doPE is a superduo consisting of Los Angeles, California musician, songwriter, creator & actor John Densmore alongside Hempstead, New York emcee, songwriter & producer Chuck D. The latter of whom gained notoriety for being the frontman of the seminal political hip hop outfit Public Enemy & the opposite broke out because the drummer for one in all rock music’s most celebrated bands: The Doorways. Each members introduced their formation just a few months earlier & are dropping a debut album beneath SpitSLAM Information.
“each tick tick tick” begins with a cool rap rock intro the place Chuck’s speaking about ageism, sexism & racism being in the best way of individuals residing their each day lives whereas the title monitor discusses elders being the roof that shelters the youth. “doomsay” returns to a rap rock sound for a gritty description of the apocalypse & after a recitation of “The Bone of my Father” by Etheridge Knight, we’ve “i like that i don’t love” soulfully ending the first half talking of The Rhyme Animal’s relevancy.
As for “persons are strangers”, we’ve doPE suggesting to not even strive at being mates with them in the event you solely know of them whereas “breakthru” spends 115 seconds speaking concerning the rise of know-how over the course of their lives. “ops3ssion” does it’s job masterfully fusing Public Enemy’s politically charged lyrics with 70s rock instrumentation whereas “everybody dies” following a studying of “Djali II” by Kamau Daáood concludes no nation for previous males by offering 1 final essential message for the youthful generations listening.
Initially launched as a Report Retailer Day unique final month, doPE’s full-length studio debut lastly arrives streaming providers a month later & would say no nation for previous males joins Radio Armageddon & Black Sky Over the Initiatives: Residence 2025 by way of the run Chuck D has musically been on for the previous 12 months. The manufacturing impressively mixes hip hop with funk & rock, sprinkling hints of spoken phrase alongside the best way to supply some social commentary many want to listen to.
Rating: 8/10