Showing posts with label new underground rap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new underground rap. Show all posts

Friday, May 2, 2014

Mr. P Chill takes underground HipHop BACK

Mr.P Chill Is a long time Hip-hop artist due to release a fresh album of liberation titled Persistence on June, 3rd 2014. It's been two years since his last release and may I say Don't sleep on this album, it packs a heavy weight title punch. Opening up with "The one word" Where Mr.P Chill tells us what to expect on the album with a brief overview of the album behind a nice beat. The album contains 17 tracks of ill beats and an old school style of rap flow. This kind of hip-hop has been lost in the archives, but Mr.P Chill has really brought it back! One of my favorite tracks is find our way home. This track has a very chill beat, something you can relax to with a very hard style of flow. It's a great mix because they complement each other well. His lyrical content is real and relatable. Another great track is Tomorrow, the beat is very different, but a good kind of different. You won't be catching this on mainstream radio! Even though it's probably better than Rick Ross. The samples are very well thought out and placed. Not to mention his flow of words is really something special. Nothing to lose will be an underground classic! The beat is new age, but not the typical trap beat. I also love the sample "freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose" It blends well with his lyrical content and speaks volumes about our society, without getting overly political. The album is great filled with a plethora of great rhyme schemes, flows and beats. Each track has its own "feel" to it and it's something you can chill to or go on a summer cruise. The beats are very old school hiphop, reminds me of something you would hear from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He has solid hooks and great features that change up the pace of each track and his style that he hand carves on each track. The production quality isn't Jay-Z level, but it doesn't subtract from the amount of work Mr.P Chill put into this album! Check it out, and support underground hip-hop!



Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Grade A, One of the best hip hop/rap underground releases of 2014

EJ Brixx and Blue Rey, of the Nashville hip-hop group Pham Nation Underground Railroad, deliver their first collaboration project entitled "Grade, A". It serves as holdover music in anticipation for their debut album, scheduled for release in late 2014. The duo aims to cover a wide spectrum of colors and sounds, by incorporating a base of jazz influence in their rhythms and rhymes, in order to capture the attention of, and engage the minds of listeners. This project is the introduction of Pham Nation Underground Railroad's signature style, which they call ADHD, or "80HD."
Grade, A Is a very unique Hip Hop group, their style is presented in a down tempo, relaxed feel. The quality is superb with well thought out rhymes. The beats have an old style sound to them yet are very unique in how they written. Their first track on Grade, A titled A sleep in Advisory. This track features a very skillful production by canismajor. The chorus and hook is very chill while the verses are up tempo and unique with skillful rhymes. Grade, A also features a few skit’s or filler songs which are actually pretty funny. It’s not the usual bogus fillers you here from mainstream artists. An example is Mr.Dee’z Project (skit) features a school setting, which is very relatable for anyone who’s been in class. Roll one has a sick chorus hook basically about smoking who can’t relate to rolling a fresh blunt? The beat is chill and runs smoothly with each verse. Daily races is one of my favorites off Grade, A it has a very nice piano beat. Opening up with a sample and the beat sampling Mad World by Gary Jules. The beat is fast with very articulate verses. With a backing for the chorus and hook that is phenomenal masked behind a sample from a news source. Overall the album is really well done and will turn some heads. Their debut album will be something very special!