Damn, is that not the most badass album title of all time? Such a statement. It’s like this man is flexing on the culture, going ‘Yeah? You a MC? Is that all? I’m a motherfucking hero killer!’ Love that mentality! Let’s talk about this!
This is the brand-new album by MC and producer double threat Minister Hyde, who not only raps his bars but does the beats on this one too!
We have 15 tracks, a whopping 41 minutes of content, with the likes of
– Phase One
– Maark W
– Eli The Don
– Mondo Slade
– Poetic Nes to accompany him on his crazy adventure that is every bit as climatic as a feature film!
Speaking of that production first. I mean, who else knows Minister better than himself? That’s the upside of producing your own shit. You know yourself and you know how to craft the perfect sounds to your own performances, and that’s exactly what’s happening here!
We have Minister rapping over some of the most dynamic, stadium-level boom-bap beats we’ve heard all year!
These beats remind me of the early to mid-2000s era 50 Cent, Nas, and Jay-Z! We have those sharp and cut vocal snippets infused with those heavy drums and high-pitch synth chords that come together under a hip-hop pattern that acts as the skeleton to the whole record!
Remember the vibe we all felt when Jay dropped ‘The Black Album?’ Or when 50 dropped ‘Get Rich?’ This is the same level of cinematic energy and rich atmosphere that I’m feeling across this album, and it’s glorious to say the least!
It feels like a range of different socially pleasing sounds offered into a boom-bap crafted palette that is made for everyone to enjoy! You’ve got skeletal and vibrant tracks like ‘Get Off Me’ with those loop keys and vocal harmonies that provide that minimal brilliance for those who love that shit!
Then there’s also tracks like ‘Slow My Thoughts’ which has (in contrast to the other one) a lavish, high-performance type instrumental with those organ choir-style keys, synth-style chords, and jazz-inspired instrumentation that comes together organically in a high-quality and groove-oriented fashion.
This is the level of diversity and creativity I’ve come to appreciate from Minister over the months I’ve spent expanding on his discography. He’s one of the very few men that can call themselves a legitimate MC and a legitimate dope beat maker all in one!
Speaking of dope MC, we have the rapping side, which is always just as important and badass as the production side of things! From as long as I’ve known of his music, he’s never failed to impress me with his endless charisma, his tenacity to always push the envelope, and his firm conviction on staying true to himself and the ones who came before!
When he raps, he keeps the fundamentals in place and spits bars like you’d expect a 90’s cat to do! Firm verses, clear-cut enunciations, solid smooth flow, and passion so strong you could cut it with a knife!
He always sounds like he’d rather be on the album spitting than anywhere else in the world, and that’s important!
So many rappers do the motions but not all have the ‘spirit’, and you can feel and hear the excess or lack thereof in the songs.
Not one to shy away or linger in the background, he’s always in top form, always trying to outdo the last project he did and bring names on that he knows will challenge him, sharpen his skills, and most importantly, actually bring something unique and fresh to the tracks!
Whether it be dope production or immaculate bars or even great chemistry with the features, you can find it all on here and more! Don’t forget to give this one a listen and enjoy the adventure!
https://open.spotify.com/album/2Obhu23UnoF7rA5qU95Mc8?si=9oKa_fdtQp-JZ6AvjQ2XbA
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