This is a record I discovered thanks to Spotify! I have smart shuffle activated and one day one of the songs from this record hit my playlist and I instantly became hooked! A record by two heavyweight artists and creating one of the dopest records, period! Let’s talk about it!
This is the 2022 record by MC Titan Meyhem Lauren and on the beats we have Griselda’s affiliate Daringer. Together they dropped 15 tracks alongside names as
-Action Bronson
-Conway The Machine
-West Side Gunn
-Hologram
-Elcamino
-Flee Lord
And with that incredible roster of lyrical killers, this album had no chance but to be great!
The one thing I love and always have loved about Daringer is he doesn’t take time or build up for his beats to get banging; they start right away! This album started heavy from the opening seconds. He doesn’t wait for shit, as soon as the song starts, that’s when the fire starts instrumentally!
That’s the gritty charm of Daringer, he just goes in and sets up the production before anyone has time to think! Across this album, he showcases his trademark delicate, boom bap delicacies that force your head to move and your neck to bop so hard you’ll be due for a chiropractor after only one listen through!
His beats are no nonsense, he utilises one infectious loop and works around it! He’s the king of that minimalistic, skeletal rhythm that is equal parts powerful and smooth! With elements of distorted jazz, synths, and classical that are used in such grand textures that it feels like you’re listening to a noir horror movie from the 1950s with street influences!
Daringer has that kind of production that is easily distinguishable but rare to imitate. He’s a one-of-one and this album more than any proves that!
What could you say about Meyhem to justify his epic performances on the mic? He is a true MC phenom and it feels like he understands the gravity of working with the likes of Daringer because this is the best I’ve heard him sound in a minute!
He’s sounding absolutely monstrous on this record! I’m talking that heavy, in-your-face, no-holds-barred street rape that feels one inch away from your face, like if you make a sound during the record, his hands will come out of the phone and strangle you himself!
He’s got shotgun punchlines, shuriken bars, and verses so sharp they’ll cut your head off if you ain’t careful! And yet, as juggernaut as he appears, he’s also one of the smoothest with
his flow and rhythm that makes him a unique kind of threat that very few can fuck with!
Mentioning his roster, this is the rare kind of monster that can manage and execute the same vibe, energy, and power that Meyhem can! All these features not only elevate the tracks but bring that extra level of savagery to the album to further ignite it from ‘great’ to ‘modern-day classic’.
If you haven’t heard this one yet, then you are missing out on one of the strongest collaborations you’ve heard in a minute! Trust me on that one!
https://open.spotify.com/album/0nFpUBTqLcF3ZMBfdeqS9v?si=Y1vje_5hTRGh5Sso9la7fw
The Serpent Tongue Reviews 