Infinite Sounds UK: Single Review: Boom Bap 8:16 Posse Cut: by Ciphurphace Prod. by Alias Molombo Feat. KRS-One, A-F-R-O, Sweet Juices, J Bolts, The Nicewun JM, A Gent Orange & Solar Flight

Boom Bap 8:16 Posse Cut

Ciphurphace Prod. By Alias Molombo

Feat. KRS-One, A-F-R-O, Sweet Juices, J Bolts, The Nicewun JM, A Gent Orange & Solar Flight

When you’re asked if you would like to review a posse cut track with the likes of KRS-One and A-F-R-O on it, you kind of jump at the chance. Now, this one has been out for a bit but, things have been busy at Infinite Sounds UK so, I’ve only just got to this one.

The track is posse cut version of the track Boom Bap 3:16 by Tucson emcee Ciphurphace feat, KRS-One and A-F-R-O. This track, the Boom Bap 8:16 Posse Cut features KRS-One, A-F-R-O, Sweet Juices (Chicago), J Bolts (St Petersburg, Florida), The Nicewun JM (UK), A Gent Orange (Wales) and Solar Flight (UK), alongside Ciphurphace, and it is produced by German producer Alias Molombo.

Before I get into it, I just wanna give a huge shout out to The Nicewun JM for dropping this one my way. I reviewed his debut album Celebratin’ Hip Hop… Over Here way back in 2021 and so it is good have him feature on the blog once again.

Let’s get straight into it…

Here we have eight emcees with sixteen being the focus, hence 8:16, dropping bars in a classic boom bap style. The production from Alias Molombo has a beat that is boom bap all the way, hitting hard and accompanied by what possibly sounds like, ukulele notes. This gives you something you can nod your head to or go all out and bounce to with an adrenaline rush. What we are then treated to is six minutes of some incredible displays of lyricism from some talented emcees. The track mixes the legendary figure of KRS-One and lyrical force that is A-F-R-O, with a host of emcees you may or may not be aware of, in what is a truly international display of Hip Hop music.

Now, I’m sure this came about as the result of a competition, the Boom Bap 3:16 competition, which gave us the original 3:16 track where Ciphurphace jumped on with KRS and A-F-R-O. This was expanded to the 5:16 when Sweet Juices and J Bolt jumped on, then it was expanded one last time to feature The Nicewun JM, A Gent Orange and Solar Flight. Every verse here is just a solid display of what each is capable of, in terms of lyricism and wordplay, but beyond that you get a sense of how each weave in a little of there own life’s experience to add some depth to their individual verses.

Everyone loves a good posse cut and this one is a cracking display of Hip Hop in its rawest form. However, it is also a display of how Hip Hop spans the globe and the years. This one will get your adrenaline levels ramped up and get you bouncing. Not one to sleep one for sure.

Awesome cover artwork comes from Scum Doodlez aka Amir J. Sadeghi.

The Boom Bap 8:16 Posse Cut is out now.

I’ll see ya next time,

Steve

LINKS

Stream the track on Ciphurphace Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/track/0etnSwXOO4gjI6lLbKIDAM

Ciphurface Instagram and Links:

https://www.instagram.com/ciphurphace/

https://justonelink.net/ciphurphace/

Alias Molombo Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/molombo_music/