That is the sophomore effort from underground superduo Double Dragon. Consisting of Louisville, Kentucky emcee & Mobstyle Music founder Bukshot in addition to San Jose, California goth hop pioneer Kung Fu Vampire respectively, these guys made their eponymous debut as a unit to start with of 2021 taking their chemistry to new heights after making a reputation for themselves individually for the previous few many years & collaborating with each other on a number of cases. 3 years later, they’re reforming to interrupt down the Large Bother with Double Dragon.
After the “Dragons of the Black Pool” intro, the primary music “Large Bother” produced by MIKE SUMMERS a.ok.a. Seven works in a Chinese language pattern & components of horrorcore getting pleasure of tasting blood whereas “Ruthless” ominously talked in regards to the ruthlessness of the duo that has been absent for 4 lengthy years. “Out the Mud” that includes C-Mob displays making it after coming from completely nothing simply earlier than “Creatures” talks about leaving the Double Dragon imprint in your brow when it’s all stated & achieved.
“Nemesis Me” hooks up a outstanding vocal pattern through the hook breaking down the idea of being your personal worst enemy main into “Mushroom Clouds” speaking about having a blast & turning the audio system all the best way up loud. “Gods of Battle” that includes Str8jaket dabbles with entice metallic letting or not it’s recognized we’re in the midst of the apocalypse whereas “Lurkers” talks about Double Dragon being creators & advising to respect the shooter.
As for “Within the Void”, now we have Bukshot & Kung Fu Vampire wickedly discussing the clouds turning black & listening to white noise till “The place the Items Match” brings Buk Norris on the altar searching for forgiveness figuring put the placements of those metaphorical puzzle items. “Solar Don’t Shine” that includes Gorilla Voltage brings each duos collectively to deliver karma in your doorstep, however then “Cooler in a Coffin” suggests one would look higher off lifeless.
“By no means Say Die” hooks up these pianos & bells all through that I discover to be fairly infectious asking to be taken again through the days of Saturday cartoons through the Eighties & the Golden Period of the Endeavor-owned TKO Group Holdings division WWE coming off WrestleMania XLI with John Cena defeating Cody Rhodes to surpass Ric Aptitude as a 17-time WWE world champion & the present TNA World Champion Joe Hendry being 14-time WWE world champion Randy Orton’s thriller opponent whereas “Black Smoke” warns the place those that’ll be disrespecting the Double Dragon can be taken. “Stranger Issues” that includes Joey Cool closes Large Bother with Double Dragon by homaging the Netflix sequence in honor of its upcoming fifth & remaining season.
Once you have a look at the truth that each members of Double Dragon grew up within the 80s, it solely is sensible for them to do a sophomore effort impressed by the movie Large Bother with Little China as a result of the listening expertise can be enhanced for anybody who’s seen that film. Any large fan of Eighties popular culture & hidden Easter eggs can say it does a little bit further for you if you become familiar with the film on high of Seven’s high quality manufacturing & the chemistry feeling tighter.
Rating: 8/10