(Elegant Doom)

Talk about a duo I haven’t seen in a minute! Both men have their own strengths and paved their own lanes across this year while also working together in the past (at least in one single) that I’m aware of.

But now we have them together on a brand-new album that highlights the best parts about both men and provides one of the strongest records in 2025! Let’s talk about it!

This is the brand-new album by MC LeZippo and Producer $aveMe! Together they drop a strong eight-song setlist with the likes of 

-Roshin

-JD Era

-B1 The Architect 

-9th Uno

-Dealwon

-Saint Francis MH

-Indigo Phoenyx

-Gideon Knight

With a strong list of MC’s to maintain this record, we have a recipe for success that most would dream to have. 

As I mentioned above, these two have worked together before, and on this album, we see their evolution and chemistry grow tenfold as we see their development across these songs as we start with $aveMe, who has quietly been working and gaining a production discography that is the definition of underrated!

All these songs have a level of minimal yet deep soulful cuts mixed with boom-bap influences that make the perfect balance of raw, in-your-face and yet beautifully crafted songs that interact with your brain and send your imagination soaring into new heights over the fantastical production.

For example, we have tracks like ‘Hawk & Spencer’, which has this gorgeous female vocal harmony that loops across the track that’s accompanied by these subtle plucked strings and rhythmic drum patterns that give this track a sort of ‘skeleton’ for the other elements to attach to and give body! 

I love the smooth and elegant feel of this track, I love how with only a handful of layers we get such a theatrical cut that features Dealwon on the cut! 

Another track I love was ‘Mr Nobody’, this song takes a lot more of a darker and eerie tone compared to that other one, but it’s magical nonetheless.

This track features hauntingly delicate piano keys with some very light male vocal harmony that is so sparingly used that it provides an extra touch of sombre to the track!

I love this track for its immense power and atmosphere that it provides! Not to mention the amazing feature verse by 9th Uno towards the end! 

Across this record, we hear $ave utilise some of the most cinematic qualities and elements to create an impressive and compelling score that is guaranteed to wow the audience! 

To say I was impressed with Le Zippo would be an understatement, although I had only heard a limited amount of him until now. He was still someone I had a keen interest in to see how their careers would go, and now that I get to see a full-length execution by him, I now understand he’s the real deal and then some!

Across this record, he showcases a range of skills to make him a top-tier MC. For example, his smoothness and fluency in his flow; he glides across these instrumentals like a bird through the trees in nature, absolutely incredible!

He has a specific type of pen game that makes him sound like a true author. Every verse of his captures you in with his vivid vocabulary, the way he can paint pictures with his words, and the way he can use complex concepts, fun wordplay with one-liners and puns, as well as thought-provoking set-ups that take you a few listens to fully understand!

He sounds completely calm, and his enunciations are perfect, Clipse-level of clear and concise pronunciations and delivery (which I find very important and an underrated skill in the game today).

When it comes to his features, he has no problem going toe-to-toe with some of the best we have in the underground today! I love that each feature has a purpose and reason to be there and not just brought in for feature’s sake! 

He not only maintains his presence but builds on the chemistry of having someone else with you and makes the tracks go from great to excellent!

This is a record I feel everyone should listen to at least once! It’s masterfully crafted sonically and verbally! If you don’t believe me, check it out now!