Big Beast (feat Bun B, TI & Trouble) (4:07)
Track 2 (feat Scar) (3:49)
Butane (Champion's Anthem) (feat EL-P) (3:23)
Anywhere But Here (feat Emily Panic) (3:22)
Willie Burke Sherwood (4:25)
Big Beast (instrumental) (4:04)
Track 14 (instrumental) (3:51)
Go! (instrumental) (1:34)
Southern Fried (instrumental) (4:35)
JoJo's Chillin (instrumental) (3:07)
Reagan (instrumental) (3:57)
Don't Die (instrumental) (4:11)
Ghetto Cospel (instrumental) (4:42)
Butane (Champion's Anthem) (instrumental) (3:25)
Anywhere But Here (instrumental) (3:28)
Willie Burke Sherwood (instrumental) (4:13)
RAP Music (instrumental) (4:30)
Review: Perfectly straddling the transition from the bling rap era and the conscious rap movement, Killer Mike's 'RAP Music' was raved about when it released in 2012, receiving an 8.6 by Pitchfork and ending up high on countless end-of-year lists from publications. Killer Mike's hardstyle political lyricism, and exclusive star-studded line-up (including the likes of Scar, T.I. and E-IP) made this one of 2012's best releases. A consistent, high-quality flow with a fire pen and even hotter samples makes this one of the most overlooked hip-hop projects when it comes to the conversation of essentials. 'Go!', 'Untitled' and 'Southern Fried' are textual delights, to be expected from 2012 MVP front-runner EI-P. The latter being an ode to southern rap, often overlooked since the departure of Outkast (referenced in the lyrics "Ain't I Fresh, Ain't I Clean?"), even using the now infamous "Break" vocal sample used in Stankonia. Expect high class rapping, backed by soul claps, organ filled boom baps and funky bass. On a green double vinyl featuring those incredible instrumentals, this is the perfect treatment for what may be the most slept on rap project of that decade.
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