Talk about an anticipated single! This has been on my radar for a minute now. I’ve been told about this track for what has to be over a month now, and finally, the day has arrived. How does it fare? Let’s talk about it!
BRAND NEW SINGLE by MC Stray Bullet, featuring the legendary REKS! This is such a big deal and one that can’t be overlooked, as these two are ready to tear the house down!
Let’s start with that booming instrumental by Sospecial!
Because this thing has such a lively feel to it that it’s impossible not to groove too!
Firstly, we have these infectious guitar strings in two different notes. The first being the sharp and in-your-face short snippets that hit you in a mesmerising loop at the forefront of the beat, and the other is those metal-inspired guitar notes that melodically pop in the background, giving this track that ‘aura’ filled atmosphere!
Accompanied by the guitar, we have these absolutely funky and monstrous drums that can be heard shaking the track up and giving it that real old-school hip-hop effect! It’s right there in your face, and I love it!
The whole instrumental feels fresh and vibrant! It doesn’t sound like anything else on the market and definitely stands out as one of the most definitive pieces of music we have in the underground right now!
Now onto the MC work. We have the song starting off with Stray Bullet, who comes out hot with his funky, no-nonsense energy, with crisp lyricism and impressive vocabulary on the track! He has that golden 90’s era flow control with every word he touches, landing on the beat effortlessly and in good timing!
I love his dope phrases and one-liners! He’s got so much thought-provoking bars in his verse that make you want to pause the track and think about the lines he just said! He’s a master of this wordplay shit!
Of course, in the second verse, we have REKS! Who brings forth his trademark powerful delivery and force to the table and makes every single breath feel like dynamite over the track!
His pen game feels like a sharp blade as he decapitates the beat one syllable at a time, incredible breath control, insane puns and one-liners as well as vivid imagery that can make you feel like you’re right there with him!
He’s a legend in this game for a reason! He’s got that legendary aura and confidence. That professional cadence and delivery style as well as a talent so fierce it scares all the fakes away!
I loved his line in the track when he goes ‘This gut check time is designedto assist in your climbto resist is to live life blind’
When I heard that I legit got goosebumps! Because he said it so smoothly I couldn’t help but react to it!
Fact of the matter is, this track will have you mean-mugging the world for at least 24 hours! It’s sonically sharp and lyrically phenomenal! Definitely not one to sleep on!
https://open.spotify.com/album/7CstLQbUenYVBMGUDnNPSf?si=a7-uH4fiSvun27J3l1s-4Q
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