A: Rhymes Be
Bomb! (feat. Emcee G Roc Gayle)
B: Pelottaa
(feat. HP Lovescratch)
By
J & MO’
Rhymes Be Bomb! Is the first release in 2022 from AE
Productions and sees the debut 7” release from the Finnish production duo of J
& Mo’ aka DJ J-Man (Cut Beetlez) and DJ Mo’ Money as they work towards
dropping a full-length album, J & MO’, later in the year.
So, prepare yourselves and take cover because we got
incoming…
Side A is the title track Rhymes Be Bomb! Which is
taken from the forthcoming album and features vocals from Canadian Emcee G Roc
Gayle (The Vibe Drops). Here J & Mo’ bring an upbeat jazzy fusion of horns,
keys, guitar, drums, and cuts. The vibe is so infectious and uplifting that it
raises you up regardless of your mood. Emcee G Roc Gayle skilfully drops the
kinda bars that do exactly what the title suggests, dropping rhyme bombs for
your ears, not only that. He does it in such a way as to still be radio
friendly at the same time so, there is no place to hide from the onslaught.
Just as you are cautiously raising your head up to see if
all is clear, you flip to side B where J & Mo’ unleash Pelottaa, a
non-album track that only get with this release. An instrumental jazz funk mix,
which includes a few classic samples, has the duo creating a mood that
constantly switches around to keep you constantly guessing at what is coming,
add to that a feature from HP Lovescratch (Cut Beetlez) with some classic human
beatbox and this one might just tug at your awareness enough to bring something
deeper to that second-guessing. The fact that Pelottaa is the Finnish
word for ‘frightened’ makes you suddenly realise that these guys may just have
produced a piece of music that fits perfectly with that emotion, albeit in a
Hip Hop sense…
Rhymes Be Bomb! Is cracking debut from J & Mo’ and one
which undoubtedly puts them on everyone’s radar and sets the perfect amount of
anticipation for the upcoming album.
There are two different sounds here, both rooted in that Hip
Hop Jazz fusion style but, both creating two different moods and vibes. What is
also great to hear on this release is that the embodiment of true Hip Hop music
shines through with energetic Hip Hop beats, plenty of cuts and scratches and
rare appearance of the Human Beatbox, something that we are sadly hear a lot
less of. As modern technology takes over and people can create beats on there
phones, the human beatbox is becoming something that people are just not taking
up but, here HP Lovescratch shows that it is still alive, and I can only hope
this is a catalyst for others to have a go and bring it back…
The appearance of Emcee G Roc Gayle also brings another
depth to the title track as he shows that you can still drop heavy lyrical
content and still keep it radio playable. His vocals also bring a freshness
that fits perfectly to the vibe of the release.
The Sleeve design comes from longtime AE Collaborator Mr Krum who replicates the metaphor used in the title track by replacing bombs with mics in artwork that mirrors a vintage board game to great effect.
This one has been out a few weeks now and if you have not
heard it yet, then you need to check this one as soon as, it’s the shape of
things to come from the Finnish duo and shows just how global the Hip Hop
culture is and full of positive vibes for all.
As always, my thanks to Mr Fantastic over at AE Productions
for sending this one.
On that explosive note,
I’m out,
Steve
LINKS
Buy the 7" from the AE Productions online shop:
https://www.ae-productions.co.uk/shop
Get your copy from AE Productions on Bandcamp:
https://aeproductions.bandcamp.com/album/rhymes-be-bomb
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