Kent goes for a nice little single here with a beat that probably isn’t good enough for him. With Chase, Hit-Boy and G Ry at your disposal, why go so… regular? Actually, the beat wouldn’t be such a problem without the shitty Luger charge-up thing. While we’re here. make sure you have The Becoming, where he raps over stuff like “Sarah Smile” in lieu of stupid noises.
Looks like some of the “big” blogs are finally catching up. Good for SC.
Way more lovey-dovey than our usual, but it’s just nice to hear new Kent.
When is the next Best New Rapper Tournament?
Featuring and Produced by Hit-Boy.
Here is the long-awaited (well, by myself anyway) debut project from Kent Money. Ive talked about this kid’s potential before, and on Becoming we can start to see it’s materialization. Kent drops his intricate couplets over gritty space pop beats from his Suf Club bros Chase and Hit-Boy, some fantastic and diverse work from the UPS guys, a banger from Boi-1da and a beat and verse from newly crowned King Of The Net Big KRIT, who drops off some country Swizzy greatness. Kent really delivers here, dropping soulful and gritty street tales over Spragga Benz-ready block beaters, crisp boom-bap, minimalist alien funk, 110th Street soul jamz and even a little Hall & Oates. When his flow is on, there aren’t many new rappers out that can fuck with this guy. Another Surf Club victory.
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