Philadelphia, Pennsylvania underground veteran Chief Kamachi releasing his sixth studio LP & the primary after 10 years. A member of the JuJu Mob & previously of the Military of the Pharaohs collective, his first couple solo efforts Cult Standing & Concrete Gospel got here out previous to his departure after AotP’s sophomore effort Ritual of Battle & adopted the latter 2 up with The Clock of Future in addition to Rise & Rhyme and naturally Radio Raheem. Couple days after Christmas, he’s again with that Godbody.
“The 4th Lecture” is that this triumphantly hardcore intro speaking about being from a special pedigree & refusing to compromise his integrity for superstar standing whereas “Photo voltaic Return” compares himself to a piece 8 Egyptian on high of a piano-driven instrumental. “Dime Luggage of Divinity” embraces a gospel increase bap sound calling himself the solar rising over the slum tomorrow forward of “Storm the Capital” calling for us all able to be freed.
Transferring on from there, now we have Kamachi on “Bought the Soul” coming clear concerning each step he takes feeling like as if it’s the final daybreak eager to know who withdrew the sunshine main into “96 Fatigues hooking the kicks & snares again as much as discuss freedom being a unclean flag to face within the rear. “Earth Mecca” soulfully recollects the final time he noticed this queen was when she was within the block trying up on the sky simply earlier than “Concrete Prayer Rugs” provides everybody the sound of repentance.
“Astral Jail” produced by Domingo occurs to be a private favourite of mine from the drumless keys to the lyrics clearing his identify as prisoner of the celebs whereas “Breakfast in Babylon” feasts on data fairly than bread tasting like ash & despair. The self-produced “Lil Kev Ain’t a Killer” tells the story of a church boy with a pure soul spending the remainder of his life behind bars however previous to the titular outro, “NTB” ends by wanting to point out him that you simply obtained it.
Returning after a decade away from the sport, it’s solely proper that Kamachi returned with album that redefines the boundaries of religious, lyrical & uncooked hip hop. Godbody takes underground heads on sonic journey by means of the streets, the soul & the cosmos delivered with the precision & energy that solely Kamachi can convey sparking an entire complete motion fairly than being written off as merely music.
Rating: 7/10