New shock EP & the eighth general from Montréal, Québec, Canada emcee, producer & engineer Mike Shabb. Rising within the spring of 2018 off his full-length debut Northwave, he would proceed to make his presence recognized by placing out his final 7 EPs & just a few mixtapes earlier than gaining notoriety for engineering Boldy James’ fifth album Honest Change No Theft together with producing “Switches on The whole lot” off Hitler Wears Hermes X & enlisting his mentor Nicholas Craven to totally produce his fifth EP Shadow Moses from high to backside. Hood Olympics & Sewaside III had been each stable in their very own rights, following up Shabb Van Gogh in addition to Battle the Energy! & Vrai Rap Keb! to have Drega33 produce The Misplaced Tapes.
The jazzy “Don Gargon” formally kicks us off speaking about how he can’t be seconded out by anybody whereas “Nike Tech” goes for a growth bap vibe instrumentally questioning why individuals performing like he isn’t pushing hip hop tradition ahead. “Kiss & Inform” embraces a extra psychedelic sound speaking about maintaining shit to himself simply earlier than “Proof Flicks” hops over a naked saxophone loop whacking up anybody who fucks round with him.
“Dudududu” continues the ultimate half of The Misplaced Tapeson some soulfully funky shit speaking about dying for this shit since he’s approach too deep into it & as soon as “Jet2” continues the crooning sampling methods calling out somebody who’s performing all robust when everybody is aware of that isn’t the case with him, the closing observe “World Go Spherical” wraps issues up combining chipmunk soul & jazz so he can discuss cash making the globe spin.
It was already introduced earlier this week that he’s engaged on Sewaside IV & I’ve no clue whether or not that’s coming earlier than or after Hood Olympics 2, however I wasn’t anticipating Mike Shabb to drop one other prolonged play so quickly after Vrai Rap Keb! turned a number of the best French hip hop I’ve heard just lately. He takes a backseat from the manufacturing so Drega33 can pull inspiration from drumless, growth bap, chipmunk soul, jazz rap, psychedelia & funk all for Montréal’s best to physique himself.
Rating: 9/10