(PRODUCT OF MY ENVIRONMENT ACT I)

So, I’m about to do something different today. Out of respect for this producer, a man who was one of the first people to fuck with me and my website, I’ve decided to do four separate reviews for each ‘ACT’ volume. 

So, with this in mind. This is the first part of four that details years of work and experience by one of the most underrated beat makers in the game right now!

This is ACT I by Producer KHEYZINE! On this one, we get 12 tracks with MC’s such as

-Morrie Midas

-Jamar Equality 

-EricTheRed13

-Kemp Dupri

-LUNAR

-Jet$ki

-BECK

-Leo Sierra

-WOER

-MONEY MOGLY

-Omar Dee

-Curbstomp

And with this variety of names (some familiar, others new), but the fact KHEYZINE chose them already confirms their status in the game! The first and most obvious point you’ll notice is the diversity among the features. 

I know KHEYZINE is smart enough to realise if you’re going to have 12 tracks with varied production, that the same must apply to the performances, and boy do they!!

Each artist represents their own unique blend of rhythm, charisma, skill, energy, cadence, flow, everything. You can tell that you’re listening to 12 different MC’s not a handful of identical personas like you would commonly hear in the mainstream! (Where I swear 50 of the top artists sound exactly the same, indistinguishable.) 

But that’s not the case here. You can feel their specific chemistry line up with the production, you can hear their passion and conviction with every bar they spit, wearing the heart on their sleeves!

PLUS, it’s perfect because with this many different styles, it’s sure to please every hip hop head with someone, if not everybody, because of the range. If I had to play (DEVIL’S ADVOCATE) here and choose my favourite MC’s on this project, I’d have to say 

-MONEY MOGLY on Grace and -LEO SIERRA on Product of My Environment. Maybe I’m biased to the artists I’ve already heard, but they just knocked it out of the park and brought that extra level of flair and personality that I felt hit the spot where it counted! 

As far as production goes, what’s special about what KHEYZINE does is that he literally tailors each beat as a sonic extension of the featured artist. Now, this might sound obvious; you might say to yourself, ‘Of course he does, doesn’t all producers do this?’ I’m sure they try, but on this one, it feels like a part of the rapper being represented in audio form.

For example, track one -Killin Caveman, we get a heavy rock-inspired track with those rhythmic drums and long, overbearing chords that give off a 1980s Black Sabbath vibe, and who’s the MC on that? A sporadic, fast-paced, out-of-sync, and freelance type rapper going all over the place in the same unconventional method as ‘Heavy Metal’ was seen in the 80s.

Or if we look at the track I mentioned above -GRACE with MONEY MOGLY, he’s granted one of the most melodic and atmospheric beats on the whole tape with its glistening chord progressions that evolve into an aura-filled fever pitch that sets up the perfect canvas for a chaotic mindset and performance of MOGLY to swoop in and create the stunning display of contrast to entice the audience! 

Point is, it sounds like he’s taking aspects of the soul into the instrumentals and creating life infused with the artists. I guarantee you won’t find this much passion in an album, and this is just the first part! Click below for the link to buy and support, and be on the lookout for ACT II! 

https://kheyzine.bandcamp.com/album/kheyzine-product-of-my-environment-act-i