Detroit veteran Vstylez gears up for his 3rd album Buddy Revell by enlisting Kuniva of D12 fame for the lead single “Huh (The Dick Gregory Song)”.
Source: UndergroundHipHopBlog.com
On this date in 1996, Detroit natives Eminem and Kuniva bumped heads on the microphone at Motown’s famous Hip-Hop Shop, where late D12 member Proof used to host battles in the mid to late 90s.
In his regular undefeated fashion, Mr. Mathers delivered bar after bar, which equated to blow after blow in his win against Kuniva. The brotherhood underneath what appeared to be real beef resulted in Kuniva being one of the members of Shady Records’ premiere group D12.
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Kuniva is a 42 year old MC from Detroit, Michigan who started as 1/2 of Da Brigade with dEnAuN. Both of whom would go on to join D12 with Proof, Bizarre, Swifty McVay & of course Eminem. They released 2 platinum studio albums together in the early 2000s but when the group’s leader Proof was murdered in 2006, everyone began focusing on their solo careers. Kuniva released a slew of mixtapes throughout this decade, but made his full-length debut in 2014 with A History of Violence. This was followed up with a sequel tape in 2016 & 3 years later, he’s back on the scene with his sophomore album.
After the intro, we go into the title track. Where Kuniva talks about how real he is over a vicious instrumental. The next song “The Real” pays tribute to those who’ve remained in his circle over a mellow instrumental while the track “Boss Down” is filled with angry battle bars over a nocturnal trap beat from Nick Speed. The song “Shine” talks about maintaining successful over an instrumental with some subdued background vocals & a guitar popping in occasionally while the track “G.T.F.B. (Get The Fuck Back)” with Seven the General sees the 2 vividly describe someone trying to carjack them over an ominous beat.
The song “Weaponized” of course is laced with that gun talk over a killer rock sample while the track “Blue Note Lounge” with Fatt Father sees the 2 reclaiming their prowesses over a luscious instrumental. The song “Waldorf” talks about how fly he is & his competition being talentless over an eerie boom bap beat while the track “Victim” is an awkward auto-tune ballad with a buttery instrumental.
The song “Livin’ My Life” with Rod Dae needs no further explanation over a slick instrumental while the track “I Love Ya” pays tribute to hip hop over a punchy instrumental with some beautiful keys. The penultimate track “Red Hots & Faygo” talks about people who always have a problem with him over the same sample that RZA used for “Let My N****s Live” off of the Wu-Tang Clan‘s 3rd album The W back in 2000 & then the album ends with “D.O.N.S. (Day One N****S)”, which of course pays tribute to his close homies over an atmospheric beat.
If y’all are looking into a Detroit OG getting back on his grind, then please give this a listen. Some of the hooks could’ve been better to me but for the most part: this thing has well incorporated features, great production & Kuniva’s pen game remains deadly.
Score: 7/10
Source: UndergroundHipHopBlog.com
New York rapper 50 Cent, Obie Trice and D12 are all celebrating Slim Shady’s born day. The hip-hop veterans have hit up social media to acknowledge Eminem’s 46th birthday.
Over the past few hours, everyone from 50 to D12’s Bizarre shouted out the self-proclaimed “Rap God.”
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New York rapper 50 Cent, Obie Trice and D12 are all celebrating Slim Shady’s born day. The hip-hop veterans have hit up social media to acknowledge Eminem’s 46th birthday.
Over the past few hours, everyone from 50 to D12’s Bizarre shouted out the self-proclaimed “Rap God.”
The post 50 Cent, Bizarre, Obie Trice & More Celebrate Eminem’s B-Day: “Shady For Life” appeared first on SOHH.com.
