Dave East and Ransom have officially released their collaborative project, The Final Call, alongside a new music video for the track “Fairwells.” The project is now available on all digital…
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Harlem, New York emcee Dave East joining Jersey City wordsmith Ransom for a whole new collaborative studio LP. Both of these guys have worked with each other a handful of times in the past off songs like “Everything for Sale” or even “Rolling 50 Deep” & “Rolling 110 Deep” prior to the late DJ Kay Slay’s passing, so they’ve decided to link up & take their chemistry to the next level by supplying The Final Call to anyone who considers themselves a fan of either of them including myself.
“Audubon Ballroom” produced by MadeinTYO is this drumless opener giving y’all more than enough of themselves over a bare soul sample whereas the title track featuring Jay Electronica finds the trio talking about lighting up everything they touch. “Soul Food in Mecca” works in a gospel flip discussing that a winner is simply a loser who tries just before “By Any Means Necessary” featuring Method Man soulfully talks about the sad waiting for you to pass to say you’re dead nice.
22Gz joins Dave & Ransom for “Mayhem” tryna give something they can feel with the help of V Don behind the boards leading into “Al Kabir Beach” remembering the days when they were tryna make a way & now getting deposits made in their bank accounts on the daily. “The Mosque” talks about praying on the daily sampling soul music once more, but then “Blood & Water” pivots right between in response to people making it an effort to pigeonhole them.
“Exotic Prayer Rugs” featuring Jadin Alexander strips the drums to start the encore of The Final Call continuing to follow the doctrine because of the melodic ways to pray for days when they were unresponsive & “Fairwells” serves as this incredibly passionate closer to the album by letting shots ring out as a solution to handling each & every single one of the drama that people try to push their way.
Granted I think Chaos is My Ladder 2 was a little better as a collab effort, The Final Call is still pretty enjoyable for a good portion of it’s run. V Don’s production on Ransom’s joint effort with Conway the Machine is more consistent on 1 hand & on the other, both MCs match each other’s intensity with most of the guests’ own unique flavor gelling in impressively.
Score: 7/10
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Ransom and V Don closed out 2022 with a pre-Christmas drop entitled Chaos Is My Ladder. The sequel, offers even more bars, as Chaos Is My Ladder 2 unites two of the most revered MCs in the game, each known for their unparalleled lyricism and uncompromising style. The project represents a fusion of Ransom’s razor-sharp wordplay, Conway The Machine’s effortless flow and gritty storytelling, and production by V Don that complements the lyrical acrobatics Ransom and Conway display.
Chaos Is My Ladder 2 promises to be one of the most impactful underground projects of the year. Ran and Con bar up to the point that there is only room for one guest appearance, Lloyd Banks (who also made an appearance on CIML), who appeared on the project’s lead single “Higher Killer.”
“When V Don and I were recording Chaos Is My Ladder, we planned on making a series of releases. It wasn’t until we started recording CIML2, that we came up with the concept of bringing in a guest collaborator for each volume in the series.” Ransom recalls. “Conway was the first and only choice for CIML2. I know our fans will agree, it’s rarified air to get a project by two of the top lyricists in the game.”
“Ran and Con are both top-tier lyricists; putting them together over my production is next-level pure madness…pure chaos” V Don adds.
Ransom, Conway The Machine & V Don’s Chaos Is My Ladder 2 is now available!
Chaos Is A Ladder 2 TRACKLISTING:
A New Day
Limitless
Photo Bomb
Shell Fish
Mid Life Crisis
Commandments
Anarchy (Interlude)
Born Again
Higher Killer FEAT Lloyd Banks
Nefarious
***All Tracks Produced By V Don
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The elite rappers are getting together on one album. Conway the Machine and Ransom have announced a joint project, Chaos is My Ladder.
The ten-song album, produced by V Don, will be released this Friday. The full announcement is below.
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This is the 11th EP from Jersey City wordsmith Ransom. Coming up as 1/2 of the short-lived duo A-Team alongside Hitchcock, he branched out on his own in 2008 following their disbandment beginning with the full-length debut Street Cinema & the Statik Selektah-produced sophomore effort The Proposal. But it’s been safe to say these last couple years have been his biggest so far whether it be the 5 EPs that he put out produced by Nicholas Craven & his last EP 7 based around the 7 deadly sins or his previous album Heavy’s the Head produced by Big Ghost Ltd., the Rome Streetz collab album Coup de Grâce, or even his last couple project Chaos is My Ladder, Director’s Cut 4 & Deleted Scenes 2. But I knew Lavish Misery had to be a step above Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child especially with Harry Fraud on production top to bottom.
“Immaculate Conception” is a smooth ass opener to get things going talking about being a God born in human form whereas “Chain of Command” works in these rich piano chords, kicks & snares advising everyone to look at what y’all did to him. “Matchstick Men” takes the orchestral boom bap reminding you to leave the bullshit behind route leading into the soulful “Live from the Roxy” featuring Boldy James talking about staying to themselves because misery loves company.
Approaching the 2nd half of the EP, “The Losses” focuses on the Ws whilst ignoring the Ls bringing a groovier atmosphere instrumentally just before “Wilson Fisk” featuring 38 Spesh spaciously likening themselves to the Kingpin from the Marvel franchise. “Eye of the Storm” tackles the richness of his pain with some synthesizers backing him, but then “& 1” finishes Lavish Misery by ruggedly breaking down a long road to recovery.
Ransom has already been one of the most consistent MCs that hip hop has seen in recent memory, but he really did give us a classic EP as we begin to near the end of the first quarter of the new year. The features are kept to a minimum yet both of them maintain his level & Harry Fraud’s production is more consistent Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child last fall so the Jersey City vet can find exuberance in his distresses.
Score: 9/10
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Ransom & Lloyd Banks reunite to drop the brand new single “Short Notice” produced by V Don.
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Ransom & Lloyd Banks reunite to drop the brand new single “Short Notice” produced by V Don.
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This is the 8th EP from Jersey City wordsmith Ransom. Coming up as 1/2 of the short-lived duo A-Team alongside Hitchcock, he branched out on his own in 2008 following their disbandment beginning with his 2008 full-length debut Street Cinema & the Statik Selektah-produced sophomore effort The Proposal. But it’s been safe to say these last couple years have been his biggest so far whether it be the 5 EPs that he put out produced by Nicholas Craven & his last EP 7 based around the 7 deadly sins or his previous album Heavy’s the Head produced by Big Ghost Ltd., the Rome Streetz collab album Coup de Grâce & more recently his latest album No Rest for the Wicked earlier this spring. But now that fall’s here, Ransom’s enlisting Mayor & Ty Jamz to produce This Life Made Me top to bottom.
“Pain is Glory” is an organ-laced opener declaring himself to be the modern day Michelangelo whereas “Ignorance” works in a boom bap instrumental to talk about talking about being a businessman. “The Prophecy” takes a more triumphant route bragging that he’s the greatest while 38 Spesh tags along for the soulful “Last Gasp” confessing that they wanna see the best sides of them. “The World is Yours” has some cool rock undertones to the beat talking about swerving the law, but then Havoc comes into the picture to bring back the organs for the closer “Purge Night” belittling their opposition.
Ran went on social media last night calling this EP “a warm up for what’s about to come” & whatever that may be, I’m very excited to hear it because this dude is one of the most consistent MCs in all of hip hop today. His lyricism is only getting better as time goes on with Mayor & Ty Jamz managing to cook up some very eclectic production together pulling from boom bap to soul & even rock.
Score: 8/10
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Fresh off his full-length debut The Undying Flame that dropped earlier this summer, Boston producer C-Lance gears up for the sequel with “Scriptures” by Chino XL & Ransom.
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A few things in life still live up to expectations. One of them is hearing 38 Spesh and Ransom barring up on a track together; which they do on the just-released single “Last Gasp.”
38 Spesh has been so focused on producing for the last year, rappers finally got a chance to breathe. But that will end when he releases his forthcoming project 7 Shots, which will once again demonstrate how effortless emceeing is for the Rochester mastermind.
Upstate boss 38 Spesh is known for dropping guest verses that are the highlight of other artists’ albums. He has quietly become tastemakers’ top pick for “next to blow.” Just ask DJ Premier, Sway, Method Man, Lloyd Banks, or Mistah FAB. Further, his ear for talent heralded the arrival of Che Noir and the reemergence of Ransom. Not to mention, he signed Benny The Butcher to his label almost a decade before he entered the spotlight. And as far as his production, he may be the most slept-on beat-maker in the game. He has crafted tailor-made, distinctive sound beds for a who’s who list of emcees in the new underground.
Though Spesh has been content to play the background while helping others move to the forefront, starting this summer, he is about to go on an epic run, as its time for Spesh to take his place among the scene’s elite; and it all starts with his upcoming 7 Shots, the third installment in his evolving fan-favorite “Shots Series.”
To get listeners ready for what they are about to experience on 7 Shots, Spesh is sparking it off with the project’s lead single “Last Gasp,” which features TRUST mob capo, Ransom.
38 Spesh’s 7 Shots will be released on 8-19-22. “Last Gasp” is now available at your preferred DSP.
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