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Skitzo Got It With "Gone Get It"

Have you ever found yourself getting in the car, or trying to get in a bubbly mood, but can’t quite find the song? This is the song. Skitzo’s “Gone Get It” is a lighthearted flow, with an energetic vibe. Get into these categories…

Bop: This song is a great minimalist bop. The beat is simple but the flow is bubbling. This is a low-key bop; a song you can put on to perk you up before work, without worrying about missing your favorite part before you get out to clock in. I think we need to give more credit to minimalist bops; songs that just hit, without doing too much.


AirPods Quality: “Gone Get It” doesn’t skimp on production. This song is crisp, lyrics come in clear, and the beat quality doesn’t get compromised between devices. While this song is a minimalist bop, the caliber of song isn’t sacrificed at all! This song is very fun to listen to in your AirPods, especially on noise cancellation mode. Because it is a minimalist bop that doesn’t distract with too many sounds, you can crank this one up and feel it in your bones, without that crackling sound happening. Shout out to the production.

Knock Value: As mentioned, you can bump this during your workout and get a nice burn started. But it is versatile; Skitzo created something that has good knock value, but isn’t over the top; not everyone can do that. This song can be turned all the way up, and anyone within earshot is going to want to keep listening.


Misogyny Meter: This one goes UP anywhere!! A song that focuses on the money without having to belittle anyone else is a song we love. This song is inspiring and energizing. As mentioned multiple times, the minimalism is where this song shines. Skitzo stays in the pocket, and doesn’t take cheap shots at anyone else just to make a bar rhyme. Great work.


Overall, this song is really solid. Great production, great lyrics, minimalist beat, and the perfect delivery to accompany the song. Give this one a FEW listens!

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The Undeniable: N E Z

This platform is a NEZI MOMODU STAN platform. To be perfectly clear.

This is a long overdue write up of rap's next powerhouse: Nezi Momodu. When we first heard "N.E.Z.", we were BEGGING to write about the song. The lyricism, the bravada, the effervescence of this song was bubbling out of our email inbox. Some of DJ Show's live viewers have probably heard us say how much we wanted to be able to loudly rejoice in the brilliance that is Nezi Momodu, but with great patience comes great reward.


Last week, Nezi released "N.E.Z.", the highly anticipated single from The Wordplay Queen and immediately received much deserved celebration. The video, linked below, pays homage to Momodu's inspirations.


The flawless faced rapper dons glossed lips pursed to the iconic Missy Elliot-esque fish lens, and just as quickly, Nezi flashes across the screen in a splendorous floor-length royal blue fur coat. Jaw. Drop.


Let's get to the categories:


Bop: Yes.


Oh, you want more details?


This is a CERTIFIED, SNOOP DOGG APPROVED BOP. If Uncle Snoop reposts it in his story, it's legit. The first eight seconds of the song are going to draw you in. This ain't no kiddie rap. This is real. raw. rap. bars. The first WORD of her first verse ("Muthafuckahhh") will put you in a Debo chokehold. You're GOING to want to know what she says after that, and she WILL NOT disappoint. The verses are undeniably perfect. Her flow, her tone, her syntax, her cadence on the beat-- AND THE BEAT! All combined, make for a fun pre-spring song, but will certainly have year-round play, you can bet that.

AirPods Quality: Perfection. (I've actually listened to this song multiple ways, and my favorite is in my car). This song is mixed perfectly. Produced by Beat Busta, the nostalgia of the beat, and even how it's mixed, is really refined, especially in your AirPods. You are going to want to listen to this song at its highest level, and when you do, you won't have to worry about any distortion. This song is crystal clear.

Knock Value: The production on this song doesn't call for a stupendous amount of knock, however, there is no shortage of knock in this song. Because Nezi's lyrics are so solid, and so well-delivered, her voice is it's own beat; it adds to the knock value of the song. Where some songs rely on the beat drops or for the engineer to mold the beat to the artist, it is no mystery that Nezi is able to deliver her own jaw dropping verse transitions, without the assistance of the beat. The two knock separately, and compliment each other for a really dope song.


Misogyny Meter: LET YOU GIVE ME BRAIN IN THE BLACK JAGUAR! Rap music is big on whose mouth is on who. Usually, women are the objects in the scenario, all gaping mouths for rappers in white tees. We love a rap queen reminding men that they, too, can be of service. This song is for the whole crew. We can pull up to this song like a fireside chat and bump this 100x before the sun sets.


We are very excited and proud to see what is to come for Nezi Momodu. Plan-A Radio has been a fan for a long time now. Nezi was interviewed by Ink last year during the early pandemic Femcee Fridays on Instagram. Nezi Momodu is a star, naturally. You just heard that she was hot? Then, bitch, you late!


Website


N.E.Z. (Official Video)

https://youtu.be/XV_0IPV4Jao


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The whole Truth, and nothing but...

Hip hop heads, backpack rappers, boom bap beat aficionados: you’ll feel me on this one.



Bop: Kvng4way has a great rap voice. It is reminiscent of Beanie Siegel, but a little fresher. While previously, our “Bop” category has included some ass-shakery, this is a long drive vibe bop. It feels like our favorite 90s and 00s New York hip hop movies and music videos; cool blue filter, a street corner with forty niggas wearin timbs’ and Enyce hoodies. This is that feeling. The verses are so well delivered, it leaves you wanting to replay to find those lyrical easter eggs. Kvng4way has a great grasp of lyrical content, delivery, and rap appeal.


AirPods Quality: The mix on this song is a bit raw. It still sounds really good in the ‘Pods. The bass on this song can become entrancing, if you like that kind of vibe. If you’re into the backpack rap vibe, you’ll love the quality of this song. The vocals come in higher than the beat; it sounds like he’s right in your ear. You can hear the push behind his Ps, the hiss in his S’s, even the coy in his laugh between the first and second verse. The engineer did a great job of adding panning aspects of both the instrumentation AND the vocals without being overpowering or annoying. It is a brilliant touch from his production team. Kvng4way has great adlibs that are layered and textured and staggered, which sounds like a lot, but when you listen, it works really well.


Knock Value: this song knocks. Period. It’s a vibe that carries through the song. It’s consistent. It’s honest. He’s feels like his own choir. The song has a poetic build up. It feels like he recorded it in one take. And even if he didn’t, Kvng4way delivers in that raw, Method Man, aggressive tone that adds pressure to the climax of the song.

Misogyny Meter: You can play this song with the crew. The whole crew. I love that this song is uplifting everyone. Kings and Queens (NB Royalty included!), this song is a vibe for us all. We truly miss a lost of the camaraderie of hip hop when we exclude or belittle communities, and this song feels like we're ALL in the cypher, being uplifted in song.


The Truth is a great song. It’s raw and honest. It’s one of those songs. One of the songs you throw on that “chillin” playlist. If you love a good hip hop song that you can play around anybody, this is that song. It’s empowering and strong. In times when a lot of music is CAP, it’s refreshing to have a song that isn’t that; a song that remembers the craft of rap: rhythm and poetry. This song is a poem. It is a movement. If you need some truth, listen up: Kvng4way is delivering.


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