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Joey Bada$$ - "World Is Bond"

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Joey Bada$$ has definitely cemented a place in the underground hip-hop scene with his 1991 mixtape and Pro Era group mixtape PEEP: the aPROcalypse characterized for his long wordplay filled bars and boom bap styled production.

"World Is Bond" is set to be on his upcoming album Summer Knights the follow up to his mixtape  and it seems like he is continuing in the same direction almost exactly with this track. Of course with added recognition his production has received a step up in budget and it feels like Statik Selektah the producer on this track is a perfect match for Joey. The beat is filled with a classic sounding piano loop over top of a great heavy head bobbing kick and snare reminiscent to a lot of the beats on 1991.

Joey is continuing to grow as an MC though with the complexity and messages within his verses maturing as he does. It is always interesting to see how an artist develops and while I don't expect anything too different from his past releases on Summer Knights that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Reks & Statik Selektah- "Sins" ft. Alias

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Accompanied by a weird video, "Sins" is a straightforward hip-hop song, based around a hook listing the seven deadly sins. The beat is the best part of this song, but none of the emcees step up to this track. This is a shame, cause I know that they are capable of better verses (on tracks like "Say Goodnight"). The hook is a too bland for me, I can get behind an anti-chorus, but this one breaks up the song too much for me. That all said, this could easily slot into your hip hop playlist or played at the next party you may or may not attend.

Reks- "Such A Showoff"

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Reks fresh off releasing last year's album Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme is set to drop another LP this year. Like R.E.K.S., it features plenty of production from Statik Selektah. A track from this forthcoming LP has just been released with a lot of lyrical talent being showed off over the Selektah beat. The production reminds me of something off of Illmatic , pushing lots of heavy on the keys and bass, with a scratched vocal cuts over the hook. Pretty sure it's a Kanye vocal, too.

That old school, braggadocious vibe runs throughout this track delivering potent rhymes and a crisp rhythms. Straight, No Chaser  is set to release April 24.

Reks- "Autographs" (prod. Statik Selektah)

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A new collaborative track from producer Statik Selektah, and a rapper who dropped one of my favorite 2011 hip hop releases, Reks. After the job these guys did together on R.E.K.S., I can't wait to hear what they've got cooking on this forthcoming release, Straight, No Chaser.

"Autographs" starts things off on a positive note, painting the long, winding road Reks has walked during his years in the rap game. Seems like everything is on the up and up, too.

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