Boss – Defining Boss

Defining Boss is the third Boss album on Flophouse Records. This is twelve songs of social critique and self-reflection. Sometimes direct, and sometimes a storyteller, Boss lays down compelling rhymes full of substance and clever turns-of-phrase. Though never skimping on hooks and delivery, the lyrics and message are clearly the focus. On this release, we don’t see a rapper trying for a hot single, but a writer exposing his inner thoughts and laying down his legacy.

Defining Boss retains Boss’s rhythmic skills while adding the juxtaposition of melodic vocals. This is welcome growth in a more classic style, avoiding any overly modern cliches like T-Pain auto-tune or Kanye West chipmunk vocals. Musically, Defining Boss, is also more classic in style, rooted in samplers and drum machines. There isn’t an over-abundance of synths or production trickery. Straight-up and no-frills, being produced solely by Xavier Lazerus who worked on the previous Finding Boss and Boss Is.

Watch the video interview Opening the Gray featuring Boss.

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Affiliate – The Red Project

The Red Project is Affiliate’s sophomore release on Flophouse Records. Twenty-one tracks featuring a long list of producers including Basement Entertainment, Green Tank Productions, Taox, and Silvamore. 1. Intro / I Flip ‘Em 2. Affiliate’s Coming 3. Welcome To The Riot 4. Ya Dead 5. Allaat 6. I Don’t Think … Continue reading

Dragged Into Sunlight – Hatred for Mankind

Pure nihilistic ferocity. Existence rending desperation. Channeled misanthropy culminating in the ultimate isolation. This is Dragged Into Sunlight. There are so many metal reviews out there that mention how ‘brutal’ and ‘sick’ a particular music release is, that it can be hard to take anyone seriously when they make claims … Continue reading

Begotten [1991]

Begotten is an experimental film by E. Elias Merhige with bleak, alien, grim, horrific and hallucinogenic imagery. Visually similar to Pi, Eraserhead, and Tetsuo, this was shot on high-contrast, B&W film stock then heavily processed. An extreme amount of post-production work went into achieving the unique grainy ‘no-grayscale’ look, as … Continue reading