I feel like in the first few weeks alone of January I’ve heard combinations of artists I never thought would come! This is one of those moments, we have two of the most interesting and underrated acts in the underground and they come together for a short but equally dope single that is sure to please the fans out there!
This brand new single features MC D-Don and Producer Eric from Salem and together they drop a solid 1 minute and 32 second track that has no room for filler to think of.
Starting with the production, this has a very simple, minimal and engaging instrumental that has enough layers to make you feel a certain way!
You’ve got these glistening flute samples, Jazz Horns and in the forefront this harmonious vocal harmony in a loop form, as well as some acoustic guitar strings and very subtle drums that all come together into this smooth and atmospheric track that I could honestly hear for an hour and never get sick of!
Eric has always been the type of producer to make captivating beats with theatrical production in every direction! Sometimes cinematic and other times in situations like these where he lets the stripped-back layers talk for themselves!
As the MC work goes, I loved the verse on here because it wasn’t just random bars thrown together, it felt like a vivid story told in real time, with the events still fresh in the mind of D as he recounts a freshly written journey or diary that he felt the need to share with the world!
He has such a strong, introspective voice with a smooth flow and sharp lyricism that is obviously soaked in his personal life and that makes every word he says that much stronger and deeper.
Normally when you get a short track like this, you don’t normally get a heard-felt conceptual verse. Trying to recap off the top of my head the last time I heard a verse of this nature on top of a small loop track and I can’t think of one. The fact that D-Don decided he wants to utilise the short amount of time on here to tell this tragic story speaks volumes of his abilities as an MC and his mindset to being confident enough to tell such a complete and compelling story in under two minutes! A verse that had me on the edge of my seat, listening to every word carefully!
If there’s any single track you should hear this month, it’s this one! Two men come together with incredible energy and chemistry to make a killer song that you’ll no doubt find yourself coming back to over the year!
https://open.spotify.com/album/678Lk8hmm8wnBM8pAia21R?si=dEWPykirQF-S7R3pGhZ6XQ
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