Smif N Wesun’s new project with Pete Rock is more than monumental. It is historical. SNW is so representative of their label DuckDown because they haven’t left the game. I’m sorry that I never look at SNW at one of rap’s greatest all-time duos because they haven’t left rap alone, the game needs them.
The game needs this album. Pete Rock’s percussion driven sound is a perfect match for the hard lyrics which Tek And Steele employ. This is the kind of music you listen to on your Sony Walkman with the headphones that have scotch tape holding them together. But it doesn’t sound like 1992 rap music. You just happen to still have a cassette player with scotch taped headphones.
The Monumental album is more like a house party for rappers who spit hard shit hosted by the Cocoa Bruvas. Ruck and Rock from Heltah Skeltah come over to party at different times. So does Styles P and Freeway. Memphis Bleek has a feature on this album and it might just be his hardest verse evar. This is backpack hoody rap for the grown ups and kids alike.
DuckDown Records will own the month of June with the release of the Random AXE album, Skyzoo’s mixtape ‘The Great Debaters’ and this monumental Smif N Wessun x Pete Rock collaboration.
Pete Rock and Smif N Wessun “That’s Hard” feat. Styles P, Sean Price by duckdown
