(1000 Grams)

Man, if this year’s underground scene was condensed into a bingo card, there would be so many instances I wouldn’t have guessed, even if I had ten years to guess. This is another one of those surprises! My main man Gustavo Louis rapping over an Alchemist beat? You heard me right! What could be more satisfying than that? Probably the ownership of 

1000 GRAMS

This is the brand-new single by Gustavo. The man who has been responsible for some of the hottest drops of the year, and he’s not close to being done! And this single right here just feels like a massive flex statement, like he’s teasing everyone by saying ‘I can rap over ANYONE’s song and beat the original MC at their own game!’ 

So, this beat is from Alchemist’s ‘A Thousand Mountains’ off the brand-new Freddie Gibbs ‘Alfredo 2’ album, the final track. You’ve heard it before!

It has that melodic, ambient vibe with those folk-inspired high-pitched notes accompanied by those angelic synth chords in the background and those light and subtle skeletal drums. All this comes together under a hip-hop skeleton to keep everything running smooth and collected!

Now, the obvious elephant in the room is the MC. Instead of Freddie, we get Gustavo, and Gustavo has so many qualities I love.

First of all, he has this wave of confidence about him that’s infectious! He doesn’t slack on confidence and always lets his steam shine in the booth!

Secondly, his smooth and crisp flow! He always sounds calm and collected! Always in control of his surroundings and his abilities, never caught flustered or disturbed by anything, he’s the man and he knows it! 

Thirdly, he has a very underrated vocabulary and pen game across his tracks. He always fits a lot of clever wordplay and puns and one-liners or phrases mixed with strong lyricism and rhythm that always makes his verses stand out in a room! 

The only thing bad I can say about this is I feel his voice is too quiet over the beat. Maybe once that’s on Spotify, it will be fixed up or changed, and even if it’s not, whatever, it’s just my opinion, but I would have liked to have his voice turned up a few notches to hear him more clearly! But besides that, a flawless remix!

Trust me, he doesn’t disappoint! He brings the fire in a way only he can! 

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