![]() ![]() Beatmaker DJ Fresh has spent the past five years developing a unique sound and working with any and all young talents from the region. Oakland isn't exactly an unknown source of hip-hop, and although its artists may seem stuck to their area, it's often a problem of infrastructure rather than quality. This is a lean and ravenous record, a throwback to the era when MCs would steal the main course and mock everyone's stupid bowties. His syllables slant, huddled like they're trying to stay warm. The rapper is atheistic and inquisitive, stringing together survival schemes amidst elemental pressure and heavy cold. Has-Lo handles all the production with esoteric soul samples and suffocating synths- boom bap updated and covered in blisters. ![]() In Case I Don't Make It is 53 minutes of frozen ether, like getting sealed in a meat locker. ![]() If he has a more direct kinsman, it's Roc Marciano, but Has-Lo is from spit-in-your-eye Philly and his inspirations have been stealthily submerged. Has-Lo is an old head, out of time, so it's no surprise that he builds on the land of Nas, Wu-Tang, and Mobb Deep. ![]()
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