Yeah I'm back. I decided to push back against the mumble bullshit and focus on showcasing the fresh boom bap hip hop albums only.
No more wasting time listening to everything made each month. if it ain't East Coast Boom Bap style music I don't want to hear that shit.
But let's be clear, there are plenty of muhfukas in New York doing that mumble shit. They will be ignored. If it ain't that raw, gritty, grimey, articulate witty and clever word play over a Boom Bap beat I won't even mention it. You fuckers don't exist to me so don't ask if I heard of Little Pookie Pook or Man Man.
Boom Bap is about bars. Boom Bap is about using the foundation of Black Soul, Jazz and R&B music to lay a melodic foundation for a real emcee to spit his or her bars on.
The words can tell a funny story, speak about politics, street or corporate crime, sex and just enjoying the moment. But there must be words and word play.
Boom Bap is not beeps, screams and fart sounds. Boom Bap means something to both the listener and the rapper. Boom Bap is timeless. Boom Bap is hip hop.
So without further rambling let's get into it.
The best Boom Bap album of March 2021 is titled March by Brooklyn's own Papoose.
Whether it is gentrification, catching a buck 50, getting your pockets ran or celebrating his old Earth Papoose let's the world know that even though the calendar has changed and some shiny new buildings may have sprouted out of vacant lots around the city that grimey NYC is still with us and is as cold as ever.
Pap let's the world know that the fantasy of the whitewashed gentrified streets of New York is just that, a fantasy.
The stand out track on the album in my opinion is Don't Make Your Real produced by Pete Rock. This joint made me reminisce about riding around NYC with my homeboys looking for something to get into or maybe just talking about life and being in the now in the middle of a cold city on a hot summer night.
The second best joint making it's rounds is NBA Rhyme Scheme produced by DJ Premier. The song is tight but Don't Make Your Real is the one I will be playing the most I have to admit.
Check it out for yourself.
