Yooo, did you hear that killer INTRO!! Whoever that was had one sexy voice! He sounded like a real bro! (Was that subtle enough?)
Anyway, we are so fucking back! After hounding these two for a sequel, it finally was delivered, and this might be my favourite 10 minutes of the year! So fucking hyped. Let’s talk about it!
So this is the brand-new sequel EP by MC’s and producers, respectively, Sabio Dub and God Gotti! The cool thing about this new project is that on the first one, it was Sabio on production and God rapping! Now it’s flipped, and so we get to hear an alternate collaboration between the two, and that’s what got me most excited to hear!
This album has 4 tracks:
-Harassment Across Waters
-Triple Decker
-Healthy High
-Doja
Now, immediately what caught my attention was how smooth and refined the production by God Gotti is! Not that he’s a stranger to that style, but this is exactly the vibe I’d expect Sabio to be on, and so to hear this coming from Gotti had me hyped and helped (in my opinion) make all the tracks hit that extra hit harder!
Across the board, this 10 minutes is filled with sounds of jazz, ambient, piano-heavy beats that mellow the soul! Soothing sonic constructions with delicate chords and light drums with piano so angelic that it will wipe all your stress and even your consciousness if you’re not careful!
Legit. While I was listening to this, I let myself go into rest mode just enjoying the album, and then once it stopped, I realised ‘fuck, I gotta write about this,’ so I had to play it again for my first official listen!
I’m not joking. What Gotti did here is incredible; he’s somehow inherited the very essence of ‘sunshine rap’ and gave Sabio arguably the best production he could ask for on this record!
As far as Sabio goes. He’s back on the vibe I love him to be on! I feel selfish saying this, but in my opinion, he should stick to the sunshine alternative non-gangsta ‘reggae’ themes in his raps!
Of course, he can pull off the tough guy bars, but he’s at his peak when he sticks to that mellow shit, and that’s him in spades on this album!
This is some of the strongest bars I’ve heard him spit yet! Smooth flow, incredible verses that are both engaging and original! He sounds as flawless as ever, and his charisma is at an all-time high!
He manages to stay calm and collected while also not sounding boring or stale! He’s found that perfect balance of enthusiasm and rhythm that no one else is on right now! Combine that with this production, and he’s bound to hit a home run even with a blindfold on!
This is definitely the superior part to me! (No offence to Sabio’s part in the production), but this one feels like the evolved version of the first! Their chemistry is stronger, they are dynamically balanced, and utilise the smallest amount of time to the grandest degrees! This is a MUST LISTEN!
https://open.spotify.com/album/5M5w0fhQePmnMgpznwUP5z?si=Vf3VtVBXTyifsHeey6uIvg
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