blew it out of the water!
She had such a crisp and charismatic style that kind of reminds me of a mix of prime-era Missy Elliott and 2010 Nicki Minaj (before the sell-out), just pure colour, pure energy, and dope lines that force you to mean-mug while listening!
Across this track, she has such fun and versatile bars where she fluctuates her pacing, tone, rhythm, and showcases just how diverse she really can be while still out-rapping 90% of the MC’s in the underground!
I had a blast with this! With her already engaging my interest with that Bleach sample, to that larger-than-life beat, to the refreshing performance, she’s just proved she’s the full package, and I can’t wait to see her career hopefully skyrocket like Sui-Feng’s Bankai (if you know, you know).
https://open.spotify.com/album/50av9Ke6srw3MIL7ooMEs3?si=8DbrWpFtRGyoDiaj023CZg
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