turn it up

If you can’t recall who Sadat X is, no one can really blame you. He had some singles back in the 90s and kept quiet for the last 10 years. The only reason I know him is because of the track “Sound The Horns” on the Wu’s Chamber Music, in which he smashed his verse. Anywho, here he is teaming up with Pete Rock (who, on the other hand, you better know if you consider yourself a fan of hip-hop) to deliver a new track. It’s not bad, but not great either. The lyricism isn’t all that impressive, which is common in these rap comebacks, but at least Sadat’s arm/hand flailing in the video is funny to watch. Meh. Props to MikeG for this one.

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Every now and again I like to mix things up and give you a real underground song from different parts of the country but especially the DMV area. Southeast Slim, who has been bubbling in the area for a minute, and Wale helped LCD remix his track “Turn It Up”. The beat is good with a pounding bass and there are some nice verses added on top. Expand your music listening people, not only across genres but geographically also, and if you still don’t like it well at least you get to hear a new Wale verse haha.