The Musik Lounge

You could say Eto is having a moment here in the early part of 2019. The first quarter is always a good time to come out if your name isn't ringing out - and his certainly isn't where it matters for a music career today. But that might be changing. Having already gotten high praise for his very thorough collaboration with DJ Muggs Hells Roof ( a must listen if you haven't) he isn't letting the positive attention slow him down with another single producer collaboration dropping on the 12th of this month. The first taste of it is here and Superior concocts a brilliant loop for Eto to deliver his vivid description of that street life and the rap life. It takes a special emcee to handle a drumless track and Eto is just that. No he won't cuddle ladies. Yes he will confront you if you do him wrong. Hard doesn't even begin to capture his whole vibe. Some rappers just carry themselves differently. Eto is one. It's nice to hear someone making classic 90's inspi...

Trizz has always been an exciting emcee to me and yet I don't think I've given one of his nine projects a front to back listen. He carries himself like a traditional gangsta rapper with the flagrance of his age and the wisdom of someone whose been through the shit. He embraces his past without glorification - honest bars from a mind molded by the streets. "Thanos" sees him speaking about his bad habits and the people in his circle, flexing his smooth flow over a sparse beat filled with heavy drums and little else. If this doesn't get you to check out his catalog you should probably just walk away now. Off The Basement , which dropped today, it's a great introduction and worthy of your ears.