(Background Check)

Discovering a new artist is always fun! Sometimes I find them naturally, and sometimes the culture and the socials hype up an album so much I’m forced to check it out and give my venomous two cents, and today is one of those days! So let’s talk about it!

This is the debut album by producer DJ Mirage, and he brings with him a huge roster of names such as: 

-M-Dot 

-Che Noir

-El Camino

-Hus Kingpin

-REKS

-Planet Asia

-Rakaa

-NAHEAVE

-Mark 4ord

-Hazerd

-The Hoodies

-DJ Pone

-Maxime Lemer

-Napoleon Da Legend

-Termanology

-Shawn Caliber

-Nim. K

-Blaze 5th

-Raz Fresco

-Capone

-B-Real

-New Villain

-Fuego Base

-Jae Skeese

-Heem B$F

-NOWAAH The Flood

-Reek Osama

-Big Shug

-Lil Fame

-7xvethegenius

-Oba The Great

-Jae Hussle

-Mado

-T.W.O

-ETO

-Edo.G

-Master Ace

-DJ FLY

This is an absolute HUGE roster to fuck with, and you know the production has to be absolutely FLAWLESS to justify bringing this army of MC’s to your side! Thankfully, it seems DJ Mirage understood the task and played accordingly!

Let’s talk about some of these beats in more detail. We have tracks like ‘Gotham Girls’, which has this eerie, dark knight (Batman) feel to it with these groovy bass lines, haunting piano keys, and a hypnotic drum pattern that leaves this track being one that will stay in the back of your head for months to come!

Also, Hus absolutely nails his verse across this harrowing track! 

We have tracks like ‘Imagine’ which provides a more upbeat and brighter track compared to the one that came before, with this funk/rock and roll drum pattern that’s fast-paced and groovy as hell! 

More plucked bass lines that hit the soul alongside these smooth guitar strings that all

come together to make a track to move to!

On this track, I’d have to shout out REKS for providing a verse with similar energy and passion as the beat provides! He’s the perfect choice for this song and definitely delivers one of the more memorable bars on the project! (Which is saying a lot)

We also have tracks like ‘Violenconometry’ which is a return to that darker, more morbid vibe. We have these methodically paced keys that creep in a loop in the background! Alongside those, we have some sharp that sound like monster scratches and a heavy fronted drum beat that overwhelms the brain into a fever dream experience! It’s truly a gritty sound and feel!

Who else better to accompany and exercise emphasis on a track of this nature than the legend himself, Napoleon! A man who, given the right circumstances, can breathe life into tracks on a level no one else could hope to do, and he does that exactly on this track! A fantastic verse from the god!

All this to say, that the tracks and beats are not only well crafted but diverse in execution! There’s no doubt a flavour for everyone, and any kind of hip-hop head and done masterfully! 21 different tracks for a sonic platter experience for the audience!

Of course, as far as the MC work is concerned, you can be sure every name on here is delivering what could be considered their best verses yet! I’ve already spoken on a few, but everyone here is dropping flames!

Reek Osama on ‘James Harden’ delivers his trademark brand of gritty, in-your-face cold-blooded bars! Absolutely savage!

New Villain on ‘Second Nature’ over that mysterious and almost supernatural beast of a beat, he pulls off another classic verse with intricate details, sharp lyricism, and vivid imagery that sets himself apart from the rest of the game! (As he always has.)

But besides these names, you can click on any other song out of the 21 and are guaranteed to find gold. Not a single lacklustre performance to be found, and the fact that all these top names are in one sonic room is absolutely ridiculous to begin with, but it all pays off in the end!

If you’re looking for a grand album that features your wet dream of rappers combining together under one album. Well it’s no longer fantasy because DJ Mirage just invented it for you. It‘s stacked, long, and perfect for any occasion! So what are you waiting for? Get into this shit NOW. 

https://open.spotify.com/album/1zMUjRgLkZH82THleNwhjU?si=D6D077tcTYmP7ReUGHvKKA