The second NARCOMIX of the year! I gotta admit the album cover and title threw me off (until I realised what album it was from). I was like ‘oh shit, is he actually attempting to remix both PRINCE and VANITY? Had me blown away until I finally realised. Anyway, with a clear head in mind, let’s talk about it!
This is the brand-new remix track by MC Gustavo Louis, who has returned to cover a track from the latest Roc Marciano album ‘656’ in the form of the song ‘Prince & Apollonia’ with his own take on ‘PRINCE AND VANITY’. So, how does it go?
First of all, a quick description of the production. We have a classical feel to it with those sharp chord progressions followed by those delicate keys and those super light strings that give this song a more hypnotic nature!
Not many layers in this instrumental, but that is the beauty and talent of a guy like Roc to make such a minimal song rock!
So, comparison between the two! While we have a more traditional flow approach by Roc, we don’t get the same result from Gustavo. Instead (as expected at this point), we get a more off-the-cuff, freelance, and ‘splash’ verse interpretation by the man as he uses the 2 minutes and 15 seconds to go off on!
He brings back those entertaining, charismatic verses combined with his street poetry that is equal parts vivid and precise! He’s always the type to add in quirky puns, tough one-liners, and complex bar set-ups that never go the way you think they will!
He doesn’t even stop to take a breath for the duration of the song. It’s just pure, unadulterated lyricism with his wild flow that utilises that smooth instrumental with his chaotic contrast of a performance that I feel suits it considering the fact that the beat and rapping are on two opposite spectrums!
While I do prefer more original music over these NARCOMIXES, you can’t deny their value as entertaining and creative! Trying his hand at doing verses already established by the best in the world and leaving it to the listener to decide who did it better, it’s a bold move, but if Gustavo is anything, it’s fucking bold! Go check it out below and see what you think!
https://gustavolouis.bandcamp.com/track/prince-and-vanity-narcomix
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