DoomStarks (MF Doom and Ghostface Killah)-Victory Laps


I don’t normally do this as it’s lazy journalism, and if there’s such a thing I’m sure it’s internet plagiarism too, but this is a brilliantly accurate review which perfectly mirrors my views. Props to The Fader for this.

“Under the clunkily mash-upped moniker DoomStarks, “Victory Laps” originally dropped a few weeks ago on a dead format in a tiny coffin. A lo-fi rip of Madvillain’s “Victory Laps” remix followed shortly thereafter. Today the original hits the internet. It sounds like one would expect it to and exactly what it probably was—two great rappers rapping into protools hundreds of miles away from each other with just enough effort enough to satiate their very loyal fans. The CDQ version hits iTunes tonight. Pre-order now and sell it on eBay to an overenthusiastic European fan who wears a metal mask to his telemarketing job later.”
DoomStarks-Victory Laps 

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Illecism-Molotov [Mixtape]


Here I have the latest mixtape, Molotov, from 21 year old underground hip-hop artist Illecism, produced by MF DOOM. Admittedly, when this arrived in my inbox I hadn’t really heard much (one track) from him before, but having given this a couple of listens I’m impressed to say the least: the guy is talented.

It’s by no means perfect and does seem to lose momentum towards the end, but his wordplay, flow and lyrics are something to take note of.  DOOM’s production won’t be something most mainstream fans are used to, eclectic would be the best I could describe it, not that this is a bad thing! Have a listen and see what you think for yourselves:

Illecism-Molotov [Mixtape]

Or alternatively if Japanese anime is  your thing, you can view a visual mini-movie with the mixtape as the soundtrack , which Illecism himself produced here.

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