Tha God Fahim – “Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 7” review

Here we have the 54th EP from Atlanta, Georgia emcee/producer Tha God Fahim. Starting as an affiliate of Griselda Records as well as being 1/3 of the Dump Gawds alongside Mach-Hommy & Your Old Droog, we also can’t ignore the massive discography that he’s managed to build for himself, some of the standouts include Breaking Through tha Van Allen Belts & Dump Assassins. He’s been putting out amongst his best material in the past few years like the Camoflauge Monk-produced Dark Shogunn Assassin, the Nature Sounds-backed Iron Bull, the Nicholas Craven-produced Dump Gawd: Shot Clock King series, the Oh No-produced Berserko, Dump Gawd: Rhyme Pays produced by Mike Shabb, Tha Supreme Hoarder of All Pristine Wealth. Supreme Dump Legend: Soul Cook Saga produced by Cookin’ Soul & Machine Gun Vocabulary produced produced by Cartune Beatz. Coming off Lethal Weapon the other day, Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 7 is keeping the Dumpathon alive.

“From the Void” is this soulful intro likening people fucking with the Dump Gawd to gambling whereas “Falsified Documents” hooks up this string sample talking about being an envelope pusher & a master cooker at the same time. “Simple Math” takes the chipmunk soul route telling everyone to keep a positive attitude just before “Real Gainz” smacks the evil out of demons’ mouths giving consequences to those who go against the brotherhood.

The song “Strategic Plans” works in some crooning vocal sampling comparing his squad to the Avengers owned by The Walt Disney Company subsidiary Marvel while “Not tha Only One” maintains the chipmunk soul vibes talking about life being a lonely one sometimes. “Fallen from Grace” ends the EP with these pianos talking about him always trying to love something.

Lethal Weapon was a solid showcasing of Drega33’s talents behind the boards & Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 7 takes it back to what makes the series so beloved warming up for Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 8 tomorrow. Nicholas Craven’s production on this one is more prominently boom bap centered with the elements of chipmunk soul, jazz rap & drumless all revealing themselves at points during the 15 & a half minutes.

Score: 4.5/5

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Tha God Fahim – “Lethal Weapon” review

Atlanta, Georgia emcee/producer Tha God Fahim dumpin’ his 53rd EP ahead of Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 7 tomorrow. Starting as an affiliate of Griselda Records as well as being 1/3 of the Dump Gawds alongside Mach-Hommy & Your Old Droog, we also can’t ignore the massive discography that he’s managed to build for himself, some of the standouts include Breaking Through tha Van Allen Belts & Dump Assassins. That said: He’s been on a CRAZY ass run since 2023 with the standouts being the Camoflauge Monk-produced Dark Shogunn Assassin, the Nature Sounds-backed Iron Bull, the Nicholas Craven-produced Dump Gawd: Shot Clock King series, the Oh No-produced Berserko, Dump Gawd: Rhyme Pays produced by Mike Shabb, Tha Supreme Hoarder of All Pristine Wealth. Supreme Dump Legend: Soul Cook Saga produced by Cookin’ Soul & Machine Gun Vocabulary produced by Cartune Beatz. We got a 2nd AND a 3rd installment to Tha Myth Who Never Quit. Taking a breather from of the Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap saga, Drega33 is being brought in to produce Lethal Weapon.

“Leave Nothin’ Left” is this soulful intro boasting the brutality he has with sounds whereas “Tha Speed Force” goes for a drumless chipmunk soul direction instrumentally talking about having vengeance in his heart & wisdom in his mind. “Stay Warm” takes the sample-driven boom bap route moving at speeds that’re pretty much hard to be calculated just before “Silver Bullet” maintains the chipmunk soul edge likening his pockets to Peter Griffin from Family Guy on the Fox Corporation’s flagship property.

To start the 2nd half, “Make Believe” flexing that he’s a misfit with supreme linguistics leading into the crooning “Stronger Than Feelings” talking about him chillin’ on a yacht eating chicken parmesan. “Direct Path” hooks up this orchestral sample on telling everyone not to underestimate themselves & take themselves for granted prior to “Floater” promising to end all height with the techniques of Michael Jai White.

Was expectin Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 7 to come out first since the whole series has been gradually showing improvements in the last 4 months, but Lethal Weapon will hold off until that time comes in a few days. Drega33 gets a chance to let the underground know what he’s capable of behind the boards with his sample-heavy production pulling from boom bap, drumless & chipmunk soul for Fahim showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Score: 3.5/5

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Tha God Fahim – “Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 6” review

Atlanta, Georgia emcee/producer Tha God Fahim continuing the Dumpathon with his 52nd EP. Starting as an affiliate of Griselda Records as well as being 1/3 of the Dump Gawds alongside Mach-Hommy & Your Old Droog, we also can’t ignore the massive discography that he’s managed to build for himself, some of the standouts include Breaking Through tha Van Allen Belts & Dump Assassins. That said: He’s been on a CRAZY ass run in 2023 with the standouts being the Camoflauge Monk-produced Dark Shogunn Assassin, the Nature Sounds-backed Iron Bull, the Nicholas Craven-produced Dump Gawd: Shot Clock King series, the Oh No-produced Berserko, Dump Gawd: Rhyme Pays produced by Mike Shabb, Tha Supreme Hoarder of All Pristine Wealth. Supreme Dump Legend: Soul Cook Saga produced by Cookin’ Soul & Machine Gun Vocabulary produced by Cartune Beatz. We got a 2nd AND a 3rd installment to Tha Myth Who Never Quit until starting the Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap saga that spawned a 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th entry in only a few months. 48 hours after the last one, Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap 6 has arrived.

“Symptoms” fuses jazz rap & chipmunk soul together calling his rhymes magnificently significant whereas “Disconnection” soulfully talks about never recovering by any chance on God’s green Earth from this knuckle sandwich he’s on the verge of giving y’all. “Korin” brings in these horns boasting that no one is surpassing him lyrically while the crooning “Over 9000” homages the iconic Dragon Ball Z line delivered by Vegeta.

The song “Crusher” hooks up a sample-heavy boom bap instrumental referring to himself as a phenomenal occurrence with no explanation while the soulful “Destruction Achieved” promises to hit the stage with the same machete that Jason Voorhees carries on him. “Tha Invitation” finishes with more sampling on top of him talking about getting his next belt & never taking a vacation since the Supreme Dump Goat is taking off.

Nearly every Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap EP we’ve gotten since November all have vaguely similar redeemable qualities & the latest here takes it even further. The hardcore hip hop vibes they’re known for are still prevalent so are the jazz rap, chipmunk soul, boom bap & drumless undertones that both of them have pulled influence from during the course of their careers except they occasionally experiment with vaporwave at 1 point.

Score: 4.5/5

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Vega7 the Ronin – “The Ghost Orchid” review

Here we have the 5th studio LP from Queens, New York emcee Vega7 the Ronin. Emerging after enlisting Danish beatsmith Machacha to produce his debut EP The Lead Lined Wall, he would go on to land feature placement on the 5th & final entry of Ty Farris’ historic No Cosign Just Cocaine mixtape series & tap in with Superior for his debut Sleep’s the Cousin. I equally enjoyed the Body Bag Ben-produced Kawasaki Killers, reuniting with Machacha for The Ghost Orchid after a mixtape along with an EP & the previous album album Griotes of the 3rd Rail.

After the “Floating Secret” intro, the first song “Quoth the Raven” references 14-time WWE world champion, 4-time WWE tag team champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion & WWE United States Champion Randy Orton and WWE Hall of Famer, former 2-time WWE world champion, ECW World Television Champion, 6-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Team Champion, 4-time & the final WWE Hardcore Champion, TNA World Champion & TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam whereas the sample-driven “Toast the Spiritz” talks about hearing a ghost in his liver staying nice & stylized in the Karl Kanis with the gats.

“Paper Presidents” works in a guitar driven boom bap beat making it clear he only cares about family & the paper incorporating a bar referring to BJW認定デスマッチヘビー級チャンピオン & WWE Hall of Famer Abdullah the Butcher prior to bilingual “K.R.E.A.M.” featuring Trepac spits beat in both the English & Danish languages. “Ritual”, talks about being legitimate if he ever calls you his brother just before “Barefoot Contessa” references WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time WWE Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Team Champion & NWA World Tag Team Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin.

As for “Stained Glass Ghost”, we have Vega7 giving a middle finger to the pressure since he can bench & lift the weight up as if he’s a fitness trainer calling himself the demon in the church while “Hokage Mountain” featuring André DeSaint, Jamil Honesty & Shottie brings the quartet together over a rap rock instrumental to restore the feeling. “A Flower for Farewell” symphonically flexes his lyrics being a relic of the past while “The World’s Borough” featuring Book$ & Paddy Duke ahead of the “Anden Del” outro represents their stomping grounds Queens to the fullest.

3 years have already passed since The Lead Line Wall properly introduced the underground world to one of the best songwriters in the game today Vega7 the Ronin emerged with Denmark’s finest producer currently & they get back a week after the anniversary to see the growth in their chemistry since they last got together for a whole body of work. Machacha’s production stays prominently grounded in the traditional boom bap sound & Vega7’s lyricism blends elements of both hardcore & abstract hip hop.

Score: 4/5

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Rim – “Corner Disciple” review

Brooklyn, New York emcee Rim teaming up with Vanderslice for his 6th LP. Notable for being 1/2 of Da Villins, he also embarked on a solo career in 2018 with his debut EP Ugandan Lunch Meat along with the debut album Dead on Arrival & the sophomore effort KeeP! It Ville. Couple more EPs Algorhythms & Poetic Substance preluded Phresh Waves, which was followed by 2 more EPs; M!nd State produced by Finn & later Verse Ability. Both installments of Rimbrandt were ok & $5 Holla was a little better, although Corner Disciple had more potential to be his best.

“Da Corner” intro by BRNGTN kinda has this drumless reggae flip that sticks out calling himself a drug game participant whereas “If It’s Hot” featuring Maffew Ragazino & Planet Asia gives off a jazzier boom bap edge kicking the bitch-made out since they were never needed & out of both guest verses, Asia’s stood out to me the most. “Stick to the Plan” works in these pianos taking jabs at those always complaining about something leading into “Daily Crimes” featuring Illa Ghee ominously walking the ghetto forest speaking orders.

We have Rim over this mobster-style beat on “Night Drives” talking about taking his whip out for a spin during the evenings while “Him Did It” ruggedly cautioning to check the signs before striking. “Hazul Story” returns to the boom bap showing off his storytelling abilities prior to “Bodega Apostles” featuring Aye Wun & Spit Gemz bringing the trio together discussing their prophets statuses in the street corners. “1 Day” breaks down the possible experiences one could have while “Faction of Action” featuring Lørd Skø & Rock ends with all 3 of them warning not to slip.

Only a little over 2 months since Stuyville put out their sophomore effort albeit 3rd body of work together overall Welcome to Stuyville produced by Camoflauge Monk & 38 Spesh to high acclaim amongst underground heads, the Pennsylvania veteran gets with the Brownsville lyricist for his most essential body of work. Rim’s songwriting is top notch & Vansleazy’s gritty yet well polished production only elevates it.

Score: 4.5/5

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Bishop Nehru – “Now or Never” review

This is the self-produced 4th studio LP from New York emcee/producer Bishop Nehru. Starting out dropping a couple beat tapes before emerging in the underground off the solid debut mixtape Nehruvia, he profile would only begin to increase in 2014 by signing to Mass Appeal Records & form the duo NehruvianDOOM alongside the late MF DOOM & putting out an overlooked self-titled effort together that same fall. Bishy would leave Mass Appeal a couple years later to drop 2 full-lengths Elevators & My Disregarded Thoughts on his own, both of which I look at as some of the best shit he’s ever done. He would also drop 7 EPs & 5 more mixtapes, the most recent of the 2 being Kult Life: From Pain to Paintings. He found Solace in Shadows in November & has returned 4 months later with Now or Never.

The synth-driven trap instrumental on “Back Around” caught me off guard at first although I quickly came appreciate the subject matter of him still having his piece of mind & warning to stay if you go against the grain whereas “Cash Rules” significantly experiments with sample drill chopping up “C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)” by the almighty Wu-Tang Clan referencing 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, former 5-time WWE world champion, 11-time WWE tag team champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion & TNA World Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash. 

“Chocolate Pain” flips the viral Tay Zonday hit “Chocolate Rain” laughing at those who thought he’d fall off while “Couldn’t Get By” samples “Wouldn’t Get Far” by The Game featuring & produced by Ye formerly known as Kanye West to talk about trying to get what’s his. “Face Down” offers more of a quirky trap vibe promising you’ll be ignored if you keep fucking with him just before “Figured It Out” hooks up some 808s talking about finding peace.

Moving on from there, “Front!” brings the sample drill influences back sampling the iconic Pharrell single “Frontin’” featuring JAY-Z so he can keep it blood with a chick who wants to front on him leading into “Glory” talking about trying to become highly renown. “Henny Black” feels more rage-inducing discussing his life being what he imagined it being & “How Many?” was a great Valentine’s Day theme trap single.

“Nothing to Lose” switches it up with what I consider to be a little bit of a summertime ode with it’s sample heavy sound sticking to the script while “OOTC” focuses on trying to make more paper & get his mind right simultaneously. “Stuck in the Dark” closes Now or Never with a cloudy trap beat talking about everyone not imagining that he would take it as far as he has & him continuing to raise the bar through versatility.

Bishy Chulo has always stood out for his range & if you think you’re gonna get the same boom bap production that was primarily on Solace in Shadows, you might be disappointed. He gives sample drill a shot giving respect to songs I grew up listening to since we’re the same age, prominently keeping it in trap territory with hints of both cloud rap & rage to significantly lesser extents.

Score: 3.5/5

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Che Noir – “Seeds of Babylon” review

Buffalo emcee/producer Che Noir recruiting Superior for her 8th EP. Discovering her after 38 Spesh signed Che to TCF Music Group & fully produced her first 3 EPs, her Apollo Brown-produced full-length debut As God Intended & then her self-produced 4th EP After 12 during the 2nd half of 2020 was where her potential began to blossom exponentially. She has since followed this up with the sophomore effort Food for Thought as well as The Last Remnants, the Big Ghost Ltd.-produced Noir or Never, The Color Chocolate & more recently The Lotus Child. It’s been only 5 months since the latter, the Seeds of Babylon have now been planted.

After the intro, the first song “Revelation” soulfully kicks it all off talking about getting a crown after trying to save this rap shit whereas “Bow & Arrow” kinda has a funkier vibe to the beat treating the money as if it’s a fish on a pole. “Sovereignty” goes drumless staying on the grind refusing to go for a day off & after the interlude, “Jynx’s Dream” is really a Jynx716 solo cut giving him a couple minutes to shine by himself.

“Ivory” works in some bongos to reflect on the days when she was surviving in the jungle while “Midnight” featuring ICECOLDBISHOP finds the pair talking about seeing rookies become masters outta special ed. The final song “Destiny Rose” prior to the outro strips the drums once again in favor of these bare strings expressing the joy that she gets out of motherhood being unlike anything else.

When discussing the EPs in Che’s discography, Seeds in Babylon has to be my favorite of her’s since Noir or Never couple years ago & I even enjoyed it as much as The Lotus Child this past fall. Superior keeps pushing himself as one of the German hip hop scene’s most in-demand producers currently & his sound combined with the Buffalo standout’s conscious lyricism makes her first offering of the year more than salvageable to any longtime fan of either of them.

Score: 4.5/5

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Tierre Diaz – “Maniflex” review

Worcester, Massachusetts emcee & actor Tierre Diaz returning 6 years after his full-length debut studio album Energy by making the sophomore effort his Armed Robbery Entertainment debut. Ever since performing the Clown Drip Stage at the 21st annual Gathering of the Juggalos which is the only Gathering that I’ve ever been to in my lifetime, he’s been seeing the biggest successes of his career whether it be DJ Clay signing him to A•R or forming the B.A.R.S. supergroup over 12 months ago exactly. He performed at this year’s Juggalo Weekend, so it makes sense to drop Maniflex a month later.

“The Wave” begins with a cloudy trap instrumental talking about everyone else being in a whole different lane compared to him whereas the title track keeps it atmospheric so he can shine as if he never even left. “Prime” goes for a guitar-driven trap direction keeping focused & never noticing others leading into “B.O.T.H. (Blood On The Hood)” showing a bit of a Memphis influence getting violent.

As for “Shiny”, going for a cloudier trap vibe once again telling everyone to quit acting as if they’re blind to the success he’s been seeing these past several years just before “Let’s Live” hooks up these prominent horns trying to go to places he ain’t ever been. “Bad Meets Killa” featuring Royce da 5’9” & produced by Johnny Slash returning to the boom bap to lay out hardcore lyricism, but then “Fantastic” featuring Ant G aptly explains how they’ve been.

The Insane Clown Posse joins Tierre for “Trending Topics” that Shaggytheairhead laced poking fun at everyone who be following trends while “Michael Myers Jordan Jackson” after the “MMJJ” interlude talks about being a mix of the Halloween antagonist, the greatest basketball player of all-time & the king of pop. “How Can I Sleep?” featuring King Gordy & Zitro ominously gets the trio in their wicked shit bags while “So It Is (RAPfirmations)” talks about being the person he always wanted to become.

“Delight” featuring Romey Sklar fuses trap & pop rap displaying a sensual side to both of them while “Girlfriend” embraces a rap rock sound talking about a woman who wants to date him. “urself” encourages everyone to be their true selves since ain’t nobody gonna come close to being you while “Time” continues the cloudiness talking every day being anew & hitting snooze.

The song “What’s Next for Me” aggressively nears the end of Tierre’s long-awaited Armed Robbery debut maintaining the fusion of hip hop & rock courtesy of Zug Izland guitarist Mike P. confessing that he’s unsure of whatever God has planned for him continuing to take the road he’s been going nonetheless & “Last Breath” is this gloomy trap outro talking about not wanting to have any regrets when his time to go comes.

In the 6 years since Energy, the Worcester artist/actor has had quite a few realized goals or dreams of his becoming manifested all in this era of his career & Maniflex attests to his growth since he first started making music. The production shows influences of boom bap, trap, rap rock & horrorcore with some of his biggest influences joining him on the mic spreading a message that has changed Tierre for the better & could change yours too.

Score: 4/5

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Seth Narley – “The American Dream: Son of a Dealer” review

This is the 8th EP from South Bronx, New York emcee Seth Narley. Dropping his debut EP 5am on Crosby in 2019, he would later follow it up by putting out the Trissland trilogy & drop 3 more EPs last year; Night at the Roxy, A Millbrook Story & S.A.L.Y. (Still Ain’t Lie Yet). Both the artwork & the name for The American Dream: Son of a Dealer caught my attention since it homages former 3-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, NWA National Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Famer, WWE United States Champion, 2-time WCW World Tag Team Champion & 3-time WCW World Television Champion Dusty Rhodes.

“Club Eugene” after the “American Dream” intro is a drumless opener to talk about usually making fast money on a slow day while “Pelle Pelle Princess” works in a heavy piano instrumental asking who this dude get his style from since he clearly stole it. “Jolly Mo (High)” featuring S.W.A.N. finds the pair coming up short & getting a quarter for trying prior to “Dusty (Family)” finishing the EP properly by talking about recently being advised to keep it within the bloodline & chillin’ at the courtyard of the Marriott resort.

A little over a decade in the game & the former A$AP Mob affiliate known for his style being a mixture of former Bad Boy Entertainment artist & current It Is What It Is co-host Ma$e meeting Ye formerly known as Kanye West with wordplay inspired by the late Stack Bundles cooks up my favorite EP of his ever telling us what it was like for him being the Son of a Dealer homaging the late father of the current WWE Champion Cody Rhodes who’s also an 8-time WWE tag team champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, the inaugural & record-tying 3-time AEW TNT Champion, NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, IWGP USヘビー級チャンピオン ROH World Champion & ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champion.

Score: 4/5

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Grounds – “Walking into Tragedy” review

Grounds is a singer/songwriter & multi-genre producer from Farmington, Missouri most well known for leading the alternative rock band It Comes in Waves. Finding his calling quickly during his adolescence, he was invited to front multiple local bands & even formed a hip hop duo which would go on to release 2 full-lengths. He eventually signed to Dirtcore Music last summer, which marked a pivotal moment in the label’s expansion into rock & metal music. Couple singles later, he’s putting out an EP of his own & is setting out to show Dirtcore’s versatility.

“Down in the Fire” is a nu-metal opener produced with Dirtcore founder Crossworm that really gives you a taste of what’s to come from the rest of the EP singing about not feeling alive whereas “Broken” continues the heavy instrumentation explaining that no one knows the Hell he’s been through. “Fractured” goes for an alt-rock vibe that I really enjoy unable to tell if it’s love or regret just before “The Little Things” passionately sings about no longer being afraid of what he’ll lose for speaking his truth. “Make Sure You Hurt” featuring Samson Samson ends the EP vengefully assuring those who cross them will be sorry.

Dirtcore Music is primarily known for their acts being within the underground hip hop realms other than Crossworm’s last album ANTI & Walking into Tragedy feels a lot like Zug Izland releasing their debut album Cracked Tiles under Psychopathic Records or Makenzie Nicole’s sophomore effort Mystic under Strange Music & the Dropout Kings’ sophomore effort Riot Music under Suburban Noize Records being a more recent example. What I’m saying is: Dirtcore lets the It Comes in Waves frontman drop a 5-track EP that I can see appeal to fans of LINKIN PARK, 3 Days Grace, 30 Seconds to Mars & Bullet for My Valentine.

Score: 4/5

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