It’s been a minute since I last covered this producer. A man who I discovered towards the start of the year and one who has impressed me with his grimy executions. A man who has worked with many of my favourite underground rappers and one who has returned with two MC’s that I personally haven’t heard of, but considering he’s on the production, they are bound to be dope! Let’s talk about it!
Brand new record by MC’s Deziner Drugz & Villa Velli with us having Work Scorsese on the production! Together they drop a fresh batch of nine tracks withMondo Slade as the only feature across this 19-minute duration!
Since it’s been a minute since I last covered Work, I forgot how smooth and elegant his style is! He’s known for taking the ‘less is more’ approach and utilising a few key elements to create cinema that’s coated in gritty detail and muddy execution.
You could take any track on this project and it will prove that theory right. For example, we can look at the track ‘Big 3’ with the utilisation of that vocal harmony accompanied by those thick bass lines and beautifully added jazz horns! Those three elements come through to create one of the most powerful and mesmerising beats I’ve heard all year!
Or if we want to look at ‘SNK’ that once again features a vocal harmony ‘although more cut and chopped’ than the previous but still in the forefront looped as well as more thick, plucked bass and a consistent synth chord in the background ever so lightly going off and giving the track that extra level of detail!
Also, not to mention the tremendous verse by powerhouse Mondo Slade who never misses!
Lastly, we can look at ‘Groundbreaking’ that to me has a more 80’s Soul feel to it. You’ve got those groovy horns on a subtle loop with those consistent piano keys and light piano keys with a tad bit of bass that isn’t as prevalent as the other tracks yet noticeable enough to add texture to the track!
In all these examples, it highlights the technique of Work to literally ‘Work’ with the least amount and create the most atmosphere, and it’s in that skeletal approach that I fuck with heavy!
Now onto the MC’s in question, again two men I haven’t heard of yet but both who impressed me without much effort. I loved their unity and chemistry on the track as they pass the verses back and forth with perfect harmony and precision!
This feels like some Mobb Deep, Red and Meth, Estee and Al Divino levels of synchronicity between the two men, never a song or verse lacking or taking away from the one who came before or after, just two solid additions to the songs as they share the same rhythm and quality between them!
I love their rough and rugged energy, their chaotic and equally eccentric style of performance combined with their dope penmanship and rather impressive lyricism tied with that vivid street poetry!
They paint elaborate pictures with their verbal prowess being so descriptive that you can feel yourself being transported to what they are talking about and where! It’s that powerful of a gift they have for their craft.
The fluency across this record never stops, although it’s less than 20 minutes, it’s not a stop bar after bar, not letting this ridiculous production by Work be in vain!
So, what are you waiting for? This is one of the dopest records you’ll hear of the month! And that promise is Serpent Tongue Certified!
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