Right here is the ninth studio LP from Oakland, California recording artist & educator Ras Ceylon. Broadly accepted for being the very first Sri Lankan emcee to emerge throughout the western hip hop canon by making his 1999 debut, he would later go on to affix the Wu-Tang Killa Beez collective & drop 7 extra full-lengths. Nonetheless, he enlisted the late Oli “Energy” Grant to govt producer Scrollz of Lion Rock previous to his passing with Holy Toledo Productions founder M-80 dealing with the A&R duties.
After the compositional “Grand Entrance (Sigriya)” intro, “Phrase is Bond” that includes Cappadonna & Timbo King finds the trio over a growth bap instrumental reminding the world who they’re whereas “Dis.Information.Age” samples “Gazzillion Ear” by the late MF DOOM to speak in regards to the rise of misinformation. “Ancestors” that includes Ras Kass joins forces to debate the fearless of black folks whereas “Buzzsaw” that includes Timbo King & ninth Prince dismantles all business crops.
“Rebellion” switches issues up with a lure beat speaking about how he doesn’t conceal from shit main into “Duality” that includes Timbo King produced by Arithmetic reaching the midway level with my favourite tune right here explaining that folks both put the work in for glory or they merely don’t. “Worldwide Flex” that includes Tuff Like Iron & Yung Shanty brings every thing collectively to go worldwide with it simply earlier than “Coronary heart Muscle” soulfully breaks down his perception in love.
Timbo King seems as soon as once more on “Free the World” speaking about preventing to win whereas “Land Seize” dabbled with lure once more, sustaining the aware subject material. “River 2 Sea” that includes Solomon Childs requires an finish to the Gaza genocide & all apartheid however after “Sword Swingin’” that includes Planet Asia & Timbo King tries to see who’s pen cuts the deepest, the outro “Blessingz” that includes Prodigal Sunn ends the album advising to not take life with no consideration.
Constructed on the inventive basis of Jacket Fulla Medalz a pair years in the past, Scrollz of Lion Rock elevates Ras Ceylon’s partnership with Timbo King into a totally realized long-form assertion that cements him throughout the Wu-Tang Killa Beez lineage whereas highlighting his distinctive globally grassroots voice enlisting visitors who assist prolonged the narratives pushed. The manufacturing’s primarily rooted within the conventional growth bap sound confronting themes of energy, resistance, survival & cultural reminiscence with precision & weight.
Rating: 7/10