‘Official’ ft. NoJo Wallace showcases the best of Albertyda1st’s abilities- his smooth melodic yet hard delivery paired with a variety of flows, laidback production from Beck, and a slick feature verse from NoJo, result in a great track. Incredibly replayable (I’ve listened to it over 75 times in the past 3 days), this track’s catchy verses and chill choruses mesh together ve3ry well. Another memorable aspect of this track is Albertyda1st’s writing on the second verse. He discusses making his relationship with his girl official…

Some people just want to watch the world burn, but some people are gonna set it on fire themselves. Gao the Arsonist, with help from the production master Dr. Skywalker, absolutely murders these five tracks on the short 'The Hallowed - EP’ as he questions authority and traditional culture. Intense, high energy delivery invoked a sense of dread and anger - the kind of emotion only true artists can make you feel…

Dallas duo LastBornKings’ debut album accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do: high-intensity and high-energy bangers that stick in your head for days. The catchy chorus on ‘Beast is Loose’ and animal-themed violence on ‘P.A.N’ are memorable highs, and LAPAULHEADHUNCHO and Fimp Da Pimp provide brief style-switches to keep the album fresh…