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Bernadette Price & Terror Van Poo – “Kissing the Ground for Sinners” review

Brooklyn, New York emcee & Ruck Down Records CEO Bernadette Price teaming up with local artist Terror Van Poo & Boston, Massachusetts producer Stu Bangas for a new collaborative extended play. The widow of the late Sean Price of the Boot Camp Clik & Heltah Skeltah, she’s made a few appearances on songs in the past whether it be her late husband’s posthumous offering Imperius Rex or even with the likes of RJ Payne, Rim, the Snowgoons, Ruste Juxx & Vic Spencer. She finally made her solo debut last spring with A Widow’s Cry & to commemorate what would’ve been Ruck’s 54th birthday, it only makes sense for her & Terror to drop Kissing the Ground for Sinners.

After the intro, “Burden of Proof” starts with both of them hopping over a boom bap instrumental to talk about these rappers being bitches & masking it by claiming they’re real whereas “Big Trouble” eerily cautions that they got the gunplay as well as the street credit. “Trust in God” has a creepier vibe to the beat talking about having more faith in Higher Power & their guns more than people leading into “Food” featuring Leanah Cane aggressively proclaiming there to be no one nicer than them.

“Fuck You” gets the 2nd half of the EP going by giving middle fingers to everybody & instrumentally embracing a somber tone just before “Gunn Butt” jazzily talks about them having the ability to change perceptions overnight. The title track finds both of them looking to smoke any & all clowns who come in their direction while “Brownsville O.G.” blends a piano sample with some kicks & snares representing their stomping grounds to end the EP.

Terror Van Poo already had a few appearances on A Widow’s Cry almost a year earlier, so the idea of him doing an entire EP with Bernadette Price rapping over Stu Bangas production to honor her late husband’s legacy seemed like it could that LP & it sure enough does. Stu’s beats here hit significantly harder than Kissing the Ground for Sinners’ predecessor & we get a look at the artistic chemistry between both New Yorkers rather than continuing to present what Sean’s widow can offer as a solo artist.

Score: 4.5/5

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Bernadette Price – “A Widow’s Cry” review

This is the official full-length studio debut album from Brooklyn, New York emcee & the current Ruck Down Records CEO Bernadette Price. The widow of the late Sean Price of the Boot Camp Clik & Heltah Skeltah, she’s made a few appearances on songs in the past whether it be her late husband’s posthumous offering Imperius Rex or even with the likes of RJ PayneRim, the Snowgoons, Ruste Juxx & Vic Spencer. With the 10-year anniversary of Sean’s passing approaching this summer, Duck Down Music Inc. has finally decided to allow the world to hear A Widow’s Cry.

After the Keisha Plum intro, the first song “Drama Time” featuring Ruste Juxx produced by Stu Bangas is this horn-inflicted boom bap cut warning that people ain’t slick as they think they are whereas “Real Life” featuring Smif-n-Wessun & Terror Van Poo ominously finds everyone getting serious topically. “Flatlined” featuring Terror Van Poo links up with Vinny Idol behind the boards to continue kicking it hardcore & after an interlude, “Bars” featuring Ruste Juxx & Terror Van Poo shows off their lyricism over a Khrysis instrumental.

The title track ominously warns that she’s gonna make everyone remember her for good leading into “Gloomy” featuring Terror Van Poo grimly talks about them moving like they gonna stick ya ass up for the loot instead of doing so sensitively as if it’s a love movie. After another interlude, “Sean’s Gone” soulfully remembers her late husband that tragically left us almost 10 years ago already & “Shut da Fuck Up” featuring Sean Price himself silences everyone over a boom bap beat from Da Beatminerz.

Santana Fox keeps it in the basement sonically during “Skully” assuring that everyone still out here delivering while “No Love” featuring Terror Van Poo reunites the pair so they can make it clear that they ain’t your muhfuckin’ friend. “Now Ain’t the Time” featuring Terror Van Poo soulfully declines any thoughts coming their way that isn’t theirs whatsoever & ahead of the outro, the final song “Do About It” featuring Rock & Terror Van Poo ends by suggesting y’all should’ve been believing in Bernadette.

Being able to hear her working with all those artists that I mentioned at the very beginning has really come full circle on A Widow’s Cry since her official debut LP establishes herself as an artist along with honoring the memory of her husband that left us way too soon. The production is primarily grounded in the traditional boom bap sound, recruiting the right beatsmiths & guests to join her in transforming her vision into a work of art.

Score: 4/5

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