Born 2 Die

It’s not too often you get EP’s this short. A lot of rappers and artists are too afraid to take things smaller and always trying to be grand and spectacular when sometimes the ‘less is more’ approach works best and that’s what we have here! Let’s talk about it!

This is the brand new 3 track EP by MC -Mean Mo and producers
-Alo Mega
-Gold_Magnum_Opus
-Sinamatik
with the sole feature of -Roc City Gunnah and I’ll be honest. When I saw the album art, the EP title it reminded me of Scarface! Even in his earlier work this man has surprised me with his blunt, nonchalant and raw present with the deep tones which also resembles the legend Scarface and after listening to this it has even further solidified the opinion that this man is embracing the spirit and passion of not only the old school but also Face specifically!

Once again, he’s back with his sinister cadence that makes each bar feel like audible muggings! He’s strong holding the instrumentals with his tough wordplay and sharp street lyricism that embraces his natural charisma and authentic conviction that helps make each song feel that much heavier and quality controlled!
I love how he only brings one feature with him! Despite it’s short length it’s still important to showcase the strengths of the individual involved and that’s what we got here! Shoutout out -Roc City for his killer contribution to the record!

On the opening track -Born 2 Die we get this 90’s homage beat that made me feel like I was listening to some classic -Wu Tang Clan shit! First thing to hit you are those booming/deep chords combined with those tweaking strings as well as those droning drums and sharp synth chords! Simple yet powerful in execution, had my head bumping all day!

In track two -Scissorz it felt like I was hit with a synth/electronic wave of sounds straight to the brain! Firstly you’ve got those glorified sci fi chords that takeover the track like an alien abducting you while listening to this!
You’ve got that disgustingly heavy bass strings and minimal drums that are just as weighted as the bass and work as a duo chemistry to audibly kick you in the chest!

On the final track -Trials we have what I’d consider the most traditional ‘Hip-Hop’ style track of the three! In this one we have those tweaking strings and low bass that work in a contrast pair to create an interesting atmosphere! They are met with some secondary sharp synth strings and stripped back drums that wrap all the instruments all together to create a beat that reminded me of 90’s era ‘Cypress Hill’ this is the track where Roc City kills it!

For a three track EP this was insane! Solid vocal work with some tight production and a dope feature! And only $1 on Bandcamp? There’s no excuses not to cop and support!