Man, after the phenomenal career he had in 2025, it’s an understatement to say everyone has been sitting here anxiously anticipating how he’s going to start his 2026 run. But after we all received that single to tease this album, the rest was history. As was the case last year, we are in good hands, and with this producer on the wheel, how can it go wrong? Let’s fucking go!
This is the 2026 debut album by legendary MC Recognize Ali and further legendary producer D-Styles, and together they drop a solid nine-track offering with the roster of
-Bub Styles
-Chubs
-Boob Bronx
-Sage Infinite
And my god, is this record explosive or what! The more I discover and lock into the music of D-Styles, the greater he becomes in my eyes. This man is a sonic powerhouse who has mastered the art of producing to such a point that each drop he releases already sounds classic!
With only nine tracks, he has no time for standing idle, so he does everything in his power to showcase the very essence of boom bap meets 90’s homage and creates a fusion that’s so fucking crisp that it’s hard to describe without listening to it yourself!
Every single track feels like a mini score of powerful atmospheric attention that will exhaust you after you first listen.
I was bopping my heart involuntarily, each song mean-mugging my workplace (where I was while listening to this). It’s just so fucking heavy and raw in execution.
Each track has a distinct level of layers that work to have each and every element shine! Whether it’s those full frontal drum beats or minimal vocal choir harmonies, ridiculously low bass, or those plucked strings, each part is crafted to perfection! This is the kind of tape you’ll listen to on a hot day, windows rolled down, bumping in your car!
Also, those cuts on this record? He’s one of the best to utilise them, and they somehow sound even BETTER than I’ve heard yet. From the instrumentals to the cuts, he’s a monster behind the production, and this album is the best highlight to show this off!
If last year taught me anything, it’s that you can never count out Recognize. I still remember his first drop of that year, and where he ended when it was all said and done was nothing short of iconic, and that’s exactly where he’s kicked it back from.
Normally, I’d say it would be hard to compliment such ridiculous production, but when the man for the job is Ali, then I’ve got no reason to sweat because he absolutely massacred the beats!
We hear him sounding more aggressive than ever, back on his ‘Back To Mecca 3’ type bag. I’m talking gritty performances, intense wordplay, unrivalled pen game, and a charisma so solid he could share it with five others and still have more than enough for himself!
He’s on his brash, flexing shit he knows he’s on everyone’s top list, and now he’s showing why! With straightforward delivery, street poetry combined with his complex style of vocabulary and lyricism, he’s taking over both lanes of raw and intelligent and running both!
The way he works alongside these incredible features is insane. Playing DEVIL’S ADVOCATE here, my favourite guest verse has to be from Chubs! With Bubs being a close second! Those two give me goosebumps with every new drop, and they don’t disappoint here!
The fact he recruited only the sharpness spitters in the culture makes me respect him that much more!
This album is every bit as tough and ruthless as I expected it to be! When you combine these two names alongside those guest MCs? You can’t possibly go wrong! Make sure you go support! It’s only $9 USD, that’s a steal in my book, click the link below and purchase!
https://perpetualstew.bandcamp.com/album/all-shall-perish
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