I gotta say, this is probably one of the most underrated series in the game right now. One that’s full of personality and flavour but one I rarely see on lists! Unfortunate as that may be, I’m hoping my reviews can bring more attention to a series much deserving of it! So with that in mind, let’s talk about it!
This is the brand new (and third sequel) by MC Concept and Producers:
– Allcutnate
– Chris Crack
– Jazzy Lion Man and features the likes of:
– Basik
– Jay Cinema
– Teezus Christ
-Marvelous 1k
And as expected, for the third instalment, we have Concept and company going higher and more grand than he ever did on the last two (which is saying a lot) considering how good the others were!
Across this tape, we hear a more refined and surreal production where each track has a level of depth, cinema, and grandeur to them that elevates this album 10x fold.
You’ve got tracks such as -Cerebral, which feels like the sonic equivalent of smoking a fat blunt. You’ve got Jazzy incorporating those beautifully hypnotic jazz horns in two variations, one in the main forefront, another going on more subtly in the background while also accompanied by a beat pattern that wraps the whole track up!
We have the track -Back Myself Up, which is done by Jazzy as we see him utilise his more soulful side! We have that angelic vocal harmony that runs throughout the song (again with two different sides), one in the forefront, the other in an almost choir-style rhythm following behind it! This track also has some string progressions and bare drum beat that provides the sonic skeleton to the whole track!
This is also the track that features the work of Jay Cinema and Teezus Christ, who absolutely killed the track!
Hell, we can even look at the track -Systemic Blues, which is another gorgeous jazz track that is so mesmerising that it takes over your brain and leaves you in a state of relaxation for the duration of the track!
You’ve got those light yet graceful jazz notes running through the track, as well as those glistening keys and those ever-so-luscious bass strings that wrap the whole track up!
Again, this production is on a whole different level; the names alone carry heavy weight, so when they actually come together to do their thing, it’s nothing short of brilliance!
Speaking of BRILLIANCE, we have the man of the hour, CONCEPT. A man who had a pretty active discography last year, a lot of key songs and albums that again really should have been listed higher but left him in the ‘underrated’ section more than anything else, a narrative I hope to change with today!
Across these eight songs, 20 minutes, we see him at his most lively and focused. He’s zoned in like he hasn’t prior and really fleshing out these instrumentals with his upgraded flow, lyricism, wordplay, cadence; performance, he’s going all out on this one.
I love how fluent he sounds across this whole tape; he has a new confidence about him that oozes throughout the tracks! His sharp sense of rhythm and pen game is also insane. His fluency across these 20 minutes as he paints his vivid pictures, mixed with his introspective verses as well as his personal bars, it all comes together in a formulated and clear manner that works ever so well with the production at hand!
On this album, I feel his conviction and passion, his love for the game. You can hear it in his voice, his performances, the way he’s spitting the bars. On top of all that, the way he’s performing kind of reminds me of the late 2000s trap era, with that swag and aura filling up the songs; he is showcasing the same energy, and it works perfectly with the score at hand!
I would say if you haven’t heard the first two, go and do that first and then go peep this one! It’s a trilogy that is massively/criminally underrated and I feel deserves to share the spotlight with the best of them, and this is the strongest of the series yet!
https://open.spotify.com/album/1vZRQxt5zR4OHE17BgBgDo?si=JSyR5E4uTd-K19M9Hzk6Dw
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